Customer Reviews

Unison

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I picked this one up thinking of something more along the lines of Bust a Groove-- no such luck. It's very cutesie, and if you like cheesy disco (new and old) it's probably a lot of fun. But if you don't like listening to 'YMCA' or 'Barbie Girl' over... and over... and over again, stay away at all costs.

The game is set 200 years in the future, in a city where dancing has been outlawed. Guided by the ultimate dancer 'Dr. Dance', You guide three (squeaky) girls through learning to be superstar dancers. Like Charlie's Angels, but not.

Control in the game is based off of the two analog sticks, and you must move them around in synch (no pun intended) to the music. The closer on beat you are, the better your rating for that move.

I suppose in a party situation-- drunk and amongst other drunks--this game would be pretty amusing.

.... It's challenging at first, but pretty soon the game just becomes way too easy with a mediocre storyline. So if you are looking for a relatively easy but interesting game, pick up Unison.

Essentially, this is something of a dance simulator where the two analog sticks control your arms. You "practice" a pre-set routine, then try to perform it from memory (although guide circles are available) to earn your score and unlock more songs. The plot and inter-song movies are absolutely surreal, j-cheese at it's finest. The song selection is actually a ton of fun, with everything from Nelly to Aqua.

While the game looks good and is fun to play, it lacks somewhat in longevity. There are only about 12 or so songs in total, and with 3 routines for each song (easy, medium, and hard), you can essentially see all the game has to offer in a week or so. The game also lacks that innate replayability of Parappa or UmJammer Lammy. With those games, I never minded replaying a level I had beaten 100 times before. With Unison, I was pretty much "finished" with each level after beating it with all 3 characters.

Still, it's nice to see a music-based game even make it to US shores. So if music games are your thing, you can do far worse than picking up Unison.

This game is for you if you like dancing games. Control is based around the analog sticks, but you must also memorize the routines (not as hard as it may sound). If you have mastered a game like Bust-A-Groove, you will appreciate this game even more, because it is a lot more challenging (it's not impossible though). The storyline is somewhat wacky, and the voice acting is way off, but if you like to play dancing games, you'll love this game. Some songs are old and disco, but there are new ones, and the old ones are very fun to dance to (watch and play!). This is a great game, and you should buy it unless you seriously hate dancing games. Buy it.

The graphics and the music of the game are great. However this game can not be played with dance pad. I thought this game like the Britney's Dance Beat game can play with dance pad, but it is not. I am very disappointed.

If you really liked Bust-A-Groove and Parappa, get this game. The main control in this game is on the analog control sticks. you have to memorize the movements (which is kinda easy) and put it together with your dancing character. It has a good collection of songs from the 70's 80's and 90's (Gotta love We Are Family) the Broadcast scenes are very very cool with neat camera angles and cool costumes. The story is a bit weird with an interesting cast and the voice acting is ok. If you want a fun game with booty shaking dancing and fun songs get this, you won't be disappointed

Well, I must say, this game had me laughing for hours, be it Doctor Dance and Friday eating his hair, or Ducker and his androgynous pelvic thrusts while murmuring about his ducks. The characters are charming, and the graphics are visually pleasing. One of the 2 areas where this game lack are it's newly recorded soundtrack. Featuring Nelly, Apollo 440 and Aqua, just to name a few, the good ol' J-pop from the game's original soundtrack just had a better feel. The other area is it's short length. Many determined gamers will find the game complete within hours. Once the dance routines are memorized, there isn't much else to do in the game. The bonus levels are good, but with songs by artists like OPP... it's not much to look forward to. Dance gamers, I'm not doubting that this is a must-have for your collection, just be expected to pop Bust-a-Groove or Dance Dance Revolution in the PS2 as filler... *^_^*

This was a very confusing game. I just couldn't figure out what to do and there were no instructions. I tried playing it for two days until I finally gave up and returned it.

I really enjoy playing this game. It offers 3 levels of difficulty (each one challenging), great music mixes, comedic cut-scenes, and great replayability. It can be played by the whole famliy, and you can even dance along (if you're so inclined). The only real drawback is that you have to learn all the moves of the song (with a very helpful guide/tool) before you play the level. This is good because you know more or less how well you will do (it won't throw you anything you shouldn't expect), but it takes more time that way. I reccomend this game for anyone who enjoys music between the ages of 8 and 80.