We usually leave the gaming to MTV Multiplayer editor Stephen Totilo but when he got his hands on the new "Hannah Montana: The Movie" video game, he decided to enlist the help of MTV News' resident Miley Cyrus fans.
Fellow Hannah-head Nicole Guanlao and I left our shame at the door and took on the challenge of testing out the Wii version of the game, which is based on the pop starlet's new film. The game follows the same plot as the movie: When her rock star alter ego starts going to her head, Miley Stewart is taken home to Tennessee by her dad, Billy Ray, in an attempt to get her back to her country roots.
First off, you get to be Hannah, rocking out onstage while controlling her movements and various instruments. Sounds easy, right? Well, it was a lot harder than we expected. We had to play the tutorial a few times before getting the hang of the different poses and dance moves, but once we got it, we turned the MTV Newsroom into our very own hoedown throwdown.
During the performance, there's a meter in the top corner to gauge how well you're rocking out. If the fans are into it, you'll hear them screaming. While the game does give lyrics to sing along to, there are no points awarded or applause given for vocal performance like in "Rock Band."
The performance parts are pretty fun, but once you ditch the Hannah wig for life on the farm in Nashville with Miley Stewart, it starts to get a little boring. Granted, I only got to play for about an hour, but I found myself wanting to get back to being Hannah in concert. The storyline drags on as you have to pick up things like paint brushes and horse feed for Miley's cowboy crush in order to unlock secret songs, and you can't perform the tracks in concert until you go through the storyline and find each song.
So if you love Miley enough to tough it out through the slow parts, the payoff is pretty cool — you even get access to Hannah's pimped-out tour bus to choose her wardrobe. If you're a gamer, you might get frustrated by the repetition and the single-player format, but if you're just in it for the chance to be like Miley, you'll have a blast.
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