Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2006 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Codemasters
• Released on: 2006-09-01
• Platform: PlayStation2

Manufacturer's Description
Get down and party with the only PlayStation 2 game that gets you grooving to your own CD collection. No other dance mat game gives you an unlimited choice of tunes. Simply pop in any of your music CDs and Dance Factory will choreograph new dance moves every time, like no other dance mat game! Get your friends, get your CDs and get Dance Factory for the best party in town. Includes EyeToy support

Customer Reviews

Dance the night away
If you're bored with the pre-set track lists on your dance games, then this is the game for you. It has a few tracks already programmed to get you started but the real fun comes from using your own cd's. It's fairly user friendly when it comes to generating the dance steps and naming the tracks on the cd and you can save them to your memory card so you can pick your favourites the next time you use the cd. There is even a mini-game (a kind of reverse Tetris) for you to play while the game is generating the dance routines (although it does slow the process down if you play it!) Dip into a cd in Play Mode, or work through the whole thing in order in Endurance mode.

One word of caution, the steps don't always gel with the music. I've tried it with a couple of cd's that have a mix of styles and tempos of music and the faster tracks seem to work better than the slower ones. Although this in itself can be a challenge and did make for a good workout.

Basically if you want a dancing game to try and beat every difficulty with 100% perfect every time, this might not be the game for you. If you want a game for exercise and enjoyment then you'll love it.

More versatile than other dance mat games
It is very easy to generate steps for just about any track (I've tried a variety from mainstream pop, to disco, dance and even a few rock tracks to test its potential), you just stick in your chosen CD, select create and it does the rest. It's really easy to rename the tracks too as you can use either the dance mat or the standard controller.

When you're bored of the song you can create steps for a new one and when you're bored of the steps it even has an option to create your own!!

I've found it takes about 30 seconds or so to create a track and it made a whole CD in about 10 minutes (20 tracks). You can then save the steps to your memory card so it only takes a few seconds to retrieve for next time.

On occasion the steps aren't quite on the beat (usually a split second or two behind), I found that songs with a strong bass beat work better. If you want to achieve 100% perfection on every dance, or if you're used to playing in arcades then you'll probably find this frustrating, but if you're at beginner or intermediate level (as I am) and you're bored of the limitations of other dance mat games then this is the game for you. It even got my husband playing so it can't be bad ;)

Novelty item
I recieved this game for Christmas and was delighted at the fact that I could use my own music for the game. The game generates it's own dance steps for each song based on the tempo and beat. I have still yet to try out every song I've entered into Dance Factory.

On the downside, I found myself quickly bored with the limited amount of levels that the game offers. I usually play in an arcade where there can be up to ten levels of difficulty while Dance Factory only has Beginner, Normal and Pro. I find myself doing brilliantly with the Normal level of any song, but can't keep up with the quick steps of the Pro level. Also, since the dances are made based on the song, there is a slight lag sometimes between the beat and the step so I find myself dancing to what I hear and not the arrows on the screen.

This game is good for beginners and those who would like to get fit off the mat. But for players who are more into the arcade version, this might not be the game for you.