TA TALKS BACK: A REVIEW OF 'SCENE IT? TWILIGHT DELUXE EDITION'

In today’s installment of TA Talks Back, TA Staffer Evie takes us on a walk through the brand new Scene it? Twilight Deluxe Edition board game from ScreenLife. We get a rundown of everything from the player pieces, to the cards, the DVD, and more - and gives us her thoughts/review of the game as a whole.

The new Scene It? Twilight Deluxe Edition game is the perfect way to keep a group of Twilighters occupied for hours.

This new Scene It? game combines the classic board game with the new DVD format. Players move their (Twilight - themed of course!) pieces around the board while rolling the dice and either drawing a trivia card or getting a DVD challenge.

I have to hand it to the creators who researched Twilight to create this game. Both the DVD challenges and the trivia questions are clever and more importantly - for the real Twilight fan. Even as someone who has seen the movie multiple times over, there were some questions that tripped me up. The game is definitely not for the casual Twilight fan, you need to know your people and places to have a chance at winning this one.

The trivia is not rocket science, but it’s well thought out and tricky enough to keep all fans thinking. There are also “fate” cards which truly make the game perfect such as “Everyone else is having a great time at La Push, but you want to know why the Cullens don’t come there. “La Push” all other players forward ONE space, while you stay put.” and “Jasper, the newest vegetarian, manages to restrain himself in your presence despite your alluring scent. Move ahead ONE space and take your aroma with you.”. Who doesn’t appreciate some good Twilight humor?

The DVD has some great features, foremost being the fact that Peter Facinelli, better known as Dr. Carlisle Cullen in Twilight, does the narration through every menu and the game itself. One of his better lines being: “Please make a selection. I’m not getting any younger. I’m also not getting any older, but please make a selection” when you leave the first menu up too long.

DVD game challenges one would think would have to be limited, but after playing for hours, I had yet to see a repeated question. There are a variety of challenges from guessing people in a scene, to finishing lines in scenes to identifying places out of a sketch. There are also some word puzzles and even some memory games for those who are more Twilight - challenged. Beyond the challenges you also have some Bonus Activities such as the quiz “Which Cullen Are You?” and another where you and a friend test your Edward-like powers by trying your hand at “Read My Mind”. One of my favorite features on the main menu is the Shuffle feature. This allows you to set the DVD to run through a random “shuffle” of game challenges; the perfect way to set up a Twilight party or an icebreaker get people in the mood.

Little details are also worth a mention. The font on the DVD menus, the little Twilight game pieces and most importantly, actual music from the movie throughout all of the games and DVD menus. It’s these little details that really give the game such a realistic feel. You’re fully submerging yourself in the Twilight world while you play!

What do you think, TAers? Do you have this game or intend on buying/playing it? Talk back to us…