Runs on: Windows 9x, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast
Category: Quiz
Players: 1-4
Distributor: Acclaim
Developer: Iguana
Price: $69.95 - $89.95
Classification: M
Rating: Three stars
South Park fans, get ready for a game that could warp your fragile little mind. Chef's Luv Shack is simple enough to play. Just select Kyle, Cartman, Eric or Kenny and hit your action button when you want to answer a question.
The game throws up challenges such as Double Down, which allows you to bet points on your ability to answer the next question, or the Wheel of Fortuitousness which you spin to win prizes. There are also heaps of mini-games that pop up between the question rounds. Some of them are simply South Park versions of old classics like Donkey Kong and Galaga but the best ones use situations from the TV show and provide most of the good humour in the game.
There are a few areas where the game could have been improved. Poor old Chef doesn't get too many good lines, for example. It is supposed to be his show, after all.
The main problem, however, is a lack of questions and quizzes. It doesn't take long before the game starts throwing up repeats. The viability of Luv Shack as a long-term gaming experience is rather limited as a result.
Another problem that could lead to fisticuffs between players of the PC version is that the game works much better with a pad-type controller and so in three- or four-player games the person/s using the keyboard are at a distinct disadvantage.
Endgame: Not for the solo player but a great party game. Unfortunately, it is short on questions.