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{{infobox video game series
| title = Family Feud
| image = FamilyFeud2010Logo.png
| first release version  =
| first release date     = January 1, 1987
| latest release version = ''Family Feud''
| latest release date    = 2020
}}

'''''Family Feud''''' is a video game series based on the ''[[Family Feud]]'' TV game show. It began with ShareData's 1987 release on the [[Apple II]] and [[Commodore 64]] consoles. In 1990, [[GameTek]] released a version on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. GameTek later released four more ''Feud'' games for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], [[Sega Genesis]], [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer|3DO]], and MS-DOS between 1993 and 1995. [[Hasbro Interactive]], Global Star and [[Ubisoft]] have also released versions starting in 2000.

{{Infobox VG
| title = Family Feud
| developer = 
| publisher = ShareData
| series = 
| engine = 
| released = '''Apple II'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|January 1, 1987}}'''Commodore 64'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|1987}}
| genre = 
| modes = 
| platforms = [[Apple II]], [[Commodore 64]]
}}

==ShareData versions==
ShareData released the first video game versions of the game show in 1987 on the [[Apple II]] and [[Commodore 64]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/msdos_Family_Feud_1987|title=Family Feud by Softie, Inc.|year=1987|accessdate=March 6, 2015}}</ref> with two versions of the packaging: one shows a drawing of a just completed round (using the Milton Bradley home game art design) and another shows a full shot of the set from the first Richard Dawson era. The game plays like the Dawson era (with the look similar to the 1976 - 1985 era) with (2 Single rounds, 1 Double Round, and 1 Triple Round - with 300 point rules and Fast Money Win of $10,000).

Later in 1989, ShareData released "The All New Family Feud" on PC, Apple, C64 with rules, gameplay and look based on the Ray Combs era.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/all-new-family-feud|title = The All New Family Feud for DOS (1989)}}</ref>

==GameTek versions gameplay==
{{Infobox VG
| title = Family Feud
| developer = '''NES'''<br />[[Beam Software]]<br />'''Genesis & 3DO'''<br />[[Eurocom]]<br />'''SNES'''<br />[[Imagineering (company)|Imagineering]]
| publisher = [[GameTek]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/family-feud-conversions |title=Family Feud conversions|publisher=[[MobyGames]]|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref>
| composer = '''NES'''<br />Tania Smith
| series = 
| engine = 
| released = '''NES'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|May 1991}}'''Genesis & SNES'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|1993}}'''3DO'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|1994}}
| genre = 
| modes = 
| platforms = [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Sega Genesis]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer|3DO]]
}}

===NES===
In the NES version of ''Family Feud'', the game tried to recreate the look and feel from the original [[Richard Dawson]]-hosted series, even going as far as to include a Dawson-like host who kissed the female characters in the game. (This differed from the game's packaging, which used the set from the Ray Combs era.) One or two players could play.

Just like the show, the object was to come up with answers to survey questions posed to 100 people. Correct answers were worth money, with $200 winning the game and the right to play Fast Money for $5,000, which was played exactly the same way as on the show (at least 200 points needed to win). $5 a point was awarded for unsuccessful playings of the round.

A player entered his answers by using the controller to scroll through the alphabet, contained in a string along the bottom of the screen, the answer had to be completed within a time limit. Reasonable similes to correct answers were accepted, and slight misspellings were also recognized.

Once a player won, they were given two options. The first was to stop playing, with the other being to continue on. A champion retired after winning over $20,000 automatically unless they were defeated.

If a computer-controlled family wins the game, no Fast Money is played with an excuse given to the form of "Due to (EXCUSE), the (NAMES) will not be playing Fast Money today". Excuses used include "tax considerations" and "a birth in the family". This is a carry-over from the ShareData versions of the game.

===SNES/Genesis and 3DO/PC===
The versions that followed used the Combs set, with the SNES and Genesis version using a host resembling Combs and the 3DO and PC versions featuring a host resembling Dawson (as he had returned to the series by this point).

The later versions also added options to where a player could play a game without facing an opponent and whether or not they wanted to play the Bullseye Round, which had been added to the show in 1992 and was included in each of the later releases. The Bullseye Round was played as it was during the last two seasons of the Combs ''Feud'', where a $5,000 starting bank was used and up to $15,000 could be added depending on how many questions a team answered correctly.

The later version games played for points instead of dollars, with 300 winning the game. After a win, a player received a code to use if they wanted to stop playing but pick up where they left off. Five wins meant automatic retirement regardless of how much money a player won.

''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' reviewed the 3DO version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "It's a blast if you have a bunch of folks with whom to play, however, in the final analysis, whether or not you like it probably depends on whether or not you like the television show."<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=3|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=March 1995|page=88}}</ref>

===Reviews===
'''SNES''':
*''Questicle.net'' (Dec, 2011)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://questicle.net/2011/12/218-family-feud.html |title=#218 - Family Feud - questicle.net |access-date=2023-01-31 |archive-date=2015-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721045243/http://questicle.net/2011/12/218-family-feud.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''[[All Game Guide]]'' (1998)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14965&tab=review |title=Family Feud - Review - allgame |access-date=2023-01-31 |archive-date=2014-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115075537/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14965&tab=review |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''Game Freaks 365'' (Nov 01, 2007)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamefreaks365.com/review.php?artid=418 | title=Family Feud Review - Game Freaks 365 }}</ref>
*''The Game Hoard'' (Jun 30, 2020)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thegamehoard.com/2020/06/30/family-feud-nes/ | title=Family Feud (NES) | date=30 June 2020 }}</ref>
*''Just Games Retro'' (Dec 13, 2001)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://justgamesretro.com/nes/family-feud | title=Family Feud – Just Games Retro }}</ref>
*''NES Center'' (2001)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nescenter.de/gamechecks_familyfeud.htm |title=NES Center - Treffpunkt der Nintendo Entertainment System Fans! |access-date=2023-01-31 |archive-date=2010-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813052425/http://www.nescenter.de/gamechecks_familyfeud.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Genesis/SNES''':
*''All Game Guide'' (1998)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2487&tab=review |title=Family Feud - Review - allgame |access-date=2023-01-31 |archive-date=2014-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115203202/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2487&tab=review |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''Sega-16.com'' (Oct 08, 2006)<ref>http://www.sega-16.com/review_page.php?id=344&title=Family%20Feud{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
'''3DO''':
*''The Video Game Critic'' (Jun 08, 2016)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://videogamecritic.com/3dofl.htm?e=19596#rev4647 | title=3DO Reviews F-L by the Video Game Critic | access-date=2023-01-31 | archive-date=2023-01-31 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131041047/https://videogamecritic.com/3dofl.htm?e=19596#rev4647 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''Coming Soon Magazine'' (Jan, 1995)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.csoon.com/issue5/family_3do.html | title=Family Feud - 3DO REVIEW - Coming Soon Magazine! }}</ref>
*''3DO Magazine'' (UK) (Feb, 1995)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/httpssavepice.rufull2020495883b22e7dde5329518e7822d690714d-full.jpg.html/page/n33/mode/2up | title=3DO Magazine Issue 02 1995 ( UK) | date=9 April 2020 }}</ref>

==Hasbro, Global Star, and Ubisoft versions==
{{Infobox VG
| title = Family Feud
| developer = [[Artech Digital Entertainment|Artech Studios]]
| publisher = [[Hasbro Interactive]]<br />[[Infogrames]] (UK)
| series = 
| engine = 
| released = '''PC'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|2000|UK|November 2001}}'''PlayStation'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|October 16, 2000}}
| genre = 
| modes = 
| platforms = [[Personal computer|PC]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
}}
In 2000, ''Family Feud'' was released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Personal computer|PC]] by [[Hasbro Interactive]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/games/family-feud-951952/pc-14268|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031063653/http://www.ign.com/games/family-feud-951952/pc-14268|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 31, 2012|title=Family Feud [2000] Review|website=IGN|accessdate=August 30, 2014}}</ref> [[Louie Anderson]], who was the host at the time, is the host of the game, appearing as a [[Full-motion video]] character. The game focuses on reliving the same aspect of the game show, in order to provide a better experience. The IBM PC version also features the ability to upload portraits of one's face, and placed in a [[3D computer graphics|three-dimensional]] [[animated]] body. This brought the whole experience closer, and it is often considered to be a good feature of the game.

The PC version would later be released in the United Kingdom in 2001 under the show's UK name '''Family Fortunes'''. The only differences between both is that Family Feud host Louie Anderson is replaced with then-Family Fortunes host [[Les Dennis]], and the graphics have been changed to resemble the Family Fortunes set used at the time of the game's release.
{{Infobox VG
| title = Family Feud
| developer = '''PlayStation 2'''<br />[[Ingram Entertainment Holdings Inc.|Ingram]]<br />'''Game Boy Advance'''<br />[[Atomic Planet]]
| publisher = [[Global Star Software]]
| series = 
| engine = 
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|October 12, 2006}}
| genre = 
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| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[Game Boy Advance]]
}}
In 2006, Global Star versions for the [[PlayStation 2]], PC and [[Game Boy Advance]] were made.<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Feud: 2006|url=http://www.ign.com/games/family-feud/gba-854488|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925001341/http://www.ign.com/games/family-feud/gba-854488|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2015|website=IGN|accessdate=October 12, 2014}}</ref> Although the box art uses the 2006–2007 season's logo (the first time it was publicly seen before [[John O'Hurley]] was announced as host), the first set design in the game is the one from the 2005–2006 season ([[Richard Karn]]'s final year). Other sets that can be unlocked are the original 1976–85, 1988–94, 1994–95, and 1999–2002. Well-known game show host [[Todd Newton]] does the voiceover in addition to hosting the game.

{{Infobox VG
| title = Family Feud
| developer = [[Ludia]]
| publisher = [[Ubisoft]]
| series = 
| engine = 
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|September 29, 2009}}
| genre = 
| modes = 
| platforms = [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Personal computer|PC]]
}}
In 2009, [[Ubisoft]] released ''Family Feud 2010 Edition'' for the [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Personal computer|PC]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Feud: 2010 Edition|url=http://www.ign.com/games/family-feud-2010-edition/iphone-14353417|website=IGN|accessdate=August 29, 2014}}</ref> The game uses the 2009 set and features customizable family avatars plus a predictive text input tool for faster answers. In a unique twist, the Wii version requires players to swing the Wii Remote down to hit the buzzer during Face-Offs. The game uses four-member families (much like the 1994–1995 season) as opposed to the usual five; like Ubisoft's ''Price Is Right'' video game, there is no host featured &ndash; all voiceover work is done by [[Terry McGovern (actor)|Terence McGovern]].

In 2010, Ubisoft released ''Family Feud Decades'' for the Wii. The game uses sets and survey questions from the past four decades, using the 1976, 1988, 1999, and 2009 sets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Feud Decades (2010)|url=http://www.ign.com/games/family-feud-decades/wii-83040|website=IGN|accessdate=June 24, 2014}}</ref> Family Feud 2012 was released in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/games/family-feud-2012-edition/xbox-360-117315|title=Family Feud: 2012 Edition|website=IGN|accessdate=August 30, 2014}}</ref> In 2020, [[Ubisoft]] published a game simply called ''Family Feud'', made by independent game studio, Snap Finger Click, for [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]], [[Nintendo Switch]], and [[Google Stadia|Stadia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Feud Out November 12|url=https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/NegRQw8aZdS3zaWn9jmse/family-feud-out-november-12|website=news.ubisoft.com|accessdate=November 20, 2020}}</ref>

===Reviews===
'''Hasbro''':
*''[[IGN]]'' (Oct 30, 2000)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/31/family-feud-2 | title=Family Feud | date=31 October 2000 }}</ref>
*''PSX Nation'' (Jan 18, 2001)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.psxnation.com/reviews/ps1reviews?idnumber=449 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031010104729/http://www.psxnation.com/reviews/ps1reviews?idnumber=449 | archive-date=2003-10-10 | title=PSX NATION: Welcome to the world }}</ref>
*''[[All Game Guide]]'' (2000)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=24049&tab=review |title=Family Feud - Review - allgame |access-date=2023-01-31 |archive-date=2014-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115040951/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=24049&tab=review |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''IGN'' (Dec 01, 2000)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/164/164447p1.html | title=Family Feud | date=2 December 2000 }}</ref>
'''Global Star''':
*''[[IGN]]'' (Nov 02, 2006)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunham |first=Jeremy |date=2006-11-02 |title=Family Feud Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/02/family-feud-review-2 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
'''Ubisoft''':
*''Game industry News'' (GiN) (Dec 02, 2009)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=1144 |title=Review: Family Feud 2010 Edition (Ubisoft) - Game Industry News |access-date=2023-01-31 |archive-date=2013-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114100624/http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=1144 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''GameZone'' (Oct 18, 2009)<ref>http://wii.gamezone.com/reviews/family_feud_2010_wii_review{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*''gamrReview'' (Dec 01, 2009)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://gamrreview.vgchartz.com/review/36598/family-feud-2010-edition/ | title=Family Feud: 2010 Edition Review for Wii at gamrReview }}</ref>
*''Digital Chumps'' (Oct 14, 2009)<ref>{{cite news | url=http://digitalchumps.com/game-reviews/36-wii/3924-family-feud-2010-edition.html | title=Family Feud: 2010 Edition | newspaper=Digital Chumps | last1=Schardein | first1=Steve }}</ref>
*''IGN'' (Jul 07, 2010)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/110/1104482p1.html | title=Family Feud Review | date=7 July 2010 }}</ref>

During the [[14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]], the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] nominated ''Family Feud'' for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Online Game of the Year|Social Networking Game of the Year]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2011&idGameAwardType=141 |title=2011 Awards Category Details Social Networking Game of the Year |publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |website=interactive.org |access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref>

==Other games==
{{Infobox VG
| title = Family Feud
| developer = 
| publisher = Mobliss
| series = 
| engine = 
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|July 2, 2003}}
| genre = 
| modes = 
| platforms = [[Mobile phone]]
}}

[[Seattle]]-based Mobliss Inc. also released a mobile version of ''Family Feud'' that was available on Sprint, Verizon and Cingular.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobliss.com/jsp/entertainment/familyfeud.jsp |title=Family Feud by Mobliss inc. |publisher=Mobliss |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030214145033/http://www.mobliss.com/jsp/entertainment/familyfeud.jsp |archive-date=February 14, 2003|accessdate=February 14, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobliss.com/products/games/feud.jsp|title=Family Feud (2004) by Mobliss |publisher=Mobliss |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041112093931/http://www.mobliss.com/products/games/feud.jsp |archive-date=November 12, 2004|accessdate=November 12, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobliss.com/products/games/family_feud.jsp|title=Family Feud (Deluxe) by Mobliss |publisher=Mobliss |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060710215457/http://www.mobliss.com/products/games/family_feud.jsp|archive-date=July 10, 2006|accessdate=July 10, 2006}}</ref>

{{Infobox VG
| title = Family Feud 2012 Edition
| developer = [[Ubisoft]]
| publisher = [[Ubisoft]]
| series = 
| engine = 
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|October 18, 2011}}
| genre = 
| modes = 
| platforms = [[Wii]], [[Xbox 360]]
}}

In October 2008, [[Glu Mobile]] released a mobile [[video game]] version of ''Family Feud''.<ref>[http://wireless.ign.com/objects/142/14287853.html Family Feud] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201020113/http://wireless.ign.com/objects/142/14287853.html |date=2009-12-01 }} IGN.com. Retrieved October 10, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glu.com/noram/pages/product.aspx?pr=Family+Feud|title=Family Feud |publisher=Glu Mobile |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118020932/http://www.glu.com/noram/pages/product.aspx?pr=Family+Feud|archive-date=November 18, 2009|accessdate=November 18, 2009}}</ref>

{{Infobox VG
| title = Family Feud
| developer = Snap Finger Click<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snapfingerclick.com/game-familyfeud.html|title=Snap Finger Click - Family Feud|website=snapfingerclick.com|accessdate=November 20, 2020}}</ref>
| publisher = [[Ubisoft]]
| series = 
| engine = 
| released = {{vgrelease|WW|November 12, 2020}}
| genre = 
| modes = 
| platforms = [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Google Stadia|Stadia]]
}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071126005548/http://www.eurocom.co.uk/index.php/video-games/family-feud Family Feud] at [[Eurocom]]
*{{moby game|id=/family-feud|name=''Family Feud''}}

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