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Trivial Pursuit

This is the 2009 video game incarnation of Horn Abbot International Ltd's classic board game, Trivial Pursuit. The game involves answering questions on one of six subject categories to gain moves, and…

10 March 2009

Trivial Pursuit is a card & board game developed by EA Bright Light, released 10 March 2009 on PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.

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What Trivial Pursuit is

Trivial Pursuit is a card & board game game developed by EA Bright Light and released in 2009. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and Windows Phone.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This is the 2009 video game incarnation of Horn Abbot International Ltd's classic board game, Trivial Pursuit. The game involves answering questions on one of six subject categories to gain moves, and answering questions on special squares to gain one of the six 'Wedges' you need to gain the right to take on the final winning question. Questions are aimed at British players - many entertainment questions are based on British TV, and sport questions relate to popular British sports.
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How it plays

Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Trivial Pursuit series

Trivial Pursuit is the third of 6 entries we hold in the Trivial Pursuit series. It arrived 5 years after Trivial Pursuit: Unhinged. The next entry was Trivial Pursuit: Bet You Know It in 2011.

See all 6 Trivial Pursuit games in release order →

What it launched against

Trivial Pursuit launched on 10 March 2009, within three weeks of Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, Killzone 2 and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, Killzone 2, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

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When did Trivial Pursuit come out?
Trivial Pursuit was released on 10 March 2009 for PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and Windows Phone.

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