Pap
the Disney Gamer's
Highlights Dance Dance
Revolution Disney Grooves
System: Wii
Developed by: Konami
Last July, I
celebrated my 29th
birthday by going to the
movies to see the very fun
Cars 2 as well as other
movies. The movie theater I
attended has a really cool
arcade, so in-between movies
my nephew and I would play
there. They happened to have
a Dance Dance Revolution
arcade machine. I played a
couple of songs and I was
happy to find out that I
still had my DDR skills
intact.
This event
inspired me to talk about
the other Disney themed DDR
game, one that is currently
available and is easy to
find: Dance Dance
Revolution: Disney Grooves
for the Wii. Much like DDR:
Disney Mix, Disney Grooves
borrows the best songs from
Disney's vast library of
classic melodies. This
edition of DDR features over
forty songs from across many
of Disney's properties,
including 'It's a Small
World After Al,l' 'The
Circle of Life,' 'A Pirate's
Life,' and 'Chim-Chim-Cher-ee'.
Gameplay
remains the same as in
previous DDR titles. Using a
dance mat, you hit scrolling
arrows with your feet to the
beat of the song. The faster
a song is, the more
difficult it will be to stay
in rhythm, making it a game
that is very easy to learn
but hard to master. Disney
Groove's difficulty has been
toned down for the sake of
its family audiences,
allowing them to progress
and become better at the
game without feeling
overwhelmed by it all. DDR
experts, though, will find
the game to be too easy,
even in the expert level.
Being a Wii title, Disney
Groove uses the Wii Remote
and Nunchuck for additional
moves. It features
multiplayer for up to four
players. If you don't have
enough dance mats to go
around, don't fret. Disney
Grooves comes bundled with
two dance mats, making
multiplayer easier to set
up. Finally, Dance Dance
Revolution also serves as a
great workout title. That's
why Disney Grooves also
offers a workout mode where
you can count how many
calories you have burned
during the session.
In addition
to the forty songs, Disney
Grooves features a wide
variety of unlockable
content. You are able to
play as both an original
character as well as your
Mii, the character you
create on the Wii system.
You can customize your
character to wear Disney
inspired outfits, such as
Disney Princess dresses and
even Disney Baby inspired
outfits! There are sixty
costumes to unlock and wear.
You can also take a photo of
your character posing with a
Disney character and save it
on the game's album.
There is
very little to say against
Dance Dance Revolution:
Disney Grooves. The level of
challenge is appropriate for
the target audience and
there is a lot of content
for Disney fans to sink
their teeth into. It also
works as a great gateway
into the world of Dance
Dance Revolution and other
dance games in the market.