Dance Dance
Revolution has become quite the phenomenon here in
America, but it's never been that customizable in terms of user-chosen songs and dance routines (barring PC knockoffs).
Codemasters intends to change that with the release of Dance Factory on the PS2 in Europe and the States by
April of next year.
According to the publisher, "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 the most current dance anthem."
Of course, you could skip those filler songs on the CDs in your collection, but then you wouldn't get the double-track
bonus from dancing through the entirety of each disc. More details on the Creature mode which creates distinct
background dancers for each CD will be revealed at a later date, but recording your own dance moves for the latest from
Britney won't be a problem when spring rolls around (barring a lawsuit, of course).
[Via Next
Generation]
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