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Dance Central (video game)

Dance Central
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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 date(s)
  • NA: November 4, 2010
  • EU: November 10, 2010
  • AU: November 18, 2010
Genre(s) Music, rhythm
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 83.22%
Metacritic 82/100
Review scores
Publication Score
1UP.com A-
Eurogamer 8/10
GamePro 4.5/5
GameSpot 8.5/10
GamesRadar 8/10
GameTrailers 8.1/10
Giant Bomb 4/5 stars
IGN 8/10

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.Dance Central 3 was announced at E3 2012 and was released in October 2012.

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:

The following 31 songs are included on the game disc. Warm up challenge songs are highlighted red, Simple challenge songs are highlighted orange, Moderate challenge songs are highlighted yellow, Tough challenge songs are highlighted green, Legit challenge songs are highlighted blue, Hardcore challenge songs are highlighted purple, and Off the Hook challenge songs are highlighted pink. All songs in the grand finale challenge led by ELIOT are highlighted pink.

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.

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Dance Central received positive reviews from critics. It received a score of 83.22% on GameRankings and 82/100 on Metacritic. It received a rating of 8/10 from IGN and a rating of 8.5/10 from GameSpot. 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.Nintendo of America's President, in an interview, said that "Dance Central is, by far, the best Kinect game".


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