Bust-A-Groove
- January 01, 2000 00:00 AM PST
With one and two-player modes, along with the Dance View arena, Bust-A-Groove proves addictive. Thought it can become repetitive, its songs will make you want to play again and again.
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Bust-A-Groove�s premise is a series of dance-offs that lead you to increasingly intense opponents. By keeping the beat, you bust some serious moves; lose the beat, though, and you�re toast.
The control consists of moving the directional pad to match the onscreen arrows, hitting the appropriate button on the all-important fourth beat of the measure. When you string together a series of steps, you create combos that boost your rating. The free-roaming camera is the best indicator of how well you�re doing: It focuses on the best dancer, sometimes leaving the other character off the screen completely.
Bust-A-Groove�s easy controls make slipping into the game and grooving a snap. Of course, the music is integral and really sets up Groove to conquer. Sure, it�s great to watch your character pull off moves that would make Janet Jackson jealous, but it�s the memorable music that keeps you coming back.
That�s not to say the graphics aren�t mind blowing. The characters radiate personality thanks to their high-res rendered appearances and their super-smooth motion-captured dance moves. 989 has considered each detail, down to the personalized attacks that dancers launch at their opponents, and though their moves consist of wildly different styles, everyone�s steps fit naturally with the music, no matter what kind it is.
Although the music and graphics rock, there�s only so much time you can spend with this game in one sitting. Still, options like Dance View and turning off the cueing bar to up the challenge make Bust-A-Groove a keeper. The rhythmically challenged need not apply, but for gamers who can tap their feet in time, Bust-A-Groove is pure fun.
