- Dance Praise (video game)
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Dance Praise 
Developer(s) Digital Praise Publisher(s) Digital Praise Series Dance Praise Platform(s) Windows, Mac OS X Release date(s) September 29, 2005 [1] Genre(s) Simulation Rating(s) ESRB: E (Everyone) Media/distribution CD-ROM Dance Praise (marketed as Original Dance Praise after the release of its sequel) is a Christian dance video game developed and published by Digital Praise.[2]
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Development
Dance Praise was conceived by Peter Fokos, the Chief technical officer for Digital Praise, wishing to use Konami's Dance Dance Revolution video games as part of his daughter's home school exercise program. Due to objections over the game's content, Foko's daughter suggested that he develop a dance game utilizing Christian music.[2]
Gameplay
Gameplay is similar to other four-panel dance games such as the Dance Dance Revolution series, with one key difference: whereas most four-panel dance games have the target arrows on the top portion of the screen, Dance Praise places the targets on the bottom of the screen. When the arrows approach a target zone on the bottom of the screen, the player must step on the corresponding arrow on the dance pad when arrows reach the target zone. Players are judged on their accuracy and timing. The game also features multiplayer modes, such as "Shadow Dance" mode, where players "record" steps to be played by the other player[3]. The "arcade" mode adds additional hazards and multipliers to gameplay.[3] Lyrics to the songs being played are also shown on-screen. The game also features an exercise mode.[2][3]
Song list
Dance Praise's song list contains 52 songs. The song list can also be expanded using expansion packs, and songs from its sequel, Dance Praise 2: The ReMix are also backwards compatible with Dance Praise.
Dance Praise song list Artist Song title 4th Avenue Jones Stereo Andy Hunter° Come On Go Open My Eyes Audio Adrenaline Blitz Get Down Bleach Heartbreak Rock N Roll Static Super Good Feeling David Crowder Band O Praise Him DJ Maj Love (So Beautiful) Up All Night Earthsuit One Time Hawk Nelson Things We Go Through John Reuben (with tobyMac) Life Is Short Liquid Crazy Mi Gente Newsboys Woo Hoo Out of Eden Greater Love Lookin' for Love Love, Peace and Happiness Make Way More Than You Know Soldiers Spirit Moves PAX217 Prizm Sanctus Real Alone Everything About You Say It Loud Sarah Kelly Forever Seven Day Jesus Always Comes Around Butterfly Down With The Ship Starfield Filled With Your Glory Steven Curtis Chapman All About Love Dive Live Out Loud Only Getting Started The Benjamin Gate Hey, Hey Speaking In Tongues Who Got The Meaning The Elms Hey, Hey Speaking in Tongues Who Got The Meaning The Katinas Are You Ready tobyMac Extreme Days Verbs Live To The Music Prepaid ZOEgirl I Believe Suddenly Dismissed Reception
In an interview with The 700 Club, Fokos commented that the game has been popular with church groups, especially due to its exercise modes and content.[2] JustAdventure+'s Karla Munger gave the game an A, enjoying the gameplay and wide soundtrack, and recommending it for families.[3] Plain Games' Dave Herbert gave Dance Praise a 4.5/5, noting the quality of the game's dance pad peripheral, its diverse soundtrack, and unique gameplay elements even amidst a quality of presentation lower than the Dance Dance Revolution series, and other noted differences between the two games.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Original Dance Praise on Allgame
- ^ a b c d The 700 Club. "Jump Into the Latest Craze: 'Dance Praise'". The Christian Broadcasting Network. http://www.cbn.com/700club/guests/bios/peter_fokos_082907.aspx. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ a b c d Munger, Karla (January 25, 2006). "Dance Praise Review". JustAdventure.com. http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/DancePraise/DP.shtm. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "Dance Praise review". Plain Games. December 7, 2006. http://www.plaingames.com/games/reviews/review.asp?id=208. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
External links
- Original Dance Praise Official Website
- Digital Praise Official Website
- Dance Praise at GamePraise
Games Original Dance Praise | Dance Praise Party | Dance Praise 2: The ReMixCategories:- 2005 video games
- Christian video games
- Dance video games
- Mac OS X games
- Windows games
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