RHYTHM PARTY
SCORE: 87
For what seems like years I have been
encouraging Konami to bring DDR into the Kinect realm. RHYTHM PARTY is
sort of like testing the waters for Konami. This is a dance game that is
not really a dance game. Confused? Hopefully I can explain that
statement in the coming sentences and paragraphs. Otherwise I will look
pretty foolish.
Family members can dance all around while playing RHYTHM PARTY. This
Xbox 360 Kinect game does not require it though. There are balls and
hoops in RHYTHM PARTY. The balls move into the hoops. The player must
get a body part over there at the same time. So you can dance all
around, but it is not needed. You can do cheerleader poses, or martial
arts poses if that fits you better. But you can also dance around.
I played RHYTHM PARTY both ways. I danced to the music and got body
parts into the balls and hoops at the right time. I also posed
throughout the levels. Both ways are a lot of fun. I will warn you that
kicking something above chest level can send you to a menu screen.
Kicking something at chest level is a nice achievement. Those of us high
kickers have that notch on our Xbox 360 belts. HI-YAH!
The visuals and special effects in RHYTHM PARTY are AWESOME! The game
puts you into the screen. Well some levels do that. Others will pixelate
you. What makes RHYTHM PARTY stand out is the special effects. The
better you do the more changes the screen will show. For example I was
turned into a robot in one level. I got wings and a crown in another
one.
The music in RHYTHM PARTY is pretty limited. The good news is since
there are not a lot of songs, there is less of a chance of something
offending your family. The bad news is you will go through all the songs
pretty quickly. I personally found a couple of songs that I enjoyed. The
biggest shock in RHYTHM PARTY is Vanilla Ice is making a come back.
RHYTHM PARTY is much better than I was expecting it to be. The ten
dollar price tag for this downloadable game is lower than most games on
store shelves. The trade off is there are less songs in RHYTHM PARTY.
All in all I found RHYTHM PARTY to be a fun game to play. I hope to see
more games like this Kinect title in the future.
The dancers in certain songs may raise some eyebrows.
- Paul
Graphics: 92%
Sound: 85%
Replay/Extras: 79%
Gameplay: 93%
Family Friendly Factor: 87%
System: Xbox 360 (Kinect)
Publisher: Konami
Rating: ‘E’- Everyone
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