DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution
| DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution | |
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Designer(s) | Yumi Yoshida Yoshiko Wada Rieko Komatsubara |
| Series | Dance Dance Revolution Bemani |
| Engine | DDRMAX DDR 6th Mix (PS2) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release date(s) |
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| Genre(s) | Music, Exercise |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| Distribution | DVD (1) |
DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution is the fourth home version of Dance Dance Revolution to be released in the United States, the first of which to be released on the PlayStation 2 console. It was released by Konami on October 29, 2002.[1] DDRMAX contains a total of 71 songs, 33 of which are hidden and unlockable. DDRMAX introduced core changes to the DDR games to the American audience, such as the redesigned Song Wheel interface, and Freeze Arrows.[2][3]
Gameplay
Core gameplay remained mostly the same on DDRMAX, with the addition of Freeze Arrows and a new scoring system:
Freeze Arrows appear as green arrows with a long extension. If they are held for the entire length successfully, an O.K. is scored. If it is not held down for the entire length, an N.G. (no good) is scored. Freezes affect the life bar. Scores are calculated with two distinct scoring systems, the long-score system used to determine rankings, and an independent dance point system now used to determine the grade.
All songs have a long-score ceiling of 50 million points, and a bonus score is tacked onto it based on the difficulty of the song and other factors. Rankings are given for the highest long-score accumulations a round. If a player plays more than three songs, then it only counts the last three played. If a song is played repeatedly among the three songs used for ranking, then the repeated songs carry no bonus score.
The dance-point system uses raw step values to determine the grade. A 'Perfect' step adds two points, a 'Great' step adds one point, a 'Good' step is worth nothing, a 'Boo' step takes away four points, and a 'Miss' step takes away eight points. An 'O.K.' freeze adds six points, and an 'N.G.' freeze is worth nothing. The dance points are also tied to the life bar. As always, if a player takes too many bad steps and depletes the life bar, they will fail, and the game will end immediately. If the first song is in Light mode, then the game will allow a player to fail that song and continue, but will fail the player out if they fail a second song. In two-player games, if one player fails, they can continue dancing, but it ceases to accumulate dance points for the failed player, accumulates score points at only 10 points per step, and automatically gives the failed player an 'E' for the song.[4]
The grade is dependent on the number of dance points accumulated: 100% dance points is 'AAA', at least 93% is 'AA', at least 80% is 'A', at least 65% is 'B', at least 45% is 'C' and anything below 45% is a 'D'. If a net dance-point total of zero is obtained without depleting the life bar and, thus, failing, an 'E' is awarded.[4] The final grade for the entire game is an average of the grades from the last three songs and not derived from the actual dance points scored.
In addition, unlike the Japanese arcade release of DDRMAX, the Groove Radar is accompanied by the normal foot ratings as with DDRMAX2.
Extra Stage
A new addition to DDRMAX as with the arcade release is the Extra Stage. If, on the final stage, a player gets the grade of AA or better on any Heavy step routine, the Extra Stage mode is unlocked. The song wheel on the Extra Stage is locked to MAX 300, which is played with the Reverse Scroll modifier and a x1.5 Speed modifier. The Extra Stage is also played in "Pressure" mode, where health bar starts full and does not regenerate if it depletes with missed steps.
If the player scores a grade of AA or better, then they are forced to play the "Encore Extra Stage." This time, the Song Wheel is locked on CANDY ☆. The player is forced to play its Heavy steps in a Reverse Scroll modifier and a x1.5 Speed modifier. On Encore Extra Stage, it is in sudden-death mode, which means just one step that is not scored "Perfect" or "Great" or one freeze that is scored "NG" ends the game. If the song is passed, a special credits scene is shown.
In both cases, if the song is beaten for the first time, it is unlocked for regular play.[2]
Nonstop Challenge
Oni Mode, also known as Nonstop Challenge, is a game mode which debuted on the Japanese version of DDRMAX2.[5] The mode involves playing through 5-21 different (usually themed) songs with limited gaps between them - just like in Nonstop Mode. However, the traditional Dance Gauge is replaced by a "battery bar" with 3 lives. A life is lost if a combo is broken (which is done by getting a step judged as a Good or less, or by breaking a Freeze). Lives are regained before every song, some songs give more than one life, and some courses force different modifiers. If all lives are lost, the game ends. There are 3 basic themes, Lesson Oni, Club Trax, and Variety. Others can be unlocked.
Music
The songlist for DDRMAX in North America does not match that of the original Japanese version.[6] The song list features a total of 71 songs, 34 of which need to be unlocked in the course of gameplay. This includes several classic songs, several that were featured on DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix,[7] and licensed and original songs that are exclusive to the North American market.
| Song | Artist | Note |
|---|---|---|
| License | ||
| "Dark Black Forest (short trip)" | Steve Rhyner | from the album of the same name |
| "I Like To Move It" | Reel 2 Real | from the album Move It! |
| "Sandstorm" | Darude | from the album Before the Storm |
| "Take It to the Morning Light (Extended Vocal)" | Golden Gate | |
| "YOU LEAVE ME ALONE" | Venus | |
| "MY GENERATION (Fat Beat Mix)" | CAPTAIN JACK | from Dancemania X8 from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "ORDINARY WORLD" | AURORA featuring NAMIEE COLEMAN | from The Best of World Trance FantasiA cover of Duran Duran from DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix |
| "stomp to my beat" | JS16 | from Dancemania WINTERS from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "SYNCHRONIZED LOVE (Red Monster Hyper Mix)" | JOE RINOIE | from Dancemania EURO☆MIX from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix Plus |
"RHYTHM AND POLICE (K.O.G G3 MIX)"  |
CJ CREW feat. CHRISTIAN D. | from Dancemania SPEED 5 from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix Plus |
| New Konami Original | ||
| "Look To The Sky (True Color Mix)" |
System S.F. feat. Anna | New Konami Original |
| "DYNAMITE RAVE (Down Bird SOTA Mix)" |
NAOKI | New Konami Original |
| "Do It Right (Harmonized 2Step Mix)" |
SOTA feat. Ebony Fay | New Konami Original |
| "DROP THE BOMB (System S.F. Mix)" |
Scotty D. | New Konami Original |
| New BEMANI crossovers | ||
| "OVERBLAST!!" | L.E.D. LIGHT | from Beatmania APPEND 5thMix (PS) |
| "PEACE-OUT" | dj nagureo | from Beatmania 4thMix |
| "I'M FOR REAL" |
SLAKE | from Beatmania IIDX 4th Style |
| "Jam & Marmalade" |
Final Offset | from Beatmania III |
| "LOGICAL DASH" |
dj TAKA | from Beatmania 4thMix |
| "THE SHINING POLARIS" |
L.E.D. feat. Sana | from Beatmania IIDX 4th Style (PS2) |
| Konami Original from previous versions | ||
| "AM-3P" | KTz | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "BABY BABY GIMME YOUR LOVE" | DIVAS | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
| "BRILLIANT 2U (Orchestra-Groove)" | NAOKI | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "CUTIE CHASER (MORNING MIX)" | CLUB SPICE | from おはスタ Dance Dance Revolution |
| "ECSTASY" | d-complex | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "exotic ethnic" | RevenG | from DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix |
| "Groove 2001" | Sho-T feat. Brenda | from Dance Dance Revolution Extra Mix |
| "Healing Vision ~Angelic mix~" | 2MB | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix (PS) |
| "INSERTiON" | NAOKI underground | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "Let the beat hit 'em! (CLASSIC R&B STYLE)" | STONE BROS. | from Dance Dance Revolution Extra Mix |
| "Look To The Sky" | System S.F. feat. Anna | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix (PS) |
| "LOVE AGAIN TONIGHT (For Melissa MIX)" | NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
| "MATSURI JAPAN" | RE-VENGE | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "Midnite Blaze" | U1 Jewel Style | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix (PS) |
| "ORION.78 (civilization mix)" | 2MB | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix (PS) |
| "PARANOIA EVOLUTION" | 200 | from Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass Mix |
| "Remember You" | NM feat. Julie | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "Share My Love" | Julie Frost | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix (PS) |
| "gentle stress (SENSUAL mix)" |
MR. DOG feat. DJ SWAN | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix |
| "Silent Hill" |
THOMAS HOWARD | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix |
| "LOVE THIS FEELIN'" |
Chang Ma | from Dance Dance Revolution 2nd ReMix (PS) |
| "Get me in your sight (AMD CANCUN MIX)" |
SYMPHONIC DEFOGGERS with 1479 | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
| "SO IN LOVE" |
Caramel. S | from DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix (PS2) |
| "Healing Vision" |
DE-SIRE | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "Kind Lady" |
OKUYATOS | from DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix (PS2) |
| "Secret Rendez-vous" |
DIVAS | from DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix |
| "true... (Trance Sunrise Mix)" |
RIYU KOSAKA | from DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix |
| "MY SUMMER LOVE" |
mitsu-O! with GEILA | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
| "TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX" |
DE-SIRE | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
| "GRADIUSIC CYBER (AMD G5 MIX)" |
BIG-O feat. TAKA | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix |
| BEMANI crossovers from previous versions | ||
| "22DUNK" | SLAKE | from Beatmania 5thMix from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "BROKEN MY HEART" | NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY | from Dance Maniax from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "DEEP IN YOU" | dj nagureo | from Beatmania 4thMix from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "era (nostalmix)" | TaQ | from Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
| "Let's talk it over" | SHIN Murayama feat. Argie Phine | from Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
| "never let you down" | good-cool feat. JP miles | from Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
| "RUGGED ASH" | SYMPHONIC DEFOGGERS | from Beatmania 4thMix from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "THE CUBE" | DJ SUWAMI | from Beatmania IIDX 5th Style from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "celebrate" |
JJ COMPANY | from Beatmania IIDX from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "Let the beat hit 'em! (BM IIDX Version)" |
Stone Bros. | from Beatmania IIDX 2nd Style from Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass Mix |
| "SANA MORETTE NE ENTE" |
Togo Project feat. Sana | from Beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX 2: Going Global from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "Abyss" |
dj TAKA | from Beatmania IIDX 5th Style from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "Holic" |
TaQ | from Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
| "GAMBOL" |
SLAKE | from Beatmania IIDX from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "Electro Tuned (the SubS Mix)" |
TaQ | from Beatmania IIDX 2nd Style from Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix |
| "5.1.1." |
dj nagureo | from Beatmania IIDX from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "I Was The One" |
good-cool | from Beatmania IIDX 2nd Style from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "PARANOiA MAX (DIRTY MIX) (Club Another Ver. 2)" |
190 | from Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "Spin the disc" |
good-cool | from Beatmania IIDX 5th Style from DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix |
| Boss songs | ||
| "CANDY☆" |
Luv UNLIMITED | Accessible ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE from DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix |
| "MAX 300" |
Ω | Accessible as EXTRA STAGE from DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix |
References
- ↑ IGN, American Release Date for DDRMAX
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Konami, New Features to DDRMAX
- ↑ Konami, New Mechanics in DDRMAX 6thMIX
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Aaron, DDRMAX 6thMix Scoring System
- ↑ Konami, Nonstop Challenge Mode in DDRMAX 7thMix
- ↑ Konami, DDRMAX 6thMix Song List
- ↑ Konami, DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix Song List
External links
| Preceded by Dance Dance Revolution Konamix |
DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 2002 |
Succeeded by DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution |
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