Ulala’s Swinging Report Show (Space Channel 5 (DC))

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Product:	Space Channel 5 (DC)
Date:	08/05/02 (154 review reads)
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We’ve all seen the dancing games such as ‘Bust-A-Groove’ and ‘Dance Dance Euromix’. In a way, they’re somewhat limited towards Space Channel 5, as in they really haven’t got a strong story mode. But then again, SC5 hasn’t got two-player mode either.

ºººPlotººº

The story is that the intergalactic ‘Space Channel 5’ has had their ratings falling dramatically recently to two other reporters and channels, Pudding from Channel 42 and Jaguar from his pirate TV station, ‘BroadShip a Go Go’. You play the intrepid reporter called Ulala, who works for SC5, and while waiting in the local spaceport a story begins to emerge – Morolians have landed and are forcing people – to dance!

ºººGraphicsººº

The graphics in SC5 are outstandingly brilliant – the Dreamcast has lived up to expectations once again. As you follow the dance movements of the Morolians, Ulala copies what you press (up, down left right, shoot). Depending on whether you succeed (or not), Ulala and her followers either rejoice by doing a flashy dance or hang their heads in shame as the ratings keep on going down.

ºººSoundººº

And the sound of the game is practically second to none. Every section has a slight edge to its music that’s different to the previous sections. The whole game is like visually playing a CD (like Vib Ribbon for the PSX, a class of a game); dancing your way through a variety of emotion-inducing tunes. The SFX follows the music like a charm too. I think that football manager games can take note of this games music and learn from it.

ºººConclusionººº

Well, what else is there to say? 4 levels, about 12 minutes each with increasing difficulty (like doing the reverse of what the Morolians say) and an extra mode - once you’ve completed the standard mode - with new paths and different music. And that’s about it. Oh wa
it; Ulala certainly looks better than Lara Croft, especially the hair.

Advantages:

Innovative
Brilliant music and graphics
Increasing level of difficulty

Disadvantages:

The ‘Auto Dance’ cheats
Only 4 levels
If you’re good, it’ll only last a day.

IanJC

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