Game review: Dance Central 2

If you're looking to detonate a party with a fun explosion, Dance Central 2 is some entertainment dynamite.

Going with the theory that nothing bonds people quicker than making a goose of yourself, DC2 is a rump-shaking, arm-waving, body-moving whale of a time.

Utilising Xbox's hands-free Kinect motion controller, this game sees you attempt to emulate the dance moves you see on screen in time to the music.

A cool new feature means that two players can now buddy up or face off in a dance battle to the death ... or until it's someone else's turn.

If single player is more your thing, it has a fun solo tale where you take to the streets, attempting to earn the respect of other dance crews by the mastery of your sweet moves.

It packs 44 different songs to groove to - from Bobby Brown to Britney Spears and Lady Gaga; Willow Smith to Nicki Minaj and Rihanna - makes for a nice variety of tunes.

Which means there's bound to be at least a couple of tracks that will get even the most discerning musical fans' toes tapping.

Disappointingly there's no online multi player, which means serious DC2 fans can't test their skills against other dance fiends around the world.

But you can download new tracks, and all the tracks from the original Dance Central, making for a mammoth amount of dancing to get through.

As a single-player game, it might not be for everyone, but for a fun game that a big group of people can really get into quickly, you'd be hard pressed to find anything as entertaining as Dance Central 2.

Dance Central 2

Publisher: Harmonix Music Systems

Platform: Xbox 360

Stars: 4/5