Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Wii Game Review

Gift Giving Guide: This would make a fun game for children who enjoy dancing games and love the Chipmunks! 

I own several dance games for the Wii and my daughter enjoys them, but grows easily frustrated over the more complicated moves. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, a high-energy dance game for kids, is based on the third installment of  the beloved Chipmunk movies. It is available on Kinect (Xbox 360), Wii, and Nintendo DS.  The game is a full-body dance experience. You are able to choose your favorite character (which the game recommends after you answer some fun questions that matches your personality to that of the Chipmunks and Chipettes).  You earn points by correctly dancing to the beat and features 30 Chipmunk songs including:

1. All Day and All of the Night
2. All Star
3. Beat It
4. Bring It On
5. California Dreamin’
6. Crocodile Rock
7. Hit Me With Your Best Shot
8. I Fought The Law
9. It’s Tricky
10. Just Like Heaven
11. Karma Chameleon
12. Kids In America
13. La Bamba
14. Life Is A Highway
15. Love Shack (w/ The Chipettes)
16. Oh Pretty Woman
17. Only Want to Be With You
18. Play That Funky Music Chipmunk
19. Shake Your Groove Thing
20. Stayin’ Alive
21. Surfin’ Safari
22. The Chipmunk Song
23. Turn the Beat Around (w/ The Chipettes)
24. Video Killed the Radio Star
25. Walkin’ On The Sun
26. We’re the Chipmunks (Deetown Remix)
27. Whip It
28. Witch Doctor
29. You Really Got Me
30. You Spin Me ‘Round

Review: My daughter loves Brittney so she was really excited that she was able to "be" her in the game. The game was pretty cute.  There were different background scenes and a ton of songs to choose from. As you progress through the game, you unlock more songs.  The dancing was fun and easy, yet challenging enough for her that she did not get bored.  You mirror the movements of the chipmunks but they also show you an outline of a human body at the bottoms since, well, chipmunks do not exactly have the same body proportions and it was, at times, difficult to mimic some of their moves without looking at the human outline. Overall, I would say this is a good and fun game and I would recommend it for kids who enjoy dancing games.

Buy it here: Developed by Behaviour Interactive, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked is rated E10+ and now available on Kinect for Xbox 360 for a suggested retail price of $39.99, and on Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ for a suggested retail price of $29.99. The game is available for purchase from Amazon.

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