The hands-on playing of the game really made believers out of many of the reporters there. The game had two different modes they were showing off. The single player mode allows the player to use two separate Wii-motes to simulate each pom-pom. With the only distinction between the two hands' movementments being the color of the line, it was a little confusing at first to know which hand to move where and when; however, after a while it became more second nature. I tried this mode out and by the end was brandishing my arms gaily in-sync to the directions on the screen. The other mode available to play was the co-op mode in which two people play, each with one Wii-mote. Fruit Brute decided to try his hand at this mode and despite the fact that he and his partner weren't choreographing that well together, they still did better than I did by myself (and I have the picture evidence to prove it). Apparently there is also an Exercise Mode, 2-player Campaign Mode, and a up to 4 person Party Mode that should be available at launch.

As for the game itself, it featured very cutesy, big-headed cheerleader girls that you can customize in appearance and accessories with different tops/bottoms (oh my), shoes and poms. Through playing the game you can also unlock new outfits, teammates, and songs as well as recruit new squad members. Apparently there are over 30 different songs to cheer to from a wide variety of music genres. One thing you can't unlock or recruit, however, is any male cheerleaders. Yup, you read that right, apparently the only sex option is female (it's like high school all over again). That was my biggest complaint after watching the trailer and the first question I asked to the team after playing the game. I was told that the American localization team had asked a number of times that a male model be added in, but the Japanese development team seemed to turn a deaf ear. The funny thing is that I know plenty of our readers would probably snap up the game more quickly if male cheerleaders had been included.

No definitive time frame was given for when this game would be released, but we were told to look for it in the Fall. It looks like it will be a good party game, especially when everyone is a little liquored up and ready to cheer with their bestest gal pal on screen.