Dance Central 2 - Kinect Compatible (Xbox 360)

Short and sweet review......

I'm a 33 year old bloke, so I make sure I play this either alone, or while being 'crazy' when in mixed company (while insisting in public that it's only something I bring out for a laugh at parties).

I absolutely love the game. I'm a terrible dancer, always have been. I got this game with a bundle, so wasn't expecting anything from it. To say I was was pleasantly surprised is a massive understatement.
I won't go into detail, as other reviewers have done that, but I will say that it's great fun, addictive, great looking and a brilliant workout.
My other half says I look massively camp while dancing away, but I don't care. When it comes to this game I am camp...and proud!

It does everything we hoped the Kinect games would do. Namely be really fun, ingenious, and beat the Wii at it's own game.

If you have a Kinect, it's a must buy.

I'll make this short and sweet... I freakin' love Dance Central, the game was the only reason I bought an XBOX (I'm a woman in my thirties and thought I'd never own an XBOX). I love the Dance Central playlist (hip hop, r&b and dance) and the choreography is very authentic, the stuff of music videos. I originally had a Wii but I wasn't feeling the avatars, playlist and choreography of Just Dance, just wasn't my cup of tea, it had a more universal commercial feel. The animated avatars/characters on Dance Central look great and the dance environments provide a great atmosphere (unlike Just Dance). As much as I loved Dance Central 1, it wasn't perfect!

HOWEVER....

With Dance Central 2 Harmonix fixed every grip I had with Dance Central 1.

TWO PLAYER MODE
Now two players can battle each other simultaneously, with the previous version of Dance Central you had to perform separately and compare scores after the second player had perfomed.

FREESTYLE MODE
Freestyle mode in the middle of the choreography is now optional (for new routines), I personally didn't care for it as I wanted to perform choreographed moves from start to finish without interruption.

WORKOUT MODE
The workout mode has been developed to meet the needs of consumers wanting to use dance central primarily as a fitness tool. DC2 offers continuous songs using playlists so you don't have to stop every few minutes to choose another song/level/dancer (keeping ones heart rate up). Also the ability to switch off free style mode, aids with the quality of the workout.

BREAK IT DOWN MODE
Enables users to learn the choreography step by step outside of the game mode, DC2 now allows players to jump straight to the moves you have problems with.

Can't recommend this game enough...
If you love to dance...
If you enjoy hip hop, r&b, dance and dance hall music then you'll enjoy this game.
There are hundreds of videos online showing the gameplay so check those out before you make a purchase.

Finally I only have one criticism, it would be great to have a larger selection of avatars, apart from that I'm very happy with the game.

PS You can transfer the songs from DC1(for a small fee)as well as previously downloaded content to DC2

I bought this for my other half as a christmas present and she absolutely loves it.

It plays the same as the first Dance Central but has been improved upon in many ways. One of the most notable being the ability to play online against your friends.

I haven't played it much myself but there is a good selection of songs with the ability to import all the songs from the original Dance Central (at an extra cost). It is probably one of the best Kinect games available for the casual player and my fiancee has even made it part of her exercise regime (with some great results).

In short, if you're looking for a casual game, perhaps for use when you have friends over, you cant go wrong with Dance Central 2.