We love games in our household! Whether they’re played around the kitchen table, on the computer, or on a smart phone – there are many ways to enjoy them, and The Game of Life is one I’ve love since I was a kid! With the pink and blue pegs in the cars, getting filled with a spouse and kids as you make your way around the spaces of life milestones, the game in it’s original style is in our game cabinet. It’s something we’ve loved so much we all have the game on our iToys!
Hasbro is excited to introduce zAPPed Gaming, which combines the fun of traditional face-to-face game play with the increased functionality of digital gaming for a brand new, innovative experience, with the integration of an iPad. 
Simply cue up The Game Of Life zAPPed app on the iPad, place the iPad on the zAPPed game board, and watch as the technology of the app and the game pieces bring the game to life.
Players can create and upgrade their own Peg Person (hair, clothing) and spin The Game of Life virtual spinner.
When landing on a zAPPed space on the game board in their brightly colored car, players may unlock special features such as mini games, comical animations or a hilarious clip from “America’s Funniest Videos.”
Our take: Overall, it’s completely fun, the graphics are bright and colorful, the videos add a neat extra element, plus everyone is excited to see what’s next when you scroll the screen. With new updated and modern job choices, choices of twins (2 girls, 2 boys, or one of each) and choices of wedding styles, it really makes the game personal on a new level. Pegs get accessories as they hit milestones (formally LIFE tiles in the old game) and change jobs, plus you can play games to earn more money beyond your salary when landing on a payday! Little things like the screen-flipper on the iPad makes not having to move the tablet each turn! So happy big sister, let us borrow her iPad to check out the game, now we can’t stop using it. Bonus that the app is FREE right now, so there’s no added cost to the board game! It’s really a great game, mix of old and new and is fun for the whole family.
The Game of Life zAPPed Edition is currently available on Amazon.com and ToysRUs.com for $24.99 and in Toys “R” Us stores nationwide as of March 1. The accompanying app is available as a free download in the App Store.
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We were sent product for honest review, all opinions are our own.
I love The Game of Life! My son has been playing one on his iPhone, not sure if it’s the same as this one though!