Marco, regular PSP Fanboy reader, wrote in our comments section: "It is something nobody has done before (as far as I know)... I think people are jaded about any game being about Hip Hop... but at least I do know that there are people who do make the genre respectable."Very true, Marco. It's pretty easy to get jaded over games that don't seem authentic, but B-Boy seems to be the real deal. It's a game that deserves a bit more attention than it's getting, if only for its unique premise: you play as a rising star of break-dancing, and you battle other b-boys to try and become the best. It looks pretty new and different, and according to IGN, it "doesn't play quite like anything that's come before." The D-Pad controls movement, and the face buttons are used as the building blocks of moves. You string things together, and maintain balance using the L and R buttons a la Tony Hawk. There are transition moves, and increasingly complicated moves which require greater button combinations, and that's where a surprising amount of depth can come into play. Like extreme sports games, you can build up some impressive combos.
B-Boy promises to mix music rhythm and sports gameplay into an innovative combination. The game is currently UK-exclusive, but hopefully we'll see it branching out soon.













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8-17-2006 @ 8:17AM
Marco C Jr. said...
I have my moments. If you don't mind, I'm going to start bragging about this ;).
I figured the game would play like that, graphics are pretty nice too. Sound like a fun game. Graffiti, Break dancing, Guitar games; what will these game developers think of next.
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9-20-2006 @ 3:50PM
Madd Gamer said...
I'm really looking forward to playing this game. The gameplay mechanics look hott! Hopefully, we'll see more games in the future the are relative to Hip Hop culture.
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