Before iDance, Positive Gaming had been the European distributor for In the Groove, a 4-panel dance game developed by the American company Roxor Games. Positive Gaming also helped develop a multiplayer version of In The Groove 2, specifically designed for fitness centers and schools, helping try to make "machine dance" more popular in Europe, with their multiplayer system also being featured during the 2007 Eurovision Dance Contest. In December 2007, Positive Gaming sent out a press release announcing a search for stepchart artists and musicians for "new four panel interactive machine dance game software", announced to be released by "autumn 2008". No new information about the game would be released until a press conference in March 2008 at a European In The Groove 2 championship, where the game was announced to be known as Positive Gaming iDANCE, confirming a fitness release in October 2008, and arcade and home releases in 2009. 7 songs were also confirmed, along with a statement that the game was not based on StepMania. In August 2008, a countdown was added to the game's website, counting down to the Leisure Industry Week 2008 convention in Birmingham, where the multiplayer version of iDance would get its first public showing. Additional information and screenshots were released on September 7, 2008. The final songlist was confirmed to have 100 songs, with 5 difficulty levelsfor each, support for up to 32 players on the multiplayer version, and a 3D game engine.
iDance2
iDANCE2 Multiplayer System is for the use of anywhere between four and 32 players. It is the premium band of the company. It is used by school students and fitness fanatics. Industries in which it is popular include: medical, therapeutic, leisure and entertainment. Users can enjoy the Positive Gaming™ iDANCE2 Multiplayer System with as many as three separate difficulty levels on screen simultaneously. It is user-friendly, fun, exciting and challenging all at once. The Positive Gaming™ iDANCE2 Multiplayer System is a fun and challenging group exercise dance game of both perceptive and physical skill. It is simple to learn, exciting to play, and offers users a wide range of levels at which they can play and score points. The machine dance game provides a wholesome exercise gaming experience for up to 32 players at the same time.
Track list
As of June 2009, the music selection in the game consists of: ;414 - N2O vs. Cell X ;A Sad Way - Flat 12 ;Above the Sky - iRave ;Aerial - DJ Azure ;Air - Shiki ;Angelus I - m00z ;Astrofalcon - Dr. Tanner ;Bass Force - Trance Tribe ;Behind the Horizon - Daniela Elger ;Bollywood vs. Hollywood - Xaviaro ;Brother - Sunburn In Cyprus ;Call of Wilderness - Electron ;Chariot - Shiki ;Chaser - Shiki ;Collision - AJ DJ ;Crocodiles - Cat Jahnke ;Dance Electric - Sora ;Davno Hotel - Vospi ;Dependence - Toby Emerson ;Dream Recorder - Palace of Pleasure ;Earth - Solid Inc. ;Echoes of Summer - Tranquility Groove ;Elder God Shrine - E-Racer ;Emilie de Ravin - Digital Explosion ;Epic City - The Flying Walrus ;Exciter - Tranquility Groove ;Fatal Surface - AJ DJ ;Fly by the Universe - 2Pro ;Form of an Angel - AJ DJ ;Full House - AJDJ ;Fuzzy Bell - Alzarus ;Happy Song - Cat Jahnke ;Hardkore of the North - Dr. Tanner ;Here We Go - Inglow ;Hey Hey Hey - Psycho Sonic Cindy ;Honeytrap - Palace of Pleasure ;I Forget You - Sara Rumar ;In the Hall of the Mountain King - Digital Explosion ;In the Night - Toby Emerson Feat. Lauren Wilson ;Incurable II - KJK ;Infinity - KJK ;Input Output - Neo Cartoon Lover ;Katana Fighter - Electron ;Keep Silent - Flat 12 ;Kleine - Shiki ;Kotiin - G-Powered ;Kristina - Mary Jane ;Kuuletko - G-Powered ;Lapis - Shiki ;Life - Sunburn In Cyprus ;Liquify - Toby Emerson ;Liquify - Dr. Tanner ;LMK’s Music Box - Dr. Tanner ;Logical Spy - Dr. Tanner ;Love - DJS ;Mercury Lamp - Shiki ;Million Feelings - Floren Cristea ;Monstrum - Inglow ;My Girls - Shalaine Mezzo ;New Day - Amphibians ;Ninja Lad - KgZ ;Not 4 You - Neo Cartoon Lover ;Not For Sale - Inglow ;Off On You - Sara Rumar ;Orpheus & Eurydice - One Drop Does It ;Partie Deux - Digital Explosion ;Party Hard - Neo Cartoon Lover ;Party People - Oscillator X ;Phantoms - Toby Emerson ;Platitude - Onova ;Quickdraw - KgZ ;Revelations - Andy Tau ;Rock Robotic - When Machines Dream ;Safety Net - Oscillator X ;Saturn - KJK ;Sauna J - Palace of Pleasure ;See Through Deceptions - One Drop Does It ;Server X - The Callahan ;Shapes - Gabri ;Sharing - Xaviaro ;Sonic Stryker Vision - Dr. Tanner ;Stardance - Space Angels ;String Interference - Alzarus ;Summer in Belize -2007- - Digital Explosion ;Sun Kanssas - G-Powered ;Super Collider - When Machines Dream ;Svart Hjerte - Barske Karer ;Sweet Tornado - Vospi ;Teen Machine - Jeremiha ;Tek Drum - Ryan Blair ;Time Traveling - Xaviaro ;Turhaa - G-Powered ;Vae Victis - When Machines Dream ;Ville Hester - Palace of Pleasure ;Waking up - Milow ;Wave Rip - KgZ ;We Met Dat Night - Vospi ;Welcome to Funland - Dr. Tanner ;When You’re Gone - Neo Cartoon Lover ;Wishing Well - AJ DJ ;Your Smile - Sunburn In Cyprus
