Boogie (video game)
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Boogie is a music video game
developed by Electronic Arts
for the Wii
, PlayStation 2
and Nintendo DS
. Being touted as a party-game, it enables players to create their character, then use the Wii Remote
and a microphone to sing and dance through it. Each song within the game can be performed either as a karaoke
or as a dancing
game. The game is based around an alien
theme. It was one of the first games released in Brazil for the Wii. Although anticipation was high for the game, it received negative reviews.
The game was followed by a sequel, Boogie Superstar
, in 2008.
and Karaoke Revolution
. The game comes packaged with a USB
microphone
. To score, the player must sing in time and in tune with the lyrics as they scroll at the bottom of the screen, with a musical staff to indicate the correct pitch and where the player's current pitch is. Rather than using phonetic
detection, the game bases the score on how well the player matches the rhythm and pitch.
The dancing portion uses the Wii Remote
and optionally the Nunchuk attachment. As the song plays, the player must move the remote left, right, down or up in time with the beat of the song to earn points. Like EA's SSX
games, repeating the same movements will reduce the player's score, so the player must continually string together different orders of movements, as well as changing the dancing style. A "boogie meter" fills with successful dance steps and strings of dance steps. While filled, the player can attempt a special dance move by holding down a button on the remote and then following the exact order of steps (4 to 6 steps long) that comes up. Successful execution of these steps in order and in time with the music will perform that move, while failure will detract some of the boogie meter. The player can move about the dance floor, picking up tokens, score multipliers, and boogie meter boosts when they appear. If the Nunchuk is used, the player will be given special solo sections where they can control the character's facial expression while a phrase of music goes by. Additionally, the user can enter a "Strike a Pose" mode, requiring them to tilt the Nunchunk to have the on-screen character point at an ever-decreasing set of targets for additional points. While the player can also use the basic dancing controls in karaoke mode, these do not affect the score there.
During the story mode, covering five chapters for each of the five characters in the game, the player can only advance after achieving a minimum score on the game. In regular play mode, their score is rated against pre-set scores for performances, and are rewarded with tokens for how good the performance was. Tokens can be used in the in-game store to unlock additional songs, stages, and outfits for character customization.
Players have the ability to create music videos of regular performances, which can include switching camera positions and adding screen effects.
Boogie features competitive and co-operative local multiplayer modes.
on July 10, 2007 that there will be 39 confirmed songs. All songs are cover
s of the original tracks.
, who gave it an 81% and a 4 out of 5 respectively, Boogie received negative reviews. 1UP.com gave Boogie a 3 out of 10, saying it was fun for only 20 minutes and criticizing the shallow gameplay. Gamespot rewarded Boogie 5.5 out of 10, citing that the karaoke does not work right (e.g. If you make any wrong noise it would give you full points) and that the single player mode was "flat-out lame". IGN awarded Boogie with a 4.5 out of 10, complaining about overly simplified controls and the whole control system in general. Nevertheless, IGN also stated that they would like to see a sequel with a much more solid gameplay since Boogie had potential. The Nintendo Power
magazine awarded this game a 5.5 out of 10, saying that the game's difficulty was much too easy. They gave the DS though a 7.0 saying it was more difficult. X-Play
gave Boogie a 1 out of 5 because it "lacks a challenge" and that the metronomes from both the Wii Remote and the TV speakers were out of sync, and they didn't know which metronome beat they were supposed to follow.
Boogie currently holds a 57.9% ranking on Gamerankings.
Music video game
A music video game, also commonly known as a music game, is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player's interactions with a musical score or individual songs...
developed by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
and Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
. Being touted as a party-game, it enables players to create their character, then use the Wii Remote
Wii Remote
The , also known as the Wiimote, is the primary controller for Nintendo's Wii console. A main feature of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via gesture recognition and pointing through the use of accelerometer and...
and a microphone to sing and dance through it. Each song within the game can be performed either as a karaoke
Karaoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
or as a dancing
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
game. The game is based around an alien
Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...
theme. It was one of the first games released in Brazil for the Wii. Although anticipation was high for the game, it received negative reviews.
The game was followed by a sequel, Boogie Superstar
Boogie Superstar
Boogie Superstar is a rhythm video game by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the game Boogie.NGamer magazine initially reported that the title would support the Wii Balance Board, writing that it was to be a "board-based dance-a-thon"; however, Electronic Arts confirmed that while the title...
, in 2008.
Gameplay
The karaoke gameplay is similar to other singing games such as SingStarSingStar
SingStar is a competitive music video game series for PlayStation consoles, developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. 23 English-language instalments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2, and six versions for the PlayStation 3 have been released...
and Karaoke Revolution
Karaoke Revolution
Karaoke Revolution and its many sequels are video games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360, developed by Harmonix Music Systems and Blitz Games and published by Konami in its Bemani line of music games. The Original Concept for Karaoke Revolution was...
. The game comes packaged with a USB
Universal Serial Bus
USB is an industry standard developed in the mid-1990s that defines the cables, connectors and protocols used in a bus for connection, communication and power supply between computers and electronic devices....
microphone
Microphone
A microphone is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. In 1877, Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter...
. To score, the player must sing in time and in tune with the lyrics as they scroll at the bottom of the screen, with a musical staff to indicate the correct pitch and where the player's current pitch is. Rather than using phonetic
Phonetics
Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech, or—in the case of sign languages—the equivalent aspects of sign. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds or signs : their physiological production, acoustic properties, auditory...
detection, the game bases the score on how well the player matches the rhythm and pitch.
The dancing portion uses the Wii Remote
Wii Remote
The , also known as the Wiimote, is the primary controller for Nintendo's Wii console. A main feature of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via gesture recognition and pointing through the use of accelerometer and...
and optionally the Nunchuk attachment. As the song plays, the player must move the remote left, right, down or up in time with the beat of the song to earn points. Like EA's SSX
SSX
SSX is the first in the SSX series of snowboarding video games...
games, repeating the same movements will reduce the player's score, so the player must continually string together different orders of movements, as well as changing the dancing style. A "boogie meter" fills with successful dance steps and strings of dance steps. While filled, the player can attempt a special dance move by holding down a button on the remote and then following the exact order of steps (4 to 6 steps long) that comes up. Successful execution of these steps in order and in time with the music will perform that move, while failure will detract some of the boogie meter. The player can move about the dance floor, picking up tokens, score multipliers, and boogie meter boosts when they appear. If the Nunchuk is used, the player will be given special solo sections where they can control the character's facial expression while a phrase of music goes by. Additionally, the user can enter a "Strike a Pose" mode, requiring them to tilt the Nunchunk to have the on-screen character point at an ever-decreasing set of targets for additional points. While the player can also use the basic dancing controls in karaoke mode, these do not affect the score there.
During the story mode, covering five chapters for each of the five characters in the game, the player can only advance after achieving a minimum score on the game. In regular play mode, their score is rated against pre-set scores for performances, and are rewarded with tokens for how good the performance was. Tokens can be used in the in-game store to unlock additional songs, stages, and outfits for character customization.
Players have the ability to create music videos of regular performances, which can include switching camera positions and adding screen effects.
Boogie features competitive and co-operative local multiplayer modes.
Songs
It was announced by EAElectronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
on July 10, 2007 that there will be 39 confirmed songs. All songs are cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s of the original tracks.
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Characters
Boogie features the following distinct characters or "Boogs":- Bubba
- Jet
- Julius
- Kato
- Lea
Customization
Boogie allows the user to customize their character in a variety of ways. Characters can have their clothing, shoes, skin, hair, and accessories customized.Alternate Lea Characters
When you pick Lea on the Character creator screen it will show you three versions of Lea which are the regular Lea, Angela and Naomi, but this doesn't show up on story mode.Reception
Despite positive early reviews from the Official Nintendo Magazine and GameproGamePro
GamePro Media was a United States gaming media company publishing online and print content on the video game industry, video game hardware, and video game software developed for a video game console , a computer, and/or a mobile device . GamePro Media properties include GamePro magazine and...
, who gave it an 81% and a 4 out of 5 respectively, Boogie received negative reviews. 1UP.com gave Boogie a 3 out of 10, saying it was fun for only 20 minutes and criticizing the shallow gameplay. Gamespot rewarded Boogie 5.5 out of 10, citing that the karaoke does not work right (e.g. If you make any wrong noise it would give you full points) and that the single player mode was "flat-out lame". IGN awarded Boogie with a 4.5 out of 10, complaining about overly simplified controls and the whole control system in general. Nevertheless, IGN also stated that they would like to see a sequel with a much more solid gameplay since Boogie had potential. The Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo of America, but now run independently. As of issue #222 , Nintendo contracted publishing duties to Future US, the U.S. subsidiary of British publisher Future.The first issue published was...
magazine awarded this game a 5.5 out of 10, saying that the game's difficulty was much too easy. They gave the DS though a 7.0 saying it was more difficult. X-Play
X-Play
X-Play is a TV program about video games, known for its reviews and comedy skits...
gave Boogie a 1 out of 5 because it "lacks a challenge" and that the metronomes from both the Wii Remote and the TV speakers were out of sync, and they didn't know which metronome beat they were supposed to follow.
Boogie currently holds a 57.9% ranking on Gamerankings.