Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
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Before I talk about the many great aspects of this game, let's get the two bad things out of the way. First, the game is called DDR Extreme - the same name as the arcade version. However, very few of the arcade version's...
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Before I talk about the many great aspects of this game, let's get the two bad things out of the way. First, the game is called DDR Extreme - the same name as the arcade version. However, very few of the arcade version's "trademark" songs made it onto this mix. No Sakura, no Bag, no Paranoia Survivor, no Cartoon Heroes, etc. Second, just like the other PS2 DDR games, there are far too many repeats. Of the 70 songs on this mix, there are at least 20-25 songs repeated from other PSone/PS2 games. So if you have all the other games like I do, it's a bit of a rip-off. That said, the game is outstanding. The biggest improvement this time around is that the exclusive, new songs to this mix have awesome stepcharts. Before, popular songs like "Days Go By" and "Sandstorm" got the half-@$$ed treatment from Konami - even the heavy steps were uncreative and easy. This time, songs like "Scorching Moon," "You're Not Here" and "Simply Being Loved" have creative, tricky, fun steps that use triplets and gallops. Even though some Extreme "trademark" songs are not here, the Extreme songs that are here are the pick of the litter. We get "The Legend of Max," "A," "V," "Jet World," "321 Stars" and a few more. We also get several songs from older arcade mixes, like "Theme from Enter the Dragon" and "Only You"... good stuff, and it shows Konami caters to the longtime players. For the newer players, we get a selection of songs that everyone will recognize, such as "Like a Virgin," "YMCA," etc. I'm not so thrilled with these songs, but I admit the steps for most of them are pretty good. The new interface looks sharp and works well. As for the different modes, Mission Mode is a blast. It asks you to complete certain sections of songs, but mixes up the arrows, speeds the song up and down, or gives you requirements such as not being able to step on certain arrows. It will take you quite a while to finish 100 missions. Oni (Challenge) mode is back, and the courses are more interesting and thought-through than they were in DDRMAX. Nonstop mode and endless mode return, too. Not having an Eyetoy, I can't tell you if those mini-games are any good, but I think it's safe to say they're a fun diversion. Comment | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)
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