Today's least surprising video: Boogie on the DS
by Scott Jon Siegel 
{ Sep 7th 2007 at 12:01AM }
When we first heard about Boogie grooving its way to the DS, the expectations were not particularly high. And as the video above demonstrates, the little portable port meets these expectations quite nicely.
Gone from the game is any hint of a karaoke portion (which might be a good thing, given the quality of the DS's tiny mic). Instead, Boogie DS seems to be purely about a series of weaksauce rhythm mini games. Tap the tambourine! Strum the guitar! Step to the beat! It's every great music series mashed up in a mediocre milkshake. Of course, we'll hold off from making any strong assumptions until we can actually play the thing. In the meantime, anyone else care to judge the book by its cover?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andy Witmyer @ Sep 7th 2007 12:16AM
Sure, I'll judge a book by its cover. And I can safely say that this, my friends, is one "book" I that won't be "reading" any time soon.
Silent Xenocide @ Sep 7th 2007 12:28AM
Wow I can honestly say I am eagerly awaiting this game.
NukeAssault @ Sep 7th 2007 12:32AM
I think i just threw up alittle. Wait... yeah i did.
cole @ Sep 7th 2007 12:35AM
Give me EBA2 please!
Word of the street. @ Sep 7th 2007 12:47AM
EBA2 Its on its way :D
cole @ Sep 7th 2007 1:56AM
I just want to know what song they are going to replace the increasingly awesome Jumping Jack Flash with? Its going to be hard to top the greatness of that. I haven't played EBA in a long time, but every time that song come on the iPod at work, all I want to do is start tapping some circles.
Hopefully the sequel has an even better sound track, maybe some Queen?
phattie @ Sep 7th 2007 12:35AM
Looks like another million unit seller for DS.
3cubed minus 3squared plus1 @ Sep 7th 2007 12:43AM
Did the Wii version do bad in sales, or has this been planned for a while now?
Maybe both..
Word of the street. @ Sep 7th 2007 12:46AM
It has "Elite Beat Agents Rip off" all over it and it looks awfuly repetitive.
3cubed minus 3squared plus1 @ Sep 7th 2007 12:49AM
Your sister is awfully repetitive.
Thats why I let her go 'O' :P
Word of the street. @ Sep 7th 2007 1:21AM
3cubed minus 3squared plus1: Yo mama so stupid she hears it's chilly outside so she gets a bowl
Word of the street. @ Sep 7th 2007 1:28AM
Ok I'm aware that reply didn't make sense whatsoever is like 1 AM here so Copy and paste FTW.
If you want continue Yo mama jokes,I don't care I have to sleep Buona Notte a tutto escludde a 3cubed minus 3squared plus1 perché.
elmersglue @ Sep 7th 2007 12:54AM
Looks boring as hell
Rubang B @ Sep 7th 2007 2:23AM
No. I do not judge books by their covers. It should also be noted that I do not judge looks by their lovers.
Ken Seang @ Sep 7th 2007 3:03AM
Why can't this game die already...
It looks boring, I would rather have a EBA clone.
t_m @ Sep 7th 2007 9:08AM
Looks interesting to me... though i'm not sure why they have the guitar strummer bit on the left.. surely it should be on the right for most righties??
BTW, Rhythm Tengoku is the best portable rhythm game ever.
Meowzers @ Sep 7th 2007 2:28PM
I am NOT falling for Boogie again. I bought it for the Wii and was hugely disappointed. Give me a real musical game, not a bunch of supposed hit songs with crappy voice effects.