Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 with Dance Mat
DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 2 includes multiple options and settings for players of all skill levels, cool smash hit songs from the last four decades, robust online and offline support and other exclusives. Cool new modes and features include support for your Wii Mii on the DDR dance floor. Get non-stop dance action in the Course mode. The Hottest Training Mode means you can learn real dance moves and practice the same routines as the characters. Enhanced motion capture are applied to all characters for increased realism and customization. There are more than 50 unique dance environments to choose from. This bundle comes with the dance mat.
Non-stop dance action with the new Course mode Various set themed song lists that you dance along to Hottest Training Mode mean you can learn real dance moves and practice the same routines as the characters Workout Mode transforms your DDR experience into a fitness routine Robust online and offline support Bundle comes with the game and dance mat
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Deserves more than a 2.
You can’t set your expectations too high for a DDR game. The songs are picked for danceability, and mixed as such. I’d love a DDR game that featured Nine Inch Nails remixes, and Foo Fighters, and Infected Mushroom. But that isn’t going to happen. And I have yet to see a DDR track listing that made me excited about the music. That being said, they do a good job with taking whatever songs and making them into fun, danceable 2 minute blips.
Anyway, DDR Hottest Party 2 has a few more features than the original. They layer the gimmicks this time. If you’re not clear on what I mean, then you should probably pick up DDR Hottest Party 1 and make yourself familiar with it, because the layered gimmicks does make it a bit harder. That’s kind of the point, though, I think. Besides, if you really don’t like it, you can always turn them off.
What I really like best about it, and this is a really big deal, is that the workout mode is vastly improved. You can still do the workout by individual songs, or combos, but now they have another option where it will run a series of probably 4 or 5 songs back to back with no real break in between. I didn’t expect this to make a big difference, but it really does.
2 Stars Over complicated and Terrible Song Covers
Just bought this game. First – I’m upset that you can’t just buy the game. I already had 2 pads, didn’t need a third…but OK – I didn’t want to wait…
Second – they really made the game way to complicated now. There are extra gauges you have to watch and react to. It’s not even straight forward to set up a hand to hand battle. The basic settings are more like difficult on Hottest Party 1.
Third – the song covers are mostly really bad. I would be OK with covers if the music remained the same, but they even remixed the songs. Umbrella – which is the real reason I bought the game – sounds terrible.
I’m not happy with this.
2 Stars Warning: no third party mats
I play these games because they’re fun. . . I don’t care about the quality of the covers or whatever, so long as they’re fun to dance to. . . in that sense, this game is great, as expected. There are a bit fewer of the hyperactive Jpop songs that I like, but I’m not sure those had much domestic appeal.
One major warning: third party dance mats are not compatible with Hottest Party 2, even if they worked on Hottest Party 1. You can confirm this with complaints all around the internet. Those extra dance mats you bought for parties? Sorry. The fancy high-end mats you bought to improve your gaming experience? Sorry. You’re stuck with the soft mat that comes with the game. Since most players “graduate” to high end mats and Konami doesn’t make high-end mats, you’re somewhat precluded from that. It’s disappointing, but I’m returning my copy and sticking to Hottest Party 1 because of this issue.
4 Stars We love it!
I have to tell you how much our family loves this game. We love the first too. Our boys are ages 5 and 6, and they would play it non-stop if we let them. It’s a great cardio workout and a lot of family fun. Watching the boys stomp to “I Want Candy” or “Black and White” makes for a really good time. The Workout mode is better in this version as you can string several songs together. I knew most of the songs, although there were a few I didn’t recognize. Overall, it’s just a good time with levels for everyone to play. Don’t take it so seriously! Just move!
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