This is
one of the most innovative and fun games I have played. I mean, it's
just good is all. It's sort of like Parrapa the Rapper, in that there
are sequences of moves that you have to do. The difference is that
it's dancing instead of rapping, and there are a lot more complex manuevars.
The games
works like this. A set of direction keys appears on the screen.
You have to push those directions within the first three beats. On
the fourth beat, you have to press either the O or X key. The more
moves you do in a row, the more points you get. You win in a sort
of arbitrary manner. Whoever the camera is more on is winning.
If the camera is totally on you, you are frickin killing the other guy.
There are also solo routines, where it is just your turn to dance.
You don't
neccessarily have to follow the button combos given on the screen.
You can mix and match to a certain degree, to make your moves more complex,
and to get a higher score. This takes remembering of the combos,
and knowledge of when certain combos can and can't be used. You can
also attack your opponent with the Triangle button (twice a round), but
they can dodge it with the Square button.
The characters
are really fun. There are the main characters, and four bonus characters.
My favorites are Shorty - the girl with the kinda girly style dancing,
Hiro - the Disco Guy, and Heat - the breaking, popping guy. There
are actually a few breaker, poppers, as that provides the most enjoyable
visual sensation. Of the bonus characters, Capoeira - the aliens
are decent. Columbo is Shorty's mouse is fun to use, but his moves
are the same as Shorty. Burger Dog (I like to call him Dinner Dog
because of the Itchy & Scratchy friend of the same name) is alright,
although he only has little stick legs and arms, which really limits the
amount of stuff he can do. His moves are the same as Hamm, but his
puny limbs just can't do the job. And finally, there is Robo-Z -the
robot (duh) and the boss of the game.
The best
thing about this game is the music. After playing this game, I could
only think of this music. Capoeira's music is good, Shorty's music
is good, Kitty-N's music is good, Hiro's music is good (albeit biting "Staying
Alive." But he's a disco guy, what do you expect?), and Hamm's music
is very, very, very, very, very, very good.
Finally,
the dance moves are fun to watch. My friend got this game simply
so he could learn Heat's moves.
This
is a high quality game.