DancePad Review
Price: FREE
Version Reviewed: 1.0
Device Reviewed On: iPad (third-generation)
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What sets apart DancePad is that players aren't just tapping "notes" or "steps" as the fall from the top of the screen. The game basically turns the iPad into a dance floor. Steps to each song show up all over the dance floor (making the player actually "move") with shrinking circles to indicate the rhythm of the song and when the steps should be taken. There are a few types of steps: the basic step, the hold, and the slide step (I made up the names). Players just tap basic steps on the correct beat, tap and hold the hold steps until their timers disappear, and slide along the dotted line for the slide steps. For the sliding steps, a ghost icon slides along the path the user should slide over to indicate the speed the slide should occur.
My gripes about the difficulty and song length may not be a huge deal to casual players. But I think this game has potential that can be mined for casual and hardcore players alike. Bottom line, though, DancePad is definitely worth picking up. It's free, has plenty of free songs, and the extra songs available for download are on sale for $0.99.