My song and dance about the Wii

When I start talking about the Wii, I want to get all sillii and spell words with double-I’s. I just like it that much.

I decided to get the Wii for Alec’s birthday present this year because hii had been dropping major hints since it came out (and also my mom wanted to contribute to One Big Gift — that’s kii — it’s a great going-in-together gift!).

Hii promised me that it was not like the Playstation 2 he plays alone every time I go out with friends for the evening. Hii said it would be fun for mii and the rest of the familii citing fun-sounding games like “Big Brain Academy” and “Cooking Mama.”

So, wii got it and hii was not lying. It rocks. [Related entriis: Wii party + future plans]

I think it is one of the best Big Ticket items for familiis of new babies for these thrii riisons (okay, I’ll stop with the “ii” — I’m making myself sick):

1. It is interactive fun for you and your mate during short bursts of free time or after baby is in bed. Almost as easy as TV but gets the blood pumping and you laughing.
2. Radically increases chances of free babysitting — you want your house to be the place your pals hang out while you go out for chocolate souffle, don’t you?
3. Cheaper than therapy. Frustrated about too much crying and not enough sleep? Instead of score-keeping and saying mean things, challenge your man to a round of boxing or a dance off with Wii Boogie.

So, what about this new game, Wii Boogie?
Until this month, we had a couple of fun mini games (the one that came with the system and the one that came with a second “wiimote”). Boogie is our first foray into the more advanced party games. It’s DDR meets karaoke.

Karaoke holds a special place in my heart. On my first date with Alec, we took the F-Market past a karaoke place and I wistfully mentioned that I love karaoke and wanted to do it some time even though I find it exquisitely humiliating in fact. We did it together with a group of my friends on my 30th birthday (where my ex-boyfriend stole the show) and again after our wedding reception (where my sister and brother stole the show for different reasons).

Private karaoke is a different animal altogether. There’s no anonymity of the crowd at home. Nor is there enough free-flowing liquor to calm the nerves.

This boogie game is great to hone your karaoke craft, preparing you to take your little show on the road for a real audience. It is fun for groups of half-drunk friends cheering you wildly despite your abilities and singing the words (because they’re on screen). And it can easily suss out whether your husband really loves you (tone deaf much? just a little thanks).

The dance part of the game was easy for Alec to pick up but brought me to tears the second time we played (somehow my saying “please stop coaching me on finding the beat; you remind me of my brother when I was a kid and why I don’t play any sports that he was ever good at to this day” put an end to it). By the third time, I was rocking the dance combos and worried that my friends would be put off by my new mad skills.

Please come over and play with me. It’s no fun to Wii alone. Then it might as well be PlayStation.
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This review of the new game Wii Boogie was brought to you by Parent Bloggers. I got a review copy of the game but me and my moms bought the Wii.