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  Ben Sakai "undeadmouse" says:

  December 20, 2011 at 9:52 pm

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  Brilliant!, February 28, 2011

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  Ben Sakai “undeadmouse” (los angeles, Ca.) –
  
    

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  This review is from: Dance Central with 240 Microsoft Points (Video Game)

  I think that if I had to name my favorite developers over consistency, fun and quality I would rank Harmonix at the top of my list. Over the last 10+ years they’ve consistently produced product after product that has not only pushed the boundaries of what is expected from them but evolved the music game genre as a whole. As a “hard-core” gamer they’ve surprised me title after title in their ability to capture my (typically short) attention-span and Dance Central is no different. It’s the first and currently, only game that I own for the Kinect (I don’t even have Kinect Adventures which typically ships with the device), and it has made me a firm Kinect believer.

  The game’s just fun… from the moment you boot it up. Even the menus are simple and fun to use – right hand selects menu choices, left hand takes you back a screen – though the game might actually benefit from slightly larger or spread out menu select buttons – and while you’re systematically waving your hands you’re already realizing that this feels something like the future. A few futuristic waves of your hands later you’re ready to dance. 5 seconds into the first dance-breakdown, which is like dance practice before the performance, I was already smiling ear to ear… six seconds later I was giggling like a school girl…. and let me tell you… I’m a large man – not prone to giggling in this manner… and I didn’t stop giggling for almost an hour… your results may vary. Dance Central is a very special sort of game… no let me take that back… Dance Central is a special sort of EXPERIENCE…. the sort of experience that feels silly and immature and may even be embarrassing at times, but not the kind of experience that you’ll feel ashamed of… en’ contrar … you’ll want to tell everyone you know about it… you’ll want to throw parties focused around it… it’s the rare sort of experience that may actually end up being as fun as it looks on TV. And it will stay with you… which is perhaps the scariest thing I’ve noticed about it so far… I’m still waiting for the moment when my brain over-rides my pride in a public place, let’s say the bank, or jury duty, in favor of a quick dance move combo set to the tune of The Commodore’s “Brick House” …playing in my head… oh please don’t let this happen.

  That said, it’s not without it’s annoyances… as I mentioned before the select menu buttons would be easier to trigger properly if they were represented as slightly larger icons on the screen… but this is really just a minor annoyance… A more significant annoyance, at least for me…you’re mileage and taste may vary…is that the song selection is somewhat lame… mostly a collection of songs you’re more likely to here being played at a Bar-Mitzvah, Quinceniera, or sweet 16 then what you would find at todays clubs. In fact I think anyone would be hard pressed to find a song on the list that’s still getting consistent play. Aside from the 2 songs from Lady Gaga and the one song from MIA, most of the rest of the song list seems to be composed of 70′s and 80′s hits, the Commodores, Bil Bev Devoe, Erik B and Rakim (Sweat the Technique… not my first choice but what can you do), Kool and the Gang… the list goes on and on. (perhaps your memories of these songs are better than mine?). In addition to the 70′s/80′s blowout:

  5 electronica songs (mostly from the late 90′s and early 2000′s – including a Kylie Minogue song (which is arguably pop music)), “Satisfaction” by Benni Benassi (Which is maybe the most overplayed electronic song ever? You’ll recognize it, trust me.), and “Days go by” by Dirty Vegas (Overplayed but at least it’s good)…no BT? no Daft Punk, no Chemical Brothers, no Justice?… I mean come on guys, give me something… I thought it was a Harmonix tradition to at least include a Freezpop song?… a few hip hop songs (most of which I had always thought were best left forgotten), like Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like it’s Hot” and Pitbull’s “I know you want me”… I mean WTF!… no Kanye? or Jay-Z? no Dr Dre? and no Eminem? … and no Rock and Roll…at all… in any form… unless you consider No Doubt’s “Hella Good” in that category, in which case… well, there’s no reasoning with some people.

  and despite what some may consider a sizeable disappointment on the music end here the game is still fun… really fun… really, really fun. And I wouldn’t worry about the track list just yet, DLC is on the way… already a Missy Elliot song and a Blur song (a rock song, yay!) in the dlc list after a cursory glance. This is a great game… a great launch title for the kinect and a great accomplishment for games in general.

  Now that i said all these nice things about you Harmonix, where the hell is my Amplitude/Frequency sequel?

  thanks for reading,

  -Ben

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  DJ G-Funk says:

  December 20, 2011 at 10:41 pm

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  Great Game! Awesome Workout, February 2, 2011

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  This review is from: Dance Central with 240 Microsoft Points (Video Game)

  So you think you can dance, huh? Well, the game will definitely put you to the test. My wife and I have two boys, one 15 and the other 9. The 15 year old thought he knew how to ‘Crank Dat’ and do ‘The Jerk’ but realizes that he needs to put some work behind it. He also says that he is going to practice some moves with this game for the next school dance…how funny. Next, my wife and I were having problems keeping up with some 70′s and 80′s dance move, even on the EASY level.

  This game is really good and responds very well with the Kinect. It will notice if your right arm is folded below the left arm when it shouldn’t be. The only thing I wish it could do was use my XBOX 360 avatar for the dances and not the built-in characters. But, I guess you have to give up that to get the smooth flowing action that it has.

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  Will says:

  December 20, 2011 at 11:08 pm

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  Great New Party Game!, February 8, 2011

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  Will (New York, NY) –

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  This review is from: Dance Central with 240 Microsoft Points (Video Game)

  I bought this game after my friends were raving about it. I was worried that I wouldn’t have the required playspace in my tiny new york apartment, but it actually works great!

  The PROs are that the game is great fun, and the body tracking for the most part works great, and is really fun to play in a big group.

  The CONs are minor, but they would be that the song selection currently is pretty small. I am hoping they will relase more DLC titles soon, because these current dances and songs are going to get pretty stale soon! I also wish the multiplayer mode was more fleshed out, as it currently is basically just the single player mode, and it tells you when to switch off, which isn’t that fun.

  Regardless, it is great fun, and my favorite new party game.

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