Customer Ratings & Reviews

I like the diversity in all the mini games they offer. However - my 7 year old continually got frustrated because the remote was either over sensitive and activated the move while the remote was being handed to the next person or not sensitive enough and wouldn't register the motions at all. We bought brand new batteries for remotes thinking that might be the issue but that was not the case. In the end - we still play it but skip the games that are most difficult.

This game is fun for kids of all ages. A great family fun night game.

Kids and husband enjoy this. They have played it multiple times.

Perfect gaming experience for my 6 year old without violence

I got this mostly because it was $14. I wasn't expecting much, but was surprised how fun the little games really are. You can get instructions on how to play each game. it's not my everyday game, but fun to play with company for some good times.

It was an entertaining game and had many options but sometimes the controller and aim/focus could be difficult depending which game you chose.

This is a horrible game with very very bad graphics. Save your money and don't buy it!!

We love this game!! Some of the games are really hard, but still fun

My son has enjoyed the interactive settings of carnival life :)

I thought this was going to be a good family game. It seems as if there is no purpose to playing. It is just a bunch of games thrown together. Average game. Nothing special.

If you like carnival type games, then Carnival Games is for you! You start off by defining a character (there are slots for more than 4, so your friends can have their own profile) that you can dress and add accessories to. This is important later as many of the in-game earnable/unlockable items are things you can have your character wear. There's a wide offering of games, including my favorite, Day at the Races. My only gripes are that the instructions are lacking on some games and the coin pusher game cheats you if the coins fall too early! A practice mode like in Mario Party would've been nice. Doing well in games earns you both tickets and prizes (except for unlockable 'super' games which just earn your high score records). Just like at a real carnival, you can trade smaller prizes up for larger prizes.

Carnival Games is fun, for a little while, but then becomes boring and stupid after a short time. The game is a compilation of mini-games, based off of real carnival games, in which one uses very basic controls to win tickets and prizes. One of the things that I did not like about the game is that it was extremely easy. Unlike a real carnival, in Carnival Games all you have to do a play a bunch of times, in order to win a prize. You win a small prize almost every time you play, and when you collect enough of these, you can trade them in for a better prize; so all you have to do is play enough and you can win anything with ease. This makes the game incredibly easy which causes it to be boring after a short time. Not only is it so easy that a three year old could beat it in no time flat, but it also has three other terrible qualities (that I can think of). One, the graphics make an attempt at being good but instead come across as being annoyingly cartoony. Two, the controls for the games are both very inaccurate and disappointingly simple. Three, the game does a terrible job at holding one’s attention, so you end up getting bored after a few minutes. To put it in simple terms, this game is bad. The graphics are stupid, the controls are insane, it is way too easy, and it does not hold one’s attention for more than a few mini-games. I would not recommend buying this game unless you are a little kid or a beginner gamer, who plays very few video games. I have to say that Carnival Games boils down to little more than infantile mini-games and way too much hype.

I bought this for my two girls, and they could spend hours playing this together without any fighting ! You can do head to head or competition with the multiplayer mode, and the head to head works out great! There are plenty of old style carnival games and amusements to do, and you never get bored! For any family out there thinking of getting this game, it was well worth it! The single player mode lets you collect tickets to unlock a few goodies... just wish you could do this in multiplayer head to head competitions! I highly recommend this game~ we love it!

This is a solid game. This is the first game that I actually bought for the system. (not including the sport one that came with it.) I have to say that although the graphics are a bit weak it is made up for in the fun of the game. I found this game to be extremely fun yet challenging. It is so fun in fact that when I bought it everyone in my family wasn't too excited. We played it on New Year's Eve, and now I can't get them to leave me alone! Bottom line? Great game for a great price.

This game is indeed very good and highly intuitive. The reason I gave this game four stars is becuase it is meant to be played with family. I am by no means a hard core gamer who likes blood and gore but I would prefer an adventure game that has a story to it. It is basically like wii play but much better still. Even though I love this game I wouldn't mind trading it for Metroid Prime Corrupion or Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess.

this game really is awesome. but, its best played with a group of friends, or with the family. playing it one player, i got over it kind of quick. but, i keep going back and playing a little while (single player) regardless. the most fun though comes in competing against friends in realistic carnival style games. each time you do well you win a small medium or large prize, and you can keep trading prizes in for bigger ones. also, during the game secret prizes will be unlocked like costumes for your character. it really keeps me coming back wanting to do better, just like a real carnival. i always think i can sink at least one more ring on ring toss! carnivals games include, ring toss, balloon darts, horse racing, frog leap, test your strength, putt putt, skee ball, basketball, shooting the clowns mouth with water, milk jugs, shoot out the star, and sooooo many more! if you are looking for a fun game that can get you and your friends and family interacting and competing for big prizes, go out and get this game. it wont disappoint. you can almost smell the fried food now!

This is one game, I won't be "trading up" for! No problems with the game here! No "crashing" issues, or problems with a "bug". I have played all the games at least once or twice, and I'm VERY pleased with this game! On to the review.. Graphics are typical of Wii games, like Wii Play and Sports. Basic Mii inspired characters you can build to play with. You can choose single or multi player mode, up to four players. Your storyline is true to a day at the Carnival, with the exception of spending your life savings to win a teddy bear. This is one of the more affordable Wii titles, at a low $39.99! There are over 25 popular carnival games from dunk tank, pigskin pass, to baloon darts, collecting tickets and small, medium, and large prizes, based on how well you do, that you can trade up for larger prizes. Use your tickets to play games such as a love meter, fortune teller, or skill crane machine. And all the games are true to the actual games you would play at the fair. Sometimes the skill crane drops your toy, just like in reality. Games are organized into five different alleys. Fortune Way, Love Lane, Rodent Row, Claw Alley, and Lucky Pass. You also play to unlock over 5 more games. The games certainly aren't easy. They are VERY true to carnival games, which as you know aren't easy. Who would want a game that you can master in less than an hour? That would be boring, and certainly a waste of money. A true carnival game fan will appreciate the likeness, and difficulty of the games. Large prizes are difficult to get. Play time depends on how much time you WANT to spend. From 5 minutes to a couple hours. So many games to play that there are enough games to play through for an entire hour, and not play the same game twice, although, I guarantee you will! Much like a real carnival, you get sucked into playing.. JUST ONE MORE TIME. You believe you have gotten the hang of it, or you get sooo close, you know you can get it! Sounds are typical of a carnival, chatter, game sounds, and direction from the carnies. Even heckling coming from the dunk tank and the carnies. You get to use the Wii mote in a variety of ways, not just aiming and clicking. From shaking, shooting, overhead tossing, darting, and more! Definately a game that takes some skill! Fun for all ages, for a single player, or a couple. I am VERY pleased with Carnival. I have been looking forward to this game for a couple months. And I think that Global Star, and Nintendo delivered a great game!! Anyone who loves to spend time at the Boardwalk, or a day at the fair, would LOVE this game!

I haven't experienced the lock up problems that others have. Using your Miis would have been great, instead you create a character with very limited options for look. Where the options come in is winning in different games. I have played all of the games at least once. The games using the frisbee and dart controls are much more difficult because the controllers aren't designed for it. There is a coin drop game that doesn't allow you to see where the coins will be dropping from, a crucial part of the strategy in playing this style of game. There are some winners out of this, but you won't play half of the games after you've played them once, unless you're into frustration. I highly recommend the Skee ball style games, horse racing, and clown balloon blowup. They are fun alone but should be more fun in a group.

Carnival Games is a fun way to challenge yourself or complete with friends. The game has the feel of the carnival games we all love playing. Most games are very easy to play, but hard to win. My only disapointment was that I had to create a character in the game and could not use my Mii.

I have to admit this game is a lot better than I had expected. There are a lot of different games to choose from and this is a great mulit player game for the family.