I bought this game for my nephew, who is obsessed at the moment with break-dancing. I have not played the game myself since it was a birthday present for him, but what I can say is he barely even opened and looked at his other birthday presents after getting this game! He didn't even want to put it down to blow out the candles on his cake! He think's it's "super cool" and just loved the graphics and animations of the dancers.From what I could see peering over his shoulder, the gameplay is simple. You use the stylus to connect dots or marks on the screen similar to connect-the-dots. You have to do it quickly, and if you combine enough, your break-dancer will do 'moves' on the top screen and earn points. I'm sure there is much more to it listed in the user manual, but for an eight year old, he was able to pick it up and play right away. This by itself to me makes a good game!