Dance Central (video game)

Dance Central
Developer(s) Harmonix
Publisher(s) MTV Games
Director(s) Kasson Crooker
Producer(s) Naoko Takamoto
Designer(s) Dean Tate
Programmer(s) Marc Flury
Artist(s) Dare Matheson
Writer(s) Helen McWilliams
Series Dance Central
Platform(s) Xbox 360
Release
  • NA: November 4, 2010
  • EU: November 10, 2010
  • AU: November 18, 2010
Genre(s) Music, rhythm
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Dance Central is a music rhythm game for the Xbox 360 that uses the Kinect motion peripheral. The game was developed by Harmonix, creators of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, and is a launch title for Kinect. Dance Central 2 was announced at E3 2011 and later released in October 2011.[1] Dance Central 3 was announced at E3 2012 and was released in October 2012.

Gameplay

Gameplay involves the player performing given dance moves which are tracked by Kinect and represented on the screen by one of eight in-game avatars. The game features over 650 different dance moves spanning over 90 dance routines. But the new five characters are not available in this game, maybe in next time. There are five modes available:

  • Perform It: The regular single-player gameplay mode, in which the objective is to complete these dance routines to earn a high score.
  • Workout Mode: An extension to regular mode in which the number of calories burned are also tracked, along with the workout time.
  • Dance Battle: Two players compete in a head-to head dance routine battle. The person with the highest score is the winner. In the rare event there is a tie in the score, the player who passed more moves wins.
  • Challenge Mode: Once all songs (four or five) in each difficulty category have at least four stars on each one, a challenge based on the difficulty is unlocked. This mode increases the difficulty of the game by having portions of four or five songs combined into one, thus mixing up the dance moves. All challenges must be completed with four stars on each difficulty setting.
  • Break it Down: A practice mode that allows beginners to learn more advanced dance moves in a step-by-step process.[2]

Soundtrack

On disc

32 songs are included on the game disc.[3][4]

Downloadable content

The following songs have been released as downloadable content via the Xbox Live Marketplace. These songs also deliver new routines. There are 32 DLC songs available for Dance Central, and all songs are forwards compatible with Dance Central 2 and Dance Central 3.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings83.22%[5]
Metacritic82/100[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
1UP.comA-[7]
Eurogamer8/10[8]
GamePro4.5/5[9]
GameSpot8.5/10[10]
GamesRadar+8/10[11]
GameTrailers8.1/10[12]
Giant Bomb[13]
IGN8/10[14]

Critical reception

Dance Central received positive reviews from critics. It received a score of 83.22% on GameRankings[5] and 82/100 on Metacritic.[6] It received a rating of 8/10 from IGN and a rating of 8.5/10 from GameSpot.[10][14] Video game talk show Good Game: Spawn Point gave the game an 8 out of 10 calling it the best launch game for the Kinect and a step forward for dance games. They said workout mode was a nice addition which will definitely give you a workout and the Dance Battles would be a big hit at parties.[15] Nintendo of America's President, in an interview, said that "Dance Central is, by far, the best Kinect game".[16]

Sales

As of August 16, 2016, the game has sold 3.18 million copies worldwide.[17]

Sequels

During Microsoft's press conference at E3 2011, Harmonix announced Dance Central 2. Features new to the sequel include voice integration, a campaign mode, an improved "Break it Down" mode, and two-player simultaneous dancing.[18] Similar to Rock Band 3, Dance Central 2 will be able to import on-disc songs from the original Dance Central as well as any downloaded songs. Harmonix stated that more than 100 songs will be available by the launch of Dance Central 2.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "E3 2011: Dance Central 2: The Basics". IGN. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  2. ↑ "E3 2010: Harmonix Demos Dance Central at Microsoft's E3 Press Conference". 1up.com. 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  3. ↑ Harmonix's "Dance Central" for Xbox 360 Kinect Coming Holiday 2010
  4. ↑ "Cross Country Tour Day 12: Dancing and playtesting at Harmonix". 1up.com. Sep 2, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved Sep 6, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Dance Central for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  6. 1 2 "Dance Central for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  7. ↑ Troup, Christina. "Dance Central Review for 360". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  8. ↑ Gibson, Ellie (2010-11-04). "Dance Central Xbox 360 Review". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  9. ↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2010-11-09. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  10. 1 2 Watters, Chris (2010-11-04). "Dance Central Review for Xbox 360". GameSpot. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  11. ↑ "Dance Central Review". GamesRadar. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  12. ↑ "Dance Central Video Game Review". GameTrailers. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  13. ↑ starts in (2010-11-10). "Dance Central Review". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  14. 1 2 Clements, Ryan (2010-11-03). "Dance Central Kinect Review". IGN. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  15. ↑ Bendixsen 8/10, O'Donnell 8/10 (29 November 2010). "Kinect Round Up Review". Season 5. Episode 42http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s3079641.htm. ABC Television. Missing or empty |series= (help)
  16. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  17. ↑ Brendan Sinclair (19 August 2011). "Kinect Sports scores 3 million sales, Dance Central sells 2.5 million". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  18. ↑ McElroy, Griffin. "Dance Central 2 to humiliate Kinect owners once again". Joystiq. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  19. ↑ "Dance Central 2 information". Harmonix. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
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