High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance

For the Nintendo DS game, see High School Musical 3: Senior Year (video game).
High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance
Developer(s)Page 44 Studios
Publisher(s)Disney Interactive Studios
SeriesHigh School Musical
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360
Release
List
  • Wii
    • NA: October 21, 2008
    • EU: November 14, 2008
    • AU: December 10, 2008

    PlayStation 2
    • NA: October 28, 2008
    • EU: November 7, 2008
    • AU: December 10, 2008

    Xbox 360
    • NA: October 28, 2008
    • EU: November 7, 2008
    • AU: November 23, 2008
    PC
    • NA: October 31, 2008
Genre(s)Music video game, Adventure, Rhythm
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance is a rhythm game based on the film High School Musical 3: Senior Year. The game was released on October 21, 2008 for the Wii and for PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and Windows later that month.

Gameplay

  • Dancing to favorite High School Musical songs from all three films.
  • Players can play as familiar characters including Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad, Taylor, Kelsi, and Zeke or create and customize a unique Wildcat.
  • Engaging in competitive multiplayer dance-offs for a fun dance party experience.
  • Earning points by learning dance moves from "High School Musical" characters to unlock songs, clothing and characters.
  • Interaction with scenes by activating special effects.
  • Xbox Live features, including in-game Achievements and ESPN Integration (Xbox 360 version only).

Songs

High School Musical

# Title
1 "Start of Something New"
2 "Get'cha Head in the Game"
3 "What I've Been Looking For"
4 "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)"
5 "Stick to the Status Quo"
6 "When There Was Me and You"
7 "Bop to the Top"
8 "Breaking Free"
9 "We're All in This Together"

High School Musical 2

# Title
1 "What Time Is It?"
2 "Fabulous"*
3 "Work This Out"
4 "You Are the Music in Me"
5 "I Don't Dance"
6 "You Are the Music in Me (Sharpay Version)"
7 "Gotta Go My Own Way"
8 "Bet on It"
9 "Everyday"
10 "All for One"

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

# Title
1 "Now or Never"
2 "Right Here, Right Now"
3 "I Want It All"
4 "Can I Have This Dance"
5 "A Night to Remember"
6 "Just Wanna Be with You"
7 "The Boys Are Back"
8 "Walk Away"
9 "Scream"
10 "High School Musical"

Reception

Reviews of the game range from mixed to negative, as both GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 65% and 60/100 for the Wii version,[7][11] 65% and 65/100 for the PlayStation 2 version,[5][9] 46.67% and 55/100 for the Xbox 360 version,[6][10] and 50% and 48/100 for the PC version.[4][8] Variety gave the Wii version a mixed review and said: "Target kiddie audience will enjoy mixing-and-matching characters in ways never seen onscreen, as well as creating their own East High Wildcat, but will quickly get frustrated with the game's core "dancing" mechanic that's really just flailing with the Wii's wireless controller".[12]

References

  1. ^ a b DeVries, Jack (2008-11-06). "High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance! Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  2. ^ a b DeVries, Jack (2008-11-06). "High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance! Review". IGN. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  3. ^ "High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance!". Official Xbox Magazine: 83. December 25, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  5. ^ a b "High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  6. ^ a b "High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  7. ^ a b "High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! for Wii". GameRankings. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  8. ^ a b "High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  9. ^ a b "High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  10. ^ a b "High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  11. ^ a b "High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  12. ^ Alexander, Leigh (2008-10-23). "Review: 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2013-12-28.