Summary
The Black Eyed Peas Experience is a music video game based on songs by The Black Eyed Peas. It was developed by Ubisoft Quebec for the Wii and iNiS for the Xbox 360's Kinect, published by Ubisoft and released in November 2011.
| The Black Eyed Peas Experience | |
|---|---|
 North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Quebec (Wii) iNiS (Xbox 360) |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 (Xbox 360) |
| Platform(s) | Wii, Xbox 360 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Music, rhythm |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay edit
Wii edit
The Wii version uses very similar style of play to the Just Dance series, in which players dance. The game uses a co-op scoring system. There are two modes of play in this version. The first is "Solo", where all players follow the choreographed routine by an on-screen member of The Black Eyed Peas. The second is "Duo", which is made for videos with two members of the group. Up to two players can dance as one of the two. In both modes, pictograms scroll from side to side (much like Just Dance 2).
Kinect edit
The gameplay of the Kinect version is different from the Wii version. This version has two players create their avatar with the Kinect. Once a song is selected, the player is shown a move that all members of The Black Eyed Peas are doing, and the player has to repeat it for a certain amount of time. The player is scored on how well they repeat the move. The process repeats with other moves.[1] The choreography has three sets of three moves, with the last part of each set being a routine of three moves. The player can choose to do a full choreography, where the objective is to get a target amount of fans across two stages with the same choreography to clear the song.
Soundtrack edit
The game has a main soundtrack of 30 songs, all by the American musical group The Black Eyed Peas.[2]
| Song title | Album | Year | Xbox 360 | Wii |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Best One Yet (The Boy)" | The Beginning | 2010 | Yes | Yes |
| "Boom Boom Pow" | The E.N.D. | 2009 | Yes | Yes |
| "Cali to New York" (feat. De La Soul) | Bridging the Gap | 2000 | Yes | No |
| "Disco Club" | Monkey Business | 2005 | Yes | Yes |
| "Don't Lie" | Monkey Business | 2005 | Yes | Yes |
| "Don't Phunk with My Heart" | Monkey Business | 2005 | Yes | Yes |
| "Don't Stop the Party" | The Beginning | 2010 | Yes | Yes |
| "Dum Diddly" | Monkey Business | 2005 | Yes | Yes |
| "Everything Wonderful" (feat. David Guetta) | The Beginning: Super Deluxe Edition | 2010 | Yes | Yes |
| "Fashion Beats" | The Beginning | 2010 | Yes | Yes |
| "Hey Mama" | Elephunk | 2004 | Yes | Yes |
| "I Gotta Feeling" | The E.N.D. | 2009 | Yes | Yes |
| "Imma Be" | The E.N.D. | 2009 | Yes | Yes |
| "Just Can't Get Enough" | The Beginning | 2010 | Yes | Yes |
| "Let's Get It Started" (Spike Mix) | Elephunk | 2004 | Yes | Yes |
| "Light Up the Night" | The Beginning | 2010 | No longer available to download (Previously available as DLC or by entering special edition code) | Yes (only with special edition) |
| "Love You Long Time" | The Beginning | 2010 | Yes | No |
| "Meet Me Halfway" | The E.N.D. | 2009 | Yes | Yes |
| "My Humps" | Monkey Business | 2005 | Yes | Yes |
| "My Style" (feat. Justin Timberlake) | Monkey Business | 2005 | Yes | Yes |
| "Pump It" | Monkey Business | 2006 | Yes | Yes |
| "Rock That Body" | The E.N.D. | 2010 | Yes | Yes |
| "Shut Up" | Elephunk | 2004 | Yes | Yes |
| "Showdown" | The E.N.D. | 2009 | Yes | No |
| "The Situation" | The Beginning | 2010 | Yes | No |
| "Smells Like Funk" | Elephunk | 2004 | Yes | No |
| "Someday" | The Beginning | 2010 | No longer available to download (Previously available as DLC or by entering special edition code) | Yes (only with special edition) |
| "Take It Off" | The Beginning: Super Deluxe Edition | 2010 | Yes | Yes |
| "They Don't Want Music" (feat. James Brown) | Monkey Business | 2005 | No longer available to download (Previously available as DLC) | Yes |
| "The Time (Dirty Bit)" | The Beginning | 2010 | Yes | Yes |
| "Whenever" | The Beginning | 2010 | Yes | Yes |
Downloadable content edit
There are 10 songs that were available for purchase on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 240 Microsoft Points each, but are now no longer available to purchase and download. These songs are not available on the Wii.
| Song title | Artist | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Bebot" | The Black Eyed Peas | November 8, 2011 |
| "Where Is the Love?" | The Black Eyed Peas | December 13, 2011 |
| "Nothing Really Matters" | David Guetta feat. will.i.am | December 13, 2011 |
| "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | December 13, 2011 |
| "They Don't Want Music" | The Black Eyed Peas feat. James Brown | January 10, 2012 |
| "Do It Like This" | The Black Eyed Peas | January 10, 2012 |
| "Like a G6" | Far East Movement feat. Dev and The Cataracs | March 27, 2012 |
| "Mirrors" | Natalia Kills | April 10, 2012 |
| "Pon de Floor" | Major Lazer | April 10, 2012 |
| "Don't Hold Your Breath" | Nicole Scherzinger | April 10, 2012 |
Reception edit
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | (X360) 66/100[3] (Wii) 39/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| 4Players | (X360) 66%[5] |
| Gamekult | (X360) 6/10[6] |
| GamesRadar+ | (X360)   [1] |
| IGN | (X360) 6/10[7] |
| Jeuxvideo.com | (X360) 14/20[8] (Wii) 12/20[9] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (UK) | (X360) 6/10[10] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | (X360) 7.5/10[11] |
| Common Sense Media | [12] |
| Digital Spy | (X360) [13] |
The Xbox 360 version received "average" reviews, while the Wii version received unfavorable reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3][4] Many critics noted that the game was likely to be more enjoyable to fans of the group.
References edit
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