iDance

iDance (stylized as Positive Gaming iDANCE) is a music video game developed by Positive Gaming. It is a four-panel dance game, similar to Dance Dance Revolution and In The Groove. The game is currently available in a multi player setup with wireless dance pads and support for up to 32 players.

Development

Before iDance, Positive Gaming had been the European distributor for In the Groove, a 4-panel dance game developed by the American company Roxor Games.^[1] Positive Gaming also helped develop a multiplayer version of In The Groove 2, specifically designed for fitness centers and schools, helping try to make "machine dance" more popular in Europe, with their multiplayer system also being featured during the 2007 Eurovision Dance Contest.

In December 2007, Positive Gaming sent out a press release announcing a search for stepchart artists and musicians for "new four panel interactive machine dance game software", announced to be released by "autumn 2008".^[2] No new information about the game would be released until a press conference in March 2008 at a European In The Groove 2 championship (which was published by Positive Gaming in Europe), where the game was announced to be known as Positive Gaming iDANCE, confirming a fitness release in October 2008, and arcade and home releases in 2009. 7 songs were also confirmed, along with a statement that the game was not based on StepMania.^[3] In August 2008, a countdown was added to the game's website, counting down to the Leisure Industry Week 2008 convention in Birmingham, where the multiplayer version of iDance would get its first public showing.

Additional information and screenshots were released on September 7, 2008. The final songlist was confirmed to have 100 songs, with 5 difficulty levels for each, support for up to 32 players on the multiplayer version, and a 3D game engine.^[4]

iDance2

iDANCE2 Multiplayer System is for the use of anywhere between four and 32 players. It is the premium band of the company. It is used by school students and fitness fanatics. Industries in which it is popular include: medical, therapeutic, leisure and entertainment. Users can enjoy the Positive Gaming™ iDANCE2 Multiplayer System with as many as three separate difficulty levels on screen simultaneously. It is user-friendly, fun, exciting and challenging all at once.

The Positive Gaming™ iDANCE2 Multiplayer System is a fun and challenging group exercise dance game of both perceptive and physical skill. It is simple to learn, exciting to play, and offers users a wide range of levels at which they can play and score points. The machine dance game provides a wholesome exercise gaming experience for up to 32 players at the same time.^[5]

Track list

As of June 2009, the music selection in the game consists of:

414 - N2O vs. Cell X

A Sad Way - Flat 12

Above the Sky - iRave

Aerial - DJ Azure

Air - Shiki

Angelus I - m00z

Astrofalcon - Dr. Tanner

Bass Force - Trance Tribe

Behind the Horizon - Daniela Elger

Bollywood vs. Hollywood - Xaviaro

Brother - Sunburn In Cyprus

Call of Wilderness - Electron

Chariot - Shiki

Chaser - Shiki

Collision - AJ DJ

Crocodiles - Cat Jahnke

Dance Electric - Sora

Davno Hotel - Vospi

Dependence - Toby Emerson

Dream Recorder - Palace of Pleasure

Earth - Solid Inc.

Echoes of Summer - Tranquility Groove

Elder God Shrine - E-Racer

Emilie de Ravin - Digital Explosion

Epic City - The Flying Walrus

Exciter - Tranquility Groove

Fatal Surface - AJ DJ

Fly by the Universe - 2Pro

Form of an Angel - AJ DJ

Full House - AJDJ

Fuzzy Bell - Alzarus

Happy Song - Cat Jahnke

Hardkore of the North - Dr. Tanner

Here We Go - Inglow

Hey Hey Hey - Psycho Sonic Cindy

Honeytrap - Palace of Pleasure

I Forget You - Sara Rumar

In the Hall of the Mountain King - Digital Explosion

In the Night - Toby Emerson Feat. Lauren Wilson

Incurable II - KJK

Infinity - KJK

Input Output - Neo Cartoon Lover

Katana Fighter - Electron

Keep Silent - Flat 12

Kleine - Shiki

Kotiin - G-Powered

Kristina - Mary Jane

Kuuletko - G-Powered

Lapis - Shiki

Life - Sunburn In Cyprus

Liquify - Toby Emerson

Liquify (Remix) - Dr. Tanner

LMK’s Music Box - Dr. Tanner

Logical Spy - Dr. Tanner

Love - DJS

Mercury Lamp - Shiki

Million Feelings - Floren Cristea

Monstrum - Inglow

My Girls - Shalaine Mezzo

New Day - Amphibians

Ninja Lad - KgZ

Not 4 You - Neo Cartoon Lover

Not For Sale - Inglow

Off On You - Sara Rumar

Orpheus & Eurydice - One Drop Does It

Partie Deux - Digital Explosion

Party Hard - Neo Cartoon Lover

Party People - Oscillator X

Phantoms - Toby Emerson

Platitude - Onova

Quickdraw - KgZ

Revelations (Original Mix) - Andy Tau

Rock Robotic - When Machines Dream

Safety Net - Oscillator X

Saturn - KJK

Sauna J - Palace of Pleasure

See Through Deceptions - One Drop Does It

Server X - The Callahan

Shapes - Gabri

Sharing - Xaviaro

Sonic Stryker Vision - Dr. Tanner

Stardance - Space Angels

String Interference - Alzarus

Summer in Belize -2007- - Digital Explosion

Sun Kanssas - G-Powered

Super Collider (Xenophix Remix) - When Machines Dream

Svart Hjerte - Barske Karer

Sweet Tornado - Vospi

Teen Machine - Jeremiha

Tek Drum - Ryan Blair

Time Traveling - Xaviaro

Turhaa - G-Powered

Vae Victis - When Machines Dream

Ville Hester - Palace of Pleasure

Waking up - Milow

Wave Rip (-Final-) - KgZ

We Met Dat Night - Vospi

Welcome to Funland - Dr. Tanner

When You’re Gone - Neo Cartoon Lover

Wishing Well - AJ DJ

Your Smile (Housemouse Mix) - Sunburn In Cyprus

References

External links

• Official iDANCE website
• Positive Gaming website
• iDance Spain website

Rental

• iDance Equipment Rental Company in the Netherlands