The Video Games

It was a hilarious show based off a very clever idea. It was fun, engaging and the actors all committed to their characters extremely well. You can tell they all had a lot of fun up on the stage and their fun translated into a great show to watch... full review

SO MUCH FUN. Seriously it's an easy hour and a half to sit through. If you haven't seen it before or maybe haven't seen it since last Fringe, go again. Quick Audience Tip: Don't be afraid to tweet your heart out during the show and yell for the characters!!! This is so clearly meant to be interactive with the audience. Cheer and boo people! ... full review

FUN show especially if you are into video games. VERY interactive and lots of laughs... full review

Did you ever think you could have a conversation with Donkey Kong? What about Mario? Or Samus (from Metroid)? Well, in The Video Games, you can! The Video Games is a play off of “The Hunger Games”, but using video game characters. You’ll see (and meet) characters from Mortal Kombat, Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider, Halo, and more. They all try to get you to vote for them (via Twitter hashtags) for them to survive and earn the ultimate title of “Player One”. This brings a fun and “replayable” aspect to the show since no show will end the same. (I heard people in back of me say that the last time they went, Scorpion won). If you aren’t a gamer, you can still recognize some characters (right Russell?). There are some nerdy deep cuts that peopl... full review

This new rebooted version of this show is FANTASTIC. The costumes, the new actors, some new dialogue, and the new staging is all great. Really cleaned up the show. I've seen this show many times and it has always been diffferent and always a very enjoyable time. MB Stage never ceases to amaze me.... full review

Your favorite video game characters play to the death in this Hunger Games parody. ... full review

I LOVED it. So well written, so well performed, and I loved all the audience interaction. Although I didn't get all the references, I knew that all the jokes written into the script were done so purposefully and tactfully and it made for a very enjoyable show. I also loved how much we, as an audience, could participate. We could determine the outcome of the show!! So cool. I'm not a video gamer and I still loved this show. ... full review

The idea behind The Video Games was really brilliant and the execution of it, using the audience interaction to vote on the outcome, created a great atmosphere of fun and creativity. The four hosts were excellent, especially Amber Lawson, in their animated performance and they really livened the stage. The background pianist creating the ambient music was great but I felt the constant playing of it competed with a lot of the dialogue and I couldn't hear some of the punch lines. As a fight choreographer, I have to applaud the effort of the entire cast for the work they put in having to study every fight. This was necessary, especially since the outcome could change on any given night. Kudos to everyone on that. Although some fights we... full review