Overview

Dance Central 3 is the third title in the smash-hit Dance Central franchise for the Kinect. This title is the first in the series to include a Story mode (penned by friend-of-the-site Eric Pope) complete with an original narrative, cutscenes featuring the Dance Central cast, and time travel. Using the time travel gimmick, this is also the first title to include songs and dance moves of numerous genres spanning from the '70s to today. The game was released on October 16th, 2012.

New Features

Story mode with a completely original narrative that guides the player through the decades of music and dance.

Crew Throwdown mode that has two teams of four go head-to-head in quick one-on-one matches and brand new minigames including Make Your Move where players play round robin in making up their own dance moves and challenging the other to copy it.

Party mode where it will play through random songs allowing anyone to jump in and jump out at any time, essentially acting as a "jukebox mode."

Beginner difficulty setting allowing anybody to play, even if they have zero experience with dancing.

Story

Arriving to an underground dance party, you meet Dance Central Intelligence (or DCI for short) agents Rasa and Lima. There you prove your dancing ability and are recruited into the DCI and placed on a mission to uncover and ultimately put an end to the evil Dr. Tan's nefarious plan dubbed "Project Lockstep." Rasa and Lima has already sent other DCI agents to learn the dance crazes of the past to use against Dr. Tan. However they have all gone missing, which is where you come in to follow them back in time, bring them back along with the dance crazes, and defeat Dr. Tan once and for all.

Included Songs

Dance Central 3 boasts a soundtrack that spans the '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, and '10s. The game's setlist features 46 songs on disc. Every song is unlocked from the start with the exclusion of the song Tan-Step which becomes available after clearing the Story mode.

Artist Song Title Difficulty Decade Choreographer 2NE1 I Am The Best (Original Version) Legit 2010s Frenchy Hernandez 50 Cent In Da Club Simple 2000s Devin Woolridge Afrojack ft. Eva Simons Take Over Control Tough 2010s Spikey Soria Alexandra Stan Mr. Saxobeat Tough 2010s Marcos Aguirre Alice Deejay Better Off Alone Warmup 1990s Marcos Aguirre Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back) Tough 1990s Spikey Soria Bellini Samba De Janeiro Legit 1990s Devin Woolridge Black Eyed Peas Boom Boom Pow Moderate 2000s Marcos Aguirre Cali Swag District Teach Me How To Dougie Tough 2010s Torey Nelson Ciara ft. Missy Elliot 1, 2 Step Simple 2000s Chanel Thompson Cobra Starship Feat. Sabi You Make Me Feel... Off The Hook 2010s Torey Nelson Cupid Cupid Shuffle Moderate 2000s Devin Woolridge Daft Punk Around The World Legit 1990s Kunle Oladehin Dev Ft. The Cataracts Bass Down Low Legit 2010s Nick DeMoura Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina Stereo Love Moderate 2010s Marcos Aguirre Enur ft. Natasja Calabria 2008 Legit 2000s Chanel Thompson E.U. Da' Butt Tough 1980s Ricardo Foster Jr. Flo Rida ft. Sia Wild Ones Legit 2010s Kunle Oladehin Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive Moderate 1970s Frenchy Hernandez Heavy D & The Boyz Now That We Found Love Legit 1990s Chanel Thompson Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull On The Floor Legit 2010s Chanel Thompson J.J. Fad Supersonic Legit 1980s Ricardo Foster Jr. Justin Bieber Boyfriend Moderate 2010s Nick DeMoura Katy Perry Firework Moderate 2010s Chanel Thompson Kelly Clarkson Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) Hardcore 2010s Spikey Soria Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft. Ying Yang Twins Get Low Legit 2000s Devin Woolridge LMFAO Sexy And I Know It Hardcore 2010s Torey Nelson Los Del Rio Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) Simple 1990s Frenchy Hernandez M-Cue Tan-Step Hardcore 2010s Ricardo Foster Jr. Marcia Griffiths Electric Boogie Tough 1970s Kunle Oladehin Maroon 5 Ft. Christina Aguilera Moves Like Jagger Hardcore 2010s Devin Woolridge Martin Solveig ft. Dragonette Hello Tough 2010s Marcos Aguirre Missy Elliot Ching-A-Ling Tough 2000s Marcos Aguirre New Kids On The Block You've Got It (The Right Stuff) Moderate 1980s Kunle Oladehin Nicki Minaj Starships Simple 2010s Nick DeMoura Panjabi MC Beware Of The Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke) Legit 2000s Ricardo Foster Jr. Sean Paul Ft. Keysiha Cole (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me Simple 2000s Marcos Aguirre Shannon Let The Music Play Tough 1980s Ricardo Foster Jr. TLC Aint 2 Proud 2 Beg Tough 1990s Frenchy Hernandez The Trammps Disco Inferno Moderate 1970s Frenchy Hernandez Usher Scream Legit 2010s Usher Raymond IV and Aakomon "AJ" Jones Usher Ft. Will.I.Am OMG Off The Hook 2010s Usher Raymond IV and Aakomon "AJ" Jones Vanilla Ice Ice Ice Baby Moderate 1990s Marcos Aguirre Van McCoy The Hustle Warmup 1970s Marcos Aguirre Vicki Sue Robinson Turn The Beat Around Moderate 1970s Marcos Aguirre Village People Y.M.C.A. Warmup 1970s Marcos Aguirre

Downloadable Content

Downloadable songs from Dance Central and Dance Central 2 will work in Dance Central 3. The on-disc songs from Dance Central and Dance Central 2 are available for importing after purchasing disc export licenses on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Artist Song Title Character & Crew Difficulty Choreographer Release Date Usher ft. Pharell Twisted DCI (Rasa) Off The Hook Usher Raymond IV and Aakomon "AJ" Jones November 20, 2012 Usher Euphoria DCI (Rasa) Off The Hook Usher Raymond IV and Aakomon "AJ" Jones November 20, 2012 PSY Gangnam Style Riptide (Bodie) Legit Devin Woolridge November 27, 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen Call Me Maybe Flash4wrd (Li'l T) Off The Hook Spikey Soria December 4, 2012 Lady Gaga Alejandro Lu$h Crew (Angel) Moderate Marcos Aguirre December 25, 2012 Lady Gaga Paparazzi Flash4wrd (Taye) Tough Marcos Aguirre December 25, 2012 LMFAO Sorry for Party Rocking Hi-Def (Mo) Moderate Kunle Oladehin December 31, 2012 Nicki Minaj Whip It DCI (Lima) Legit Marcos Aguirre January 8, 2013 Pitbull ft. Chris Brown International Love Hi-Def (Mo) Legit Kunle Oladehin January 15, 2013 Pitbull ft. T-Pain Hey Baby (Drop It to The Floor) Riptide (Bodie) Off The Hook Torey Nelson January 15, 2013 The Wanted Glad You Came Lu$h Crew (Angel) Simple Marcos Aguirre January 22, 2013 Flo Rida Let It Roll Hi-Def (Glitch) Legit Ricardo Foster Jr. January 29, 2013 One Direction What Makes You Beautiful Lu$h Crew (Ms. Aubrey) Simple Marcos Aguirre February 5, 2013 Justin Beiber ft. Nicki Minaj Beauty and a Beat Lu$h Crew (Angel) Legit Marcos Aguirre February 12, 2013 Justin Beiber ft. Ludacris All Around The World Riptide (Emilia) Legit Chanel Thompson February 12, 2013 Ellie Goulding Lights Hi-Def (Glitch) Hardcore Ricardo Foster Jr. February 19, 2013 B.o.B. Ft. Hayley Williams Airplanes DCI (Rasa) Tough Torey Nelson February 26, 2013 Drake Ft. Rihanna Take Care Legit Devin Woolridge March 5, 2013 Rihanna Ft. Jay-Z Umbrella Tough Chanel Thompson March, 12 2013 Rihanna SOS Legit Spikey Soria March 12, 2013 Fergie London Bridge Moderate Marcos Aguirre March 19, 2013

Crews

Dance Central 3 features the same crews from Dance Central 2 and introduces a few new ones such as the DCI. Each crew is associated with a different decade of music and given time period appropriate venues.

'70s Lu$h Crew

Lu$h Crew

Ms. Aubrey and Angel are both returning from Dance Central 2. DCI Agent, Crew look, and DC Classic costumes can be unlocked for this crew.

Decade: '70s

Venue: Roller Disco

Hi-Def

Mo and Glitch return from Dance Central 2. DCI Agent, Crew look, and DC Classic costumes can be unlocked for this crew.

Decade: '80s

Venue: Street Side

'90s Flash4wrd

Flash4wrd

Taye and Li'l T return from Dance Central 2. DCI Agent, Crew look, and DC Classic costumes can be unlocked for this crew.

Decade: '90s

Venue: House Party

'00s Riptide

Riptide

Bodie and Emilia return from Dance Central 2. DCI Agent, and Crew look costumes can be unlocked for this crew. Emilia has a DC Classic costume that can also be unlocked.

Decade: 2000s

Venue: Dance Central Live

DCI Crew

DCI Crew

Rasa and Lima are your main contacts at DCI. There is only 1 alternate costume for this crew. This crew is new in DC3

Decade: Present

Venue: DCI HQ

Bonus Crews

Bonus Crews are unlocked by earning stars and increasing your level.

D-Coy

Dare and Maccoy return from the original Dance Central after being absent in Dance Central 2. There is only 1 alternate costume for this crew.

Kichi & Shinju

Ninja Crew

Shinju and Kichi return from Dance Central 2.

Jaryn & Kerith

The Glitterati

Dance Central 2 antagonists Jaryn and Kerith return. Crew look and Street Style costumes can be unlocked for this crew.

D-Cypher

The Robot crew returns from Dance Central 2. A battle damaged version of this crew can be unlocked.

Murder of Crows (M.O.C. Crew)

Dr. Tan and Oblio form this crew and also unlock the bonus song "Tan Step". Each member of this crew has an alternate costume.

Icon Crew

Icon Crew

Marcos and Frenchy return from Dance Central 2. They are named after 2 of the choreographers that worked on the game.

Fitness Mode

Dance Central 3, like earlier iterations in the series, includes a fitness mode which tracks calories burned while playing and user specified goals for days active and calories burned in a given week. The number of calories burned while playing can be combined with other compatible titles and tracked using Kinect Playfit.

Character Birthdays

DC3 has a secret achievement for playing In 'Da Club with any character on their birthday.