Amigo, the Great Maracas King, is back, and on a games system that doesn't require some expensive fancy accessory too. Samba de Amigo for Nintendo Wii would have been top of most folks' 'games most likely to appear on Wii' list. That it's taken almost two years to appear is a bit of a mystery, but never mind - it's here now, so let's shake!

Samba de Amigo is all about shaking your Wii Remote and Nunchuk maracas-style in time to the Latin-flavoured soundtrack. A wildly colourful display de ... more >>

Amigo, the Great Maracas King, is back, and on a games system that doesn't require some expensive fancy accessory too. Samba de Amigo for Nintendo Wii would have been top of most folks' 'games most likely to appear on Wii' list. That it's taken almost two years to appear is a bit of a mystery, but never mind - it's here now, so let's shake!

Samba de Amigo is all about shaking your Wii Remote and Nunchuk maracas-style in time to the Latin-flavoured soundtrack. A wildly colourful display demands that you follow the spheres on screen and make the appropriate moves to score big. In Samba De Amigo, you are graded on your performance. If you manage to get into the swing of things and perform well enough, you move onto the next stage.

There are multiple modes including Quick Play, Classic, Battle, Survival, Hustle and Minigames. Needless to say, these are a lot of fun when playing with friends.

With excellent music, and the facility to download extra content via Wi-Fi Pay and Play, Samba De Amigo will surely shake things up at your next social do. << less