best Dance Game for PS3 - Blu-ray Forum

heathward · 02-15-2011, 05:24 PM

my wife wants a dancing game. she keeps seeing a commercial for a Wii game, but i refuse to buy a Wii. is SingStar: Dance any good? that Michael Jackson game comes out in a couple months...maybe i should wait for that? what else is there that she would enjoy? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

mywhitenoise · 02-15-2011, 05:39 PM

I hope this dance fad dies soon, and I wouldnt be surprised if it dies by the end of the year.

We had a party Saturday, normally we play Rock Band or something, but for some reason my girlfriends cousin wanted to play Just Dance 2....all of the sudden everyone (but me and 2 other people) got into it.

I really don't understand the hype of that game. The song selection is minimal and horrible, and there's only about 20 songs up for DLC.

Psx0005 · 02-15-2011, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by heathward

my wife wants a dancing game. she keeps seeing a commercial for a Wii game, but i refuse to buy a Wii. is SingStar: Dance any good? that Michael Jackson game comes out in a couple months...maybe i should wait for that? what else is there that she would enjoy? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Singstar: Dance feels like an ehhhh-tacked on addition, but if your wife would enjoy dancing while you or someone else sings on Singstar then go for it. The more pricier route would be to go with the Dance Dance Revolution package, which would include the game and dance pads as well as support for the Move. Essentially tho', the game experience will be pretty much the same as whatever dance game is on the Wii-the player having to mimic the onscreen directions to progress.

If anything, I will at least give credit to Harmonix for not going specifically in that direction with Dance Central because the whole having to follow the onscreen thing exactly has never been my favorite thing when it comes to dance games.

tarvis · 02-15-2011, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mywhitenoise

I hope this dance fad dies soon, and I wouldnt be surprised if it dies by the end of the year.

Er. DDR came out in 1998, yo. Kris Kross will make you jump jump.

Bageara · 02-15-2011, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by heathward

my wife wants a dancing game. she keeps seeing a commercial for a Wii game, but i refuse to buy a Wii. is SingStar: Dance any good? that Michael Jackson game comes out in a couple months...maybe i should wait for that? what else is there that she would enjoy? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

My Mrs wants a dance game too, shes talking about bringing an Xbox and Kinect into the house

mywhitenoise · 02-15-2011, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by tarvis

Er. DDR came out in 1998, yo. Kris Kross will make you jump jump.

yes, and it died around 2002. Guitar Hero/Rock Band took over, and fizzled out. Just Dance/Dance Central will too.

tarvis · 02-15-2011, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by mywhitenoise

yes, and it died around 2002. Guitar Hero/Rock Band took over, and fizzled out. Just Dance/Dance Central will too.

The word fad just seems a tad strong to me. DDR, the series, is still being supported by Konami. Some people like rhythm games and some don't. In response to the waning media interest in Guitar Hero and Rock Band, the lack of interest in the Crash Bandicoot series wasn't exactly the death knell of 3D platforming.

Regarding the topic! The only recent piece of rhythm kit that piqued my interest is Dance Central, but that didn't seem to be the answer you were looking for and I don't have the game myself. Michael Jackson is the King of Pop, but, at least on the Wii, that game looked kinda meh. I think due to the lack of leg tracking like you find in DDR or Dance Central. You can watch a Quick Look of it on Giantbomb.

mywhitenoise · 02-15-2011, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tarvis

The word fad just seems a tad strong to me. DDR, the series, is still being supported by Konami. Some people like rhythm games and some don't. In response to the waning media interest in Guitar Hero and Rock Band, the lack of interest in the Crash Bandicoot series wasn't exactly the death knell of 3D platforming.

Regarding the topic! The only recent piece of rhythm kit that piqued my interest is Dance Central, but that didn't seem to be the answer you were looking for and I don't have the game myself. Michael Jackson is the King of Pop, but, at least on the Wii, that game looked kinda meh. I think due to the lack of leg tracking like you find in DDR or Dance Central. You can watch a Quick Look of it on Giantbomb.

That's true, but there were so many other platformers out there before, and during Crash. Had Mario died...then we'd might have a bit of a comparison. The only other alternative besides GH/Rock Band is Power Gig, which is awful.

Ascended_Saiyan · 02-15-2011, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by heathward

my wife wants a dancing game. she keeps seeing a commercial for a Wii game, but i refuse to buy a Wii. is SingStar: Dance any good? that Michael Jackson game comes out in a couple months...maybe i should wait for that? what else is there that she would enjoy? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Singstar: Dance is good, but it can frustrate SOME people. It's due to the professional-like moves they show you on screen. However, you can't beat the addition of the actual music video playing. I don't think you can have the music video playing while the dancing is happening, but I haven't tested that theory, yet.

I don't know anything about Zumba, but I think it's a casual type moving game.

SDG · 12-08-2011, 03:27 PM

Anything worth while come out since this thread died? One of my girls wants a good motion tracking dance game.

Hayabusa85 · 12-08-2011, 04:15 PM

Yeah Everybody Dance came out not that long and is by far the best dancing game on PS3 IMO. No dance game on PS3 is going to compete with the likes of Dance Central on the Kinect due to the technology being less suited for dancing (Just as the Move is better suited for other genres) but this is the first one I have personally still enjoyed on PS3 despite owning a Kinect and all the dance games for that. Hated SingStar Dance and Michael Jackson.

Anyway it is made by the same studio as SingStar but this time instead of a flawed expansion is designed from the ground up to be a standalone dance game. So a lot of the game as a result is much improved. Tracking, the on screen dancers, scoring system etc. But also keeps some stuff from SingStar people like such as being able to upload/view photos and videos.

SDG · 12-08-2011, 06:09 PM

Thanks, i will check it out.

ratandjmt · 12-08-2011, 06:22 PM

Everybody Dance is the best one on PS3.

SDG · 12-08-2011, 07:10 PM

Two to nothing. Everybody Dance wins. Santa will be getting this.

Thanks

02-15-2011, 05:24 PM	#1
heathward Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Milwaukee, WI, USA PSNetwork ID: heathward Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA Blu-ray collection:47	best Dance Game for PS3 my wife wants a dancing game. she keeps seeing a commercial for a Wii game, but i refuse to buy a Wii. is SingStar: Dance any good? that Michael Jackson game comes out in a couple months...maybe i should wait for that? what else is there that she would enjoy? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

02-15-2011, 05:39 PM	#2
mywhitenoise Power Member Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:California Home Theater Gallery:19 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:238 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:4	I hope this dance fad dies soon, and I wouldnt be surprised if it dies by the end of the year. We had a party Saturday, normally we play Rock Band or something, but for some reason my girlfriends cousin wanted to play Just Dance 2....all of the sudden everyone (but me and 2 other people) got into it. I really don't understand the hype of that game. The song selection is minimal and horrible, and there's only about 20 songs up for DLC.

12-08-2011, 03:27 PM	#10
SDG Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Arkansas	Anything worth while come out since this thread died? One of my girls wants a good motion tracking dance game.

12-08-2011, 04:15 PM	#11
Hayabusa85 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Canada 🍁 Home Theater Gallery:1081 4K collection:1165 Blu-ray collection:8521 DVD collection:1829	Yeah Everybody Dance came out not that long and is by far the best dancing game on PS3 IMO. No dance game on PS3 is going to compete with the likes of Dance Central on the Kinect due to the technology being less suited for dancing (Just as the Move is better suited for other genres) but this is the first one I have personally still enjoyed on PS3 despite owning a Kinect and all the dance games for that. Hated SingStar Dance and Michael Jackson. Anyway it is made by the same studio as SingStar but this time instead of a flawed expansion is designed from the ground up to be a standalone dance game. So a lot of the game as a result is much improved. Tracking, the on screen dancers, scoring system etc. But also keeps some stuff from SingStar people like such as being able to upload/view photos and videos.

12-08-2011, 06:09 PM	#12
SDG Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Arkansas	Thanks, i will check it out.

12-08-2011, 06:22 PM	#13
ratandjmt Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 Location:San Antonio, TX 4K collection:122 Blu-ray collection:670 Trading Score:2	Everybody Dance is the best one on PS3.

12-08-2011, 07:10 PM	#14
SDG Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Arkansas	Two to nothing. Everybody Dance wins. Santa will be getting this. Thanks

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