Customer Reviews
A review for the new video game shopper or gift giver
Hey,
This review is for people who don't really know much about DDR. Us hardcore players have written some awesome reviews of DDRX2, but I thought I would take the time to write a more simple review for people shopping for others or just starting. Here it goes.
Welcome. This game is part of the Dance Dance Revolution series. It's a game in which you really should buy dance pads to stand one first and foremost. Then you plug the pads into the system and play the game. The way the game is played you the player has to quickly match a series of foot placements on a large pad they are standing on, which ends up looking like dancing. I know people who have lost over 20 pounds because they went from gamers who just sat for hours playing games like Final Fantasy to DDR! So in the end you are simply following the prompting on the screen to music so it's, again, like dancing, thus Dance Dance Revolution (DDR). The version is a version with more songs and more advanced features and I would sugguest it to even a new player, it's the best! So, if you have an active child or you yourself want something that will really make you sweat and move, this is the game for you...soon you will be a DDR hero much like the other reviewers here are writing for!!!!! Good luck and hope my review was helpful...it's an awesome game!
Sam Kochel
Best for the more advanced players
I've been a huge fan of DDR for about 4 years now, so of course I had to get DDR Extreme 2! I was excited about it because some of my favorite songs are on it, such as Sync, Sakura, Spin Spin Sugar and Colors. So, I started playing and thought that the dance master mode is fun, even though it forced me to play some songs that I really, REALLY hate (Oops, I Did it Again and Genie in a Bottle, anyone?) in order to unlock songs that I wanted. It's fine at first, but if you're not an amazing super pro player it's practically impossible to get all the unlocks! And I consider myself a fairly decent player (I can get AA on 8 footers), but I've been playing this game since September and I still haven't been able to unlock some of my favorite songs because there's a lot of missions that are impossible for me to clear. Sure, Dance Master mode is fun, but I feel kinda ripped off. I know a lot of people who enjoy the game regularily, but could never in their lives unlock a lot of the songs on this game. And there is no alternate way of unlocking songs either, so you basically have to be a super hardcore player to be able to get all the songs. Honestly, I don't think this is fair. It's killed a lot of the fun in the game, and I find myself ditching Extreme 2 for the older games quite often. I would have given it 2 stars, but it gets 3 because it's a DDR game.
To sum things up, don't get this game unless you're a very advanced player, like playing the same few songs over and over or are a big fan like me who has to have all the latest DDR.
Amazing!!!!!!
I am in love with this game....I play it everynight for like 2 hours....it does not get old....the music is awsome, the steps are hard, the graphics are cool.....and Im burning calories....amazing!
