Acclaim Games commands you to DANCE! Online
From the unflinchingly direct marketing department that brought you the likes of Shoot Monsters in the Face!, Leap Over Bottomless Pits! and Level Grind For Eighteen Hours!, comes a new title from Acclaim Games -- the aptly named DANCE! Online. Combining rhythmic extermination of arrows with unnecessary public gyration, DANCE! Online cashes in on what George White of Warner Music Group calls "a growing phenomenon." The game is offered to you for the not entirely unreasonable price of zero dollars, though additional "song packs" (uh oh) and snazzy outfits for your avatar will require some monetary expense on your part.
Also notable is the fact that the game features master recordings from the aforementioned Warner Music Group, giving DANCE! Online the distinction of being the first free massively multiplayer dancing game to provide licensed tracks. The undoubtedly crowded race to that particular finish line was aided by game director, Earthworm Jim wrangler and industry superstar designer (it says here), David Perry. "DANCE! Online has started the music based game revolution which has captured the minds of hundreds of millions of players in Asia," he says. Alright then.
The beta is open now, if you're so inclined.
[Via press release]
