Austin Powers: Operation Trivia is a lot of fun to play, even if you're not a fan of either of the Austin Powers films. It is a basic trivia quiz game, but it features enough questions to keep the replay value high, as long as you have some knowledge of popular culture from the '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s.If Austin and his diabolic counter-part Dr. Evil annoy you, though, you may want to steer clear of this game, as it's simply steeped in the look and feel of the movies. A voice actor portrays both characters, and he does a pretty good job, although there are a few spots where his imitation falls flat. The very first question decides whether you'll play with Austin Powers or Dr. Evil. A sample: "What is your idea of a romantic evening?" Answering "Burt Bacharach on the hi-fi--me on you, baby" puts you with Austin while answering "To hold the world hostage with someone I really care about" will cause you to wind up with Evil. This is also a great example of the kind of humor which runs through this game. Even if you haven't seen the films, you've probably heard "Oh behave!" or "shagadelic."
The look of the game is straight from the '60s, complete with plenty of primary colors, multi-colored flowers, and the kind of curvy writing which used to grace Grateful Dead concert posters. Each question has a segue which usually contains silhouettes of girls in mini-skirts and go-go boots dancing and a swirl of colors reminiscent of a lava lamp. You progress through a series of ten questions, each one of four types, from straight question and answer to deciding which items belong in your category and which belong in your opponent's (I did really well in "Brady Bunch versus Gilligan's Island plots" but bombed in "Clint Eastwood movies versus condom brands").
My first time through the game I did pretty badly, but the second time I won (if you play the one-player version you have to win more than a certain amount of money that your counterpart won earlier while answering the same questions; you can also play against each other or in teams), so the mix of questions is hard enough that you won't get all of them right but easy enough that you won't feel like you're watching Jeopardy. My only complaint in this department is that there are too many questions taken directly from the Austin Powers films, and they're usually the kind that you would only know if you were a big fan of them. Don't penalize those of us who haven't seen them twenty times each.
Overall, if you enjoy games of this type and aren't annoyed by Austin Powers, you'll have a lot of fun with this one, especially if you play it at a party with friends. It's not as much fun playing it solo.
Plenty of fun '60s-inspired graphics.
Sound
Good overall, but it was too low on my machine, and the voice actor didn't always sound like Austin Powers and Dr. Evil.
Enjoyment
Lots of fun, especially if you like the movies, but I can see this going over really well at a party.
Replay Value
The format is always the same, so I can't see this as a game that you'll want to play over andover again.
Documentation
Adequate.
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