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Dance Central 2, NFS: The Run demos available now

by Alexander Sliwinski on Oct 18th 2011 1:05PM

Chain that freestyle with the running man, because Dance Central 2 and Need for Speed: The Run demos hit Xbox Live Marketplace today.

The Dance Central 2 demo includes simultaneous multiplayer and Dance Battle modes. It also features the reworked Break It Down mode (which is great), voice commands, with tracks "Club Can't Handle Me" by Flo Rida ft. David Guetta and "Bulletproof" by La Roux. Fans of the first game shouldn't miss out on the sequel.

Need for Speed: The Run is also available in a demo set in the desert, with players driving the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni. Referring a friend will unlock another vehicle, the Porsche 911 Carrera S.

Source: Major Nelson

Tags: dance-central-2, EA, Electronic-Arts, Harmonix, kinect, microsoft, Microsoft-Games, need-for-speed-the-run, xbox

Reader Comments (17)

Playing with the voice commands in the Dance Central 2 menus is a surprising amount of fun. They work a LOT better than any voice commands I've ever used.

@Mike Kelehan
I felt the same way about the voice controls for kinect sports 2. A lot more fun!

Looking forward to trying both of these demos. Im almost sure I will like dance central 2 (I loved the first one) but not so sure about need for speed. In a way I hope I don't like it because I need some money to stay in my wallet for the slew of other games this year.

So is the NFS: The Run demo going to be on PS3 as well today?

I don't get why EA don't release a demo for PC. The game is most likely developed as PC-lead as well. -.-

@xiLeShadow - As far as I know, yes, the NFS: The Run demo will be on PS3 later today in North America.

However, I highly doubt the game is being developed with PC as the lead platform.

I'm waiting for the sequel, NFS: The Runs. It'll have out of the car QTEs where you race inside Taco Bell for a XXL Chalupa, scarf it down, then race your car to the nearest restroom.

I played NFS: The Runs. Before I did, I was so excited and I couldn't wait. Played it... It sucks. I don't know why, but I will not get this game. Sorry EA. I think I will skip this year NFS.

I read this as "Dance Central: NSFW." I thought, "Finally! A dance game I can get behind!" Ah well...

@ThisMan
It's alright, you can still wear and dance in a bloodied "Robbie the Rabbit" suit if you want.

I hate the faces mixed with the body poses on all these games.

They are creepy and unnatural.

Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and seeing those two guys in that pose at the foot of your bed. *shivers*

What the hell, I need to be a gold member to download the DC2 demo? Screw that. I like my online free on PS3.

@GleepGlop

Good luck downloading the DC2 demo on your PS3...? :/

@GleepGlop Demos are always a week exclusive on Xbox. You'll be able to get it on a silver account next week.

Just played need for speed the run, its terrible. Looks like a ps2 game and the framerate is horrible not to mention its nothing like hot pursuit 2.

if this isnt on psn when i come home i WILL punch a baby pelican in the face

The developer that made this years need for speed to give up on racing games the controls suck graphics sub par even with the fantastic frostbite 2.0 and no sense of speed they should just leave this series to the burnout developer

@skbkoy65 I agree I just played the demo and that is the worst racing game I've played in a long time, what a piece of shit. And I love NFS. We need a full fledged burnout game pronto!

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