Gamemaker Hasbro has updated its formerly fabulous murder
mystery game Clue. While hoping to making Clue hipper to a new generation raised on
celebrity worship and faster-acting weapons, Hasbro has succeeded in making the purists amongst us bemoan our lost childhoods. (Colonel Mustard, you'll never change in my eyes!)
The new crime scene is a party for the rich and famous, held
at a mansion including such modern luxuries as a spa and theatre. (Maybe that,
curious Jezebel writer, explains the reason for the woman with a disconcerting
resemblance to Catherine Zeta-Jones on the box.)
The deliciously sinister lead pipe has been replaced with a preppy trophy,
while the old school revolver is now a sleek pistol. And remember the refreshingly
nerdy Professor Plum? He is now a dot.com billionaire. Colonel Mustard is now a football star.
Worst of all, Miss Scarlet has been given a sexy first name:
Cassandra. The old Miss Scarlet may have been a vixen, but we had to imagine her that way.
Hasbro, it's not just the game you're messing with; you’re putting me through changes as well.
Photo: NPR
