So after annoying my new wife and winning a bet, I won a copy of Boogie, a game I've been following since Gamespot mentioned it. "Cool, I thought, "a game where you sing at it and have to dance and stuff!"
Yeah.
Although well-intentioned, this game is GAY. That's Capital G Capital A Capital Y GAY.
Not to say it isn't fun. Kareoking "Can't Touch This" sung by an MC Hammer ripoff is funny. And unlocking new hairstyles and clothes for my little cat guy is pretty neat. But I doubt I will ever hear the words "I challenge you to a video game sing and dance off!" spoken in my apartment. And the fact that the microphone it comes with has to attach to the Wii itself turns me off. Why can't it just attach to the remote? I hate being tethered by cables.
Although presented in a fun way, things like cutscenes that involve no movement, spoken voice, or anything besides redundant text spoil it. and the game is stupid easy, too. Whereas in Bust A Groove, for example, the game pitted you against another dancer, in Boogie you're all alone. Jesus, the cut scenes for setting up half the stages involve "I'll just (dance or sing) my heart out to this imaginary audience!"
However, I did have a blast with the music video feature. A Patrick the Starfish knockoff disco dancing to "It's Raining Men" in a rhinestone cowboy hat... Priceless.