Cranium Kabooki is based on the board games with the same name. It has fifteen different puzzles with four different categories. There are four main characters throughout the game: Creative Cat, Data Head, Word Worm, and Star Performer.
Each character requires you to use different skills for each. Creative Cat needs you to draw certain items on the screen, while Data Head needs you to answer trivia questions. Star Performer needs you to act out and perform certain actions with the Wii remote, and Word Worm is more word-oriented, needing you to unscramble or build words to pass.
The game can support up to four different players and uses both the Wii remote and a decoder mask that allows players to see hidden clues on the TV screen without revealing the answers to other players in the room.