{"id":106,"date":"2010-08-23T22:32:40","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T14:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=106"},"modified":"2011-01-10T23:48:48","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T15:48:48","slug":"feel-the-beat-of-rhythm-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=106","title":{"rendered":"Feel the beat of Rhythm Game!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0 By now, most of you should know about Dance Central<\/a>. This latest game belongs to the genre of rhythm games, also known as rhythm action, and is developed by Harmonix Music System<\/a>\u00a0(the same guys who brought you Rock Band and Guitar Hero).\u00a0Dance Central is the perfect game that utilized the full-motion capture capability of the Kinect. Unlike previous dancing games like Para Para Paradise and the older Dance Dance Revolution, your full body movement is captured by the system and your moves will be evaluated by the game.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0I simply cannot hide my excitement for Dance Central. But alas, the uniqueness of the Kinect System makes the game possible only on Xbox 360. So PS3 owners like me can either get a Xbox 360, or wait for the PS3 version which could be coming out according to Kotaku.com. I do wonder how I am supposed to dance with the PS Move motion controller. I think the experience will still be better with Kinect controller-less system.<\/p>\n

I remember the very first rhythm-action game I had played was PaRappa the Rapper. It was on Playstation One and I really enjoyed the music with its\u2019 weird but funny lyrics. Oh I still remember the master of the Dojo, Chop Chop Master Onion! Hayatatatacha! Kick<\/em>! Punch<\/em>!\"\"<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then came the time when Dance Dance Revolution started sprouting at arcades all over the place. I bought a PS Dance mat with the game and started dancing my way at home. It was so addictive that I played for many long hours straight sweating like a dog after each session. Who says gaming makes you fat? And I think Dance Central will be a perfect \u2018slimming game\u2019 that can easily beat the Wii Fit.<\/p>\n

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After the success of Dance Dance Revolution, we see the rise of another dance machine, Para Para Paradise. I am, however, no fan of this game. I have seen youngsters flaunting their dance skills in front of the machine but I simply couldn\u2019t get the beat and mechanism right. I failed terribly during my first and last try on the Para Para machine. But I do really have to admit that some of the Para Para-ers were really great dancers. With Para Para Paradise, dancing in front of a machine is one step closer to the real dance.<\/p>\n

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More rhythm-action games soon followed such as Beat Mania, Drum Mania, Rock Band, Guitar Hero and my favourite Taiko Drum Master! I am now waiting eagerly for the release of Dance Central and hoping to see it soon on PS3. This would probably be a game that all gamers can play with their girlfriends or wifes. Perfect!:)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 By now, most of you should know about Dance Central. This latest game belongs to the genre of rhythm games, also known as rhythm action, and is developed by Harmonix Music System\u00a0(the same guys who brought you Rock Band and Guitar Hero).\u00a0Dance Central is the perfect game that utilized the full-motion capture capability of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[7,3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-preview","category-game-review","category-gametrader-comments"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1I","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":301,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=301","url_meta":{"origin":106,"position":0},"title":"Michael Jackson: The (__________) Experience","date":"November 3, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Not so long ago, I've written an article on how Kinect might change the way rhythm game is currently. 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