Samba de Amigo: Party Central

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***Samba de Amigo: Party Central*** is a game in the *Samba de Amigo* series, released for the Nintendo Switch on August 29, 2023. A virtual reality port for the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro, *Samba de Amigo: Virtual Party*, was released on October 12, 2023 and an Apple Arcade port, *Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go* was released on the same date as *Party Central*.

## Gameplay

Similarly to its predecessor, the player is tasked with shaking their controllers, represented in-game by maracas, to different angles to the beat, being guided by the on-screen graphics. Six rings are arranged in a circle and balls come out from the center of the circle. The player must shake their controller to a ring's location when a ball reaches it. A line of arrows may also appear, reaching from one ring to another, and the player must move their controller along it. Occasionally, a stick figure appears and the player is told to copy its move, either static or moving, in order to gain extra points. When the player shakes to a multicolored ball with a question mark on it, a happening is randomly selected and either a minigame is switched to (the player has to complete it for a higher score) or the gameplay is temporarily altered. Button controls are also supported.

The player is represented by Amigo, who can be customised to wear different types of clothing purchased with in-game currency earned by completing songs and leveling up. The environment becomes more lively based on the player's performance.

### Game modes

The standard mode allows the player to play any song at any difficulty level.

The "StreamiGo!" mode has Amigo trying to become a famous streamer. The player must complete missions and defeat opponents to earn more followers. A simulated chat room for each character is displayed on-screen.

There are both competitive and co-op two-player modes. One of them is "Showdown", in which two players battle each other. Another of them is "Love Checker", in which two players play together to see how compatible they are based on their performance.

Four players can play together online. "World Party" is an eight-player online mode in which players, along with 12 computer-controlled ones, compete through three randomly-chosen songs to get obtain the highest score to avoid losing. Differing events occur and items can be used. At the end of each round, the losing players are eliminated.

## Songs

#### *Sonic the Hedgehog* Music Pack

Set to be released within the Digital Deluxe Edition and separately on launch day, this DLC pack contains songs from the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series.

#### Sega Music Pack

Set to both be released separately and included within the Digital Deluxe Edition on September 27, 2023, this DLC pack contains songs from other non-*Sonic* Sega games.

 "Go Go Cheer Girl!"

#### Day one update

The following songs were added to the game as a free update on launch day.

 "Shake Señora"

#### Japanese Music Pack

Released on launch day, this DLC pack contains Japanese songs.

 "KING"
 "Matsuken Samba II"

#### K-Pop Music Pack

Released on September 27, 2023, this DLC pack contains K-pop songs.

 "Dynamite"
 "Permission to Dance"

#### Phantom Thieves of Hearts Music Pack

Released on October 26, 2023, this DLC pack contains songs from *Persona 5* and its enhanced version *Persona 5 Royal*.

#### Virtual Singer Music Pack

Released on October 26, 2023, this DLC content contains songs by virtual singers.

 "Phony"
 "The Vampire"

#### Amigo's Favorites Music Pack

Released on November 29, 2023, this DLC pack contains either original or independently covered versions of songs from *Samba de Amigo*.

 "Take On Me"
 "Tubthumping"

#### Party Music Pack

Released on November 29, 2023, this DLC pack contains holiday-themed songs. It also contains four songs, unlike three songs in other DLC packs.

#### Kawaii Music Pack

Released on November 29, 2023, this DLC pack contains songs with a "kawaii" tone.

 "Milky Star,Shooting Star"

## Trivia

* The menu music samples "We Are Burning Rangers", the theme song of the Sega video game *Burning Rangers*.

## Gallery

### Logos

English logoJapanese logoChinese (Simplified) logoChinese (Traditional) logoKorean logo

### Videos

Samba de Amigo- Party Central - Nintendo Direct 2.8.2023Samba de Amigo- Party Central - Extended TrailerSamba de Amigo - Featured Artist Trailer - PitbullSonic the Hedgehog x Samba De Amigo - Collaboration Trailer - Sonic Central 2023Samba de Amigo- Party Central - Character Introduction Video- Let’s Shake with Amigo!Samba de Amigo - Launch Trailer - Available Now!
## External links

* Official English site
* Official Japanese site

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