You Don't Know Jack (1999 video game)

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You Don't Know Jack
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Developer(s) Starsphere
Publisher(s) Sierra On Line
Series You Don't Know Jack
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • NA: November 1999
  • EU: 2001
Genre(s) Party video game
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

You Don't Know Jack is a video game developed by Starsphere and published by Sierra for the PlayStation in 1999.

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Reception

The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [1] Chris Charla of NextGen said, "With support for three players (the multi-tap is supported, but three can play with two controllers) and two discs of questions, this game should rival PaRappa as one of the best PlayStation party games around." [9] Some other magazines gave it favorable reviews months before the game was released Stateside. [10] [11]

Notes

  1. In Electronic Gaming Monthly 's review of the game, one critic gave it 9.5/10, another gave it 8.5/10, and the rest gave it each a score of a perfect 10/10.

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