The computer game of the Weakest Link has been unveiled, giving millions a long-awaited chance to vote off friends and family members.

Host Anne Robinson launched the electronic version of the hit BBC quiz show in Santa Monica, California.

Available for PC CD-ROM and Playstation consoles and produced by entertainment company Activision with BBC Multimedia, the game is predicted to be a big Christmas seller on both sides of the Atlantic.

The game features the catchprase "You are the Weakest Link...Goodbye" along with the "Walk of Shame" and other trademark features of the programme.

Captivated

Ms Robinson said: "I thought about the possibility of turning the Weakest Link into a computer game when I played the game at home around the kitchen table with the family.

"The beauty of this game is that there are more than 100,000 questions to be answered as opposed to a meagre 1,000 contained in other games I could mention."

Since its debut on NBC in the US the cult quiz show has captivated American audiences, after a successful start in the UK

Manufacturers are hoping the game will follow the success of last year's rival game show spin-off "Who Wants to be a Millionaire", which sold more than one million copies in the UK alone.