Uno: A single great experience.

   Taking a break from long adventures of saving the world with friends and family, you'd want to just sit back, relax, and play some cards with the homies. In this instance, Uno is the game for you.

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    Uno, the iconic Mattel card game, developed by Ubisoft (Rayman, Assassin's Creed, Rabbids, Splinter Cell) is the perfect example of how to adapt an iconic card game to the digital realm. It’s easy to pick up, but impossible to master due to the sheer luck of the draw, but that’s what makes games like this fun, especially with friends.
   
As we start to play Uno, you expect to jump in with friends immediately, and the online multiplayer here is well done. And you don't even need to limit yourself to only playing on Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam to play together because all 4 can connect to this game. If you got the game downloaded, then you're good to go. You with 3 others can play with a multitude of different house rules, including making certain cards have certain effects. For example, 7’s can have you swap with another player, or 0’s just rotate hands around. Despite which of these rules you mix and match with, you're sure to have some fun with the friends on these systems. The only issue I had was sometimes some connection issues made it not fun, but those were few and far between.

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    Even with all this stuff showcased through gameplay, you can even change how certain things sound, how things look, and how things even feel with custom stages, music, voices, and even cards. Some are exclusive to the game, while others are shown off as crossover stuff from other Ubisoft properties. Some are these are paid DLC, unfortunately. But despite this, there is an actual ton of content that's in the game that makes for a unique card experience. 

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    The sound design and the music here make it feel like it’s a true party game, and the card noises feel accurate, no matter if it's slow or fast. What's best about all this is the designs of the cards and the backgrounds; you can swap the sounds out for whatever you want them to be. Whether they're Uno originals or Ubisoft-themed sounds that are a little shameless to promote, but fun nonetheless.

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    Overall, if you have roughly 10 bucks to burn and want to play and maybe lose friends, then you should pick up Uno, especially if you’re the owner of the oldest Xbox known to man. I would rate this game an 8.75 out of 10. It’s great for playing with friends and randos online in this classic experience, but it’s not too great when you lose these friends, and the online isint exactly the best.