In recent years, music and video games have been crossing over more and more. The soundtrack of your game became almost as important as the graphics. Dance pads and instrument soon became necessary pieces of equipment for the gamer, rather than forgettable peripherals. But, a great dancing game was missing from the Xbox 360.That’s why its great that the premier Austrian developer, Sproing, recently released Dance: It’s Your Stage! on the Xbox Live Arcade. This game combines a 20 track soundtrack with a simple and easy to pick up rhythm game. It aims to bring music and dancing together in the best way, but misses the mark slightly. But, sometimes its not about hitting the mark – its about what you do hit dead-on.
MoveModo - PlayStation Move has seen six dancing games in its first year on sale, but none have hit the heights in the same way as Harmonix's Dance Central on Kinect, with Sony's SingStar Dance and Konami's DanceDanceRevolution the closest we've come to boogie bliss. The latest publisher to step up and try its luck is PQube with Dance! It's Your Stage, and it's clear it's going in a different direction than the competition.
SlimGamer writes: "In a world where instrument based games dominate the music game genre, it is nice to see a return to dance mat based rhythm games. There are a few titles still around this generation, but they are often overlooked and unappreciated. Back before there was ever a Guitar Hero or Rock Band on the home consoles, there were dancing based rhythm games in the arcades and later on the home consoles. Dance! It's your Stage puts its best foot forward to try and re-enter the video game market for this long lost style."
Evolved Gaming's writer Cory writes, "Dance! It’s Your Stage is, obviously, a dancing arcade title. In the game, you play as a character who dances at different locations and must earn medals to become the best dancer around. The game is 800 MS points, and is a very difficult game to recommend to people who don’t have a DDR dance mat, which the game is compatible with."
WOW. Nice score lol