Samba De Amigo With (Wii)

Want an energetic, fun game that makes you look pretty silly in the process? Then look no further then "Samba De Amigo." Created by the Sega team, Samba De Amigo first graced gaming systems on the short-lived Dreamcast console in 2000. The Dreamcast version featured two maracas that's motions were picked up by a sensor bar that is plugged into one of the slots on the front of the console. Eight years later, the Samba De Amigo is released once again but is updated to work with Wii controls. Samba De Amigo is a perfect choice for the Wii. Unlike the Dreamcast version, there are no wires needed, due to the Wii operating wireless controllers via the ...  Read the complete review

My friends and I bought this game for a girlie night in with the wii! The basic premise is that you use the controller and the nun chuck as maracas, and shake them in time to the music. You get to pick songs to shake along to (unlocking more songs as you go along). Little circles will appear on the screen, directing you not only as to when to shake, but also where you should be shaking them. The game also includes random poses that you must strike for additional points within the song. Throughout the duration of the song, you can keep an eye on your point level (the game will grade you, for example A, B, C, D etc). There are ...  Read the complete review

Samba De Amigo may not be such a popular Wii game like Mario Kart but it sure is fun! The songs are recorded by a team of professional singers and nothing is a copy! Samba De Amigo isn't only a game, it's a family game! You can play this in multiplayer mode. Though this may only be two at a time, the other people can just dance around or even laugh at the peoples attempt to hit the correct rhythm. All together, the controls are simple but difficult to master. The basic idea is that you shake the Wii-Mote and Nunchuck in different directions as if you are holding Maracas. You do not need to push a button. Sometimes the censor may not pick up the ...  Read the complete review

Having recently got my early Christmas present of a Wii (thanks Santa!) I signed up for a free trial of a game rental company so that I could try out some games before parting with any of my hard-earned. Okay, you got me, before parting with any of the money that work pay me to sit and write reviews on Dooyoo or read my book. Hard life, I know. The first game I received off my list was Samba De Amigo, which I had read about on Amazon and was expecting some kind of a Dance Dance Revolution without the mat. That kind of game never normally appeals to me at all; I suppose I wanted something that would make good use of Wii's motion control remotes. Unfortuntely ...  Read the complete review

I am a big fan of rhythm games. This one is a bit annoying/difficult, though. First, the basic principle - you are shaking your maracas along with various samba songs. Some of the songs are samba classics. I read the track names, say 'whuh?', but they're all familiar tunes (and I know nothing about Samba!). Some of the songs are samba versions of non-Samba songs, which can be great fun. You have three positions for each arm (up, middle, down), and you need to shake your maracas at the right time, in the right position, to get points. Sometimes you have to get into a set position, sometimes you have to dance. All sounds good, right? Not so ...  Read the complete review