{"id":22576,"date":"2022-09-26T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T00:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=22576"},"modified":"2022-08-27T12:53:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T12:53:05","slug":"are-you-smarter-than-a-fifth-grader-switch-ps4-ps5-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/26\/are-you-smarter-than-a-fifth-grader-switch-ps4-ps5-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Are you Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? is a TV quiz game show where adults try and answer questions that an elementary school kid might learn.\u00a0 But since it\u2019s been a long time since we were in grade school, and may not remember all those facts, that may be harder than it seems!\u00a0 Luckily contestants on this show can get limited help from a panel of real life elementary school kids!\u00a0 And now you can play a video game based on this show for current game consoles (reviewed on Switch here). But wow, is this TV show even still on?\u00a0 I reviewed a 3DS version of this game show WAY back in 2015!\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Anyway, here there are two modes of play.\u00a0 One to four players can go at the main game, and there\u2019s also a mode for single players, too.\u00a0 You are tasked with answering quiz questions from a first grade level all the way up to a fifth grade level.\u00a0 You must answer two questions for each grade and can pick a category like math, science, reading, vocabulary, social studies, and more.\u00a0 If you can\u2019t remember a question, you can call upon a cheat once.\u00a0 You can choose to ask one of the fifth grade classmates, ask the whole class, or get a new question.\u00a0 Some of the students say they specialize in different subjects, but I didn\u2019t really notice much of a difference.<\/p>\n

If you get a question wrong just once, you are out of the game.\u00a0 But if you can get all the way to the end, you can try to answer sixth grade level questions and prove you really are smarter than a fifth grader.\u00a0 Win or lose, after the game is over your points are tallied and when you get enough, you can unlock new things like avatars and desk designs for your player, or even new classmates.<\/p>\n

I was never able to get to the end, though.\u00a0 Not because I\u2019m not smarter than a fifth grader, but because bad game design flaws kept me from answering questions correctly.\u00a0 Especially when it comes to using the map for Social Studies questions.\u00a0 The icon you use to point out locations is so honking huge it made it hard to correctly point out the right answer for the computer to accept.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t so bad on the US map, but nigh impossible on the world map.\u00a0 If only there were a way to zoom in.\u00a0 And one time the game froze up on me completely!\u00a0 So I lost interest after all that.\u00a0 And sorry Jeff Foxworthy fans, he\u2019s not in this game either.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nothing violent or objectionable here.\u00a0 The game is fully voiced, which is pretty amazing, but good reading and math skills are still helpful.\u00a0 I guess the game could be considered educational, but I think older elementary school students and up would best enjoy this one.\u00a0 Are you Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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