Codemasters has announced a release date for Dance Factory its innovative take on the dancing game genre. Due out next April, the game will work with any CD you put in your PS2, rather than coming with a pre-selected track list. As the press release ethuses:
"Dance Factory's innovative beat recognition technology, developed exclusively for the title, ensures that for the first time a dance mat game can span across all music tastes; it works with everything from a classic disco track, to guitar rock, R&B, to most current dance anthem.
In addition to the unique 'any CD' concept, Dance Factory will unleash a whole load of different dance mat gaming modes – including Fitness, Endurance and Recorder..."
Apparently, whatever you try it with, be it rock, dance, country or Portuguese fado, Dance Factory choreographs moves for you, which you must repeat on your trusty dance mat. The better you 'bust your moves', the more points are awarded with which to unlock additional modes, features and content.
Sadly, Dance Factory will be out four months too late for this Christmas' office parties. It'll back to the original plan then: Sing Star Eighties and cheeky Vimto.
