RiffTrax: The Game

2022 video game

2022 video game

RiffTrax: The Game

Developer(s)| Wide Right Interactive
Publisher(s)| Wide Right Interactive
Director(s)| Mark Zorn
Producer(s)| Peter Hunter
Designer(s)| Jim Dirschberger
Programmer(s)| Mark Zorn
Artist(s)|

* Bridget Nelson
* Michael Nelson
* Kevin Murphy
* Bill Corbett

Writer(s)|

* Michael Nelson
* Kevin Murphy
* Bill Corbett
* Conor Lastowka

Composer(s)| Kevin Murphy
Platform(s)|

* macOS
* Microsoft Windows
* Nintendo Switch
* PlayStation 4
* Xbox One

Release| May 5, 2022
Genre(s)| Party
Mode(s)| Multiplayer

RiffTrax: The Game is a 2022 multiplayer party game developed and published by Wide Right Interactive.[1] A follow up to Wide Right's What the Dub?, the game is based on and features the cast members of RiffTrax, an online comedy group whose performers make commentary over bad movies and public domain shorts, inspired by the television show Mystery Science Theater 3000.

## Gameplay[edit]

Gameplay consists of players writing their own lines of dialogue or riffs (jokes) for movie clips from the RiffTrax library; players can also choose from a selection of riffs written and voiced by the Rifftrax team. After the riff is played back (with players' original riffs rendered using text-to-speech), players then choose which riff is the best. Between two to six players can play in a game, each randomly represented by a silhouette of an infamous character from the Rifftrax library such as Torgo, Mr. B Natural, Coily the Spring Sprite, The Guy from Harlem or Ice Cream Bunny, and up to twelve audience members can watch and vote on the riffs per game.[2]

## Release[edit]

RiffTrax: The Game was released on May 5, 2022, for macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[3]

## Reception[edit]

Reception

Aggregate scoreAggregator| Score

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Metacritic| (PC) 74/100[4]
(PS4) 79/100[5]
(XONE) 71/100[6]
Review scoresPublication| Score

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GameSpot| 7/10[7]
Shacknews| 8/10[9]
VentureBeat| [8]

RiffTrax: The Game received "mixed or average" reviews for the Microsoft Windows and Xbox One edition while "generally favorable" reviews were reserved for the PlayStation 4 version, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[4][5][6]

The Verge and VentureBeat praised the game,[10] the latter stating that they found it addictive.[11] GameSpot and Ars Technica were more neutral. GameSpot noted that it was not as fun to play alone while Ars Technica wrote that it was "As fun and competent as a $10 party game needs to be. If you like MST3K or Rifftrax, then buy."[12][13]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Musgrave, Shaun (May 5, 2022). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: 'Citizen Sleeper', 'Rifftrax: The Game', and Today's Other New Releases and Sales". Touch Arcade. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
2. ^ Sheehan, Gavin (March 15, 2022). "RiffTrax: The Game Is Being Released On PC & Consoles This May". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
3. ^ "RiffTrax: The Game - Launch Trailer", IGN, retrieved May 5, 2022
4. ^ a b "RiffTrax: The Game for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
5. ^ a b "RiffTrax: The Game for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
6. ^ a b "RiffTrax: The Game for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
7. ^ Elfring, Mat (May 5, 2022). "RiffTrax: The Game Review - Dumb Jokes Reign Supreme". GameSpot. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
8. ^ Grubb, Jeff (May 5, 2022). "RiffTrax: The Game review: Easily worth the price of admission". May 16, 2022. VentureBeat.
9. ^ Burke, Greg (May 9, 2022). "Rifftrax: The Game review: Insert Riff Here". Shacknews. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
10. ^ Faulkner, Cameron (March 15, 2022). "RiffTrax: The Game tasks you with rewriting the worst B-movie scenes". The Verge. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
11. ^ Grubb, Jeff (May 5, 2022). "RiffTrax: The Game review: Easily worth the price of admission". VentureBeat. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
12. ^ Elfring, Mat (May 5, 2022). "RiffTrax: The Game Review - Dumb Jokes Reign Supreme". GameSpot. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
13. ^ Machkovech, Sam (May 7, 2022). "Rifftrax: The Game serves the fun, will make you crow in laughter". Ars Technica. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Mystery Science Theater 3000

Media|

* Episodes
* Home video
* Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
* Flash animation series
* Clowns in the Sky

Characters|

| Satellite of Love crew|

* Joel Robinson
* Mike Nelson
* Jonah Heston
* Crow T. Robot
* Tom Servo
* GPC
* Cambot

|

"The Mads"|

* Dr. Clayton Forrester
* Dr. Laurence Erhardt
* TV's Frank
* Pearl Forrester
* Professor Bobo
* Observer

Related|

* Best Brains
* RiffTrax
* List
* Game
* The Film Crew
* Cinematic Titanic
* Incognito Cinema Warriors XP
* List
* Darkstar: The Interactive Movie
* The Adventures of Edward the Less
* Timmy Big Hands
* What the Dub?
* What's Up, Tiger Lily?
* It Came From Hollywood
* Leonard Maltin

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