The Weakest Link (video game)

The Weakest Link (also known as Weakest Link in the English (US) version and Le Maillon Faible in the French version) is a video game based on the television game show of the same name, developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Activision under license from BBC Multimedia for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows platforms (although the PlayStation 2 port was released exclusively in Europe). In the English (UK / US) version, Anne Robinson, the television show's real-life host, features in the game throughout gameplay and recorded footage, beginning with the opening speech, at the beginning of each round, and during each round's voting stage. In the French version, Laurence Boccolini, the host of the show, is featured in the game for both gameplay and recorded footage.

Weakest Link
Developer(s)	Traveller's Tales
Publisher(s)	Activision
Platform(s)	PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Release	PlayStation, Microsoft Windows EU: 28 September 2001 NA: 2 October 2001[1] NA: 8 November 2001 (PC)[2] PlayStation 2 EU: 2 November 2001
Genre(s)	Game show
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

The gameplay consists of choosing specially-created characters, and the game can be played either with a second player or against the CPU. Players can choose the difficulty of questions for each game, as well as whether to play from the beginning or from a particular round with selected CPU characters. Players can also "bend the rules", changing the settings to whatever they would like to play, including questions, the difficulty of CPU players and more.

The Team

There are 24 people in the game.

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
	PC	PS	PS2
GameRankings	55%[3]	75%[4]	63%[5]
Metacritic	47/100[6]	63/100[7]	N/A

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PC	PS	PS2
AllGame	[8]	[9]	N/A
Computer Gaming World	[10]	N/A	N/A
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	7/10[11]	N/A
Eurogamer	6/10[12]	N/A	N/A
Game Informer	N/A	7/10[13]	N/A
GameRevolution	D+[14]	N/A	N/A
GameSpot	4.4/10[15]	N/A	N/A
GameZone	6/10[16]	N/A	N/A
IGN	3.5/10[17]	N/A	N/A
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	N/A	N/A	4/10[18]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	[19]	N/A
PC Gamer (US)	73%[20]	N/A	N/A

Reception

The PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews, while the PC version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[6][7]

IGN criticized the PC version's gameplay for slow pace and the graphics by stating they were "drab".^[17]