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7.3 out of 10

Samba de Amigo

First seen: 11 january 2008

Information found in: from 159 sources in 17 countries.

Best Price: 6.00 USD

  • User Score (99)
    8.4 8.4 from 99 reviewers
  • Expert Score (100)
    6.6 6.6 from 100 reviewers
  • Gameplay (24)
    6.9 6.9 from 24 reviewers
  • Graphics (34)
    7.6 7.6 from 34 reviewers
  • Sound (28)
    8.5 8.5 from 28 reviewers
  • Storyline (3)
    4.8 4.8 from 3 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (6)
    8.9 8.9 from 6 reviewers
  • Control (2)
    7.3 7.3 from 2 reviewers
  • Lifespan (6)
    7.5 7.5 from 6 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • good workout, addictive gameplay, good continental music, lots of multiplayer modes, great music too
  • energetic play losing, accuracy can be difficult, too easy, controls are too awkward, some shake detection issues

Feel the samba rhythm and shake your stuff to the beat in Samba De Amigo! Featuring more than 40 swinging samba songs, Samba De Amigo lets you use your Wii Remote and Nunchuk as a set of maracas as you attempt to stay in time with the music and compete against friends to see who has the best moves. With a unique and colourful style, Samba De Amigo challenges you to keep up with his beat. Using a Mii of your choice, you’ll need to keep in sync as each song plays, strik…

Manufacturer's Specs

  • Category:
    Music
  • Multiplayer mode:
    Simultaneous
  • Players:
    1-2
  • Age rating:
    3
  • Publisher:
    Sega
  • Developer:
    Gearbox Software

Release Date

  • First seen
    11 January 2008

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  1. Samba de Amigo

    Reviewer: GameSpot
    26 September 2008

    Samba de Amigo offers fun on a limited scope, and how much you'll enjoy it really depends on your attitude. If you know some folks who enjoy dancing and general silliness, you'll enjoy getting together to shake your groove things from time to time. The single-player is too limited to provide lasting entertainment value, and the controls will frustrate anyone playing on the harder difficulties. The lack of expensive peripherals and reduced price point make it an appealing... Read more

  2. Samba De Amigo Review

    Reviewer: WiiDS.co.uk
    16 October 2008

    While I was excited about the new music title when it was announced, that has now died and been replaced with disappointment. Forgetting for a moment the rather bland and samey track listing which isn’t as good as a gamer would hope, Samba De Amigo simply doesn’t work as well as it should in a technical sense but the worst thing of all is even if it did work I doubt either the hardcore gamers or the casual masses would find it enjoyable, appealing and/or fun. A fair... Read more

  3. Samba De Amigo

    Reviewer: GameOn
    9 October 2008

    While rhythm isn’t one of my strong talents, I have always enjoyed the fun that can be had with playing any rhythm based games. What's even more fun is watching other people make complete fools of themselves and samba de amigo doesn’t disappoint. Read more

  4. Reviewer: gamesdog.co.uk
    13 October 2008
    Overall 4
    4.0
     

    With a stack of tunes like Mambo No 5 and Livin' La Viva Loca, with plenty more that are unlockable to play against, it's not a lack of tunes that let this game down but the unexcitability of shaking your Wii remote for minutes at a time in front of your TV screen. If you are in to, or looking to get into, shaking in your living room (no not that kind of shaking) then dive in. However whether this is for you or the kids, for us the boredom set in after the second track. Read more

  5. Samba de Amigo

    Reviewer: TGSN
    14 October 2008

    Take a look in a retro videogame store in Japan and you’ll find plenty of rarities. A sealed copy of Chrono Trigger for the SNES at over £100 maybe, or a boxed Famicom disc system, which never came out anywhere but Japan. But one item that has become near impossible to find is a copy of Samba de Amigo on Dreamcast, with the maracas bundled with the game. Read more

  1. Unique Music Game, but Poor Control Response

    Reviewer: Shopping.com
    26 October 2008
    Overall 4
    4.0
     

    Samba de Amigo is an interesting music style game. It is also an active music game more along Read more

  2. Reviewer: GamePro.com
    28 December 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The maraca shaking monkey is back on the Wii with more music, craziness, and excitement for the family! Grab two Wii Remotes (Which I think is better) or a Wii Remote and a Nunchuck and party to some songs! This game features songs like Low Rider, Papa Loves Mambo, and a lot of salsa music! What I think ruins this game is that the controls sometimes doesn't respond to your movement. And we need more content in the game, yeah sure shaking maracas is fun but I mean what... Read more

  3. A very nice game

    Reviewer: Amazon
    19 February 2010 See Product at Amazon (6.99 USD)
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I'll make this review short and simple. The game has great music, is fun and works perfectly. I highly recommend it, for both single players and people who like to play with others. Read more

  4. Samba De Amigo (Wii): A Boogie Filled Workout at a Bargain Price!

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    25 July 2010

    Summary: All-in-all a great bargain, great soundtrack and great happy workout game for all the family! Read more

  5. "Severely let down by faulty controls"

    Reviewer: Wii Game Review
    19 October 2008
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    This is -or rather SHOULD be - one of the best music and rhythm games available. When it was released in 2000 on the Sega Dreamcast, it came bundled with a couple of maracas and was phenomenally expensive (about £100 if memory serves, which was nearly as dear as the console itself). However, it was loved by all who played it, and players marvelled at how the console `knew' where the maracas were. One of the last hurrahs for Sega's dying DC console, RIP. That was then,... Read more

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