Boogie Superstar

Nintendo exclusive

Boogie SuperStar, the sequel to Boogie, is a dancing and karaoke game. It can be played with either the included microphone for singing or with the wii remote for dancing. Players need to match the rhythm and pitch to sing, or follow a specific dance routine by performing sequences of dance moves and combos to dance. The objective of the game is to work your way to stardom by competing in the star show where you can earn tokens that can be redeemed for reward packages. These contain new songs, dance moves, combos, dance routines, dressing room items as well as style skill progression.

Released: 14 October 2008
Platforms: Wii
Genres: Rhythm
Developers: EA Montreal
Publishers: Electronic Arts
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Themes: Party
Country: Canada
Age ratings: CLASS_IND L ESRB E10+

About

Boogie Superstar is a rhythm video game by Electronic Arts and a 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", but Electronic Arts confirmed that while the title includes a microphone to sing along to, it does not support the Wii Balance Board.

Keywords

karaoke
music and rhythm
polygonal 3d

Media

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Gameplay

Like the original game, Boogie Superstar features both singing and dancing. The game is based around the premise of a talent contest.

The karaoke gameplay is similar to other singing games such as SingStar and Karaoke Revolution. 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.

Reception

Boogie Superstar received mixed reviews, with a Metacritic average of 67%.

The Official Nintendo Magazine in the UK was impressed with the game, and in a review in the Christmas 2008 edition, said that it "does what it does very well indeed". IGN was less enamoured, saying that Boogie Superstar was a "decent" dancing game, paired with an "awful" karaoke game.