Happy Feet Two � The Videogame

$50, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: rhythm, music

CTR Rating: 90%

CTR Review

Here's what you get when you cross a frozen Antarctic world full of penguins with a Guitar Hero theme. The musical rhythm adventure game for one or two players is inspired by the of the upcoming film Happy Feet Two. In the game, new dancers are threatening the penguin nation and everyone must work and dance together in rhythm to save them from extinction. How? By dancing, carefully matching the beat by tapping on your game controller or touching the screen (with the DS). You will use dance moves to recruit penguins with special abilities that help advance the adventure, stun enemies and opponents and manipulate the environment to solve co-operative puzzles. You can play cooperatively as Mumble and Ramon in the console games, and also use the penguin chicks, Bo, Atticus and Eric to help in the DS and 3DS versions. You can tap to the beat of the music, and compete in dance showdowns and belly sliding races. Testers liked this game. Developed by KMM Games for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii, and by Wayforward Technologies for Nintendo 3DS and DS. Scheduled for release Fall 2011. Prices are $50 for the PS3 and Xbox version, $40 for the Wii and 3DS, and $30 for the DS.