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Grease Dance
''Grease Dance'' is a 2011 in video gaming, 2011 Rhythm game, rhythm dance video game, game developed by Zoë Mode and published by 505 Games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Based on the 1978 film ''Grease (film), Grease'' (which itself is based on the 1971 musical Grease (musical), of the same name), the game requires either PlayStation Move or Xbox Kinect. The game also includes 20 songs, 15 of which are from the original movie. It is the second game to be based on ''Grease'', following 2010's ''Grease (video game), Grease'', which was partially created by the same developer. Gameplay The title's standard mode is "Dance" which has players mimicking motions that appear on the screen to music using either a PlayStation Move or Kinect (depending on the console). Only 15 of the game's 20 songs are available to dance to. In multiplayer, players may complete head to head or perform a coop dance routine. One competitive mode exclusive to multiplayer is "Challenge", which has players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoë Mode
Zoë Mode was a subsidiary studio of Kuju Entertainment based in Brighton, England. Zoë Mode's games portfolio covered a variety of genres and comprised big-brand entertainment, original social games and innovative gameplay use of motion capture technologies such as the PlayStation EyeToy and Xbox 360 Kinect. They developed '' EyeToy: Play'', '' SingStar'', '' Disney Sing It'' and Zumba franchises in music and party games. Zoë Mode was also known for creating '' Crush'', '' Chime'' and ''Haunt''. History In 2003, Kuju Entertainment hired the Wide Games team to create the video games studio Kuju Brighton. In 2007, Kuju Brighton was rebranded to Zoë Mode. The studio's first release under its new name was '' Crush'' for Sega. In 2009, Zoe Mode released the puzzle game '' Chime'', produced by the non-profit OneBigGame. In 2011, the studio signed the deal to develop '' Zumba Fitness 2''. In June 2013, Zoe Mode signed the deal to develop ''Rock Revolution''. Games * ''Ey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation Eye
The PlayStation Eye (trademarked PLAYSTATION Eye) is a digital camera device, similar to a webcam, for the PlayStation 3. The technology uses computer vision and gesture recognition to process images taken by the camera. This allows players to interact with games using motion and color detection as well as sound through its built-in microphone array. It is the successor to the EyeToy for the PlayStation 2, which was released in 2003. The peripheral was launched in a bundle with '' The Eye of Judgment'' in the United States on October 23, 2007, in Japan and Australia on October 25, 2007 and in Europe on October 26, 2007. The PlayStation Eye was also released as a stand-alone product in the United States, Europe, and Australia. EyeToy designer Richard Marks stated that the EyeToy was used as a model for the rough cost design. The device is succeeded by PlayStation Camera for PlayStation 4. Features Camera The PlayStation Eye is capable of capturing standard video with frame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty School Dropout
"Beauty School Dropout" is a song from the musical '' Grease''. It was written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, and was performed by Frankie Avalon for the film version and soundtrack album Overview In the musical, the song is the showcase piece of the Teen Angel, a phantom teen idol who makes his only appearance in the musical to sing the song. The Teen Angel is Frenchy's guardian angel, and script notes specifically identify him as a Fabian look-alike, dressed in all-white. The Teen Angel appears to Frenchy, who, having recently dropped out of beauty school out of frustration with her teachers, asks for a guardian angel in the mold of those seen in Debbie Reynolds movies. The Angel descends from the heavens, then pointedly sings to her that she lacks work ethic and suggests that she return to high school so that she might eventually qualify for a career as a stenographer later in life. Frenchy silently refuses and walks away, leading the Angel to close his number by lamenting her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy (Grease Song)
"Sandy" is a song from the 1978 film '' Grease'', written by Louis St. Louis and Screamin' Scott Simon (of Sha Na Na),Daniels, Robert L. (2003)Grease, ''Variety'', June 17, 2003. and performed by John Travolta, in character as Danny Zuko. It was released as a single in several countries, giving Travolta a no. 2 hit in the UK. Synopsis "Sandy" was one of the songs written specifically for the film that was not in the original musical, which instead had a song named "Alone at a Drive-In Movie" at that point in the story. (Beginning with the 2003 stage production, some productions of the musical now use "Sandy" as it was in the film.) The song is a lament from Danny, a member of the T-Birds gang, who has been abandoned at the drive-in movie after making sexual advances towards his girlfriend, Sandy, in his car. He wishes to see her at their school, but the pressure of being a member of the T-Birds has apparently made it impossible to maintain their relationship. He holds out hope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greased Lightnin' (song)
"Greased Lightnin'" is a song from the 1971 musical '' Grease'' which was also adapted into the 1978 film '' Grease''. A soundtrack recording from the film version, with John Travolta on lead vocals, peaked at No. 47 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1978. Synopsis Kenickie, a member of the greaser gang at the center of the musical, has purchased a used car with the savings from his summer job, giving it the nickname "Greased Lightnin'." While the other greasers are skeptical of the car because it is in such poor shape, he is able to win them over with a rousing rock and roll number describing the modifications needed to transform it into a hot rod capable of arousing the ladies. The lyrics portray Kenickie (in the film, Danny) as more of a dreamer or even poseur than a real gearhead because some of the features he describes are mutually exclusive with others: a car with an " automatic ... Hydramatic" transmission therefore could not have "a four speed on the floor" i.e. manual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Nights (John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John Song)
"Summer Nights" is a popular song from the musical '' Grease''. Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, its best-known version was recorded by American actor and singer John Travolta and British-Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John for the big-screen adaptation of the musical, and released as a single that same year. It was released in August 1978 as the fourth single from the movie's soundtrack album and became a massive hit worldwide during the summer of 1978. Parts of the song were introduced to a new audience when it was re-released in the 1990s as part of a megamix of several songs from the movie version. Background In the movie version of ''Grease'', Travolta and Newton-John played the lead roles of Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson. The song's genesis stems from a summertime love affair between Danny and Sandy, which had ended upon Sandy's revelation that she was moving back to Australia with her family; however, Sandy soon learns that her family is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hound Dog (song)
"Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Recorded originally by Big Mama Thornton on August 13, 1952, in Los Angeles and released by Peacock Records in late February 1953, "Hound Dog" was Thornton's only hit record, selling over 500,000 copies, spending 14 weeks in the R&B charts, including seven weeks at number one. Thornton's recording of "Hound Dog" is listed as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll", and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in February 2013. "Hound Dog" has been recorded more than 250 times. The best-known version is the July 1956 recording by Elvis Presley, which ranked number 19 on ''Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004, but was excluded from the revised list in 2021; it is also one of the best-selling singles of all time. Presley's version, which sold about 10 million copies globally, was his best-selling song and "an emblem of the rock 'n' ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're The One That I Want
"You're the One That I Want" is a song performed by American actor and singer John Travolta and Anglo-Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John for the 1978 film version of the musical '' Grease''. It was written and produced by John Farrar, and released in May 1978 as the second single from '' Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture''. The song is one of the best-selling singles in history to date, having sold over 4 million copies in the United States and the United Kingdom alone, with estimates of more than 15 million copies sold overall. * Background "You're the One That I Want" was one of the two singles, along with " Hopelessly Devoted to You", that Farrar wrote specifically for Newton-John's appearance in the film that had not been in the original stage musical. Randal Kleiser, the film's director, was not fond of this song because he felt that it did not mesh well with the rest of the Warren Casey- Jim Jacobs score. Synopsis Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grease (song)
"Grease" is a song written by Barry Gibb and performed by Frankie Valli as the title song for the 1978 musical motion picture '' Grease'', which was based on the 1971 stage play ''Grease''. Valli released the song, which celebrates the greaser lifestyle, as a single in May 1978; it sold over seven million copies worldwide and appeared twice on the film's soundtrack, first as the opening track and again as the closing track. "Grease" was one of four songs written specifically for the film that had not been in the stage production. Background Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey had written a different title track for '' Grease'' for its original Chicago production, but the song was discarded when the show was picked up on Broadway. Barry Gibb was commissioned to compose a new title song for Robert Stigwood's film of the stage musical. Production The song was recorded separately from, and later than, the rest of those in the film. Shortly after the filming of the 1978 musical ''Sgt. Pep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) is a digital video game download service available through the Xbox Games Store, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360. It focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers. Titles range from classic console and arcade video games, to new games designed from the ground up for the service. Games available through the XBLA service range from $5–20 in price, and as of October 2016, there have been 719 Xbox Live Arcade titles released for the Xbox 360. Prior to the Xbox 360, "Xbox Live Arcade" was the name for an online distribution network on the original Xbox, which was replaced by the Xbox Live Marketplace. History Xbox The Xbox Live Arcade service was officially announced on May 12, 2004, at Microsoft's E3 press conference by Bill Gates and launched on November 6, 2004, for the original Xbox game console. The XBLA software was obtained by ordering it on Microsoft's website. It was sent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation Store
The PlayStation Store (PS Store) is a digital media store available to users of Sony's PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 game consoles via the PlayStation Network. The store offers a range of downloadable content both for purchase and available free of charge. Available content includes full games, add-on content, playable demos, themes and game/movie trailers. History Following feedback from many PlayStation Network users, a redesigned version of the PlayStation Store was launched on April 15, 2008, via a firmware update. The new design was OS based rather than the previous Store's web based design enabling the Store to process information more quickly. A minor update to the store was released during Sony's E3 2009 press conference. This update makes the top page rotate pictures (including their links) regularly, and changes the navigation sounds. A major redesign of the PlayStation Store was announced in September 2012, bringing with it a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. Because it is on the North American Plate, North American Tectonic Plate, Greenland is included as a part of North America geographically. North America covers an area of about , about 16.5% of Earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 579 million people in List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America, 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population. In Americas (terminology)#Human ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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