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Dance Central
Common Sense Media says
Extraordinarily fun dancing game for Kinect.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is a dancing game, not unlike the Dance Dance Revolution titles, which teaches players contemporary dance moves. Some of the music featured has suggestive lyrics and a few have other potentially offensive lines such as "The interior, like suicide wrist red," from Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot." Overall, however, this game is fairly tame as "Teen"-rated titles go.
What's it about?
Designed to work with Kinect for Xbox 360, a peripheral with multiple cameras and sensors that turns you into the controller, MTV Games' DANCE CENTRAL is a new dancing game that monitors your movements in real-time, and in a 3-D space in front of the television. Created by the talented developers at Harmonix, of Guitar Hero and Rock Band fame, Dance Central is like Dance Dance Revolution but instead of stepping on various arrows in time with the beat, your entire body is scanned and analyzed during dance routines. More than 650 authentic dance moves can be learned (totaling nearly 100 routines), plus there are many multiplayer modes to challenge friends
Is it any good?
Dance Central is indeed great fun! This challenging but gratifying dancing game has you mimic the onscreen dancers, and if you move your body in rhythm, you'll rack up points and unlock new songs, dancers, and venues. It's fun to learn the moves by yourself but the game really shines when playing with or aganist friends. There are dozens of dance songs included on the disc, be it oldies, such as Kool & The Gang's "Jungle Boogie," or newer hits, such as Lady Gaga's "Poker Face." While the selection is decent, it would've been great if this title had more songs to choose from (such as the 80+ songs included in Rock Band 3 or DJ Hero 2). Shortcoming aside, Dance Central is one of the better Kinect for Xbox 360 launch titles.
Online interaction: There is no online multiplayer gaming here but players can download new songs from the Internet over time.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about whether Kinect for Xbox 360 makes rhythm games like this more entertaining because no one has to hold anything in their hands. Does Kinect bring it to the next level? Or is it deja vu?!
Not only does Dance Central make it fun to learn and compete in new dance moves but there's also a calorie counter mode, if you want to get fit and lose weight -- much like the Dance Dance Central games that came before it. Do you play a game like this for fitness?
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Kid, 12 years old
March 9, 2011
AGE
Love this game!
I love to play this game when I am bored. My friends brother plays it and he likes it. He's 6 years old but he is still good at it! I would recommend it for basically anyone who likes a bit of dancing once in a while.
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Not for kids under 12.
The game is awesome! My only concern is some of the outfits.
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Good, but some thing's are a bit inappropriate.
Pretty good game, some of the dancers are dressed inappropriately (see pic above). Some lyrics aren't very nice! But other then that alright for 9 and up!
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Kid, 11 years old
November 26, 2011
AGE
first xbox 360 game
i just love it i never really hear any bad lyrics so i think it should be rated E10
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Kid, 12 years old
October 7, 2011
AGE
dancing has never been so central
The main reason why people bought the Kinect is to get Dance Central. The Halo: Combat Evolved of this newly introduced motion sensor, this game provides a great experience for dancing solo or with backup pals. The game however, does get inappropriate at times, ranging from skimpy dancing female outfits to mildly suggestive song lyrics effective enough to force the makers to censor out some of them. The game is also 5% frustrating, pointing fingers at the motion controls. I suggest you get this game if you want a great time with your friends, or want a hard calory-killing workout.
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Kid, 12 years old
August 9, 2011
AGE
Nuthin' but the Outfits
I didn't find any issues with this game, some of the outfits might have been an issue, but it was very fun! I played it at my friend's house, I think it might be better than Just Dance 2 'cuz you have to DANCE! not move the hand the wii remote's in. The dances weren't objectionable, but then again i only danced to Evacuate the Dancefloor by Cascada.
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Kid, 11 years old
November 10, 2011
AGE
ok game
the lyrics are kind of bad and some people wear inappropriate clothes
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Provides a fun way to get active
This game is a great way to get moving. It is a lot of fun and can be used by all ages. Many of the songs require practice in order to get a good score on (especially in the higher difficulty levels), so it definitely has replayability value. There are a few suggestive lines in the game, but nothing that should be a problem for anyone over the age of ten. Definitely worth getting.
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