- Dance on Broadway
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Dance on Broadway 
PAL Box artDeveloper(s) Longtail Studios
AiLivePublisher(s) Ubisoft Platform(s) Wii, PlayStation 3[1] Release date(s) Wii PlayStation 3
- NA 15 March 2011
Genre(s) Music, Rhythm Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer Rating(s) Media/distribution Wii Optical Disc (dual-layer), Blu-ray Disc Dance on Broadway is a 2010 rhythm game for the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3. Published by Ubisoft Paris - creators of the Just Dance video game franchise - Dance on Broadway is similarly a dance-based music game but with songs taken from stage musicals rather than popular music. In addition, it is part of the Just Dance franchise.
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Gameplay
Gameplay during the "Aquarius/Sunshine medley."
The game has one main game mode, in which players can choose from any of the game's 20 tracks and attempt - singly or with up to three additional players - to follow the on-screen dancers and instructions using the Wii remote. Most songs feature all players performing the same moves in synch with one another, but some involve individual steps for certain players; e.g. in "My Favourite Things", one player takes on the role of Maria von Trapp, doing different steps from the others, who play as three of the von Trapp children. Different steps for different players are represented through the use of different-colored silhouettes and on-screen dancers.
Players are scored on how closely their actions follow the actions on-screen and on how many consecutive successful moves they make. A progress bar displays the players' points throughout the song and a winner is revealed at the end of each track.
Song list
The game includes the following showtunes:
Song title Show Difficulty Effort Year Choreographers "All That Jazz" Chicago 1 2 1975 ♀/♀/♀/♀ "Aquarius - Sunshine medley" Hair 1 1 1969 ♀/♀/♂/♂ "Bend & Snap" Legally Blonde 2 3 2001 ♀/♀/♀/♀ "Cabaret" Cabaret 3 2 1972 ♀/♀/♀/♀ "Dreamgirls" Dreamgirls 1 2 1981 ♀/♀/♀/♀ "Fame" Fame 1 3 1980 ♀/♀/♂/♂ "Good Morning Baltimore" Hairspray 1 1 2002 ♀/♀/♀/♀ "Just Can't Wait to be King" The Lion King 2 2 1994 ♀/♂/♂/♂ "Little Shop of Horrors" Little Shop of Horrors 2 3 1982 ♀/♀/♀/♀ "Luck Be a Lady" Guys and Dolls 3 2 1950 ♂/♀/♀/♂ "Lullaby of Broadway" Gold Diggers of 1935/42nd Street 2 2 1935 ♂/♀/♂/♀ "Money, Money" Cabaret 3 3 1972 ♂/♀/♂/♀ "My Favorite Things" The Sound of Music 1 2 1959 ♀/♀/♀/♀ "One Night Only" Dreamgirls 3 3 1981 ♀/♀/♀/♀ "Roxie" Chicago 1 2 1975 ♂/♂/♂/♀ "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" Mary Poppins 2 3 1964 ♂/♀/♀/♂ "Thoroughly Modern Millie" Thoroughly Modern Millie 3 3 1967 ♀/♀/♀/♀ "The Time Warp" The Rocky Horror Show 3 3 1973 ♂/♂/♀/♀ "We're in the Money" Gold Diggers of 1933/42nd Street 2 3 1933 ♀/♀/♀/♀ "You Can't Stop the Beat" Hairspray 2 2 2002 ♀/♀/♀/♀ Reception
The game currently has a score of 48/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."[3]
The Guardian called "the short, 20 song line-up...disappointing" and complained that the game's motion-tracking "fails miserably" but conceded this flaw "doesn't detract from the fun of the game in the slightest."[4]
GameFocus criticized the absence of a career mode, saying that the game is "lacking in terms of a sense of progression and/or accomplishment" but called it as an easy to pick-up game for younger players.[5]
References
- ^ "Ubisoft - Dance on Broadway". Ubisoft. http://ubi.com/UK/Games/Info.aspx?pId=9320. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- ^ Sliwinski, Alexander (February 17, 2011). "Dance on Broadway performs with Move this March". Joystiq. http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/17/dance-on-broadway-performs-with-move-this-march/. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- ^ "Dance on Broadway". http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/danceonbroadway?q=dance%20on%20broadway. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ Atkin, Felix (11 July 2010). "Dance on Broadway". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jul/11/dance-on-broadway-game-review. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ "Dance on Broadway". http://www.gamefocus.ca/?nav=reviewCard&fid=9696. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
External links
"Kids" games Just Dance Kids • Just Dance Kids 2Spin-off games Dance on Broadway • Michael Jackson: The Experience • ABBA: You Can Dance • The Smurfs Dance PartyJapanese games Just Dance WiiCategories:- 2010 video games
- Dance video games
- Exergames
- Music video games
- Ubisoft Entertainment games
- Wii games
- PlayStation Move-compatible games
- PlayStation 3 games
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