The Weakest Link (video game)

The Weakest Link (also known as Weakest Link in the English (US) version and Le Maillon Faible in the French version) is a video game based on the television game show of the same name, developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Activision under license from BBC Multimedia for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows platforms (although the PlayStation 2 port was released exclusively in Europe). In the English (UK / US) version, Anne Robinson, the television show's real-life host, features in the game throughout gameplay and recorded footage.

Weakest Link
Developer(s)	Traveller's Tales
Publisher(s)	Activision
Platform(s)	PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Release	PlayStation, Microsoft Windows EU: 28 September 2001 NA: 2 October 2001[1] NA: 8 November 2001 (PC)[2] PlayStation 2 EU: 2 November 2001
Genre(s)	Game show
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
	PC	PS	PS2
GameRankings	55%[3]	75%[4]	63%[5]
Metacritic	47/100[6]	63/100[7]	N/A

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PC	PS	PS2
AllGame	[8]	[9]	N/A
Computer Gaming World	[10]	N/A	N/A
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	7/10[11]	N/A
Eurogamer	6/10[12]	N/A	N/A
Game Informer	N/A	7/10[13]	N/A
GameRevolution	D+[14]	N/A	N/A
GameSpot	4.4/10[15]	N/A	N/A
GameZone	6/10[16]	N/A	N/A
IGN	3.5/10[17]	N/A	N/A
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	N/A	N/A	4/10[18]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	[19]	N/A
PC Gamer (US)	73%[20]	N/A	N/A

Reception

The PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews, while the PC version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[6][7]

IGN criticized the PC version's gameplay for slow pace and the graphics by stating they were "drab".^[17]