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Austin Powers: Operation Trivia

Austin Powers: Operation Trivia

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When the original Austin Powers movie became a runaway cult hit, there was nary a product in sight for fans to buy. The movie's makers wouldn't miss their second chance, though, and so the sequel came with an unstoppable merchandising force behind it. Austin Powers: Operation Trivia is part of that bandwagon, a thinly veiled rehashing of You Don't Know Jack.

The best part of the game is Dr. Evil's introduction and explanation of the game as a "pointlessly intricate scheme" to determine when to kill Austin Powers. The graphics, too, have the same spark as the movie, but the relentlessly slow pace of the game makes the graphics and content an uneven match. Disappointing, too, are the voiceovers--the voices of the "hostbot," Austin, and Dr. Evil are all read by the same person, robbing the game of Mike Myers's spark.

Clearly intended as a quick cash-in, Operation Trivia will hold appeal for the diehard Austin Powers fan, but not for a PC gamer. As Dr. Evil himself would say: "Go capitalism." --Jennifer Buckendorff

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