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Cons:Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
Arcade
25 December 2002 (JP)
Music Simulation
Plenty of songs from past mixes, beginner difficulty level gives beginners an easier oppurtunity to play.
Sound quality not as good.
Other Information
- This game was released in Japan only, and has never seen an official arcade release overseas. However, the popularity of the Dance Dance Revolution series has led to this game being exported, and even being pirated.
- Pirated versions can usually be identified by the fact that the banner on the physical machine is labelled as "Dance Dance Revolution 8th Mix", or even "Dance Dance Revolution Megamix" to name some examples.
Review Chances are, you would've heard of Dance Dance Revolution, and have some idea as to what you're supposed to do. Well, this version of DDR is no different, aside from some minor adjustment. The main difference is that this game's songlist is built up the songs of previous DDR mixes, and songs from some of Konami's other music simulation games.
I didn't think the game's graphics were too bad, considering that graphics are not the most important aspect. Some of the music is accompanied with anime type characters, while others just have random pictures. Also, the graphics won't distract you from looking at the arrows, which is important for a game like this.
DDR Extreme has a few new songs that haven't been released in previous mixes or other games, but this version's song list is built up on past Konami dance games, including the previous DDR mixes, Dance Maniax, Beatmania, and many more. People new to DDR will consider this great, while long time fans would consider this disappointing, as there aren't that many new tracks.
However, one thing which was disappointing was the sound quality. I didn't actually notice this until I listened to a 128khz (radio quality) DDR song, and was suprised at the difference. The actual arcade only plays songs at 112khz which is below radio quality, meaning poorer sound output.The concept of the game is simple enough, but it's difficult to master. If you haven't played it before, it's really simple. You've got a mat that you stand on and you watch the screen. When an arrow reaches the top of the screen, you step on the arrow that corresponds to it.
Also, this version includes a beginner difficulty setting, which gives beginners a better chance to familiarise themselves with the gameplay.If you're a person who's new to Dance Dance Revolution, chances are that you'll playing this particular version for a little while. Long time fans will most likely look into this version as well, due to the large song list.
This was the last arcade DDR mix for a few years, before DDR SuperNova came out. If you don't have access to some of the more recent DDR arcade mixes, this is certainly the next best thing, as this version has over 100 songs to choose from. This is strongly recommended for beginners who want to give DDR a try for the first time, and for DDR players who haven't been playing before the days of DDRMAX and DDRMAX2.