More on EA’s Boogie from Alain Tascan

With dancing, karaoke and the ability to let players make their own videos, Electronic Arts‘ Boogie for the Nintendo Wii video game console is quite an ambitious rhythm game. Video game news website IGN recently got their hands on the game as well as more Boogie information straight from EA Montreal studio GM and Boogie lead developer Alain Tascan himself.

The freestyle dance controls in Boogie were earlier thought to be able to make the on-screen characters do what the player does. According to IGN however, the controls in the early Boogie copy they got to play felt a bit disconnected. Nevertheless, the controls are simple and intuitive. Here’s Tascan on the reasoning behind the simplicity of the game’s controls.

After we did SSX on Tour for Wii we realised that there were a lot of movements players were required to do. For many people this was a little bit too hardcore and they would get frustrated. So for Boogie we wanted anyone to be able to pick it up and not get confused by overly-complicated controls.

Actually though, people who play have a really good workout. I reckon some of the developers could probably go along to Wimbledon when it starts because their arms are so strong!

As for the songs, Tascan revealed that EA is planning to include up to 40 songs in the game covering everything from the 70s to more modern hits. These songs will all be cover versions as EA had to separate the lyrics from the rest of the track for use in the game’s karaoke mode.

Once they have their groove on, players can also save their user-created videos to the Wii’s SD card. Unfortunately, Boogie doesn’t support Wii Connect24, but players can still share their video with their friends. “You can save your videos on the card and then take to your friend’s house, so they can watch them,” said Tascan.

For the full interview and impressions on the game, click on the “read” link below. Boogie is currently slated for an August release in the U.S.

With dancing, karaoke and the ability to let players make their own videos, Electronic Arts‘ Boogie for the Nintendo Wii video game console is quite an ambitious rhythm game. Video game news website IGN recently got their hands on the game as well as more Boogie information straight from EA Montreal studio GM and Boogie lead developer Alain Tascan himself.

The freestyle dance controls in Boogie were earlier thought to be able to make the on-screen characters do what the player does. According to IGN however, the controls in the early Boogie copy they got to play felt a bit disconnected. Nevertheless, the controls are simple and intuitive. Here’s Tascan on the reasoning behind the simplicity of the game’s controls.

After we did SSX on Tour for Wii we realised that there were a lot of movements players were required to do. For many people this was a little bit too hardcore and they would get frustrated. So for Boogie we wanted anyone to be able to pick it up and not get confused by overly-complicated controls.

Actually though, people who play have a really good workout. I reckon some of the developers could probably go along to Wimbledon when it starts because their arms are so strong!

As for the songs, Tascan revealed that EA is planning to include up to 40 songs in the game covering everything from the 70s to more modern hits. These songs will all be cover versions as EA had to separate the lyrics from the rest of the track for use in the game’s karaoke mode.

Once they have their groove on, players can also save their user-created videos to the Wii’s SD card. Unfortunately, Boogie doesn’t support Wii Connect24, but players can still share their video with their friends. “You can save your videos on the card and then take to your friend’s house, so they can watch them,” said Tascan.

For the full interview and impressions on the game, click on the “read” link below. Boogie is currently slated for an August release in the U.S.