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2 Rating: 2, Useful: 11 / 28
Date: November 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When it comes to reality shows, none has seen the heaviest light than Dancing With The Stars. The ABC smash has really proven to light up the floors. But, there is such a feeling of disbelief, when a successful show has to become a video game. That high make it become an easy low, after the dissapointing feel reality shows turned to video games like American Idol and Survivor. That is sad, because the feeling of the game doesn't excite people to make their moves well. Now, that has shown as Dancing With The Stars makes it debut for the video game market, and on the Nintendo Wii, and to tell you the truth, this isn't worth saving the last dance for.

Dancing With The Stars for the Nintendo Wii, takes on the ABC reality dance competeition into a spinning train wreck. The Activision company, which has delivered well with musical success with Guitar Hero, fails to win over gamers. The gameplay works just like the show, as you play with previous contestants like past winners Emmit Smith, or fan favorites like Saved By The Bell actor Mario Lopez, with the dancers like Cheryl Burke, as you dance your way towards the judges hearts. The graphics fare well, but the gameplay doesn't actually shine here, unlike Dance Dance Revolution which worked well with the dance pad, here you don't actually have as much movement as you do with the Wii remote, unlike the Playstation 2 edition, which delivers better by actually making you dance to your hearts content. You can perform flair moves by simple use of the Wii controller, but it doesn't show that it shines well to gamers young and old.

All in all, Dancing With The Stars is a great reality show, but it sadly misses the mark as really great music game. You're better off with Guitar Hero III instead for the Wii, as a game that really rocks on. I also hope the next time a reality show makes it way into being a video game, it doesn't feel like it is lesser of a game, than the actual show like this one shows.

Graphics: C

Sound: C

Control: C-

Fun & Enjoyment: D+ for Solo Player; C 1/2- for Multiplayer Action

Overall: D+

Extremely fun and enjoyable

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Played this game last night and absolutely loved it. I am amazed at how much fun it was. 2 player really gets you involved in the game! The judging is great. We played for hours, laughing and enjoying ourselves! A great family game and a fun one to watch others play.

Great fun - Bad graphics

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

We got a Wii not long ago and my mom wanted something she would enjoy playing. We are also fans of the show, so it was nearly inevitable that we would buy this. While the lack of a dance-pad is disappointing, the hand-eye coordination can get really tricky as you progress. It is surprisingly easy to unlock all the couples, which I have a complaint in that there aren't enough to play. You can choose whether you want to be the guy or girl dancer and they each have different step sequences. I haven't tried Pro level yet, so maybe that will be enough of a challenge to satiate me.

The faults in this game are the poor graphics and renderings of the judges and dancers. They look NOTHING like the real individuals! Bruno should sue, as they made him look like a over-tanned goblin with saggy skin. I can't believe they accepted that design. Ashley DeGrosso and Maxsim so far look the best, everyone else is hardly recognizable.
The load time to listen to the judge's comments and scores is frustratingly slow (I always skip) and their commentary is very, very limited. The dancer move about the flow with all the grace of a posable Barbie doll, with elbows that apparently are locked in a bent position. The twinkly outfits, however, look great and downright real at some moments. This is why the developers probably put so much emphasis on your hand-eye coordination so you won't have time to watch the dancing. Also the dance plays the same whether you hit every move at the perfect time or miss it entirely.

While this may seem like there are a lot of cons to the game, it's really quite fun (especially on two-player mode) and many of the dance sequences are a lot of fun to play (like the advanced Tangos and Jives). I recommend it for anyone looking for a great family-oriented game or someone who likes hand-eye challenges. My mom and I have a blast playing this together.

Dancing with the Stars, Wii review

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Its a fun game. Not much movement needed. You can sit on the couch and do everything. But it is fun.

wife loves it!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My wife is a big fan of the show, so I bought this for her for Christmas and she loves it and I love that now she understands when I want to play Halo!

it is a stuipid game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It definately not worth your money. It is not pratical. the instruction is very confuse and the game is nothing about dancing, rather, it is a great softwear to test your eye sight

not very fun

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I didn't like the game at all. the moves you have to follow to score are very awkward and the music isn't very good either. I didn't like the set up at all. Not a fun game.

not fun or well designed

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It was amusing at first but then it became boring and unapealling very quickly. I was really disapointed with this game it is all hand gestures for one which if you are a dancer makes no sense trying to translate foot placement to your hands. This would have been much better to have been designed as a DDR(Dance Dance Revolution) style game.
Also the graphics are terrible!
We've already traded it in.

Non-compatible dance pad

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 11
Date: December 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because it is compatible with the DDR dance pad. I use PS2 DDR game and dance pad on my PS3. It works perfect. But to use with this game, the game only can pick up the step hit from the left side but nothing from the right side. Don't consider buying this game if you use PS3.Dancing With The Stars

Great for the whole family

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I love this game! I bought it for my mom, yes my mom who is over 50 for Christmas and she loves it. The whole family has a great time every time we play it. It takes a few tries to understand how to get the steps and flare moves to get a better score. You can play solo, compete against one another or two people can dance together to see who gets the higher score. I'm addicted, once I get started its hard pulling me a way especially since it is great exercise. If you like dance dance revolution you will like this game.

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