Joystiq hands-on: Boogie

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.










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?
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...
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?
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.
Nate P @ Jul 12th 2007 8:43PM
Meh that was supposed to be a reply for Gavin ;)
Gavin @ Jul 12th 2007 8:57PM
Congrats for failing on the internets.
Nate P @ Jul 12th 2007 9:07PM
So do I get anything?
waves @ Jul 12th 2007 9:21PM
You got your to have your witty comeback appear above his witty Wii-bash.
ELUNO @ Jul 12th 2007 9:15PM
OMG, how about you give us an actual hands-on? You never mentioned how it played or if it was good or not!
You only gave us some info we already had!
Vince @ Jul 12th 2007 9:56PM
I'm with Rubang. I was already psyched about this game, but "It's Raining Men" pushed it to a new level of want.
Markusdragon @ Jul 12th 2007 10:18PM
God bless mother nature,
she's a single woman too....
Oh, uh, sorry, me? No, I don't like that song, no, honest.
zwarrior @ Jul 12th 2007 11:59PM
"...targeted for that Wii demographic aged 5 to 95"
Don't you mean 'and' instead of 'to'
Burned!
Almack64 @ Jul 13th 2007 12:15PM
I love when people TRY to make witty jokes and comebacks and get "burned" by their own lameness.
But uh thanks for playing.
J.G.F. @ Jul 14th 2007 1:10AM
Rubang WTW!!!