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Dancing with the Stars (video game)

Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars Coverart.png
North American PS2 boxart
Developer(s) Zoë Mode(PS2/Wii)
Aurona (PC version)
n-Space
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Wii re-release)
Publisher(s) Activision (PS2/Wii) & THQ Valusoft (PC & Online versions)
Konami (PS2/Wii re-release)
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Wii, PC, mobile
Release
  • NA: October 23, 2007
  • NA: October 2015 (PS2 re-release)
  • JP: June 2016 (PS2 re-release)
  • JP: September 25, 2018 (Wii re-release)
Genre(s) Music video game
Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer
Review scores
Publication Score
mobile PC PS2 Wii
Game Informer N/A N/A N/A 5.25/10
IGN N/A 3.5/10 57/100 N/A
Game Chronicles N/A N/A 65/100 7.5/10
Game Vortex N/A N/A 68/100 52/100
Gamer 2.0 N/A N/A N/A 3/10
GameShark N/A N/A N/A C-
Aggregate scores
GameRankings N/A 35.00% 63.33% 53.90%
Metacritic N/A N/A 59/100 42/100

Dancing with the Stars (Also known as Konami Celebrity Dancing in Japan) is a video game based on the show Dancing with the Stars. It was released on October 23, 2007 in the United States. The game is also being developed for mobile phones, and for the PC.

A PlayStation 2 re-release version by Konami was released in North America on October 2015, and in Japan on June 2016. The re-release version for Konami Celebrity Dancing/Dancing with the Stars uses the Konami Logo from 1986-1998.

A Wii re-release version was published by Konami, and was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (KCET) was planned to release in Japan on September 25, 2018. The Wii re-release version for Konami Celebrity Dancing uses the Konami Logo from 1998-2003.

In the game you have option of playing as selected celebrities and professionals from the show.

Monique was originally paired with Louis Van Amstel

On the mobile phone version, the only characters listed are the celebrities. There are no mentions of their professional partners.

For the PC game, the player can choose any of the following characters and he or she will automatically be partnered with either a professional dancer or a celebrity depending on the character the player chooses.

The dances included in the game are taken from the ABC TV show of the same name.

A sequel, Dancing with the Stars: We Dance!, was released October 21, 2008 for Wii and Nintendo DS. The game is much improved on the previous ones, with score multipliers, options for new costumes and switching partners, and new songs such as Push It by Salt n' Pepa, Black Horse and the Cherry Tree by KT Tunstall and Lady Marmalade.

A re-release version, was released by Konami on April 2017.

IGN called it a lousy game.


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