The Jackbox Party Pack 10 Review
The latest The Jackbox Party Pack is here, and this time there’s a big number 10 slapped on the end of it. Making it to ten games is an impressive milestone for any series that isn’t football, Call of Duty or Mario, and part of the key to getting there is consistency. As with every year, The Jackbox Party Pack 10 includes five games to mess around with of varying themes, styles, and, if we’re all being honest here, qualities.
This time around, that set of five games includes Tee K.O. 2, Timejinx, FixyText, DodoRe Mi, and Hypnotorious. Four of these games are a lot of fun, so let’s get the rubbish one out of the way first.
Dodo Re Mi has you and your friends playing as birds that mimic instruments, including things like a jazz guitar, beatboxing, an alarm clock, and a cowbell. You all have to play along with songs using between one and five inputs to match the rhythm game feeling, and then if you all do well, you get to live. Otherwise, an angry, carnivorous plant eats you all. The idea is nice in theory, and it’s great to see Jackbox getting out of its comfort zone and trying new things… but it just feels like a more mediocre version of most other rhythm games, so it’s pretty skippable.
The others are all very enjoyable, so let’s get into them. First of the rest is Timejinx, which is this pack’s trivia game. Rather than straight-up answering questions, a lot of the rounds have you trying to place specific events on the timeline. You’re given a range of years to choose from, and you get a point for each year off you are by, with the playing with the lowest points total winning.
It’s a really cool take on trivia, and the questions are hugely varied, and thanks to the ranges offered, the game feels fair even if you’re an
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