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Dancing with the Stars: We Dance (Wii)
- Nintendo Wii
- Price: $39.99
- Genre: Music
Common Sense Media says
Passable motion game on the Wii; best for fans of the show.
Parents say
Kids say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is a game based on the TV reality dance show Dancing with the Stars.
It features 10 dance couples from the previous seasons but not the current eighth
season contestants. The game is rated E+10 for some song lyrics that contain
sexual innuendo.
What's it about?
If the battle of the
ballroom show Dancing with the Stars tickles your fancy, then this
Wii game might be of interest to you. In DANCING WITH THE STARS: WE DANCE!, you
shepherd a pair of dancers through their ballroom paces in hope of winning the
coveted Mirror Ball Trophy. This is a movement game where you swing the Wii
remote and Nunchuk to try to match arrows that cascade down the screen. There
are 10 dance pairs including Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough, Drew Lachey
and Cheryl Burke, and Mel B and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. These pairs are shown dancing in
animation but not in real video footage from the TV show. The game
includes contestants from the first seven seasons.
While your selected
couple dances on the screen, you use both the Wii remote and the Nunchuk to
match arrows that float down the side of the screen. When an arrow enters the
target zone on the screen, you try to do the request motion, including
gesturing in a specific direction, shaking the controls, or even twisting back
and forth. At first there are only two dance couples to choose from, but you
can unlock one more each time you play through a season of competition. The
game can be played on two levels of difficulty.
Is it any good?
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.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about why they wanted to play this game? Are you a fan of the TV show or do you
simply like games based on dance? Do you think this game caught the flavor of
the show? Who is your favorite contestant and why?
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Kid, 12 years old
March 21, 2009
AGE
i love ihate i lost 6 moth watching it!
it good
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| Platforms: | Nintendo Wii |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | Music |
| Developer: | Activision Value Publishing |
| Release date: | October 23, 2008 |
| Price: | $39.99 |
| ESRB rating: | E10+ for Lyrics |
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