With sales of the Dancing Stage series bypassing 1.2m units in the UK across all formats since launch, Dancing Stage Fever looks certain to further establish the franchise’s popularity. The game’s basic premise is a simple one, yet nevertheless hugely effective: simply match a series of arrows as they move up screen by matching the relevant icon on a dance mat controller or moving the joypad in the corresponding direction. As the tracks progress they get faster and faster, and so the player is called upon for lightning reactions. New licensed tracks include ‘Wannabe’ by The Spice Girls, ‘All That She Wants’ by Ace of Base, and ‘Virtuality’, by Vbirds. The latter is taken from an animated series, which stars a quartet of dance fans that live in a Dancing Stage arcade machine! The 80s are also well represented in Dancing Stage Fever, with Thin Lizzy’s ‘The Boys are Back in Town’, Squeeze’s ‘Cool For Cats’ and Madness’s ‘One Step Beyond’ adding to the fun. The game will also boast a number of specially-created tracks created by Konami’s assorted development teams, with the PSone game featuring 16 tracks in total, and the PlayStation version a staggering 28 songs. Dancing Stage Fever comes with a FREE Dancing mat for PlayStation 2!