If somebody were to ask me about my favorite games from the last generation of consoles, I would inevitably bring up the Xbox Live Arcade classic UNO. Released in 2006, it quickly became a staple amongst my friends, and I spent several school nights staying up way too late while playing cards. Due to the prevalence of voice chat on the Xbox 360, I often found myself meeting a lot of wonderful characters online that I’d talk to or flirt with (you run into a lot of soccer moms while playing UNO).
These late night play sessions eventually stopped happening as time passed the Xbox 360 by, and I moved onto other games. While I now typically play Rocket League with friends, there is still a part of me that longs for having something easy to play while just chatting and meeting random people. Thankfully, it seems like Ubisoft noticed that I, a lapsed fan, not only wanted a new UNO, but that I needed it, and have put out a new version of Mattel’s card game on consoles. Ubisoft Chengdu has crafted a faithful digital reproduction of UNO, and anyone who has played the card game in real life will be familiar with the rules. Four players draw seven cards, and then must try to discard them until they have no cards left. To do so, the cards must be either the same color or number as the previously discarded card. It’s all very simple (and there’s an excellent tutorial that goes through it), so I was quickly ready to jump into online matches after not havi...