Overview
1 vs. 100 was a massively multiplayer online game show video game developed and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360, and an adaptation of the trivia game show of the same name.
At the beginning of each 1 vs. 100 Live round, a player is selected as "The One" and 100 players are selected to be "The Mob". Everyone else remains in "The Crowd". Selection is based on weekly, round, and season (lifetime) score.
Manuel Bronstein, director of 1 vs. 100 for Microsoft Studios, describes the game as the realization of Microsoft's "vision for programmatic interactive experiences" delivered via Xbox Live Primetime. The game was due to be released in November 2008 with the "New Xbox Experience" update but it was delayed (as was the rest of the planned Primetime content). While fairly simple in visual appearance, Bronstein explained that the game was in development for more than a year because of technical hurdles, noting that making sure "hundreds of thousands of people see the host and answer the questions at the exact same time and handling prizes and all the things associated with cheating made for an interesting technical challenge."
Yahoo Games reported they "found it very hard to put down the controller" in a play test offered to the press and said while it may not necessarily "revolutionise primetime entertainment... given the right kind of publicity, Microsoft could really have a winner on its hands.". Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins of the Penny Arcade gaming webcomic both commended the game for its authentic game-show atmosphere and its natural-feeling extension of social avatar-based gaming, compared with the perceived flaws in Sony's PlayStation Home service.
Official trailer
Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Quiz/Trivia
- Developer
- Microsoft Game Studios
- Publisher
- Microsoft Game Studios
- Series
- 1 vs. 100
- Platforms
- Xbox 360
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- No
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- Yes
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Worldwide | 2009-11-19 |
| Xbox 360 | Worldwide | 2010-02-15 |
Playable today
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Has online features | Yes |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Does not exist |
Credits
- Region
- US
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