Dance Dance Revolution!!

[DDR]

DDR Rules..and thats why my name is DDR

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[Evolve82]

ive not played it before... what are the controls for a dance game on the Wii will you get a mat and use the remotes in your hands?? sounds interesting!

[flower.^]

It comes as a bundle with the DDR game and the dance pad for 70$. On the dance pad is an up,right,left, and down arrow. With the beat of the song you have to step on the correct arrow as it scrolls up the screen into its particular box.

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the controls are gonna be the Wiimote and Nunchuck with the traditional dance pad of course.

[Evolve82]

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Hands-on
We go hands-on (and feet-on) with Wii's first DDR experience. New screens and video included.
by Mark Bozon

February 2, 2007 - The words Konami and Dance Dance Revolution are synonymous with each other, so it was no surprise to us when Konami decided to further the franchise's success with the addition of Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party for Wii. We've had far-fetched dreams (delusions, mostly) about the possibility of Wii DDR, strapping a pair of Wii remotes to our feet, greasing up the hardwood floors of Matt Casamassina's beach house, and break-dancing in furious, heart pumping, multiplayer action. Hey; we already rearranged our family rooms to play Wii Sports, so why not bust a move with a little DDR too, right?

Well it's here, but it seems that someone over at Konami had nightmares about potential catastrophes that could result from a true, foot-controlled DDR game on Wii. Broken furniture, kicked cats, busted ankles, and the necessity for pack-in leg straps was too much to deal with, so Konami instead ventured down a new avenue of dancing. With Wii controllers in hand, players will make use of the classic dance mat in conjunction with new hand control, adding different upper-body actions to the original DDR gameplay. In an extremely smart move, Konami has made use of the GameCube port on the Wii, allowing for four dance mats, four Wii-mote/nunchuk sets, and the ability to use the original Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix pads that hardcore GCN owners may already own. In fact, at last night's event we were playing with an original Mario Mix pad, and though Konami continued to stress that Hottest Party is in its very early stages team members wanted to get the game on the floor and playable for Wii fans to check out.



Dude... I totally just got back from the hottest party...As for the guts of the game, DDR Hottest Party is all about merging everything fans expect form a classic Dance Dance Revolution game, adding motion control on top of the already-successful formula. Players will step onto the mat, select their favorite songs, and dance by hitting the four arrow directions as they rise to the top of the screen. Though the demo shown was only single player and featured a short list of three songs (with our favorite being "Gonna Make You Sweat"), Konami boasts that DDR Hottest Party will feature songs that everyone in the family can jump right into, offering a huge mix of classic - and remixed - songs spanning four decades. Your mom may not be the biggest fan of DDR, but when a hip-hop remix of "Mr. Sandman" starts bumping in your living room you can expect heads to turn, clothes to fly, and mad dancing action a plenty. *Editor's Note: Mr. Sandman hasn't been confirmed, and IGN in no way is condoning any loss of clothes from any mother, anywhere. Also, the words "mad dancing" may not apply to many parents out there, so we apologize ahead of time for any childhood scarring that may occur.

And when it comes to game modes, Konami is working to deliver a very Wii-specific experience as well. In the new Friendly Sync multiplayer mode players will work together as a four-player team to co-op each of the game's songs as a team. If anyone misses the step or gesture, everyone misses it. We get why Konami would call it "Sync", but we're a bit confused as to how this extremely difficult mode can be considered "friendly" at all. This should be a classic for DDR fans that know the steps and want a real challenge. In addition, a second multiplayer co-op mode called Support Mode was mentioned, although there are no details to encompass the name. From what we can assume, Support Mode may require only one person in the team to hit the note or motion, allowing players to "support" a newbie dancer.

Looks amazing!! HUH?

[masterjedi]

Oh man, I'm a DDR FREAK!!! I got hooked initially on the original DDR Max for PS2, then I got DDR Max 2 for the PS2 and absolutely LOVED it. I bought DDR Ultramix for the Xbox but I didn't like that one at all. The last one I played was DDR Extreme for the PS2 and I liked that one as well, but DDR Max 2 is still my favorite. Afronova, Max 300, Hysteria and Healing Vision are probably my favorite songs from the first two, with honorable mention to the Paranoia songs and Pretty Lady

[Evolve82]

My misses wants that game soo soo mad! I am sure I will like it when I actually start playing it!

[wombateer]

DDR, Saturday night on the town, many beers, and make a real idiot of myself John Travolta style

[Evolve82]

DDR, Saturday night on the town, many beers, and make a real idiot of myself John Travolta style

LMAO!!! At least I am not the only one that is going to look stupid then!

[wiiisawesome]

I want to get this game! It looks cool. BTW, it's been delayed till sometime in October: http://www.konami.com/Konami/ctl3810..._hottest_party