Format: Wii
Developer: High Voltage Software
Publisher: GameMill
Price: $39.99 Buy Now On Amazon
Country music and dancing isn’t a total sports experience, but it is athletic. And frankly dancing games for the Wii are more athletically taxing than almost all the sports simulations combined.
Over the past few years, a number of dance simulations have come out, which provide a tremendous aerobic workout for the player, and frankly are a lot of fun. The most recent of entry is Country Dance, by High Voltage Software and Game Mill.
The game is very simple to play. With a Wii controller in the right hand, just mimic the dance moves on the screen. It’s a game young toddlers can play and adults can enjoy as well. In fact my 2 year-old was able to play the game, along with my 7 year-old, who perfected the moves.
If anything, the game may be too simple. Although there are a few game modes, such as a stop and go and perfection mode, where the player only gets points for nailing the dance, it can get old rather quickly for an adult, unless there you are a country music fan, which will enjoy the cross selection of music.
With over 25 songs from artists like Johnny Cash, Carrie Underwood, and Tim McGraw, there is a lot to like, even for the casual fan of the genre. And that’s what makes the game unique.
Below is a full list of songs:
- Carrie Underwood, “Cowboy Casanova”
- Brad Paisley, “Water”
- Sugarland, “Stuck Like Glue”
- Trace Adkins, “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”
- Tim McGraw, “Just to See You Smile”
- Zac Brown Band, “Chicken Fried”
- Rascal Flatts, “Life is A Highway”
- Tracy Byrd, “Watermelon Crawl”
- Josh Turner, “Why Don’t We Just Dance”
- Luke Brian, “Ran is A Good Thing”
- Mary Chapin Carpenter, “I Feel Lucky”
- Jerrod Niemann, “Lover Lover”
- Josh Thompson, “Beer on the Table”
- Easton Corbin, “A Little More Country Than That”
- Rascal Flatts, “Life is A Highway”
- Blake Shelton, “All About Tonight”
- Miranda Lambert, “White Liar”
- Johnny Cash, “Ring of Fire”
- Alan Jackson, “Chattahoochee”
- Miley Cyrus, “Hoedown Throwdown”
- Brooks & Dunn, “Boot Scootin’ Boogie”
- Billy Ray Cyrus, “Achy Breaky”
- Toby Keith, “A Little Less Talk”
- Dierks Bentley, “What Was I Thinking”
- Darius Rucker, “Alright”
- Gretchen Wilson, “Redneck Woman”
The graphics could be better, but are pretty much standard for the Wii. And the Wii controls make it easy for gain points, even though a player can get a “great” rating just by waiving the controller in the air for the song. It would be interesting to see a version come out of Kinect where the full motion of the player is captured.
Yet, that’s not the point of the game. Instead Country Dance is a family game which everyone can enjoy from 2 to 102. The kids will love it. And isn’t that the most important thing?
Grade: B
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