<s>
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Broadsword	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
with	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
the	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
series	O
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
can	O
generate	O
dance	O
moves	O
from	O
any	O
music	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
any	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	O
and	O
allows	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
camera	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
gameplay	O
is	O
done	O
with	O
a	O
foot-operated	O
Dance	B-Device
pad	I-Device
and	O
is	O
available	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
a	O
pad	O
in	O
the	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
has	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
modes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
mode	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Sony	O
camera	O
as	O
an	O
input	O
device	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
conventional	O
controller	O
or	O
dance	B-Device
mat	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
are	O
diverse	O
in	O
both	O
scope	O
and	O
appraisal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dancing	O
games	O
-	O
these	O
ones	O
you	O
buy	O
the	O
dance	B-Device
mats	I-Device
for	O
-	O
Dancing	B-Application
Stage	I-Application
has	O
been	O
the	O
key	O
series	O
for	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
take	O
any	O
CD	O
in	O
your	O
collection	O
,	O
put	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
and	O
it	O
generates	O
dance	O
steps	O
for	O
you	O
on	O
the	O
fly	O
,	O
or	O
you	O
can	O
make	O
your	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Times	O
newspaper	O
called	O
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
"	O
an	O
instant	O
classic	O
"	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
generous	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
on	O
16	O
September	O
2006	O
:	O
"	O
Although	O
they	O
are	O
guaranteed	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
few	O
laughs	O
and	O
lots	O
of	O
energetic	O
posturing	O
,	O
the	O
failing	O
of	O
most	O
dance	B-Device
mat	I-Device
games	O
is	O
the	O
dire	O
selection	O
of	O
twangy	O
hits	O
licensed	O
for	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
comes	O
with	O
just	O
five	O
saccharine	O
offerings	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
turns	O
the	O
genre	O
on	O
its	O
head	O
quite	O
magnificently	O
by	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
import	O
their	O
own	O
CD	O
tracks	O
for	O
fancy	O
footwork	O
treatment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
especially	O
fast	O
process	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
four-minute	O
track	O
taking	O
about	O
a	O
minute	O
to	O
convert	O
for	O
dance	B-Device
mat	I-Device
use	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
options	O
that	O
it	O
brings	O
are	O
limited	O
only	O
by	O
the	O
tracks	O
in	O
your	O
CD	O
collection	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
US	O
magazine	O
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8/10	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
going	O
to	O
go	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
limb	O
here	O
and	O
offend	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
DDR	B-Application
purists	O
and	O
tell	O
you	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
dance/rhythm	O
action	O
game	O
you	O
should	O
play	O
this	O
year	O
....	O
So	O
what	O
's	O
the	O
deal	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
can	O
take	O
any	O
CD	O
you	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
transfer	O
all	O
or	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
to	O
danceable	O
tracks	O
-	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
talking	O
cheap	O
,	O
non-rhythmic	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
magazine	O
said	O
"	O
Dance	O
Factory'''s	O
rather	O
ingenious	O
USP	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
put	O
any	O
CD	O
into	O
your	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
it	O
will	O
convert	O
it	O
into	O
arrows	O
for	O
your	O
dancing	O
pleasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
experimenting	O
with	O
tunes	O
from	O
Rage	O
Against	O
The	O
Machine	O
,	O
Air	O
,	O
Metallica	O
,	O
Sway	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
classic	O
old-school	O
house	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
seem	O
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
cannot	O
be	O
beaten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obviously	O
,	O
not	O
every	O
tune	O
you	O
pick	O
will	O
lead	O
to	O
a	O
perfect	O
'	O
dance	O
 '	O
,	O
but	O
half	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
Vib	O
Ribbon	O
was	O
finding	O
which	O
tunes	O
worked	O
best	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
can	O
be	O
said	O
of	O
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
is	O
a	O
superb	O
product	O
"	O
.Gaming	O
Age	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
83%	O
,	O
braving	O
comparisons	O
with	O
DDR	B-Application
and	O
thereby	O
contradicting	O
other	O
reviews	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
No	O
matter	O
where	O
your	O
loyalties	O
lie	O
in	O
the	O
DDR	B-Application
world	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
denying	O
that	O
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
is	O
taking	O
the	O
right	O
steps	O
(	O
no	O
pun	O
intended	O
)	O
in	O
designing	O
new	O
ideas	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
of	O
thinkers	O
at	O
Konami	O
have	O
n't	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
yet	O
....	O
What	O
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
brings	O
to	O
the	O
table	O
is	O
new	O
features	O
that	O
improve	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
recreating	O
already	O
popular	O
and	O
proven	O
modes	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
awarded	O
73%	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
is	O
a	O
clever	O
concept	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
quite	O
hit	O
the	O
bullseye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
said	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
impressive	O
what	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
with	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
memory	O
and	O
technology	O
--	O
poor	O
graphics	O
notwithstanding	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
scores	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
US	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
magazines	O
differed	O
by	O
a	O
factor	O
of	O
two	O
,	O
the	O
UK	O
magazine	O
awarding	O
60%	O
and	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
clever	O
idea	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
laugh	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
kind	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
too	O
random	O
to	O
be	O
anything	O
other	O
than	O
an	O
occasional	O
curiosity	O
"	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
US	O
PlayStation	B-Device
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
rated	O
it	O
just	O
30%	O
,	O
commenting	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
still	O
think	O
a	O
music-customizable	O
rhythm	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
amazing	O
,	O
but	O
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
falls	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
ideal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
-	O
June	O
2006	O
,	O
page	O
94.Gaming	O
Horizon	O
scored	O
it	O
46%	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Konami	O
’s	O
series	O
has	O
a	O
static	O
playlist	O
,	O
you	O
’re	O
better	O
off	O
buying	O
another	O
version	O
of	O
DDR	B-Application
than	O
dealing	O
with	O
this	O
piece	O
of	O
crap	O
called	O
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
would	O
be	O
an	O
interesting	O
gimmick	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
attached	O
to	O
an	O
otherwise	O
good	O
DDR''	O
clone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
