Hasbro gives Twister a new twist

It’s a Britney Twist! Hasbro is looking to modernize their game Twister. The white sheet of colored dots has been replaced with movable Twister spots. The “spinner” is replaced with the Twister Console. And instead of calling out the color, the console is calling out moves.

That’s right, Twister Dance is a dance game. Britney Spears is the spokesperson for the title and the console will release with “Till the World Ends”.

“Dancing has been such an important part of my life since I was a little girl,” said Britney Spears. “As soon as I saw the new TWISTER DANCE game, I knew I wanted to be involved. I think kids will love rocking the spots and dancing to the music as much as my boys and I do. It’s a lot of fun!”

Players will be able to upload other songs to the console and it will create the dance routine on its own. What is weird about the press release is that it goes between saying the product is for kids, to players and then specifically girls.

“Girls will also be able to move to the beat of songs featuring Ke$ha and Willow Smith, and an exclusive TWISTER DANCE song called “Caught Up in a Twister.”

A little confusing, since last I remember, Twister was a gender neutral game. TWISTER DANCE will be available in Fall 2012 for the approximate retail price of $34.99.