With traditional religious values such as clean language, being courteous and basically doing away with the need for controversial lyrics and dances in songs being considered to be old-fashioned, there are still a certain group of more religious people holding on to those straight-laced values, wanting to prevent their kids from being polluted by the numerous attractive offerings out there. Digital Praise Inc. has an alternative for iPhone and iPod touch owners as this leading developer of family-friendly Christian computer games have recently announced Dance Praise for both platforms.

In Dance Praise, hit songs by Newsboys, tobyMac, Superchick, Audio Adrenaline and other Christian artists pulsate as players tap while following onscreen arrows. Lyrics appear in sync with the music while 3-D dancers boogie in the background. Each of the 15 songs offers four levels of play, from easy to expert. There are 60 different dances. Christian music tracks include Your Love is Better than Life by Newsboys, Dive by Steven Curtis Chapman, Made to Love by tobyMac, If We Are the Body by Casting Crowns, and more. Dance Praise for the iPhone includes a unique “Arcade On” feature, which challenges players by adding surprise elements that increase or decrease their score. Elements include smoke bombs, strobe lights, disco ball, changes in target size, bonus points and deductions. The bonus points can layer on top of each other to increase the player’s scoring potential. For the best score, users play strategically to capitalize on positive elements and avoid negative ones.

While it sounds all hunky dory, we wonder just how many parents will quickly usher their kids to download this, or will kids themselves actually look actively for such a title? I thought most people would prefer something like Grand Theft Auto or equally anti-establishment as that seems to be all the rage these days. Perhaps there is still home for humanity…

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