Wii Game Player: December 2010

The Wii Platform just has to be the best for dance games in my opinion. At the moment Wii Zumba Fitness is my favorite, but that as before Michael Jackson arrived on the Wii! In fact, at the risk making you all very sick, they fit like a hand in a beautifully sequined glove, a very cheap looking version of which you get with the game :>)

The disclaimer to not wear the glove while playing made me really laugh. Initially I thought it was a bit of fun, but but I guess wearing a glove makes it far easier for that remote to fly out of your hand and damage something...not that the glove comes anywhere near to fitting someone my size...but I digress.

What about the game itself. The King of Pop in gameland and it really does fit so perfectly well! I don;t think anyone would argue that MJ was one of the music industry's most innovative artists of all time. His music but also his amazing dance routines were totally new and different at the time. And both work so very well on the Wii platform.

It's almost unerring, it's a marriage made in heaven, it really is!

I think one of the major acid texts for a game is how easy is for you to actually get involved and playing at a reasonable level. With Wii Michael Jackson The Experience you will be dancing and singing along with MJ himself very quickly and I like that.

Sadly the Michael himself is not in the game, as you would epxect. However the makers have ben vry sensitive to Michael's legacy and Wii Michael Jackson The Experience is very true to his spirit which just pours out from every track.

Clearly the makers have used top dancers used to replicate MJ's moves and in my opinion, what you see on the screen and the moves you end up making truly capture the Michael Jackson spirit.

The faces of the Dancer's are washed out in the graphics, but, once you're caught up in game play you don't notice and it's easy to feel and believe you're up there on stage with Michael dancing and singing along. I really love the attention to detail the makers have put in to Wii Michael Jackson The Experience. A huge vote of thanks to UBI Soft on for that.The costumes and makeup are spot on and are clearly inspired by what MJ actually wore in his videos and on stage.

The entire exprience is so absolutely, esswentially Michael Jackson, from his amazing songs to his epic videos, everything is completely right and I am sure Michael himself would have approved - big time! I don;t think there are many other artists (alive or dead) who have enough true quality material to bring offer a game of such quality. This really brings together a unique mix of music and dance that is very distinct, and very definitely MJ. In fact it requires a heady mix such as this to allow a game like this to be made. I guess that's the very reason there is nothing else like this in the game market. To proiduce a quality dance and music game requires something unique and few artists offer anything that comes close.

It's certainly true that Michael's dance moves have now become permanently ingrained in our culture, you the see them everywhere nowadays. On talent shows to club dance floors across the globe. Spins, moonwalks (a word invented on the back of the now iconic dance move I believe) and many other MJ moves are now seen and enjoyed by millions of people young and slightly older. I have no doubt that Wii Michael Jackson The Experience will add to MJ's influence and fan base, particularly amongst young gamers.

Of course, playing a game of this nature also gives you a real workout as well, so you can get fitter as you have fun. I always find having fun helps take the pain of exercise away!

All the moves are planned out well, easy to understand and learn, so the it doesn't take long to get into the game and to be playing effectively. Again, I like games that you can get into quickly. MJ The Experience on Wii will have you dancing around singing along very quickly indeed!

Up to 4 people can play with a basic Wii remote, which I think is great and good value. You can see the images along the left side of the screen this allows you to cue your moves, and you also get a points tally which ticks over as you complete dance moves correctly .

To be honest you'll get points for simply moving around, but the better and more accurately you execute the moves...the more points you get, with bonus points for precision and accuracy. At the end of each song, all points are converted into stars, and at certain star levels you're given access to further "practice" videos.

Overall, Wii Michael Jackson the Experience is just a brilliant dance and music game that really does caputre the essence of what Michael Jackson was all about. If you're a MJ fan and love his music and dance, then quite simply you'll love this game. But, in my opinion, it's also great fun for the casual fan as well. It's fun, exciting, alittle bit emotional for MJ's true fans and exhausting after two or three routines. as we all know Michael was about to go on tour when, sadly, he lost his life. These are tough dance routines and he must have still been very fit to contemplate taking a show like this on a long tour...It really is sad that those shows never got to his fans! Perhaps in some small way Wii Michael Jackson The Experience can help make up for that and help us remember Michael after his sad loss?

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