Video Games : Wii Music

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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Nintendo
EAN: 0045496901301
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Label: Nintendo
Manufacturer: Nintendo
Model: RVLPR64E
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: October 20, 2008
Sales Rank: 3
Studio: Nintendo

Features:

Wii Music for Nintendo Wii lets you play musical instruments and make music using the Wii Remote and the Wii Balance Board
Start a band with up to six different band members
Pick a background stage, and shake, move, and press buttons to play up to 60 different instruments for a ton of melodic fun
No need to press a specific button at a certain time; instead you just need to mimic the actions of playing that instrument
Save up to 30 music videos and create playlists among your favorites

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Amazon.com Product Description:
When it comes to music and rhythm games, Wii Music stands in a class of its own. Unlike other music games, which penalize players if they don't play perfectly, Wii Music is a musical playground where there are no mistakes. Here anyone can pick up and master the huge array of instruments available, through simple motions like strumming and drumming. Musicians in your band jam by simply playing their instruments to the beat of a song or by improvising to their heart's content. Play faster. Play slower. Skip a beat, or throw in 10 more. No matter what you do, Wii Music automatically transforms your improv stylings into great music.

Your music, your way

On-screen direction in 'Wii Music'
Simple pickup and playability.
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Drum set in 'Wii Music'
Easy controls and learning curve.
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Sitar and congas in 'Wii Music'
Huge array of diverse instruments.
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Singleplayer in 'Wii Music'
Make music by yourself.
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Multiplayer in 'Wii Music'
Or with up to 3 friends.
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Gameplay: Getting Your Band Together
In Wii Music every band has six members: Two play the main melody, two cover the percussion beats, one covers the bass groove and one uses the song's chords to support the melody. As a band, the six members often play their special parts at the same time, though each player can jam however and whenever he or she wants. Play all at once. Take turns in the spotlight. Pair up in creative ways throughout the song. You can bring the band to life by yourself, playing one part at a time-or with up to four players. See game mode below:

Solo Play: When you play by yourself, you can add one part at a time to arrange the whole song exactly how you want. The Tutes are on hand to back up your band in any parts you need filled.
Multiplayer: When in a band with friends, up to four people can be band members.
Wii Friends: Using WiiConnect24, you can send your jam videos to Wii Friends who own Wii Music. They can then watch your performance, modify it to their liking and send their jam videos back to you.

Tutes: Your Own Private Back-up Band
When not playing with friends, you can invite jam masters known as Tutes to play with you. They'll join a session playing an instrument that each thinks is strong for a specific song. You can simply enjoy the musical camaraderie, or pick up instrument tips by watching them jam. If you choose to watch, the Tutes will show you lots of techniques for many of these instruments, then ask you to follow their examples. They'll start with the simplest techniques, then as you master each one, show you even more nuanced ones.

Key Game Features:

Easy to Play Improv Jams - All members of your band jam by simply playing their instruments to the beat of a song or by improvising to their heart's content. Play faster. Play slower. Skip a beat, or throw in 10 more. Wii Music challenges you to transform your improv stylings into great music. There are no mistakes and no game scores-just playing for the pure joy of playing.
Wii Controls Immerse You in the Music - You can play most of the 60-plus instruments in Wii Music using simple motions with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers. Strum to play guitar, banjo and sitar. Drum to play jazz drums, congas and snare drums. Hammer away to play piano, vibraphone and marimba. Unlike most music games, Wii Music doesn't make you use many complex buttons. You only need to imitate playing the instrument.
Virtually Endless Ways to Make Music - You choose the song and instruments and decide whether to blaze through a rock take on classical songs, put a jazzy spin on folk tunes or transform Nintendo classics like the Super Mario Bros. theme into Latin-flavored numbers. The song list is only a takeoff point-it's how you improvise with the songs that matters.
Share Your Band Jams With Friends - They'll see your Mii band members, your players' improv styles and your instrument selections. They can watch your recordings, or play over parts of your song, then send their modified recording back to you. So you can send improv jams back and forth over WiiConnect24, changing them again and again.

60+ Instruments
You can play most of the 60-plus instruments in Wii Music using simple motions with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers. Strum to play guitar, banjo and sitar. Drum to play jazz drums, congas and marching drums. Hammer away to play piano, vibraphone and marimba. Unlike most music games, Wii Music doesn't make you use complex buttons. You only need to imitate playing the instrument. Wii Music offers virtually endless ways to make music.

Fun Beyond the Jam
Designed with classic Wii gameplay in mind, Wii Music includes many other modes and play options besides the main band jams, including several musical games and an enhanced video playback mode for recorded jams.

Videos Mode: Watch your jam videos in an enhanced playback mode that brings your jams to life with fun environmental effects and dramatic camera angles.
Mii Maestro: By waving the Wii Remote like a conductor's baton in this mini-game, you'll lead a Mii orchestra through orchestrated songs, such as The Legend of Zelda theme. Make them play quickly, slowly, strongly or gently-the orchestra is at your command.
Handbell Harmony: In this musical mini-game, you'll play in a handbell ensemble by swinging your Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Everyone on the team has a job to do: play one of your notes only when the tune demands it.
Pitch Perfect: How good is your musical ear? In this whimsical musical quiz, you'll have to solve challenges, like putting note-playing Miis in order from lowest to highest pitch.
Drum Mode: In the one mode that uses the Wii Balance Board accessory (sold with Wii Fit), you can feel what it's like to play a real-life drum set. You'll use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk as drumsticks, and place both feet on the Wii Balance Board-which work as virtual pedals for the bass drum and hi-hat cymbal.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Boring
This is no fun game, and the music there is old. I dont have anything against old music, but I think it should've include both old and new. The only goold thing I found in this game is that my kids learned different kinds of instruments

Rating:

- Good overall for music knowledge
I think the biggest issue people getting this game is they think it's like Guitar Hero or Rock Band. If that's what your looking for then move on, you'll be disappointed. Now if your looking for something that will teach you a little bit about music styles, pitch, instruments, etc, then this is a decent learning tool that can be pretty fun. And if you have a Wii Fit and want to learn a bit of drumming then it will connect with your Fit board to give you foot control of a bass drum and hi hats.

My only complaint of the game is, ironically, there isn't enough music to play with. It would be nice if they had a lot more "modern" songs to play with. Now when you first start there is very little and as you do lessons and games you unlock more and more instruments and songs. This can also be a pain for someone starting off that gets in and can't go play 50 different songs off the bat. But on the flip side if you take the time to actually go through and learn the different music styles you will unlock all the extra stuff. Just would be nice to have a lot more modern songs (Pop/Rock/etc) then the selection in the game. All in all though it's a good game to learn about music and inspire some creativity.

Rating:

- Much better choices out there for your money - what a stinker
WiiMusic would have been great as a WiiWare download or a budget priced disc game. As a full-priced game, when you compare Wii Music to any other Nintendo-produced title, the value just isn't there. When the same amount of money gets you a game like Mario Galaxy or Metroid Prime it's hard to swallow this premium-priced game.

Pay careful attention to the commercial - because what you see is what you get. You waggle the remotes around to (mostly) Nintendo tunes. There are more instruments than tunes, so they get tired pretty quickly (especially since not all are available at the start anyway). People say you cannot compare this to other rythum games; a hearty yes to that, even the Hannah Montana game is more complicated than this.

If your family just wants to sit around waggling the remotes around and hearing music come out, I suppose it could be fun. It's more akin to a display in a store or museum where it's a fun distraction for 2-3 minutes but then the novelty wears out.

Do yourself a favor - buy your kid a harmonica or electric keyboard or other small instrument instead. They will be learning how to make real music and not just waving the remote around to marginally impact the music. There are such better buys for your money - I love Nintendo, but this game is a stinker.

Rating:

- Truly fun for whole family
I am married with a 6 and 4 year old and we all enjoy Wii Music. We usually play songs together, my kids really enjoy the variety of instruments and the option to play on beat or not. My 4 year old, who can't really do rhythm games yet, is actually able to participate because the game does what he wants it to, rather than he having to do what it wants him to. My 6 year old prefers to try and get everything just right, and has really gotten into the mini-games. The instrument quality isn't as good as it could be and the song selection would have been better, for me, if there had been more Nintendo themes; but we've been very satisfied and if your family is like ours, the game may work for you too.

Rating:

- Increases music appreciation
This game felt like a fun music lesson. I enjoyed playing around with it, but was ultimately disappointed to learn that I couldn't compose my own songs. The game lets you rearrange and tweak existing music, and that's the extent of creative content.
I really enjoyed the mini-games section where I had to analyze pitch and play notes at the right time (the handbell mini-game is the only part of this game that resembles guitar hero). I'm pleased with the purchase, but I feel the advertisements were misleading. I'm afraid a lot of shoppers will be disappointed, thinking that you actually get to PLAY these instruments.


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