Games

Dare to Dance

Anyone can be a dancer on the Internet

GAME: Audition Dance Online
GAME TYPE: Online
PUBLISHER: AsiaSoft
PLATFORM: PC
GAME RATING: Everyone

Whether you can bust a move with the best of them or couldn�t shake a leg to save your life, the cyber world will set you free. With Audition Dance Online, anyone can be a dancer.

As an online game, Audition Dance gives you the chance to let out your inner dancer in the privacy of your own home � so you don�t look stupid if you end up pulling a Napoleon Dynamite.

HOW IT WORKS

If you�re a PlayStation fan � or if you�ve ever walked past an arcade anywhere in Asia � you�re probably familiar with the game Dance Dance Revolution. Well, if you take DDR, put it on the Internet and subtract the physical activity, you�ve pretty much got Audition Dance Online.

Basically, players pick a cute little manga-style character and make them dance by using their keyboards to follow arrows on the screen. Your score depends on how well you can follow the action.

Of course, it wouldn�t be much fun to dance alone, so you get to compete in dance battles against other gamers to determine who is truly king of the dance floor. If that isn�t your thing, there are several other game modes to choose from.

CUSTOMISE YOURSELF

When you start the game, you get to choose your avatar, or online character. Along the way, you can customise everything from your face to your hairstyle to the clothes you wear.

In fact, clothes play a big part in the game, because after each dance battle you are awarded points that you can use to unlock new outfits in the Fashion Store. Basically, the better you dance, the better you get to dress.

As in most online games, you�re competing against and chatting with gamers from all over the place. Because of that, gamers need to remember to take their online safety seriously and never give out personal information to people they meet on the Internet.

If you want to check out Audition Dance Online for yourself, head to http://www.playpark.com.

	shake (v): to move or make somebody or something move with short, quick movements from side to side or up and down arcade (n): a place where you can play games on machines that you use coins to operate subtract (v): take something away mode (n): a particular way of doing something, a particular type of something, or the way in which a piece of equipment is set to perform a particular task customise (n): to make or change something to suit the needs of the owner