Dancing Stage EuroMix 2
Dancing Stage Euromix 2 | |
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Developer(s) | Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH |
Publisher(s) | KDE GmbH |
Distributor(s) | KDE GmbH |
Designer(s) | KDE GmbH |
Series | Dance Dance Revolution & Bemani |
Platform(s) | Arcade |
Release date(s) |
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Genre(s) | Music & Exercise |
Mode(s) | Single-player & Multiplayer |
Distribution | CD-ROM (arcade)
Pressure-sensitive panels & Buttons (arcade) |
Cabinet | Custom |
Arcade system | Bemani System 573 Digital |
Display | 29" CRT (Raster, 320x240 & 640x480) |
Dancing Stage Euromix 2 is the 3rd Arcade release in the Dancing Stage series, a European version of the Dance Dance Revolution series of music video games. Euromix 2 is a sequel to Dancing Stage EuroMix. It was released in the arcades by Konami in 2002. Euromix 2's engine is based on the Japanese arcade release DDRMAX2, and also uses a modified version of its interface. The game contains 68 songs, 12 of them are carried over from Dancing Stage EuroMix.
Gameplay
The core gameplay of Euromix 2 is similar to Euromix, but introduced the new two-tiered scoring system and freeze arrows to the European audience. As mentioned, Euromix 2 uses DDRMAX2's engine and interface but with some minor differences, such as Nonstop mode being accessed from the song wheel, difficulty selections being made before the song begins, and the options menu introduced by DDRMAX is not used, electing to still use step codes. These codes are entered on the song selection screen.
As with most recent DDR games, the arrows scroll on top of full motion video backgrounds with no dancing characters, but if the Beginner difficulty is chosen, the background is replaced by a visual representation of the pad, and a character assisting the player on when to step. Beginner mode was later also added to Dance Dance Revolution Extreme and the US version of DDRMAX2. Unlike other recent DDR games, Euromix 2 also does not feature unlocks or an extra stage.
Home version
No exact home counterpart of Dancing Stage Euromix 2 was released, though Dancing Stage Megamix, the first PlayStation 2 Dancing Stage game, contains some of Euromix 2's tracks and uses a similar interface.
Music
Song | Artist | Note |
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Licensed songs (19 total) | ||
"I WANT YOU TO WANT ME" | SOLID HARMONIE | from the band's self-titled 1997 album |
"AARON'S PARTY/COME GET IT" | AARON CARTER | from the album of the same name |
"WWW.BLONDE GIRL (MOMO MIX)" | JENNY ROM | from Dancemania SPEED BEST 2001 |
"That Was Then, This Is Now" | HI-FIVE | from the album Greatest Hits |
"THE VIBE IS RIGHT" | RUBY TURNER | from the album The Other Side |
"CARIBBEAN QUEEN" | BILLY OCEAN | from the album Suddenly |
"5, 6, 7, 8" | STEPS | from the album Step One |
"COTTON - EYE JOE" | REDNEX | from the album Sex & Violins |
"STOMP" | Steps | from the album Buzz |
"THE CENTRE OF THE HEART (STONEBRIDGE CLUBMIX)" | ROXETTE | Remix single |
"THE REFLEX" | DURAN DURAN | from Dancemania 80's TWO |
"TEST MY BEST" | E-ROTIC | from Dancemania X8 |
"LOVE YOU LIKE A FOOL" | JESSICA FOLKER | from the album Dino |
"NEVER GONNA MAKE (FACTORY DANCE TEAM MIX)" | MORGANA | from Dancemania X6 |
"NORI NORI NORI" | JUDY CRYSTAL | from Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE 2 |
"DON'T TRY TO STOP IT" | ROMAN HOLLIDAY | from the album Cookin' on the Roof |
"NEVER ENDING STORY" | DJ-AC/DC | from Dancemania X9 cover of Limahl |
"LIVING IN AMERICA" | ROSE & JOHN | from Dancemania SPEED 8 cover of James Brown |
"SO DEEP (PERFECT SPHERE REMIX)" | SILVERTEAR | from The Best of World Trance FantasiA |
New Konami Original songs (33 total) | ||
"Remember You" | NM feat.Julie | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
"Secret Rendez-vous" | DIVAS | from DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix |
"Spin the disc" | good-cool | from beatmaniaIIDX 5th Style |
"HIGHER" | NM feat. SUNNY | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
"Let the beat hit 'em!" | Stone Bros. | from Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass Mix |
"Look To The Sky" | System S.F. feat. ANNA | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix (PS) |
"rain of sorrow" | NM feat. Ebony Fay | from DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix |
"CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE" | NAOKI | from Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000 |
"D2R" | NAOKI | from DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix |
"DESTINY" | NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY | from DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix |
"never let you down" | good-cool feat. JP Miles | from beatmaniaIIDX 3rd Style |
"MEMORIES" | NAOKI feat.PAULA TERRY | New Konami Original |
"MY SUMMER LOVE" | mitsu-O! with GEILA | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
"Groove 2001" | Sho-T feat. Brenda | from Dance Dance Revolution Extra Mix |
"VANITY ANGEL" | FIXX | New Konami Original |
"B4U" | NAOKI | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
"B4U (B4 ZA BEAT MIX)" | NAOKI | from Dancemania SPEED 7 |
"ECSTASY" | d-complex | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
"era (nostalmix)" | TaQ | from beatmaniaIIDX 3rd Style |
"HYSTERIA 2001" | NM | from beatmania 6thMix |
"BURNIN' THE FLOOR" | NAOKI | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
"CANDY☆" | Luv UNLIMITED | from DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix |
"CRASH!" | mr.BRIAN & THE FINAL BAND | New Konami Original |
"DXY!" | TaQ | from beatmaniaIIDX 4th Style |
"exotic ethnic" | RevenG | from DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix |
"TSUGARU" | RevenG vs DE-SIRE | from DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix |
"AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL" | 8 bit | from Dance ManiaX |
"CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE (SPEED MIX)" | NAOKI | from Dancemania SPEED 6 |
"Electro Tuned (the SubS mix)" | TaQ | from beatmaniaIIDX 2nd Style |
"HYPNΦTIC CRISIS" | BLUE DESTROYERS | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
"Healing Vision (Angelic mix)" | 2MB | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix (PS) |
"TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX" | DE-SIRE | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
"MAX 300" | Ω | from DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix |
Returning Konami Original songs (16 total) | ||
"20,NOVEMBER" | N.M.R feat. DJ nagureo | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
"KEEP ON MOVIN'" | N.M.R | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
"LET THEM MOVE" | N.M.R | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
"Silent Hill" | THOMAS HOWARD | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix |
"Jam Jam Reggae" | RICE.C feat. jam master '73 | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix |
"MAKE A JAM!" | U1 | from Dance Dance Revolution (PS) |
"La Senorita" | CAPTAIN.T | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix |
"LUV TO ME" | DJ KAZU feat. tiger YAMATO | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix |
"LOVE THIS FEELIN'" | Chang Ma | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndReMix (PS) |
"DYNAMITE RAVE" | NAOKI | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix |
"END OF THE CENTURY" | NO.9 | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix Based on Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 |
"DEAD END" | N&S | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix |
"PARANOiA KCET (clean mix)" | 2MB | from Dance Dance Revolution (PS) |
"AFRONOVA" | RE-VENGE | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix |
"TRIP MACHINE (LuvMIX)" | 2MB | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndReMix (PS) |
"PARANOiA Rebirth" | 190' | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix |
Notable songs from this version include:
- MAX 300: Despite the title, this song plays at 150BPM but scrolls at 300 BPM, surpassing "DROP OUT". Usually considered to be the first 10-foot difficulty song (on Heavy), The Heavy step patterns are fairly simple to many people, but the incredible speed takes a toll on stamina and endurance. The steps briefly pause a minute into the song, offering a slight rest, but they quickly start up again with increased difficulty. The maximum combo of the Heavy steps on Single is 573, a number often used in Konami games for the fact that it is loosely based on a Japanese visual pun. (5 is "go" in Japanese, 7 is "nana" - think "na" - and the kanji symbol for 3 can be pronounced as "mi". Hence, "gonanami," or loosely "Konami.") Certain versions of DDR only count jumps as one step in the combo, rather than two. In these versions, the maximum combo will be 555 rather than 573. The Double stepset is much less dense than Single (only 497 combo), but still earns its foot rating with a six-measure 1/8 note run. The artist listed is Ω (Omega), a pseudonym of Naoki Maeda.
- SO DEEP (PERFECT SPHERE REMIX): A trance song from Dancemania FantasiA. It is one of the fastest songs (140 BPM) to have a consistently high density of 1/16 notes. When DDRMAX was first released, many players thought the Heavy steps of the song deserved a 10-foot rating, but it only received a 9 when it was rated in DDRMAX2. On DDRMAX's Groove Radar, this song covers all of the chaos, voltage, and stream levels, with a full combo of 498 or 500 steps (depending on whether jumps are counted as one or two steps), which is higher than almost any other DDR stepchart. The combo for the Standard stepchart is also halved, making it 250 steps, as well as the Light stepchart which was halved, giving it 125 steps.
References
- ↑ "Dancing Stage EuroMIX 2". Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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