Samba de Amigo

Samba de Amigo is a rhythm game originally developed by Sonic Team and released in 1999 by Sega in arcades, 2000 for the Dreamcast video game console, and...
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Game Overview

Samba de Amigo is a rhythm game originally developed by Sonic Team and released in 1999 by Sega in arcades, 2000 for the Dreamcast video game console, and developed by Gearbox Software in 2008 for the...

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Expert Reviews

60/100

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Some fun songs and unique gameplay help get Samba going, but imprecise controls and unreasonable difficulty bungle the beat.

70/100

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Samba de Amigo could've been one of the best Wii games of 2008, but unresponsive controls really mar the experience. The fiesta is still there, but it's a bit of a letdown.

75/100

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A really good game for casual gamers. I showed it to some non-gamer friends this weekend and they had a blast just playing on easy. I had to practically rip the remotes out of their hands to get them to stop. But here in the IGN office, fans of the origin

Game Features

The Samba-infused soundtrack features over 40 upbeat, festive favorites from the original game, plus many new tunes including some current pop favorites

Fun for two players in both competitive and co-op multiplayer modes.

Using the Wii's online capabilities, download new songs to keep the beat going strong.

Ability to play with either a Wii Remote and a Nunchuk or two Wii Remotes for untethered freedom.

Multiple game modes including Career, Single-Player, Multiplayer, Training, and Records.

Special modes expand gameplay with Quick Play, Classic, Battle, Survival, Hustle and Mini-Games.

Special SEGA Levels include beloved characters from past SEGA games.

High scores can be uploaded to global leaderboards and compared against all friendslist.