Dance Factory (game)

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Dance Factory is a PlayStation 2 game developed by Codemasters. It is similar to Dance Dance Revolution, but generates steps from any music CD. The game is also slated to be released for the Nintendo Wii. ^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Modes

Dance Factory also has a variety of modes:

Endurance is where a player plays through the five licenced songs on the game (e.g., Don't Cha, by the Pussycat Dolls).
Fitness is like Endurance mode. Height and weight is entered at the beginning. There is a calorie counter on the screen. Mis-stepping will now say 'Porky' and 'Gettin' Chubby' instead of 'Miss.' When a song is finished, the screen shows the number of calories burned and how far one would have to jog or cycle to burn off the same number.
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[edit] Criticisms

Dance Factory has often been criticised by reviewers for being little more than a 'novelty' that doesn't always synch the dance steps to the beat. Games Master magazine in their October 2006 issue gave the game 68%.

Game Informer stated in its August 2006 issue that the game makes a track based on the tempo of the song and not the rhythm and that the game seems to lose sync with the notes after about three minutes into a track.