![]() “Of course, it would have also been possible to have a story mode for Nintendo Switch. “We tried to think of the specifics and characteristics of each platform that were most unique, and also suitable for exclusive modes,” he said. I asked Nakamura about the reasoning behind this decision, which seemingly boiled down to ideal audiences for each platform, business decisions, and wanting to make each version distinct and enticing, even if you already owned one version of the game. But StreamiGo! positions itself as an arcade-style mode, and is completely bereft of all the silly narrative flavour. Instead, it has a single-player mode called “StreamiGo!”, which features the same kinds of stage-based challenges found in Party-to-Go’s story mode (tasking you with achieving a certain quality of performance in order to progress). Samba de Amigo: Party Central on Nintendo Switch doesn’t have this story mode. Which makes the mode’s absence on the Nintendo Switch version of the game such a pity. The inherent nature of a maraca-wielding monkey shaking it to Latin and pop songs is joyful, but the story mode goes a few more steps beyond to tell a ridiculous but sincere tale about love, joy, movement, and music. I’m really grateful that I was allowed to develop it again.” So I asked my boss if I could make a reboot of Samba de Amigo because I thought it would be really great to have it in our times. “But I think this concept of silly fun is still something that, even when times change, can be enjoyed today. “I think nowadays we have a lot of games many different kinds of genres, but mostly there are games where you have to put all your effort in and play hard, and not so many where you can enjoy it as a fun, silly, funny game with a lot of other friends.” ![]() ![]() “And when I thought about what games I developed that would be suitable and still fun to play today, Samba de Amigo immediately came into my mind.” Image: Sega “I also felt that revival boom,” said Shun Nakamura, director of both the original and new Samba de Amigo games, as well as other Sega cult classics like Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure, and the the arguably misunderstood Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). The whole 2000s revival movement hasn’t been lost on Sega either, who recently made it sound like this is exactly the reason why the property has made a return. This particular genre revival has me beaming. I’ve been having an excellent time working my way through Samba de Amigo: Party-to-Go. The goofy story is also a throwback to something all those aforementioned rhythm games of the early 2000s shared, and it’s where all the colour and personality of the memorable, wacky musical world is found. It’s simple and silly, but it serves as a great vehicle in giving you a reason to play through all of the game’s 40+ songs, with a very gradual difficulty curve to get you accustomed to reading the note chart, learning all the different mechanics, and just getting better at the game over time – something that’s hard to curate yourself through the standard quick play mode. Also, one of the characters is a giant maraca. Most of the narrative is delivered through conversations over a text-chat-like interface, with occasional full-motion video cutscenes to depict major plot points. The exclusive story mode tells the tale of Amigo being launched into space after a bombastic performance, but upon crashing back down again, he discovers that five years have passed, and that all music on earth has been outlawed. So needless to say, I’ve found a lot to love about the Apple Arcade version of Samba de Amigo – Party-to-Go. I’m someone who feverously devoured quirky, character-focussed rhythm action games of all kinds in the late 1990s and early 2000s – the era that gave birth to the original Samba de Amigo arise, as well as its memorable contemporaries that were positively bursting with personality – Parappa the Rapper, Gitaroo Man, Space Channel 5, Osu! Takatae! Ouendan!, among others. The Meta Quest VR version features a more Beat Saber-like experience, Party Central features competitive dance battles and party mini-games on top of its motion controls, and Party-to-Go features touchscreen rhythm gameplay instead, as well as an exclusive story mode. But confusingly enough, Amigo’s return is split across three similar, but slightly different game releases: Samba de Amigo: Party Central for Nintendo Switch, Samba de Amigoon Meta Quest VR, and Samba de Amigo: Party-to-Goon iOS and Mac devices, via the Apple Arcade subscription services.Įach has the same core gameplay, but also boasts its own feature set unique to the edition. ![]() The cult favourite Dreamcast rhythm game Samba de Amigo was miraculously revived in mid-2023, as Sega brought the joyful, maraca-shaking monkey mascot Amigo back to get another shot in the spotlight.
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