Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (2004 video game)

For the Japanese arcade and PlayStation 2 release, see Dance Dance Revolution Extreme.
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme

North American boxart
Developer(s) Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher(s) Konami
Series Dance Dance Revolution, Bemani
Engine DDR Festival
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release date(s)
  • NA September 21, 2004
[1]
Genre(s) Music, Exercise
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)
Media/distribution DVD (1)

Dance Dance Revolution Extreme is a music video game and part of the Dance Dance Revolution series by Konami. It was released by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan on September 21, 2004 and is the ninth DDR release in North America.[1]

Extreme was also the winner of the Video Music Awards in 2005 on MTV for * Best Video Game Soundtrack. [2]

Contents

Gameplay

Main article: Gameplay of Dance Dance Revolution

Party Mode

Dance Dance Revolution Extreme introduced Party Mode which contains a number of mini games, some of which require the EyeToy accessory to play.

Hyper Dash

Hyper Dash does not require the EyeToy. The game uses the dance pad like the Power Pad and has players race each other down a city street avoiding obstacles and using power ups.

Feeding Time

Feeding Time does not require the EyeToy. A type of food is assigned to each arrow and players must step on the one that best matches the animal being displayed on screen.

Watch Me Dance

Watch Me Dance uses the EyeToy to place a live video of the player as the background during normal game play.

Clean the Screen

Clean the Screen requires players to move their arms across the EyeToy's view to wipe away visual obstructions during normal game play.

Hands and Feet

Hands and Feet add two hand targets to the arrow receptors at the top of the screen during normal game play. A special difficulty appears during song select that lets players play with their hands and feet at the same time.

Magical Ball

Magical Ball does not require the dance pad. Players use their hands to knock a ball into a set of block in an effort to clear them all without losing the ball, similar to Arkanoid.

Coconut Panic

Coconut Panic does not require the dance pad. Players shake palm trees with their movement and attempt to catch all the falling coconuts.

Song wheel

In Dance Dance Revolution Extreme the song wheel introduced in Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix was altered and put in the center of the screen, song scrolling left and right instead of up and down. The banners are displayed at the top of screen with the Foot Ratings listed below in the center of the wheel. The Groove Radar has been removed and Nonstop and Challenge modes are selectable on the wheel instead of during difficulty select.

Nonstop Mode

Main article: Dance Dance Revolution Extreme#Nonstop Mode

Challenging Mode

Main article: DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix#Nonstop Challenge

Workout Mode

Main article: DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix#Workout Mode

Development

Music

Songs

Burger King promotion

In the fall of 2006 Burger King held a Dance Dance Revolution-themed promotion. Part of the promotion was a minigame on the Burger King website that if beaten provided an unlock code for the then two year old Dance Dance Revolution Extreme. Entering this code into the game unlocks the song "Memories". Prior to the release of this code DDR fan groups who had read the contents of the game disc and noticed the song believed its absence to be a last minute change or a glitch.

Reception

 Critical reception
Review scores
Publication Score
IGN 8.0[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dance Dance Revolution Extreme". IGN. http://ps2.ign.com/objects/608/608101.html. Retrieved 2009-06-28. 
  2. ^ "2005 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees". http://www.mtv.com/bands/v/news_feature_vma_noms05/vma05list_flat.jhtml. 

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Preceded by
DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution		 Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
2004		 Succeeded by
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2
Main arcade series
Dance Dance Revolution Solo
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Europe & Oceania
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