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 Good, but previous versions better. June 13, 2007
Jacob C. Miller (Allendale, Michigan)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought the Dance Dance Revolution Universe Bundle from Amazon for the massive discount in price at a retail store. At a local store from a nationwide chain, the game was retailing for $59.95...just the game..without a controller. The Wireless X-Box 360 controller cost an added 39.99 and was an off brand. Purchasing it from Amazon, I saved 30 bucks and got a controller along with the game(though, the controller is corded, which is a bit of a drawback, a cordless controller would have been nicer).
The game itself is similar to the other version of Dance Dance Revolution, except it has an added "Quest" mode. While the Quest mode is challenging, it's often prohibitively challenging. Many of the challenges are difficult to surmount, and choosing a 'overall difficulty' at the beginning of the quest mode does not seem to affect the songs difficulty in any way. Most quest mode challenges involve you earning a certain number of points over the course of one song. If you fail the song, all is not lost as you can continue and try another song. You can keep trying until you quit or master the song. It's nice that you don't fail if you don't succeed the first time. Some challenges, however, seem impossible to succeed at no matter how many times you try, or how perfect you complete a song. This makes the Quest mode seem tiresome and unrewarding. And since you MUST play Quest mode to unlock hidden songs, it makes finding those songs nearly impossible.
For DDR purists, the quest mode can be bypassed and a much more familiar dance mode is available, similar to the other, previous DDR games. Allowing you to dance through any songs the game provides (Save the ones you have yet to unlock from Quest Mode).
It's fun, and a healthy way to spend your time playing videogames. There is an added Calorie counter that shows you the amount of calories burned in all game modes after each song. It's supposed to keep track of your calories burned, but I found the interface to be unreliable and difficult to interpret.
As far as Songs...I found that the songs on this version were lacking compared to other versions, Particularly the DDR Max and Max II versions. It is hard to put into words how songs on those games were 'better' than this, but they had certain...style...to them, that lacks in this game. Don't get me wrong, it's still fun, and since everyone has their own musical opinion, it's hard to rate. Overall, a fun game, DEFINITELY not worth paying store retail for, but a good game for 70 bucks.
 Dance Dance Revelution Universe Bundle March 25, 2007
C. Frisinger (Rose City)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Good product and a blast to play. Graphics are greatly impoved over other gaming systems. The ability to download new songs for a nominal fee is an outstanding feature. The game pad works great!
 Fun without murder May 13, 2007
D. H. Press (ny, ny)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a great game for teens that doesn't involve any muder, shooting or bad language. Hey, how can it be that much fun? BUT IT IS! Great physical exercise and fun for kids 11 to 18!
great fun way to excersize March 30, 2007
J. Chronowski (Michigan USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a mother of a teen and I love playing this. It is addictive, but I get physical activity out of it and learn to move to the rythym.
DDR - My New Workout April 12, 2007
Denise M. Salvino (Lockport IL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Once my kids showed me how to work the game, I love it! I can sign in, put in my weight information and put the game into workout mode. It tracks how many calories I've burned while playing the game. Doing challenges or going into the Quest Mode can be addicting...I keep trying to "beat" the game and before you know it I've been exercising for over an hour! Much more fun than going to the gym!!!
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