Activision, Inc., in conjunction with Disney-ABC Television Group's ABC Entertainment and BBC Worldwide, announced today that "Dancing with the Stars" for WiiTM and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system is available in retail stores nationwide. A limited edition party-bundle containing a "Dancing with the Stars" dance pad along with the PlayStation®2 game will release on November 13th.
This is an adequate movement game, but it isn't spectacular. The animations look somewhat like the performers, but it would have been better to watch actual footage from the show. The voice talent is of the show's actual judges, but their comments are abbreviated and repetitive. The Wii controls work, but at times, it seems as though you did the motion at the right time but got no credit for it. Also, this game works better with a wireless Nunchuk so that cords don't get in the way.
The multiplayer mode is a plus, allowing you to take on a friend or family member in a dance-off on the same screen. And the game will get you up and moving. The DS game of the same name provides a deeper game experience but its close-up character graphics are atrocious.
by Greg Miller:
With Wiis installed in the living rooms of grandmothers, aunts and other casual gamers across the nation, it makes sense that the trends sweeping primetime television would bleed over into the world of the non-Xbox Live sect of gaming.
Such is the case with Dancing With The Stars.
Game Informer have just sent out their newest edition to American stores nationwide and this months' review scores can be found below. Super Mario Galaxy receives the game of the month award, while Rock Band also impresses. Time Crisis 4, Soul Caliber: Legends and Jenga were this months' worst games.
Rock Band (PS3/Xbox 360/PS2, EA): 9,25 / 9,25
F.E.A.R. Files (Xbox 360, Sierra): 6,5 / 7
Beowulf (PS3/Xbox 360, Ubisoft): 5,75 / 5
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PS3/Xbox 360, Eidos): 7 / 7,25
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command (NDS, THQ): 8 / 8,5
MX vs. ATV Untamed (Xbox 360/PS3, THQ): 8 / 8,25
Scene It? (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 8,5 / 7
Viva Pinata: Party Animals (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 5,5
Bee Movie (Xbox 360/PS2/Wii/NDS, Activision): 6,5
Time Crisis 4 (PS3, Namco Bandai): 4,25 / 4,5
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo): 9,75 / 9,75 **Game of the Month**
Smarty Pants (Wii, EA): 7,5 / 6
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii, Ubisoft): 7,75 / 8
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Wii, Capcom): 8,25 / 8
Soul Calibur Legends (Wii, Namco Bandai): 4 / 4
Ghost Squad (Wii, Sega): 7 / 6,5
Battalion Wars 2 (Wii, Nintendo): 7,25 / 7,25
Endless Ocean (Wii, Nintendo): 6
Trauma Center: New Blood (Wii, Atlus): 7,5
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Wii, EA): 6,75
Dancing With the Stars (Wii/PS2, Actgivision): 5,25
Jenga (Wii, Atari): 2
It's amazing how they keep recycling Mario and the public just keeps on eating it. Talk about staying power and it's a kids game.
there have only been 8 main mario games more then some and less then others. Hardly milking
I don't think Mario Galaxy is as much for kids as it is kid-friendly. I remember being a teenager and being attracted to games that contain violence or speed but I'm now in my mid 20s and Mario Galaxy is definitely one of my favorite games right now. As a bonus, my kids would be able to play it if I had any.
You must be really young to call mario a kid's game. Those of us who grew up with the series on nes and snes know how timeless/ageless the series is.
Only an immature child would write off Mario games as recycled kiddie games. I'm guessing a game has to have cursing, vulgarity, blood, and gore to be adult huh?
lol at Jenga's 2/10. I don't remember GI giving such a low score in a long time. Nintendo should really stop letting some publishers dumping their worst on Wii. Anubis 2, Balls of Fury, Those 2 games IGN reviewed yesterday and now Jenga.
True but PS2 did not so many bad games in early it's days. Wii is hardly 1 year old and already has as many 1/10 games as PS2 had in 3-4 years.
I agree that there are many horrible Wii games out there right now, and I think we can safely attribute the slew of early-on bad Wii games to devs trying to make a quick buck on the Wii craze which they had hugely underestimated along w/ the fact that the Wii introduced an unfamiliar control scheme. In addition, the PS2 did not sell as well as the Wii has in its infancy, and as a result did not attract as many developers early-on and did not have as many games in general its 1st year as the Wii has (correct me if I'm wrong).
I'm not so sure that the Wii having a lot of bad games early in its life has any significance, but we will see.
Mario Galaxy was great. A freind of mine who owns a wii and a ps3 says he's addicted to mario galaxy. If I got a wii I'd get soul caliber legends before anything though.
