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NY Jets cheerleader reviews All Star Cheer Squad
You know what? We were all kinds of ready to pick up All Star Cheer Squad. The day it released, we were waiting at the GameStop, with our money in hand, ready to pick up the title. In the end, we didn't, because, really, how were we to know if this was the ultimate cheerleading sim? Thankfully, a real cheerleader has stepped in and told us what to think!Natalie, a cheerleader with the New York Jets Flight Crew, put the game through its paces, stomping on the Balance Board and using the Wiimote and Nunchuk to bust poses all over the place. Her final verdict? Well, she enjoyed it, but you're just going to have to watch the video past the break for the rest of her thoughts.Seriously, though, somebody should tell her that Nintendo doesn't suggest wearing huge boots while using the Balance Board. Doesn't she know how expensive that thing is?
We Cheer for a surprisingly non-awful soundtrack
Okay, so We Cheer is a game about cheerleading, and that immediately raises the hackles of most Wii gamers sensitive to the system's relative lack of games about men firing guns at each other in space. Yes, this game was probably designed for someone other than males aged 18-35. However, we can't help but admire the soundtrack. Aside from a few diversions into modern "we had to put this stuff on here for the kids" territory like the Ataris' "In This Diary"(which makes no sense for cheerleading), it's a greatest-hits compilation of our high school pep rallies, full of vintage '90s music designed to make EVERYBODY DANCE NOW.We don't really know the nuances of cheerleading, but we imagine that were we to try to rouse a crowd, "It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock would be a good start. Head past the break for the full track list.%Gallery-20743%
Go! Cool! Pretty! Wii Music's cheerleader in action
Nintendo is at it again, stretching the definition of "instrument" to breaking point. Today's Wii Music instrument is the Cheerleader, though it could just as easily be called Excitable Human Being. It works by punching the air with your Wiimote and Nunchuk, and creates the kind of sounds last heard from the mouth of our favorite intergalactic news reporter. Oh, and before you start mocking this, don't forget that some companies are building entire games around this one "instrument."%Gallery-27713% Looking for more on Wii Music? Check out the E3 trailer by clicking here, read up on our time with the game here, and learn how to play the saxophone, sitar, cowbell, electric bass, drums, dog, accordion, taiko, clarinet, conga, electric guitar, harp, flute, marching drum, violin, piano, guitar, and marimba.
All-Star Cheer Squad does Wii rhythm gaming 'better than Konami has'
All-Star Cheer Squad may be a cheerleading game intended for young, "casual" players, but it doesn't sound like THQ and developer Gorilla Games have made a dumbed-down experience at all. If anything, it sounds more complicated than non-cheerleaders can handle, delivering a multifaceted motion-controlled rhythm game that, according to IGN's Mark Bozon, "(pulls) off the DDR-like experience on Wii better than Konami has."Movements scroll by from right to left, and players are to maneuver the Wiimote and nunchuk into each position when the movement hits the middle of the screen. The game doesn't just judge successful motions, it also awards points for successfully "locking in" each pose (presumably holding still in the target position for a short time). If that's not enough, you can get the Balance Board out and add various step positions to the mix. Cheer Squad even includes a routine editor that can save custom routines to the Wiimote.We've never had any interest in cheerleading, but as a premise for a rhythm-action video game, it sounds surprisingly fun.
Namco introduces We Cheer for Wii
If you have a problem bringing it in real life, perhaps you should check out Namco's upcoming game, We Cheer. And now that we finally get a look at it, we must admit that we are feeling kind of the same as when we first heard about it: meh. Honestly, does this look good to you?We'd say it's a nice title for the young'ns, but, to be honest, if it was our kid, we wouldn't let them play a game with all these girls in ridiculously skimpy cheerleading suits. It just stinks of Bratz. Are we alone in feeling that way?%Gallery-20743%
We're not cheering for We Cheer
It turns out another cheerleading game that's not Ouendan is coming to the Wii. Can we get a facepalm, please?Not that we have anything against cheerleading. We're just curious why there's a sudden revival of the sport, which has inspired two companies to bring it to the Wii. Seriously, people, it's been years since the Spartans SNL sketches or Bring it On made the general public view cheerleading as anything other than an excuse to ogle cute girls.Nevertheless, joining THQ in the pep parade is Namco Bandai with a game called We Cheer. There's no word yet on whether Namco's game will involve the balance board, too, but we think it's a safe bet (think We Ski). We hope this is the last cheerleading game we'll ever have to write about; unless, of course, iNiS feels inspired to bring an Ouendan adaptation to the Wii. We'd be totally fine with that. Seriously, iNiS, make it happen.*Note: Looking up "cheerleader" in Google Image Search is absolutely scandalous.
THQ brings some pep to the Wii
Games publisher THQ announced today that they're adding yet another Wii game to their repertoire (how many is this now?). The subject of the game is, oddly enough, cheerleading, making it the first of its kind.Unless you're a six-year-old girl, All Star Cheer Squad sounds pretty terrifying -- there's really no other way to describe "squad competitions and one-on-one cheer-offs." The game will also utilize the Balance Board, making it only the third confirmed Wii game to make use of the peripheral.In case you're wondering what a cheerleading game might entail, it's probably what you'd expect: you learn cheers, make up a few of your own, practice them, and then perform. So, tell us, readers: how funky is your chicken?[Thanks, John!]
THQ has spirit with 'All Star Cheer Squad' for Wii, DS
Gimme a T! Gimme an H! Gimme a Q! What's that spell? The publisher of the world's first competitive cheerleading game! Gooooo THQ! Yaaaaaaay!Come on everybody, join in! All Star Cheer Squad is its name, Wii and DS will get the game! DS players scribble hard, Wii owners use the Balance Board! Squad face-offs and one-on-one, Remote and Nunchuk join the fun! Choreographed by Tony G. -- he did that Bring it On movie!No release date in just yet, bet you'll wait with baited breath! Gooooo Cheer Squad! Whoooooo![Via GamingTarget, thanks John]
