Sunday 11 November 2007

PS2 Dance Mat

Dance mats are really popular amoung PS2 owners and Dance Mat makers have seen that trend. There are a lot of dance mats to chose from, for each budget, level and usage different Dance Mats are available. Find a list below with tips about PS2 Dance Mats.

First one up is the RedOctane In The Groove Official Dance Pad. This Dance Mat is non-slip and will prevent the mat from moving by using a unique foam cushion bottom called Grip Tite. The RedOctane Mat is designed to give better sensitivity to the users, which will result in better performances.
Manufacturer: RedOctane
Price range: $15-30

The React Universal Dance Pad comes with padding inserts which makes it non-slip and better for your knees to play on. It uses Dual Grip Surfaces a rubberized surface on the bottom of the pad ensures that it stays in one place during the intense game play. While the upper layer provides a safe non-slip area for the gamer.
Manufacturer: React
Price range: $40-$50

Next one is the Naki Wireless Infrared Dance Mat. The special thing about the Nake Dance Mat is they have developed a wireless one and is compatible for over 20 feet. Some have commented on this product that the response time of the Dance Mat isn't fast enough when using the Stepmania game which makes it quite to get a perfect score. Others comment that the wireless option is excellent.
Manufacturer: Naki
Price range: $15

The Competition Pro Dance Mat works excellent on the PlayStation 2. With the L/R buttons you can also play a lot of other Playstation games! This Dance Mat might slightly suffer from mat slipping as this mat is a soft one.
Manufacturer: Powerplay Ltd
Price range: $15

Mad Catz Beat Pad Pro is engineered and specially designed for intense dancing and fast feet. You will have to use this Dance Mat on a hard surface to play on, if you have carpets, it might be worth looking around a bit further as this one could be slippy. The Mad Catz Pro is very responsive, durable and convenient to carry around. Attention: this pad does not work with PS2->USB adapters but does work with XBox->USB adapters. This is an auto-sensing PSX/Xbox pad and it does not start in PSX mode as soon as it receives power. Most PS2 adapters do not initialize the pad in the same manner as a real PS2/PSX so the pad will not function.
Manufacturer: Mad Catz
Price range: $15-$30

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Does the Redoctane in the groove mat have a middle button?