The ultimate samba rhythm music game is shaking its way onto the Wii! Keep the beat with over 40 songs on a Samba-inspired soundtrack and shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk like maracas to compete with friends to see who has the best moves. Throughout the dynamic songs there are opportunities to strike a pose, keep in sync with your friends or show off your dance moves for extra points. Friends and family will be thoroughly entertained as watching others play is almost as fun as taking control of the 'maracas' yourself.
- Dual Wii Remote Control Option. Untethered, maraca-shaking freedom with two remotes or the Wii Remote and Nunchuck.
- Fun for Two. Play competitive or cooperative multiplayer modes, including Love Love mode where two players synch up their moves to earn points and test their compatibility.
- Join in the Party. Have your Mii join Amigo and his friends as they party to your Samba beat.
- Online Leaderboards and Friends Lists. Post your best scores and compare them to your friends scores.
- Multiple Game Modes. Including Career, Single Player, Multiplayer, Training and Records.
- Special Modes. Expand gameplay with Quick Play, Classic, Battle, Survival, Hustle and Minigames.
- Samba-infused Soundtrack. Featuring over 40 Samba favourites from the original game, plus many new tunes.
You’ve played
Guitar Hero and
Rock Band. Now try the game that made them all possible--
Samba de Amigo. Reinvented for the Wii,
Samba has you use the Wii remote and Nunchuk, or two remotes if you have them, to shake your virtual maracas along to a collection of Latin and pop music classics.
 You will believe a hedgehog can dance |
 In Hustle Mode you have to show off your dance as well as maracas moves |
 Two players can play at two different difficultly levels if you want |
 Your Miis are just some of the characters that watch your routine |
The game works a bit differently than other music games. You play by shaking the maracas at one of three heights, using one or both of your hands. It may sound simple, but in the new Hustle Mode you’re also called upon to perform special dance moves and poses at the same time.
There are plenty of other new game modes as well, including a full career mode. There are multiplayer options, such as one where you get to drop bombs on your opponent and another that tries to measure your romantic compatibility by how well you perform in a duet.
Key Features - Golden oldies: Features all the stages and characters from the original arcade and Dreamcast games.
- The gang’s all here: Enjoy cameos from a range of Sega characters and games, including Sonic the Hedgehog and Ulala from Space Channel 5.
- Samba de Mii: Have your Miis join the party and dance away in the background--the better you do the more animated they become.
- Mambo on demand: If you get tired of the 44 different songs on the game’s disc, there will be a regular series of extra downloadble tracks--a first for the Wii.
- Maracas hero: For the authentic maracas-shaking experience, the deluxe version of Samba de Amigo comes with special maraca-shaped attachments for your remotes.
About the developer: Gearbox Software Gearbox came to fame with expansions and ports of big-name first-person shooters such as
Half-Life,,
Counter-Strike, and
Halo. They then created the
Brothers in Arms series and are working on
Aliens: Colonial Marines and
Borderlands.
