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Samba De Amigo

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Samba De Amigo
89
8.9 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 20 critic reviews
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Based on 10 votes
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Game Info

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sonic Team

Genre(s): Music, Dancing

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: October 17, 2000

Summary

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Daily Radar

We know it sounds weird and wild, but trust us, once you see the game in action you'll almost understand why it has, at times, totally dominated not only the Daily Radar office, but that of our parent company Imagine media as a whole.

100

NTSC-uk

Samba de Amigo is a seminal title amongst the Dreamcast’s mighty games catalogue, a game that truly stands out. The best music game there is.

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100

Hot Games

Like "Mario Party," " Bust-A-Groove," and even "Tetris" and assorted Tetris-clones, Samba De Amigo forces you to have a good time despite the fact that you don't want to caught dead shaking a pair of plastic maracas in front of your friends.

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100

Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)

Quite simply fantastic. The most universally appealing Dreamcast title yet.

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96

GamerWeb Sega

Forget all that other FPS and Sports nonsense and just say a quick prayer to Sonic Team for delivering some Mexican mana from heaven.

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96

Antagonist

A brutally addictive, bizarrely entertaining game. I've never seen anything like it before, and it will haunt me for the rest of my days. But man, is it fun!

95

IGN

A product that is so energetic, so imaginative, so enjoyable that one can't help but be a slave to the shake.

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95

AllDreamcast

Once you see this game in action, you'll be begging to try it yourself, and that's when you'll be hooked. It's as simple as that.

95

Sega X

Recent studies conducted by my crack team of scientists (*cough* The D-Spot Staff) show that it is physically impossible to not enjoy Samba De Amigo, no matter how good or bad you may be.

95

Game Fan

Good fun alone and an absolute riot in groups, you will have a tough time finding a music game that pleases like Sonic Team's colorful creation.

90

Dreamcast HQ

A simple, yet incredibly fun game.

90

GameSpot

The graphics back up the audio perfectly, and the result is the best-looking music/rhythm game ever released.

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85

Happy Puppy

It's different, distinctive, looks great, and has an infectious soundtrack to match the addictive gameplay.

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83

Core Magazine

What could've turned out disastrous is instead one of the most addictive and enjoyable dancing games to see release on US shores.

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83

Gaming Age

Sonic Team has worked their magic and put together a highly original, extremely fun game that anyone can play.

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80

Planet Dreamcast

It's a must-have if you bust your Dreamcast out at parties, but not a must-have for everyone's collection.

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80

CNET Gamecenter

It's a lot harder to get the full fruity experience that is Samba de Amigo without the maracas. Unfortunately, the maraca controllers -- which are sold separately -- will set gamers back 80 bucks a pair.

80

DC Swirl

The real star of this game is the music, and SOA has wisely licensed a truckload of popular latin songs (or very good covers) that would liven up any party.

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80

GamePro

A fun diversion, but it's not particularly deep.

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75

Game Revolution

Without the maracas, this game turns into a bad version of "Parappa the Rapper." A REALLY bad version.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Fighter17 gave it a 10:
Go Monkey go, shake that thing!

John Y. gave it a 10:
An unbelievablely Incredible game. It will have you shaking your body all around, just make sure you have the maracas in your hands though :)

Steve Samba gave it a 10:
One of the most entertaining party games ever. Move the furniture and "shake that thang"!

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