EA Boogies Onto The DS And PS2
Well, the Boogie launch at the Nintendo World Store in August didn't look like a huge blowout to me, but it looks like the title was successful enough to earn ports to the PS2 and the DS! EA announced today that it would be bringing the unique music title to the other platforms in time for the 2007 holiday season.
The PS2 version looks like the straightforward port, minus the motion controls, while the DS makes up for the lack of a music video creator with new gameplay modes and mini-games. Plus, there's Download Play and Multi-Card Play so you can boogie with your friends, and 3D glasses packed in for the extra dimension. No word on whether or not you'll sing into the built in DS mic, but can you imagine doing it while wearing 3D glasses? Awesome!
I didn't pick up Boogie for the Wii (waiting for the bargain bin, and can someone explain why the microphone wasn't wireless?), but I'm tempted to grab it for the DS, because as Elite Beat Agents proved, music games can be twice as fabulous with two screens (and touching!).
Full press release after the jump!
EA's BOOGIE Shakes its Way onto the NINTENDO DS and PLAYSTATION 2 This Holiday Season.
Montreal, Canada - September 5, 2007 - Shake it. Sing it. Create it. Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that Boogie™, which shipped for the Wii™ in August, is taking its dancing act on the road with a unique Nintendo DS™ version that features the first 3D gameplay on the handheld system. All the new modes in the game can be experienced in full 3D using special glasses packed in to the retail box. Boogie is also shipping on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and brings both singing and dancing gameplay to one of the world's most prevalent hardware systems. Both titles will ship to retail stores this holiday 2007.
Boogie on Nintendo DS introduces new gameplay modes and mini-games not found in the Wii version for easy gaming on the go. The game's unique modes include DS Download Play and Multi-Card Play, three main dancing gamplay modes including Copycat, Freestyle and Choreography as well as more than 10 mini-games. Players can also dive into the career mode for a deeper experience as they embark on a quest to become the Boogie Master.
Boogie on the PlayStation®2 showcases the game's signature dancing and singing gameplay. Players can sing along to their favorite tunes or dance to the latest hit songs as well as catch their best dance moves, record their own voice and make music videos with the music video creator.
Boogie features new versions of tracks made popular by hit bands such as The Jackson 5, Kool & The Gang, Black Eyed Peas and Britney Spears. An all-new intellectual property developed at EA Montreal, Boogie is the perfect party game for gamers of all ages. For more information on the game, please visit the website at www.boogie.ea.com.
