Customer Reviews

Twister Dance DVD - Milton Bradley Interactive Games

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4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(2)

 

 

HEy the dance moves are ok, but the beat is always the same for all different type of dance, whether is a cha-cha, pop, R&B
It lacks imagination! but ok for under 10 yrs old

I bought this for my 13-year-old daughter because I knew it was something I would and could do with her. It is fun though there are a couple of dances that have continued to stump us. We are apparently not naturals when it comes to dancing. ;-) I like the fact that it really provides a good cardio workout while having fun! And that is the key: HAVE FUN!

I do recommend this as a way to motivate your children (and yourself) to get up and move all the while having fun! It really makes a great game for the family to play all together!!!

My mother always has Christmas a few weeks early and she purchased this for my daughter... but she wasn't the only one playing... my son, mother, sister and i all joined in. We've done it everyday since then for at least a little while... it's a good work out for me and the kids have a great time. I can't say we're getting any better, but that's more about the genetics of rhythm than this game.

My almost-5 and almost-8 year old girls really like this game so far (we've been playing since Christmas almost a week ago). The game seems really well thought out; the character on the screen keeps beat with his feet even while the host-chick is talking, and the screen shows the character from the front and the back simultaneously which, once I explained this to my kids, helped out tremendously.

The kids like it because it's kind of like the Dance Dance Revolution game they watch me play but without the complicated moves or needing to plug the mat in anywhere (the mat is just a guideline, rather than a scorekeeper) or anyone telling you you're doing the steps wrong. So, fun! :)

My girls (5 and 8) really like this, and it's pretty darn funny to get mom and dad on the dance mat too!! Good way to get them moving in the grey winter days.

I appreciate the fact that it get you up and moving, especially for the little ones. Easy to follow - there is a cartoonish dance instructor and DJ spinning twister tunes (original songs to twister). You can play various games or just exercise with it.

My 8 year old daughter loves it and so do I. Great for group play (up to 4) and a great game idea for your next child's party.

Is a perfect interactive game for children. Better than a Ipod.... you are in movement all the time using your body. You can enjoy it with other or alone. But really, you will enjoy it.

Kamila

My eleven year old loves this game and after practice is able to keep up. I have fun joining her, but am barely able to keep up with the 1/2 speed and just laugh when the animated lady tells us we'll now go full speed. It's great exercise and computerized enough to keep kids interested.

Simple learn to dance using dvd menus w/computer generated characters. The script wasn't lame, the graphics great & the design of the menu was done well. The female dancer teacher, DJ & the male & female dancers (1 at a time in instruction mode) are all computer 3D with only no necks. They have sometimes orange, green or blue skin & are dressed in in style clothes. The music is generic but still keeps you interested. There are extra sounds like cheering, etc. even.
Menu - English & Spanish & then automatically plays the "how the program works" (aka help).
You get 4 main areas: Aqua Beach, Downtown, Twister Dance Club & Center Stage which each have 10 moves, a dance session & party.
The moves are listed & you choose what you want to play in the menu.
The dance session contains all the moves in a routine in normal speed w/more clubby like graphics, spinning dancers in a psychedelic way & w/o any teaching of all the moves you've played w/o going back to the session area or main menu. For the dance session, you better know them by heart because with all the twisting, you won't be able to follow.
After playing anything, you can repeat it, go on to the next part or go to dance style menu or the main menu.
The moves are only about 2-3 min long each, shown normal speed first. Then it's broken down to 8-count in 1/2 speed first just moving your feet to the spots w/o any twists, turns or bending of any joints 2x, then adding any bends, etc. of the lower body 2x, then adding any upper body movements 2x. Then played normal speed 2-4x still with counting & her calling out the colored spots/how to move your limbs. This makes it easy to learn & you can pause or replay the whole thing over & over if you like, but you cannot FF once started only skip to the menu if you can't wait until it finishes.
The dance instruction is well done, good timing on telling you when to move & it shows the BACK of the dancer closest to you & their front smaller & further away like watching a dancer from behind with a mirror in front of the dancer. VERY good idea. If the move only goes to one side, they only teach one side. It's up to you to repeat it & teach yourself the other side.
The moves have Reggae, hip hop, Latin, or pop video style moves. Some remind me even if a simpler version of part of a Charleston.

The dance mats are only vinyl & to help you see, there are no electronic feedback so it's only needed for very young kids as the tv shows the mats being used & only needed to see placement of feet.

The only con to this program is that the computer generated dancers sometimes don't quite execute the more subtle fluid portions of the dance, but otherwise this is perfect.

I thought maybe my young teen would like this but it turns out it is for a younger group of kids. It says 8 and up, but I'd say not very far up. The game is good otherwise and at least gets kids moving.