Top Kinect Dance Games
Dance Central 2
This is the follow-up to the wildly popular Dance Central game. The new version includes another excellent soundtrack, simultaneous multi-player dancing action, all new dance crews, and a personalized feedback from the game for each dancer. This one is even better than the first Dance Central, but you might just need to get them both!
Just Dance Kids 2
Let your kids replace their controllers with their body and give them a gift that lets them be a star on TV. This Kinect game is made by kids, for kids and features an expansive playlist full of songs everyone will love.
Dance Paradise
Dance Paradise is perhaps the most advanced controller-free game available. You can learn new moves taught by professional and virtual choreographers or play the career mode where you take the industry by storm.
Dance Masters
Don’t let cords tie you down and get the ultimate dance club vibe when you play Dance Masters. This controller-free game is designed for adults who want to brush up on their dance skills or who want to work up a sweat doing something they enjoy.
Lets Cheer
Become part of the best cheer squad and break a sweat in the meantime. Learn real world cheer moves and show your spirit just like you would in a real-life competition with this controller-free Kinect game.
Just Dance 3
Now, your kids can play video games and work up a sweat at the same time. Just Dance 3 will kick-start the party or just bring life to an afternoon. Create your own dance routine or compete with your family while you accumulate sweat points.
The Black Eyed Peas Experience
This controller-free game for the Xbox Kinect will teach you how to dance like the professionals. Learn new choreographed moves and dance-off with your best friend to hits from the Black Eyed Peas.
Dance Central
This exclusive Kinect game is fun for all ages. Learn new full-body dance moves and start performing for your friends in family in your own living room. Not only will you impress the ones you love, you will learn dance moves you can show off during your next night on the town.
Michael Jackson The Experience
Pay tribute to the King of Pop and experience the thrill of performing like Michael Jackson with this dynamic game. You can take center stage with backup dancers and all and perform the most iconic moves in dance.
Nickelodeon Dance
Nickelodeon Dance is the first video game on any platform that lets you dance with your favorite characters. All of the songs in the game are sung by your Nickelodeon friends and the easy-to-follow dance moves will incorporate fitness into your child’s daily routine.
Dance Games for Kinect
Most Xbox players know the name Kinect. It is the name for a sensor that will enable a new kind of gaming that involves full body movement. Kinect, by Microsoft is introducing several games that let players interact with the games without the controller. The technology for Kinect is unique and games use a voice recognition, video and motion sensors to recognize body movements and mirror them in the game. This way, players no longer need a controller at all, but can get into the moves and see themselves dance on the screen. Most of the games have menus that the players access by using hand motions, so a controller is not even needed for that part. Below is a list of some popular Kinect dance games.
Dance Masters
This game is created by the same people that thought up the Dance Dance Revolution games. One thing that’s unique about Dance Masters, however, is that it has interactive technology that allows players to share their games with other Kinect players. This game allows players to follow the dance moves of the dancers on the screen depending on the level of difficulty chosen. Dance Masters comes with thirty songs in a variety of music styles including R&B, Hip Hop, Techno and Pop.
Zumba is one of the most popular exercise trends around. It can really be classified as one of the Kinect Fitness games as it is a combination of fitness and latin dance that takes movements from Salsa, Merengue and Flamenco to name a few. Zumba classes are available in gyms all over, but Kinect has incorporated the trend into a game as well. Created by a Miami based personal trainer with a background in dance and fitness, the Zumba Fitness Kinect game will help players lose weight, burn calories, get toned and have fun all at the same time.
Dance Central
Dance Central is a game that makes the most of Kinetic’s hands free technology. The motion sensors track the player’s body as they dance, and there is even a setting that can teach the player how to dance. This game also features a practice mode that allows players to get used to the dance routines before playing the game for points. The soundtrack is made up of current music, with a wide selection of music and dance styles to choose from. Like Zumba Fitness, Dance Central can be incorporated into a player’s exercise routine as a fun and new way to change up a normal workout regimen.
The following Kinect dance games are still in production, but should be released soon.
Michael Jackson: the Experience
This highly anticipated dance game is on many people’s holiday list this year. It features many of the most popular Michael Jackson songs including Beat It, Billie Jean and Bad to name a few. Because of Kinect’s hands free technology, players can sing and dance along. The motion sensors detect a player’s movements and replicate them on the screen. Depending on the player’s performance and dance moves, different visual effects will appear on the screen. These effects can include lighting, a cheering crowd and lighting. The game also features auto-pitch that matches a player’s pitch to Michael Jackson’s voice.
Dance Paradise
This game is designed for two players to dance at the same time. The Kinect motion sensor tracks both players’ body movements and then assigns a score to each. Scores are derived from a combination of points accrued from the dance moves and timing. Music for Dance Paradise ranges from current stars to beach music all the way to rap or disco. New music as well as new dance sequences can be downloaded from Xbox Live as well. This means the game will never be the same, and therefore never get boring.
Kinect dance games stand to revolutionize the way these types of games are played today. The sensor uses technology that can track a player’s movements and voice without the use of a controller. This is totally new for the world of dance games, and so far, it has gotten extremely positive reviews. The Kinect sensor is designed to be compatible with every Xbox 360, minimizing the equipment the players need to purchase. Kinect dance games also encourage players to be active and get on their feet and get moving. In this way, players are getting exercise while having fun. Many people incorporate these games into their normal workout routine as well. The games can be modified in ways so that the routines never get boring or stale and so it encourages players to stick with it. All in all, these dance games will bring a lot of more players to the Xbox and it will be a popular genre of gaming for years to come.
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