Video Games : Dance Praise 2 - The Remix

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Binding: Video Game
Brand: SOS Aggregation Company
EAN: 0181826000402
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Format: CD
Label: SOS AGGREGATION COMPANY
Manufacturer: SOS AGGREGATION COMPANY
Model: 4599-CTC-00001
Publisher: SOS AGGREGATION COMPANY
Sales Rank: 4826
Studio: SOS AGGREGATION COMPANY

Features:

Includes CD-ROM and interactive dance pad.
Since its introduction in October 2005, Dance Praise has been widely acclaimed
It's been praised by The 700 Club
The New York Times, ABC News, Children's Technology Review, and more

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Amazon.com:
Get Your Family Off the Couch and Start Dancing! Award-winning Dance Praise is now even better. Simply plug in the pad, pop in the CD-ROM, and start stepping to top Christian songs from your favorite artists. Once you're dancing, you'll want to add more songs and more dance pads so more family members can join in on the fun!

New Features

Customizable play lists
Select your favorite tunes from the games or Expansion Packs and name the list for future access.

Continuous play
Dance for as long as you wish without stopping to select the songs.

Game unlocks
Of the 52 songs, 10 are "locked." To unlock, you simply dance through songs at the hard level.

Onscreen lyrics reflect Christian values.

Arcade mode includes surprise elements that keep you on your toes.

Choose from a wide variety of options and backgrounds.

Different backgrounds
Select the background you prefer from a wide range of colors and styles.

Improved exercise mode
Record you progress as you dance off those unwanted pounds! Dance Praise 2--the ReMix tracks time, calories, and weight lost.

Sign in and create a profile for each player
With custom sign-in Dance Praise 2--the ReMix will recognize who is playing. It will record your highest score per song per level.

More dance steps
Each song includes 4 choreographed dances (one per level) and hundreds of computer-generated dances, providing non-stop variety for the active dancer.

High score per song per level
The scoring is now more comprehensive and will record the highest score per song per level.

Connect up to 4 pads at once
Now everyone in the family can get in on the fun!

4th, super-easy level
This level allows younger kids to catch on right away. It's also good for players who need a "tutorial mode" to get used to dancing on the pads.

Arcade-style game
"DanceTris," the new "tetris"-style dance pad game gives you a new way to play on your dance pad.

Song List
Dance Praise2, the ReMix features top-of-the-chart hits from over 40 favorite Christian artists including emerging artists like Mandisa and Britt Nicole to established stars like Superchick, Barlow Girl, Casting Crowns, and more. A wide variety of styles, from hip-hop to worship to pop and rock are included. The tracks were selected from their best-selling CDs. For each song, the lyrics will appear onscreen so you can sing along as you dance.

Includes songs from Top Christian Artists:

Audio Adrenaline	Mark Schultz	Ayiesha Woods
Matt Redman	Barlow Girl	Michael W. Smith
Big Daddy Weave	Natalie Grant	Britt Nicole
Nate Sallie	Caedmon's Call	Nevertheless
Casting Crowns	Newsboys	Chris Tomlin
Out of Eden	David Crowder Band	Pillar
Day of Fire	Plumb	DC Talk
Rebecca St. James	Eleventyseven	Red
Everyday Sunday	Relient K	Fireflight
Sanctus Real	Foolish Things	Seventh Day Slumber
Group 1 Crew	Sonicflood	Jennifer Knapp
Stacie Orrico	Jeremy Camp	Superchick
John Reuben	This Beautiful Republic	Jonah33
tobyMac	Joy Williams	Todd Agnew
Krystal Meyers	Tree 63	Mandisa
Warren Barfield	ZOEgirl

Product Description:
Dance Praise 2the ReMix combines the latest music from top Christian artists with an action packed dance game that offers hours of family fun. Simply connect the dance pad to the USB port of your Windows or Mac computer, follow the onscreen arrows a

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Not quite what I expected but good all the same
Not quite as much fun as I thought, but that could just be me. There were too many options and I just wanted to play and go. Would have been nice if the music could have just been played on its own instead of always having to have the game load. Be careful when you open the package as the chemicals used on the mat made my head spin. The smell was awful, I had to leave it outside for a couple of days for the smell to go, not sure how healthy that smell is but it gave me a very bad headache. Even now I have to shut the mat away in a cupboard as I can still smell the chemical faintly .... I think the company should look at that aspect of it especially if children are in the house.
Having said all that, the game is fun and worth getting. Maybe a second hand one where the smell has already gone!

Rating:

- super fun for all ages
What a blast! Lots of Christian songs with the words and five difficulty levels. It includes a game and an option for tracking calories or time for exercising. It can have multiple users who can each create their own favorites playlist.
I have found it easiest to hit the down arrow with a flat foot rather than just tapping it with my toes.

Rating:

- fun exercise
I ordered Dance Praise because I was looking for variety in my exercise routine. I had seen DDR on TV, but isnce I don't own a game machine, I was limited in my choices.

I chose Dance Praise because I enjoy Christian music, and this game plugs into the USB port on my computer. I did have a compatability issue with Vista, but the problem was solved by downloading a patch. Company service responded to my e-mail promptly.

Being a middle-aged woman, I am probably not their target audience, but I am enjoying the game. It is a good value.

Rating:

- If you are considering this one - GET IT NOW!!!
I originally planned to purchase a Dance Dance Revolution Dance Mat that you could "plug & play" on your TV for my 9 yr old daughter for Christmas (we don't have a PS, X-box, etc.). I didn't get one because my mom got the American Idol version for her. It was a big disappointment.

While reading the reviews on the other TV mats, I ran across some reviews on the Dance Praise 2 mat, and because it works on your computer, it seemed to have more features than the TV version, so I decided to give it a try. My original reason to purchase this was for fun since my daughter enjoys the DDR game at our local arcade. When I started reading all of the reviews I kept noticing how many of them said this is a great way to exercise. I have been looking for a long time for an exercise that I could enjoy. I have finally found it! This is a blast!

I have started (and stopped) several exercise programs over the years because I didn't enjoy the activity. This is different. You can start at a very easy pace until you get your foot/eye coordination down (not a problem for me since I was a cheerleader in another life). I started at the medium level (there are easy, medium, hard and expert levels to choose from). I have not exercised in a long time, and I'm very overweight. I'm one of those moms who does everything for everyone else, and I've never taken time to care for myself. I've finally realized that I've got to change so I can save this precious life that God has given me. I've never had much motivation to get up and move (until Dance Praise!), and my biggest challenge has been to NOT start at a level too hard for me - I don't burn out & give up.

You know how I feel about this game/exercise, so now I'll break down the pros & cons of Dance Praise 2: The Remix:

PROS:
USER FRIENDLY: From the moment I opened the box it has been very user friendly. I literally opened the box, plugged the dance pad in, loaded the CD (in that order), worked my way through the menu system, and I was dancing within 2 minutes of installing the game on my laptop. It couldn't be easier! There is a user's guide found under the options (I think) and I've since looked up a couple of things I was wondering about. You can use either your keyboard or the dance pad arrows/symbols to work your way through the menus. NOTES: 1. Yes, the dance pad STINKS - just air it out in the garage overnight & the smell is completely gone. 2. The triangle symbol is the same as your escape key on your keyboard - it took me two weeks to figure that one out! 3. Press the spacebar to pause a song when you need a quick water break.

VARIETY: Yes, there are a variety of songs (around 30 or 40, I think), and the songs each have easy, medium, hard & expert dance steps you can choose, but the songs are also ranked in 1 to 5 categories (1 being easy, 5 being hardest). They also sell expansion packs (they offer 5 or 6, I think) for around $25 that give you more song choices in your favorite genre. I haven't bought any yet, but I love the fact that you can add more songs when you want - you can't do that with the TV version!

EXERCISE MODE: To begin using the exercise mode, you need to set up play lists first. I have set up an easy (all level 1 and 2 songs with a couple of 3s to liven it up a bit), a moderate (mostly level 2 and 3 songs with a few 4s), and more moderate (mostly level 4 and 5 songs with a few of the 1, 2 & 3s in for a bit of a break here and there).

GOOD DANCE MAT: The Dance Mat is very sensitive & seems to be made really well. I've only danced on it for around 20 hours so far (I just got it on Dec 27th). According to the Dance Praise website, the pad also has a lifetime replacement guarantee on the mat. Mine is still working very well, but I can see that with a lot of use that it might eventually wear out. Another piece of info I found on their website (under FAQ's) is that you can configure other vendor's dance mats to work with the Dance Praise game. I like this game so much that I might consider purchasing one of the metal dance floors like the arcades use - especially since other mats can be configured to be compatible with this game! For now, the original dance mat is working perfectly!

THE SONGS ARE AWESOME! There are only a couple that I don't like too well (I am 40 after all, & I don't like a lot of hip-hop or too much screaming - I hear enough of that out of my 9 & 5 year old kids!) I get totally pumped lip-syncing along to the music - it's a wonderful way to praise God. I've improved to the point that every now & then I can actually read some of the lyrics on the screen (another PRO).

TRACK YOUR PROGRESS: You can set up your profile and enter your weight, and the game will keep track of your progress. You can choose to burn a certain number of calories during a session OR you can choose a timed workout. You can later look at your progress to see what you've accomplished. You can only track one profile (according to the hints that pop-up as you are opening the game). I didn't realize this, and I entered one for my husband and daughter, now it has stopped keeping up with my profile. I'm going to try to uninstall the game to see if this will make it start tracking my progress again, if not, I'm going to call Digital Praise to see what I need to do to fix this. This could potentially be moved to the CON category if it's one of your selling points. It's not for me since I'm tracking my progress with a workout journal (Me, using a workout journal - I never thought I'd see the day!)

IT IS FUN!!! Did I mention that this is a blast?!? I have had so much fun doing this that I've lost track of time and ended up exercising for an hour and ½ !!! That is DEFINITELY not like me. I'm 40 and weigh over 220. Not your typical exerciser. I did attempt the expert level once - I made it through one of the easy songs & decided I needed to go back to my medium level for a little while longer.

CONS:
I've found only ONE problem with the game, and it's very minor. Occasionally, the game seems to skip. The screen freezes for a second or two, then it catches up to the music and continues on. It's really not a big deal, but when you are in the middle of a long (perfect) combo, you end up missing a step or two. I really don't know if this has to do with my computer or the game, but my laptop is fairly new & has a gig & ½ of RAM as well as a big graphics card. Overall, this is more of a slight nuisance and definitely does not effect my using the game! Just thought I'd mention it!

I started "dancing" on the mat the day after I purchased it three weeks ago. I have only skipped two days since. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have. For years I have skipped exercise because I just didn't feel like I had the available time to fit it into my busy schedule. I am now looking for blocks of free time so I can get my "Dance Praise 2" fix! It's just that fun! If you are even remotely considering purchasing Dance Praise 2: The Re-Mix, I encourage you to NOT HESITATE! We have even purchased a second mat to have "dance-offs" between my husband, daughter & myself. Even my 5 year old little boy enjoys it!

Sorry for the long review - I just wanted to share my thoughts - I love this game!

Rating:

- Kids enjoy it.
I don't like my kids to play video games, but this game provides exercise with music that has a positive message. Everything works fine. I had a little trouble installing but received quick response from tech support via their on-line message system.


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