Samba de Amigo

Samba de Amigo is a music game by Sonic Team for Game Consoles Dreamcast and Wii, must be accompanied with the running means contained Maraca controllers songs. About infrared sensors, the height of the hand movements is determined and compared with the default on the TV screen, in the Dreamcast version by ultrasound. The soundtrack features famous Latino Hits à la " Macarena ", " Samba de Janeiro " and " Tequila".

Release Data:

  • Japan: December 1999 ( Arcade )
  • Japan: April 27, 2000 ( Sega Dreamcast )
  • USA: October 17, 2000 ( Sega Dreamcast )
  • Europe: December 8, 2000 ( Sega Dreamcast )

Control

One has two maracas, each in one hand. On the screen are arranged in a ring of six small circles at the positions of the top - left, center - Left, Bottom - Left, Bottom - Right, Center - right and top -right. From center of the screen always small blue balls now come flying, the heading for one of the circles. Once a blue ball is in the center of a circle, a maraca in the corresponding position must be shaken. An example: a blue ball flies out of the center to the circle links below. Once it is in the middle of the circle, you have a maraca shake bottom left; Maraca this can be both the left and the right, but it makes more sense the left clinging simply take because the path to the left -bottom is then shorter.

As easy as it is one but not always made ​​, usually one must always use two maracas same time, so shake, for example, the left below, and the rights in the middle. A good eye -hand coordination is needed in any case, otherwise you have no chance. From time to even stick figure little picture will appear that stylize a certain Maraca attitude. It is then necessary to position within a few seconds, just like that.

The player's performance is evaluated on a scale from A to E. The player begins with the ranking C and as soon as you improve, you go one rank higher. If you already have the worst ranking "E" and even worse, then the premature Game Over appears (except in exercise mode, because the restriction does not apply ).

Modes

  • Arcade: The original arcade version. Three Songs (Samba de Janeiro, Tubthumping and Cup of Live) are available for selection when one ends with ranking "A", you can each free play a new song.
  • Original: This mode is similar to the arcade mode of the arcade version. You can select all the songs of the Arcade mode as well as the one downloaded from the internet songs.
  • Challenge: There are a variety of mission that you must meet one after another. If one fights well, you get new songs and may be the very end even " Maraca - King" call!
  • Party: multiplayer modes, where necessary, the Dreamcast emulates the second player, and a bunch of mini-games. In pairs, you can either play the battle mode, in which each has an energy bar that can reduce the opponent, if he plays well, one makes a mistake, is withdrawn at an energy itself. In Couples Mode, the synchronicity of the movements of the players is assessed and then spit out a percentage that represents the Love prospects for the two players instead. And finally, there are five varied mini- games that provide completely different demands on reaction speed and muscular strength. A mini - game is a Whac - A-Mole game.
  • Training: Nothing more for practice than the original mode, ie without Game Over. Otherwise really no differences.
  • Internet: Connects to the Samba de Amigo home page, where you can download new songs, such as " Open Your Heart ", " Burning Hearts " (Japanese version), "Dreams Dreams ", but also all-time hits such as the After -Burner or the Rent-a -Hero - main theme.
  • Options: View Records, Sound Test, sound effects for the maracas on or off, or 60 - Hz mode.

Song List

The following songs are included in the Dreamcast Samba de Amigo version:

  • Samba de Janeiro
  • Tubthumping
  • Mambo Beat
  • Macarena by Los del Río
  • Mas Que Nada by Sergio Mendes
  • Take on Me by Reel Big Fish
  • La Bamba
  • Tequila
  • Soul Bossa Nova
  • Love lease
  • The Theme of Inoki
  • El Mambo
  • El Ritmo Tropical
  • The Cup of Life by Ricky Martin
  • Living la Vida Loca
  • Samba de Amigo
  • Open Your Heart
  • Sonic - You Can Do Anything
  • Super Sonic Racing
  • Burning Hearts
  • Dreams Dreams
  • Magical Sound Shower
  • Afterburner
  • Opa- Opa!
  • Rent a Hero No.1

Alternatives

Since the Dreamcast is no longer produced, and "Samba De Amigo " is hardly available. In Germany the game was limited and had to Maracas a price of 400 DM

An inexpensive alternative to the original game presents the Playstation 2 game " Sega Superstars" represents the control of the game does not take place as in the original by Maraca controllers but via the EyeToy camera.

In October 2008 appeared a new edition of the same for the Wii by Nintendo. Since the Wiimote itself already has a motion sensor, here expensive additional hardware is not necessary anymore.

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