B-Boy

B-Boy

released on Aug 05, 2008

B-Boy

released on Aug 05, 2008

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 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.


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could've been 100 times better if it just told you how the combos work. amazing concept and fundamental systems but putting it together becomes exponentially more nightmarish through the tiers

This is one of those games that is competent enough for the fans of the subject matter to love it, but will probably be hated by everyone else. It's a rhythm game, where most mechanics are alright but just a little bit too complex and unintuitive. I honestly forgot how to play it between my two play sessions. But back in the day we had this game on PS2 and played the hell out of it. Especially my brother, who was learning break-dancing at the time, loved it. It has just enough good songs and good moves to be satisfying, but not enough to really impress you. The presentation is also just enough to convey the spirit of the hip-hop culture, but not anything extraordinary.

Still, for the fans of the art, this is a gem. Primarily because it's the only break-dancing game, and it's actually decent. If it had any competition, it's quite possible that it would be completely overlooked and forgotten.