THQ's All Star Cheer Squad looks to follow Namco Bandai's We Ski/Family Ski as one of the first third party Wii Balance Board-controlled games on the Nintendo Wii. IGN recently caught up with developer Gorilla Games to see how its development was coming along, and it seems like they were pleasantly surprised, even calling it better than DDR's efforts on Wii.
WorthPlaying writes: "All Star Cheer Squad is pretty much what I'd expect Bring It On: The Game to be if it were to be made into a game. Just like the "Bring It On" movie, All Star Cheer Squad puts you in the role of a junior cheerleader on her first day at cheer camp and introduces you to an increasingly bratty group of other cheerleaders who get by on lame insults and challenges to your "spirit." The game plot isn't all that great, but it fits in with the general perception of cheerleading. I'm not trying to say that all of the characters are less than positive, but man, why would anyone put up with this stuff?"
VGGEN writes: "Yipe stripes, this game bites! Anyone expecting some handheld analogue to the entertaining Wii Cheer had best take a step back and reconsider blowing their hard earned dollars on this stinker.
Take note of this first comparison. The closest kin to All Star Cheer Squad? The Bratz games for the DS, or perhaps even Zoey 101. Whoa, there. You heard that right. Still care to read on?"
VGGEN writes: "I think it's safe to say by now that cheerleading sims are not my cup of tea. In fact, the majority of gamers wouldn't give All Star Cheer Squad a second glance as they breeze through the Wii section at their favorite store. However, for its intended audience (namely little girls or even some adults who have always wanted to be cheerleaders) it's actually quite the solid title."
"Even calling it better than DDR's efforts on Wii."
So better than DDR on the Wii, not DDR
Yep, very misleading title.
The developer isn't saying anywhere that it's better than DDR, whoever posted this please learn how to paraphrase or stop trying to create a bash fest. Because there is no way a game geared towards girls will be better than DDR that was a game for everybody. Any who that wasn't what the developer was saying, he's just saying they're pulling the same experience you would get from playing DDR by using the balance board.