Woohoo, another dancing game. Sounds easy enough but it isn't. An important talent you need for this type of game is a good feeling for rythm. If you know from yourself you don't have this, you can better stop reading as this game will only give you frustration. Seriously, a feeling for rythm and movement, creativity and a love for music are truly necessary if you want to start with a game like this.

Why do you need these skills? Well, timing and creativity are the most important factors in this game. If you move a bit off-the-beat you'll quickly notice the moves aren't as cool, not well linked together and you'll quickly end up with your face on the floor. This delivers less points and less "respect".

You can make different moves by pressing certain button combinations. There's the "footwork moves" where you remain on your feet, "freeze moves" where you keep your body in one specific way during a short period and then there's the "power moves" where you don't let your feet touch the ground. Last up there's the normal steps, the "top rock" moves. Standard moves while standing up, nothing special so to speak.

All these dancing moves can be improved by doing the career mode. Here you start with your own character that needs to become one of the big names in the B-boy world. You take on other breakdancers in real battles, going from unknown (or non-existant) events to the biggest, more recognised, events in the world. At these large gatherings you can take on real b-boys and girls like Crazy Legs, about the most well-known person in this world. The end goal is to become the best.

You can also unlock new records in this career mode which you can check out and listen to afterwards in "The Lab". This is your homebase where you've got a laptop to read mails, take on challenges, enter large battles, follow rivals in their progression and listen to your new records while practising. You can also use all the moves you have and chain them to certain button combinations, adjust your dressing or improve yourself by practising (practise makes perfect)

A breakdance game needs a great soundtrack and yes, this is present! Although we don't get the most well-known DJ's in the world, the quality of the songs isn't held back. On the contrary, I think it will be difficult to find a better soundtrack for this game. Every song really makes you want to move along, even if only with your head, your foot, or even your finger. Moving is what you'll do!

Technically you can't say we're talking about a top game but it can't be classified at the lower regions either. For a PS2 game, previous gen, this game falls in the 75 - 80% category for graphics and except for the soundtrack, the sound isn't too special. A good standard but nothing more.