'Scene it? Lights, Camera, Action' was a great attempt by Microsoft to capture the casual game market that the Wii had sewn up. And it performed well enough in sales that it warranted a sequel.

Based on the board game of the same name, the premise of 'Scene it? Box Office Smash' is simple: up to four players compete in a series of activities to test their knowledge of movies using a game-show styled buzzer.

But how easy is it for non-gamers to get into? A testament of its widespread appeal is my mom: after playing it for the first time, having never touched the Xbox 360 before, she promptly declared that we should keep the game for family gatherings.

'Scene it? Box Office Smash' screams multiplayer, thanks to four controllers (batteries included) that comes with the game; a welcome departure from similar games which encourage you to buy extra controllers and batteries.

The controllers are designed for simplicity: using the standard four face buttons to pick a question and the buzzer knob doubling as a joystick.

There are quite a few types of mini-games to trawl through — from trying to decipher a scrambled picture of a celeb, to solving a cross-word puzzle, 'Scene it?' has enough variety for everyone.

The main draw in the series is the inclusion of video clips and 'Box Office Smash' takes advantage of the dual-layer DVD format of the Xbox 360 by including many as part of the mini-games. With hundreds of clips it ensures that the questions always stay fresh.

'Box Office Smash' doesn't push the console graphically; in fact, it barely nudges the machine's capabilities. Being one of the first games to support the new dashboard update's Wii-styled avatars, 'Scene it?' does have that extra layer of customisability. The movie clips themselves vary in quality, though this is by no means as a result of bad programming or low bitrates. It's due to the wide variety of both old and new films.

As with many quiz games 'Box Office Smash' has more than its fair share of obscure questions. Be it due to a lack of film knowledge or my poor memory, all too often I found myself going "huh?" when presented with a challenging question. Factual errors arise every now and then too.

'Box Office Smash' shares many of the same weaknesses as traditional board games, the most glaring of which is that eventually there will be repetition in the questions asked and the clips shown. However, this only presents itself after long hours of play.

The series is not meant for hardcore gamers and, much like various Wii games, lacks the depth of core games on the console. However, this is one title that wears its heart on its sleeve, not minding the grumbles from hardcore gamers.

'Scene it? Box Office Smash' is meant to be a party game, but don't be surprised if it gathers dust when the party is over.

7.3/10

Buy this game: Xbox 360