Wednesday, December 21, 2011

30 Days of Gaming: Day 21

Day 21 - Guilty Pleasure Games



This one is pretty easy.  UniSon: Rebels of Rhythm and Dance on the PS2.  I'm a sucker for music games in general (DDR, Beatmania, Pop'n Music, the Pinky Street music game tie-in from Japan), but my heart belongs to UniSon.  It's anime with gameplay.  It's silly, weird and downright gorgeous.  

The girls at a performance

You play one of three girls (who determines the difficulty) who are chosen by Dr Dance, a man with an afro and disco suit that scream wacky.  He teaches you dance moves to famous songs like "YMCA" and "Barbie Girl."  After enough practice, you perform the song and gain fans.  The underlying story is one of a town were singing is the only entertainment allowed because dancing is outlawed by Emperor Ducker.  The girls fight his oppressive regime with their funky steps and bring music (with song AND dance) to the masses.  It is as silly as it sounds, but the production values are top-notch and the gameplay is unique (you use the twin sticks to mimic hand/foot motions for dancing).  All in all, a hilarious game that's fun, too!

Dr Dance and robotic pal Friday

Dancing to Aqua's "Barbie Girl"

The villain, Emperor Ducker (he rides a giant rubber duckie, no joke)

1 comment:

  1. I've not played it but it looks like one I would never admit to.

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