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B-Boy

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…

65 29 September 2006

B-Boy is a music developed by FreeStyleGames, released 29 September 2006 on PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2.

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What B-Boy is

B-Boy is a music game developed by FreeStyleGames and released in 2006. It was published by Evolved Games. It is available on PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.

How it was received

B-Boy holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 28% of the 483 rated music games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored about average for its year.

What it launched against

B-Boy launched on 29 September 2006, within three weeks of Company of Heroes, Bully, Pokémon Diamond Version and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Company of Heroes, Bully, Pokémon Diamond Version, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

B-Boy — frequently asked questions

When did B-Boy come out?
B-Boy was released on 29 September 2006 for PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2.
Does B-Boy have multiplayer?
Yes. B-Boy supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.

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