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Alvin & the Chipmunks

From Brash Entertainment

AmazonMaximumAge : 240
AmazonMinimumAge : 60
Binding : Video Game
Brand : Brash Entertainment
EAN : 0890181002029
ESRBAgeRating : Everyone
Genre : simulation_games
HardwarePlatform : Nintendo Wii
Label : Brash Entertainment
Manufacturer : Brash Entertainment
Model : 00202
OperatingSystem : Nintendo Wii
PackageQuantity : 1
Platform : Nintendo Wii
ProductTypeName : CONSOLE_VIDEO_GAMES
Publisher : Brash Entertainment
ReleaseDate : 2008-06-04
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Customer Reviews

Rating:
Summary: Really a bad game
Comment: The other negative reviewers are right. This is a really crummy game, just the same motion again and again. The Chipmunks music is fun, but there isn't any real interaction with the characters, and all you do is push a button on the wiimote or the nunchuk as a star passes a target. My 9 year old son was bored after about 2 songs and hasn't played it again. Really just a piece of shovelware junk that I wouldn't recommend to anybody else.
Rating:
Summary: Fun Game
Comment: My 2 year old son LOVES the chipmunks movie so I got this for him and his sister (and me too), The first time playing it was a little confusing. I tried it again and did the instructional part. That was hard. When I went into the story game, I figured it out. It DOES go on the beat for about 90% of the time. The songs are cute and up to date. I can't stop playing it cause it's cute and fun!! I think I may get guitar hero for my husband for V-day or something. This is like a beginner/introduction to guitar hero I think.
Rating:
Summary: Okay game but not what I was expecting
Comment: I bought this game when it was on sale several weeks ago for[...] I bought it as a Christmas present for my 4-year-old who LOVES Alvin and the Chipmunks. Unfortunately, it is a little advanced for him. I had a hard enough time trying to figure it out ... and I'm still on the easy level which only involves matching 2 of the 4 stars.

Unfortunately, I am finding that many Wii games I would think should be on a young enough level for my 4-year-old are too difficult.

It REALLY bugs me that the stars don't hit their target on beat a lot of the time. So it can be a bit a frustrating when you're getting into the rhythm of the song and the stars don't match.

I do, however, enjoy playing this game. And my husband and I love the Chipmunks singing and the songs they sing. So it's not annoying to us.

It's definitely worth the [...] I paid for it. And is a nice way to start our Wii game collection (we just got a Wii for Christmas).

I don't think I'd pay [...] or more for it though.

*** Edited to add that although my son can't play, he enjoys watching us play. He picks up his guitar and strums along with the music while dancing to the beat. On several ocassions he's asked me or my husband to play the game so he can dance and sing along too!
Rating:
Summary: Movie-based video games at a new low
Comment: Video games based on movies are notoriously bad. They are often rush jobs that aim to exploit consumers' interest in upcoming exciting movies. Almost every kids movie and almost every movie made for semi-grown-up kids seems to have one of these "movie tie-in games," and the critics usually pan these games. However, Alvin and the Chipmunks is beyond just being a bad game...it's pathetic. It's the sort of thing you might expect to be a free flash-based game on the movie's official website, certainly there is not enough content to warrant a full-price, retail game. The game basically consists of you waggling the wii controllers while Alvin & Co. play a Chipmunk-ized version of a pop-hit in the background. Your waggling doesn't really match any particular part of the song (sometimes it's the melody, sometimes the rhythm, sometimes it doesn't really sync up with anything). Basically, just waggle the remote and you'll win; some people have argued that it's ok that the game is so easy because it's for children. But, this isn't even a game; it's barely interactive. And, that a poor justification: so many kids can leap fearlessly into far more complex games where their parents would fear to play.

And while you're waggling the wii controls and trying to match your waggles to the seemingly random indicators in the foreground (it really doesn't matter much if you match them or not), the "animation" of the chipmunks in the background is EXACTLY the same, regardless of the song you're playing, for each of the stages. But, the in-song animations, as generic and irrelevant to the actual gameplay as the programmers let them be, are still miles beyond the visuals in the "story mode" of the game. In the story mode, the player just has to watch a polaroid-style still photograph while the characters talk through the plot. The Alvin in the Chipmunks game is barely interactive, and was obviously a hastily thrown together product aimed to exploit the devotion of young fans. What a shame. For a better experience with simple, accessible, family-friendly rhythm games try other Wii games like Samba de Amigo (super cheap on Amazon!) or Rayman Raving Rabbids.
Rating:
Summary: A little disappointed
Comment: I would have to say that I was a little disappointed with this game. I bought it for my 4 1/2 year old who can't seem to stay on the stage. I guess for the amount that I paid it's OK. I wouldn't suggest it to anyone, if they want to try it, rent it first! Listening to them sing the songs is cute at first but very annoying after a while! I was really disappointed with the repetative and weak graphics. I would say that this game is good for a child's hand/eye coordination and that's about it.