Dancing with the Stars (video game)

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Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars Coverart.png
North American PS2 boxart
Developer(s) Zoë Mode(PS2/Wii)
Aurona (PC version)
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Publisher(s) Activision (PS2/Wii) & THQ Valusoft (PC & Online versions)
Platforms PlayStation 2, Wii, PC, mobile
Release date(s)
    Genre(s) Music video game
    Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer

    Dancing with the Stars is a video game based on the show Dancing with the Stars. It was released on October 23, 2007 in the United States. The game is also being developed for mobile phones, and for the PC.

    Characters

    In the game you have option of playing as selected celebrities and professionals from the show.

    PS2 and Wii

    !!!! In season 4 , kevin tarabay a lebanese actor had joined the cast of the season , but due to his injury in his leg when he was training the Cha-cha-cha , with his partner Julianne Hough he withdrawn from the competition then he was replaced by Apolo Ohno with Julianne Hough .

    Monique was originally paired with Louis Van Amstel

    Mobile phones

    On the mobile phone version, the only characters listed are the celebrities. There are no mentions of their professional partners.

    PC Game

    For the PC game, the player can choose any of the following characters and he or she will automatically be partnered with either a professional dancer or a celebrity depending on the character the player chooses.

    Celebrities

    Professionals

    Dances

    The dances included in the game are taken from the ABC TV show of the same name.

    PS2 & Wii

    Mobile phone

    Sequel

    A sequel, Dancing with the Stars: We Dance!, was released October 21, 2008 for Wii and Nintendo DS. The game is much improved on the previous ones, with score multipliers, options for new costumes and switching partners, and new songs such as Push It by Salt n' Pepa, Black Horse and the Cherry Tree by KT Tunstall and Lady Marmalade.

    Reception

    Reception
    Review scores
    Publication Score
    mobile PC PS2 Wii
    Game Informer N/A N/A N/A 5.25/10[1]
    IGN N/A 3.5/10[2] 57/100[3][4] N/A
    Game Chronicles N/A N/A 65/100[5][3] 7.5/10[1]
    Game Vortex N/A N/A 68/100[5] 52/100[1]
    Gamer 2.0 N/A N/A N/A 3/10[1]
    GameShark N/A N/A N/A C-[1]
    Aggregate scores
    GameRankings N/A 35.00%[6] 63.33%[5] 53.90%[1]
    Metacritic N/A N/A 59/100[5] 42/100[7]

    IGN called it a lousy game.[2]

    See also

    References

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