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WikiArena

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WikiArena

Mar 22, 2022

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3.50 average rating based on 2 ratings

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WikiArena is a trivia game where players guess which of two random Wikipedia articles is either longer or gets more views. The game's main "arena" mode is run-based and asks players to get 10 correct guesses before being wrong 3 times.
Release Dates
Mar 22, 2022 (Worldwide)
Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 24, 2022 (Worldwide)
Android
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labprofess
labprofess gave May 8, 2023
labprofess gave May 8, 2023
labprofess's review of WikiArena

NOTE: This review is part of my steam curator review and is the extended version. Check my steam curator page at https://store.steampowered.com/curator/39607348-Random-Game-Reviews-by-Labprofess/ . Follow appreciated!

I always thought of myself as an outlier, something that is weird for reading wikipedia articles in his free time. I have never met anyone prior with the same trait. Something about those articles always pulled me closer to them: was it the knowledge I'm gaining, the open questions I'm getting answered or just broadening my horizon regarding my interests? I never truly knew neither have I tried too. With that being said, can you believe my excitement when I found out about this game? People with the same interest as mine, reading wikipedia in their free time coming together. Turns out I'm not alone. There are other people sharing this unique hobby with me. If I ever had to imagine a wikipedia game (which prior to this, I haven't!) It would be exactly this. Two articles, side by side, and you guess which one is longer or gets more views. While this might sound boring at first, the best part is that you are able to read the introduction of these articles and …

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NOTE: This review is part of my steam curator review and is the extended version. Check my steam curator page at https://store.steampowered.com/curator/39607348-Random-Game-Reviews-by-Labprofess/ . Follow appreciated!

I always thought of myself as an outlier, something that is weird for reading wikipedia articles in his free time. I have never met anyone prior with the same trait. Something about those articles always pulled me closer to them: was it the knowledge I'm gaining, the open questions I'm getting answered or just broadening my horizon regarding my interests? I never truly knew neither have I tried too. With that being said, can you believe my excitement when I found out about this game? People with the same interest as mine, reading wikipedia in their free time coming together. Turns out I'm not alone. There are other people sharing this unique hobby with me. If I ever had to imagine a wikipedia game (which prior to this, I haven't!) It would be exactly this. Two articles, side by side, and you guess which one is longer or gets more views. While this might sound boring at first, the best part is that you are able to read the introduction of these articles and open them completely if you want to. Before you know it, you are playing maybe 20% of the time and the remaining 80% you are getting distracted reading some articles. Maybe they spike your interest so much that you decide to conduct individual research on them? That's what happened to me when I got an article on NATO Tigers in one round. I was fascinated, I never heard about something like this, and before I realize it Im trying to find out where and when their next meeting takes place (Far far away in Italy).

With such a unique game concept, it would be a bummer if this was limited to certain specifications (also considering its no high end one). Luckily this is not the case and I can say that any potato would be able to run this. Doesn't matter if you're using a gaming pc or a work pc. And despite that, the graphics are still crispy clean with beautiful use of color that isn't too dark or too light. To make this even better, it runs on Mac and Linux too so any gamer can appreciate it. I tried it on Mac and noticed no issues. No lag and the fan worked perfectly.

Lastly, my reviews wouldn't be complete if I never decide to tell the reader whether I believe the game is worth it. Well, is it? Yes it is. No questions asked. Rarely do you find an educational game that can be fun at the same time. And by educational, I mean actually educational, not the type of “education” you get playing Call of Duty learning about the different types of guns (which are all inaccurate btw). I haven't noticed any glitches or whatsoever, and the best of all is that you can change the game's language, which also pulls articles from other wikipedia pages. You would also require an active internet connection to play this, but you need that regardless if you play on steam. With that being said, if you're still interested, go ahead and get this very unique educational fun game and spend multiple hours getting distracted while playing!

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