Joystiq hands-on: Boogie

by Ross Miller { Jul 12th 2007 at 7:55PM }

Electronic Arts' Boogie for Wii is not a very competitive game. You can stop grooving mid-dance to change your avatar's outfit (just with the push of the A button) and receive no penalty. The purpose of Boogie, though, is not to be involved. This game is very clearly targeted for that Wii demographic aged 5 to 95, and almost everything about it seems tailored to that push.

Playing the game involves the flick of the wrist to the beat of the song, which will subsequently cause your character to dance. You can move your dancer around the stage with the control stick, and at any time you can press a button to Strike a Pose, whereby you must maneuver an on-screen arrow (using the nunchuk) into a target. Singing is just what you've seen in other games, and there is a sliding bar to adjust the volume difference between the recorded vocals and your own.

Gallery: Boogie (Wii)

Though we saw some rather easy songs, an EA representative told us that the game's difficulty can get difficult, especially in songs such as MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This."

The music video was described by the EA rep as "Avid for everyone," referring to the popular video production software. There are four cameras you can maneuver and text and special effects you can add, including an option to make it pseudo-3D when you wear those red- and blue-tinted 3D glasses.

In terms of multiplayer, there is a head to head option, but you can also play by passing the control and by having one person sing and the other person use the Wii remote.

Boogie is not a groundbreaking title, but we don't think it was ever intended to be. As a game "for the entire family," so to speak, it'll probably do very well. Boogie is due out August 7 in North America and August 31 in Europe.

Tags: boogie, e3, e307, ea, electronicarts, handson, impressions

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Mike Street @ Jul 12th 2007 8:04PM

a suck ass game like this better be $5.

Nate P @ Jul 12th 2007 8:07PM

You think it's worth $5?

sourpuss @ Jul 12th 2007 8:06PM

PS: did the game actually differentiate waggle / movements? Or could I put the damned controller in a sock in my dryer (no heat option) and have it play itself?

Blue_Falcon @ Jul 12th 2007 8:05PM

I was really looking forward to this game, but between this and the track listing (I get it. It's for 'everyone' but it doesn't make the idea of playing to Britney Spears and Fergie any less appealing) I've basically lost most of my interest in this game.

t_m @ Jul 13th 2007 9:01AM

i don't care about the difficulty.. just the fun.

But the track listing is a bummer.. the main character looks so cool, and the art style is sweet..

I can't imagine him dancing to crap like the track listing... they really need some nice, tarantino styled grooves...

Martez @ Jul 12th 2007 8:06PM

Can you Rickroll your family?

unosturgis @ Jul 12th 2007 8:10PM

They should make Wagglin' To The Oldies! FTW!

Rubang B @ Jul 12th 2007 8:31PM

You guys are missing the point.

The point: "It's Raining men."

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go outside and get absolutely soaking wet.

Nate P @ Jul 12th 2007 8:41PM

You are more right than 8.9 million people!

One bad game = the downfall of any system. It's truth.

Good thing Sony and Microsoft only showed us new games. *rolls eyes*

spikepoint @ Jul 13th 2007 12:04AM

You and I both.

Gavin @ Jul 12th 2007 8:36PM

After hearing the mini-E3 Nintendo annoucements (i.e. telling us about game we already knew about) and seeing stuff like this, I'm super glad that I waggled my way out of buying a Wii.