Overall the games are more geared for a gaming party than for individual play. You can certainly play the games alone, but the games are all too simplistic to keep your interest up for extended play sessions. As a group exercise, though, EyeToy Play can be a lot of fun and is a great way to involve people who don’t normally play video games. If you’re looking for something a little different to liven up your next party or to simply help break the ice, then you should definitely consider EyeToy Play.

Speaking of parties, EyeToy provides a feature called the Play Room that can add some ambience to your next shindig. The camera will show a live picture on your TV screen and add optional effects to the screen. Throwing a sixties party? Use the rainbow effect to have guests trial a tie-dye rainbow of color as they walk past the camera. Want to add a little creepiness to a Halloween party? The spider effect will have spiders jumping all over your guests.

The last feature of EyeToy Play is a video message recorder. The game will record a short video message to your memory card for playback later. This feature is really a novelty more than anything else, as you’ll need to give the memory card to someone else with an EyeToy before they can play your message. There are more efficient means of communication out there.

EyeToy Play is a novelty that works well and is probably different than any other type of game that you’ve played before. It’s a good party game and does a good job of making it easy for non-gamers to join in on the fun. Future games are planned to make use of the camera, so you are in essence buying a new controller that happens to come with a collection of party mini-games.

In The End, This Game Hath Been Rated: 84%.  A great party toy and novelty, but not enough depth for long-term single-player gaming.

« Page 1 of 2