Memory

A review of the 2021 children’s speed memory game Operation X-Ray Match Up published by Hasbro Gaming.

Jingle All the Way: It’s Turbo Time! can be a very mean game, but it has some interesting ideas that actually do a good job replicating the movie.

Obama Llama creates an enjoyable party game about figuring out rhymes which unfortunately gets bogged down by being too difficult along with a memory mechanic that feels completely out of place.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer The DVD Game shares little in common with the Scene It? franchise outside of the publisher leading to a disappointing and ultimately boring experience.

Critter in the Candy! is a very basic children’s memory game that will entertain young children but will leave everyone else bored.

The Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? Card Game has a few interesting ideas but some broken mechanics lead to a dull and unsatisfying experience.

Numbers Up is an occasionally fun little speed game that gets repetitive pretty quickly.

At times Hanabi can be a little on the easy side but it is worthy of winning the 2013 Spiel Des Jahres as it combines simple gameplay with a surprising amount of strategy to create a truly original experience.

In The Dark adds an interesting memory twist to the Connect Four formula that doesn’t really do much to improve upon the original game.

Sherlock ends up relying on a lot of traditional memory game mechanics but does a good job tweaking them in order to make one of the better memory games that I have played.