Boogie

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Montreal
Genre: Music
Release Date: August 7, 2007
Platforms: Playstation 2, Nintendo DS, Wii

Reviewer: Eric

What do you get when you add dancing and karaoke? Simple you get Boogie, a game that combines dancing and singing. If you enjoy singing Britney Spears songs and moving your arms like a bird then Boogie should be in your Wii collection, along with all those other mini games that cost too much. If you want to hear why I won't be adding this into my collection any time soon then continue to read, you will thank me since this game will set you back $59.99.

When you first put on this game, after you hook up the microphone (connects to the back of your Wii), you get to pick which Boogie character you'd like to use. Funny, the game says you get to make your own character, picking one of these pre-made characters doesn't seem like I'm making my own character. Oh wait I get to put on different outfits on my character, super sweet. Now it really does feel like I made my own character. Do you sense the sarcasm in my words?

After you are done with this you go through a tutorial. Learn how to dance, make videos/edit your routine, and how to sing. All of this is made out to be fun and easy, but it isn't. It took me at most five minutes to get through this tutorial, I felt I knew everything about this game. It also seemed fun, Boogie was almost ready to be purchased. When I first went to play the story mode it all came crashing down like a ton of bricks.

Let's first start off with dancing. To me, dancing is moving around and having a good time. In Boogie, although you can move around, your arms have to flail around like a freaking jackass just to beat one stage in this game. There is no point to move your feet in this game, hence why it really isn't dancing too much. Dancing is when you move your feet, I'm moving my arms. My character though is moving/dancing. Move the Wii Mote up, down, left, or right, it doesn't matter. All you have to know is if you keep doing the same dance move too much in a row you'll gain no points at all.

There is another thing you need to know about dancing. In the stages/chapters there will be little guys that throw out coins, multipliers, and so forth. You need to use the D Pad and grab these items, but when you do that stops your multiplier you are already earning from your current dance moves. Does this game not want you to win? Yes it does and here is how you win. If you try to play the game like you're suppose to you'll get pissed, I had my Wii Mote hit the wall three times when I played this game like a normal person. If you want to earn all those outfits then turn the volume off of your television and listen to your Wii Mote. These little noises that come from the Wii Mote (make sure the Wii Mote's volume is turned up) let you know when you dance to keep the beat. If you move when your hear this sound you'll gain a ton of points. This pretty much ruins the entire game, but it's going to get better with the karaoke.

This is the worst karaoke simulator ever! In the tutorial singing was pretty cool, I did so well. When I played my first singing song, one of the Britney Spear's songs, I did horrible. I know I'm not the best singer, but I was doing real bad. This thing is so damn sensitive, it's not even funny. In order to get any where in the story mode I had to cheat again, which isn't cheating really since I didn't put in a code. All you need to do is take one of your fingers and tap the microphone. Its that easy folks, just tap away. At first you won't do too well, but after the first try you'll get the hang of it. When I figured out the tapping in this game I was earning all the best scores in these songs, something in which should take time.

Final Verdict
Boogie is a huge let down. When I found out this game had a karaoke mode in it too I thought that was awesome, so I gave it a try. Singing in this game is horrible, even the best of singers will have a hard time at this game. Oh and dancing this will definetly make you look like a retard. People that don't have a Wii tend to joke how you have to wave your arms like a jackass for every game. They would be right for this game, but if you turn the volume done and listen to your Wii Mote you will be a pro. If you play this game you'll be doing this tricks if you want to earn all the outfits and extra songs. Playing this game like you normal person will only anger you, I'm still surprise my one Wii Mote is still functioning.

Rating
2.05 out of 10

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