Boogie SuperStar shakes groove thing on Wii

Electronic Arts' dancing karaoke series returns to Nintendo's console with 40 new songs later this year.

Last year, Electronic Arts took its first major steps into the mass-appeal music genre by teaming with MTV Games for Rock Band and producing its own dancing and singing game for the Wii, DS, and PlayStation 2 in Boogie. After a few months of rest, the publisher is ready to get back out on the dance floor with this week's announcement of Boogie SuperStar for the Wii.

The second installment in the series will bring the same karaoke-and-rug-cutting gameplay to bear on a setlist of 40 new songs from the likes of Rihanna, Fergie, Kanye West, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, and Good Charlotte. EA also teased a mystery "chart-topping, global music sensation" who will serve as the game's featured artist.

Boogie SuperStar includes cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes for up to four, as well as character customization options and a story mode. Developed by EA Montreal, the game is set for release this October in North America and Europe, followed shortly by a launch in Asian territories.

For more on the series, check out GameSpot's review of the original Boogie.

44 Comments

  • bobo6463

    Posted Jul 10, 2008 8:06 pm PT

    Read this and you guys will actually know the target audience:

    http://www.info.ea.com/news/pr/pr1089.pdf

  • boobush

    Posted Jul 1, 2008 7:26 am PT

    It's also gonna raise the 'stereotype' that EA makes crap games. The Orange Box was an EA game and it wasn't crap.

  • boobush

    Posted Jul 1, 2008 7:24 am PT

    Britney Spears? That's gonna raise the stereotype that Americans listen to garbage.

  • ChickenHounk911

    Posted Jun 30, 2008 9:38 am PT

    Why bother for a sequel that no one wanted? How many did the first game sell? Like 13 copies?.... weird.

  • WildHalo

    Posted Jun 30, 2008 8:35 am PT

    i wonder if they will try and use the Wii balance board

  • trw534

    Posted Jun 29, 2008 7:53 pm PT

    never played the first 1

  • gin_rummy89

    Posted Jun 29, 2008 1:41 am PT

    ...gee thanks EA... it's the thought that counts.

  • lanmanna

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 11:23 pm PT

    Another one!?! I think I saw the 1st one on clearance at Target.

  • eagidni

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 10:55 pm PT

    hahahaha... the link to the review of the original game becomes an insult only if you click on it. nicely done, gamespot.

  • KokutenNagaki

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 6:14 pm PT

    Hmmm....Make Boogie 2, or simply burn the money? They both have the same outcome.

  • UltimateXShadow

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 5:35 pm PT

    @ Mr_Popler

    No, I live in the U.S., and I enjoy some of his songs, specifically "We're The Pet Shop Boys."

  • stranger12343

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 10:44 am PT

    the same karaoke-and-rug-cutting gameplay to bear on a setlist of 40 new songs from the likes of Rihanna, Fergie, Kanye West, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, and Good Charlotte.

    For the love of god, why did they add these artists if they want to make a decent game

  • Casualness

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 10:06 am PT

    did the first even sell?

  • Revenge1981

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 9:05 am PT

    The "mystery global artist sensation" that would appear in a game like this would likely be Kylie Minogue. Having her as the featured artist would push the game fairly well in Europe and Austrailia. Probably not so much here.

  • starf0x999

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 8:38 am PT

    the first one was terribble. this one will be worse

  • HK-47-M4

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 8:34 am PT

    Please! The first one was bad enough, do we really need a second one?

  • yoyoman10

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 7:11 am PT

    when will this madness end.

  • toadster101

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 6:27 am PT

    A pure money-grab. The first one wasn't even moderately successful.

  • sandshark8

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 6:14 am PT

  • Mr_Popler

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 6:10 am PT

    Though unlikely, if that mystery artist happened to be Robbie Williams, I'd totally buy this game (is it wrong that I'm his only American fan?).

  • kavadias1981

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 2:18 am PT

    Things can only get better. Right?

  • metalisticpain

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 1:38 am PT

    Fantastic /sarcasm

  • Zeus-Guy

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 11:09 pm PT

    Clearly developers don't care about the reception their games get, as long as people continue to buy them, they'll continue to make more.

  • cheerios3d

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 11:01 pm PT

    Damn sorry for those Wii fans another crap suck a** game from EA wasnt , like the first one wasn't lame enough

  • Vexx88

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 10:51 pm PT

    why make a sequel -.-

  • mikethemonkey

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 10:25 pm PT

    The EA Wii cash cow of crap games... Shameful!

  • Dr_Corndog

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 9:48 pm PT

    Yeah, I don't know what I was saying down there. With band like those, this can't help but be abysmal.

  • Frexie

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 9:02 pm PT

    Wii owners getting yet-another mediocre cash-in from EA. Congratulations.

  • DrKill09

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 6:36 pm PT

    Why?! Wasn't the first bad enough?

  • combatsoldier

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 5:22 pm PT

    Im going to stick with battlefield bad company.

  • kevin091

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 5:15 pm PT

    This is gonna suck. Seriously.

  • gnbfd

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 4:31 pm PT

    The only thing good mentioned in this article was Kanye West.

  • speedjunkie4

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 4:19 pm PT

    If they have Kanye West, they gotta have Stronger

    but srsly, please spare us EA, i liked Battlefield: Bad Company, dont make me hate you

  • Dr_Corndog

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 4:18 pm PT

    You think they might actually make this one good?

  • combatsoldier

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 4:00 pm PT

    Here is the shovel and there is the hole.

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 3:33 pm PT

    They're making a sequel? Like the first one wasn't bad enough.

  • SoraLink

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 3:29 pm PT

    the wii can have alot of AAA games, and the wii owners deserve it. but the developers just continue to do this... they called it a game?

    and see the bands, the bad and worst

  • nintendoboy16

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 2:53 pm PT

    Oh great, more Wii shovelware. What's even worse, it's a sequel.

  • IKKF

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 2:51 pm PT

    Boogie wasn't even good, but it sold a lot. I couldn't imagine my parents ever making me play crap like that.

  • The_Dude1212

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 2:48 pm PT

    If that 'mystery band' is Tokio Hotel, then I guess the game will be invading my gaming space, thanks to my dear sister...

  • 360player_eq12

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 2:03 pm PT

    pass

  • TylrKakarot1

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 1:55 pm PT

    That has to be the WORST list of bands they could have named to advertise the game...

  • combatsoldier

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 12:40 pm PT

    This looks hillarious. Pretty cool.

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