B-Boy

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  • Summary: B-Boy allows you to battle through authentic Hip-Hop break-dancing culture, challenging the world's best B-Boys on the world's greatest B-Boy stages - and hopefully take home an in-game adidas sponsorship along the way. The first and only authentic break-dancing title on PSP stays true toB-Boy allows you to battle through authentic Hip-Hop break-dancing culture, challenging the world's best B-Boys on the world's greatest B-Boy stages - and hopefully take home an in-game adidas sponsorship along the way. The first and only authentic break-dancing title on PSP stays true to the spirit of B-Boying thanks to the wireless functionality - giving you the freedom to battle on the move – anytime and anywhere – just as B-Boy competitions were meant to be. Featuring real life B-Boy characters, every in-game move is motion-captured from the experts, including moves taken from world famous Redbull athlete, "Crazy Legs", who also acts as game MC and end of level boss. Battling around the world, B-Boy features real locations and events, accompanied by the sound of a licensed Hip-Hop and classic Funk soundtrack with each track being selected by the B-Boys featured in-game. Progress through play by taking on 40 of the world's greatest B-Boy personalities, and pull off unique moves and outrageous combo's to become number one. Key game features include: 40 B-Boy characters to do battle with, including world famous B-Boy, Crazy Legs; 12 fully licensed motion-captured competitive B-Boys from Europe, Asia and North America; 21 authentic world wide locations including Redbull BC One, Freestyle Sessions, UK B-Boy Championships and IBE; 40 licensed Hip Hop and classic Funk tracks; Customise your B-Boy with full character personalisation – winning battles allows you to kit yourself out with the latest adidas clothing. [SCEE]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 19
  3. Negative: 7 out of 19
  1. Games Master UK
    75
    The only thing that lets B-Boy down is that it feels a little bit...sloppy. [Oct 2006, p.80]
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  2. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    70
    We like new gaming concepts, and B-Boy is both unusual and innovative - but it's not deep enough to sustain your interest. [Oct 2006, p.89]
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  3. Cheat Code Central
    62
    B-Boy is an average looking game despite the hundreds of motion-captured moves. The characters are bland looking and the environments look blocky and dated.
  4. Boomtown
    50
    This never gives me the urge to go into the kitchen, hitting the lino and spinning on my head; not even close. It makes me want to buy the soundtrack and play a different game.
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  5. games(TM)
    50
    It’s a fun, frothy take on a scene that could have easily led it to drown in detestable ghetto references and urban nods, but even though B-Boy manages to avoid travelling that dangerous path, it remains no more than a guilty pleasure. [Oct 2006, p.121]
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  6. 1UP
    42
    Remarkably shallow and underwhelming.
  7. Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    30
    A shallow, repetitive rhythm game. [Oct 2008, p.86]
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  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
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  1. gamingzebra
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Such a fantastic representation of bboying. This game is innovative, challenging, complex, bold, provocative, sexy, unique, simplistic,Such a fantastic representation of bboying. This game is innovative, challenging, complex, bold, provocative, sexy, unique, simplistic, passionate, gritty, fluid and liberating. The characters will six-step their way into your heart and teach it to dance like they do until you collapse and die from heart failure.… Expand
  2. fighead
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    An influential masterpiece of the street dancing genre, B-Boy revolutionizes gaming as we know it. The masterful controls and soundtrack makeAn influential masterpiece of the street dancing genre, B-Boy revolutionizes gaming as we know it. The masterful controls and soundtrack make it ever so satisfying to land a successful six-step. The story stays minimalist to allow the truly groundbreaking game-play to shine through. Any gamer, with or without a penis, must search this game out now and experience its beauty first-hand.… Expand
  4. [Anonymous]
    Oct 5, 2006
    10
    Ignore the reviews. This game is G R E A T !
  5. Sugarmullberry
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This game taught me how to six step and battle it out on the streets 10/10 would B boy again
  6. xTxPettit
    Oct 2, 2006
    9
    Excellent game!
  7. TurtleB.
    Oct 6, 2009
    9
    i agree with James M they prolly played for a good 15 mins before deciding to quit where you should prolly be in the lab for a good half hour i agree with James M they prolly played for a good 15 mins before deciding to quit where you should prolly be in the lab for a good half hour before you start playing just like real training. the controls are only difficult because they have to rhythm after playing for like an hour its not very diffficult to hit beats while executing rediculous combos. the only thing i'm sad about is there could've been more story and i really wanted to use my character on arcade mode.… Expand
  8. MatthewG.
    Oct 13, 2006
    8
    The main problem with this game is how hard it is to explain, a couple of plays of the tutorial and a thorough read of the manual are The main problem with this game is how hard it is to explain, a couple of plays of the tutorial and a thorough read of the manual are required. It's definately good though, like taking Tony Hawk's freeform strings of combos and applying it to a rhythm action game. If that sounds like fun to you and you like Hip Hop culture then definately give it a look.… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

46
#46 Best PS2 Game of 2008
15
#15 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2008
25
#25 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2008