In the Price is Right 2010, players will use the Wii-mote in a variety of ways, from using it spin the showcase showdown wheel, pointing at the screen to select prices, or using the up/down/left/right directional pad to lock in each digit of your bid in both contestant’s row and the showcase.

Prizes and items up for bid are highlighted in video taken from actual telecasts, so the items you are bidding on definitely seem realistic.  And the actual pricing games are recreated really well.

There are a couple of ways to play the game.  One sees you play by the rules of a normal telecast, starting in contestant’s row and having six chances to get on stage.  In the other mode, you start in contestant’s row and repeatedly attempt to make your way all the way to the showcase.

The main issue that keeps this game from being family friendly is the fact that the rules that all these games are based around, the prices of items, are concepts that kids don’t really worry about that much.  But heck, maybe you’ll want to use this to teach your kids the value of the dollar these days.

The Price is Right 2010 Edition is a really fun recreation of the game show, which is both its strongest point, and its biggest hurdle to being family friendly.  If you’re a fan of the Price is Right, you’ll love this game.  If you happen to have a kid who loves The Price is Right, then by all means play this together.  But if you and your kids are only casually interested in the show, then the basic premise of The Price is Right prevent this one from being a family friendly favorite.