Player’s Club: Samba de Amigo review
Friday, January 16th, 2009
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Samba de Amigo
Rated E for Everyone
Released on Sept. 23, 2008
Nintendo Wii
Developed by Gearbox Software
Published by Sega
Samba de Amigo, Sega’s beloved maraca-based rhythm game for Dreamcast, seems like a natural for Wii; gamers are already accustomed to rapid arm movements thanks to Wii’s motion controls. The resolutely bright and colorful game also possesses Sega’s most adorable mascot, a sombrero-sporting monkey that’ll kill the kids with cuteness and the adults with kitsch. Yep, this remake should’ve been a quick and easy process, just a matter of improving the 9-year-old original’s graphics, maybe tacking on some sort of online mode, and bundling in a pair of wireless maracas. Nothing could be simpler, absolutely nothing. (more…)
