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Time and effort pays off

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: September 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Immediately noticable is the time and effort put into the latest DDR title for PS2. New graphical interfaces, videos, and other options add to the game, making it more in depth and creative. It seems the new steps have been made more challenging/fun. I would definitely recommend this game to any DDR fan or someone just starting out, it is a definite improvement since the last release on PS2. Enjoy!

extreme worst ps2 ddr, extreme 2 the best ps2 ddr

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 13
Date: October 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Pros
-huge selection of songs
-best music selection of a ps2 ddr
-mission mode is insanely fun
-tons of extras
-online play
-play as many songs as you want to on normal game play
-visuals are a lot better.
Cons
-light mode way to easy (some songs seem to be rated 2 or 3 levels to high)
-mission mode may seem boring at first( if your really good then it could be a while tell it is a challenge)

The Best Home Version - So far...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: October 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have so far spent countless hours on the game since the purchase and I have loved every minute of it!

DDR Extreme 2 took on the best songs/aspects of the previous home games and combined them with the best songs off of the DDR Extreme Arcade game!

The challenge mode is fun, but like a previous reviewer said, if you are more advanced, it will take a little while before it becomes a challenge.

I recommend this version to anyone who loves playing DDR.

This is what "Extreme" was always meant to be

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 281 / 286
Date: October 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'm an enormous fan of Konami's Dance Dance Revolution series, and play the game almost every day of my life. The concept is so simpe - just hit the arrows once they're at the top of the screen, yet once you get going, it's a lot more addicting than you'd expect. What's incredible though, is that doing this for a long enough time can burn up some calories and tone up your calves. It was life-changing experience for me that out of nowhere got me from being lazy to athletic. It's getting bigger and bigger every day in the US, but too bad it still isn't as appreciated as it should be, thanks to monster franchises such as GTA and Halo.

DDR Extreme 2 is the sixth installment that Konami has released in the United States (seven if you count the Disney Mix), and it's by far the best one, and it proves to be a great comeback after the largely disappointing Extreme US (although that game is still the recommended one for beginners).

Hardcore fans of DDR will be most pleased to see not just the menu interface returned to normal (with the songwheel, groove radar, etc., that were removed for DDR Extreme US), but also a significantly better list of selectable songs. Such classics as "Cartoon Heroes", "Sakura", "Colors (For Extreme)", and a whole lot more, all made the cut and should not disappoint any true long-time lover of the series. By the way, instead of "Max Dot", the "boss song" in Extreme 2 is "PARANOiA Survivor Max" (which is acompanied by the original "PARANOiA Survivor"). Also worth mentioning is that US players finally get a taste of the popular song "Butterfly" with the upswing remix as well as "Boom Boom Dollar (K.O.G. G3 Mix)", also an old favorite. The selection of songs that everyone will recognize is also chosen much more cleverly. Instead of a bunch of songs from like 25 years ago like "Kids in America" and "Like a Virgin", we get some recent electronica/dance hits from the likes of Sean Paul ("Get Busy"), Fatboy Slim ("Wonderful Night"), Delerium ("Silence"), and more, although I don't understand what a horrible cover of "Oops I Did it Again" (not the one from 5th Mix AC) is doing on here (it's not the year 2000, Konami, and almost nobody even cares about songs like that anymore). The choices for repeats from older DDR games is also great. One big problem that Extreme US had was that it overrepeated stuff that already made appearances, which hogged up a lot of room for better stuff. This time, there are less than ten repeats, and almost all of them are from PS1 editions, which gives a chance for old fans of those songs to play them with much better graphics and a much better scoring system. I must admit, playing songs like "Dive", "Dynamite Rave", and "PARANOiA" is much more enjoyable to do on Extreme 2 than it was on Konamix with that slow transmission and poor scoring system.

Also worth noting are a few new features. Instead of simply playing songs over and over again to unlock new ones, you need to clear different stages in the all-new Dance Master Mode. Replacing Extreme US's Mission Mode, Dance Master Mode is loaded with several different scenarios with certain songs and a certain task to clear in order to advance to new stages. Along the way, you'll discover some unfamiliar songs on areas and must clear them. If you do that, they'll appear in the shop for you to buy with your credits (received for clearing songs, DMM or not). This is a wise strategy that adds a plot to the game and allows players to choose which songs they want at the same time.

Another addition is the Online Mode. This will allow players from around the world to go head to head with one another online, and yes, I'm sure that the population of onliners almost entirely made up of the masters that can receive an AAA on "PARANOiA Survivor Max Oni" with relative ease, but this is still a great way for those people to go seriously competitive without having to enter a tournament.

There were only a few noticable flaws. One is that the Training Mode was made less intuitive, as it takes a longer time to set up your song, although I am pleased to see that Konami brought back the feature of slowing down difficult songs to practice. The Party Mode (a feature that was full of many different mini games) has been entirely removed from DDR, and while I won't cry about that, the usage of the Eye Toy Camera is much lower, as the only time you actually use it is when you are playing the Hands and Feet Mode. One more thing, "Love Love Shine", one of DDR Extreme AC's most frequently selected songs (also one of my favorites), did not make the cut, but the similar "Candy*Heart*" is on, which also symbols that "Love Love Shine" is practically guaranteed to be on next year's installment.

With all things said, DDR Extreme 2 is easilly the best overall home version that the US can get their hands on so far. With an excellent song list, great new features, and excellent graphics, this game is a true winner. If you were unhappy with DDR Extreme US from 2004, you won't be with this, so buy it now if you're interested at all and start dancing the night away!

Two more words of advice:

1. I know that I said that DDR Extreme US was a disappoint among many people, but I also said that it was great for hooking new players. I highly recommend you to buy that game first, and then get this. Trust me - the layout is much friendlier to beginners.

2. If you are a novice player, stick with the plastic pads available in the stores (since they're easy to use and don't cost much), but be sure to use the metal arcade-style mats that can be ordered online if you're an expert (they're harder to get used to, but are more sensitive than soft pads and don't slide around to heavy usage). I recommend the ones from Cobalt Flux because they've held together for months and work marvelously.

BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 15
Date: October 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

tHIS GAME IS SO COOL AND IT MAKES YOU DANCE BETTER (a big plus if you're in junior high). YOU CAN ALSO PLAY AGAINST REAL PEOPLE ONLINE.

WOW!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: October 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First off...DDR Extreme was the worst game I've ever played! Boring songs were everywhere! From start to finish, and "The Legend of Max" is toooooooo hard for anyone!

Fortunately, we now have DDR Extreme 2.

At first, I wasn't going to get it, due to the fact that it is the sequel to the worst DDR game in history. But it is actually very good. The graphics were awesome, the music selection was very fun to do, and i love the challenge.

Buy it, it's a much better game then Extreme!

The songs are just too good to be true. I heard most of the songs in the arcade version are on here. I really dont care about that, but songs like "Cartoon Heroes" and "Butterfly" make this game awesome! And that one song made entirely of that anime video. It was so cool.

Just buy it, because you wont regret it!

so awsome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: November 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game is so much beter than DDR. It comes with better songs and it also gives you a challenge at the same time. Once you start you will never want to put this game down! And to all the people who don't have it and want to have some fun you should go and buy this game because it's worth every cent.

Finally!! a game with no GAME OVERs!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: November 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

OK, as the title says, NO GAME OVERS!!! you can play AS MUCH AS YOU WANT without getting a GAME OVER. But that's not the only good thing this game has. Here are some of the things I like:

1) All new songs, this game doesn't have as many repeated songs as the previous games, leaving space for a whole lot of new ones. And ALL of them are really fun! No boring song here. Your are going to LOVE these songs, there's Sakura, Daikenkai, Polovtian Dances and Chorus, Speed over Beethoven, Butterfly, Cartoon Heroes, Paranoia Survivor, Paranoia Survivor MAX, and a LOT more.
2) It's more organized, so it's kind of easier to look for the modes you want to play (even though almost every mode's name changes. Free Play is the old Game Mode; Advance Mode is the Endless, Chalenge, Non-stop and all new Combo Mode; Information is My room and so on...)
3) Mission Mode (now called Dance Master Mode) is easier than the Mission Mode in DDR Extreme. There are about 200 missions. When you unlock all the areas looking for a specific mission will become almost imposible, but you'll get used to it...
4) There are new dancers! And you get to buy new outfits for each of the dancers.
5) You can even change the way the arrows look! You can make them look like butterflies, or spaceships if you want, although you have to pay 20,000 points to buy the custom arrows and 200 points everytime you're going to change them...
6) To unlock songs you HAVE to play Dance Master Mode, that way you won't intentionally miss anything this game has to offer.

The only thing I didn't really like was the fact that you have to BUY everything from songs to information with points! You get a certain amount of points by playing songs or missions. Some times it's REALLY easy to buy things 'cuz they're not expensive, but things like Paranoia Survivior MAX (57,000 points), or the outfits (100,000 points EACH) will take a little more time, 'cuz you get approx. 500 points per song... But that's something to keep you playing for a LOT of time, that's why I like the point thing, 'cuz you don't get bored as fast as with the other games.

But overall this game is really fun. It's a MUST HAVE for DDR fans.

Somewhat interesting but...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 34 / 36
Date: November 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is lacking in adaquate fun songs to play. If you keep playing old songs like "My My My" and "Play that Funky Music" it just get very annoying. Also, there are some new Rap (or R&B whatever...) that just take up space because they have odd rythems and I don't believe they belong in a ddr game. Another addition is the whole shop mode scene (Which is also in DDR Extreme). I found this to be very tolling because of the required game time to buy all the songs you enjoy like Dive and Absolute(MANY HOURS OF PLAYING!). The whole clothes for characters and arrow changers are honestly...a waste of time. I believe sticking to simple and sweet with perfect arrow registering and FANTASTIC SONGS are the key to a good ddr game, not adding more and more modes and details.

On the brightside, They finally put in "Speed Over Beethoven", "Butterfly (upswing mix)", and Cartoon Heros (Yay ^^). Also, I found the mission mode to be very beginner friendly (for my friends)and challenging as you progress.

At this point, i'm desperate enough to say, LOOK FOR THE ARCADE VERSON! Sorry Konami, for all the money iv spent i still don't have the whole collection which realllllly ticks me off. (approx $300 in DDR games not inclu. game pads)

Don't get me wrong, I own all the ddr games for the PS2 so I have no regret saying that DDR Extreme 2 fell short of my expectations. If you are not familiar with the DDR series then i suggest trying this one or the old DDR Max (for the PS2).

Don't you think they should vote on the songs on a website or something?

Song List

1998
ABSOLUTE Cuff-N-Stuff it Mix
AFRONOVA (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX)
AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL
air
BE LOVIN
BRILLIANT 2U
BRILLIANT 2U K.O.G G3 MIX
BURNIN' THE FLOOR
BURNIN' THE FLOOR BLUE FIRE mix
Can Be Real
CANDY?
Colors(for EXTREME)
DAIKENKAI
DIVE
DYNAMITE RAVE
DYNAMITE RAVE (B4 ZA BEAT MIX)
Happy Wedding
Heaven Is a '57 metallic gray (gimmix)
I Need You (Insideout Door Mix)
INFINITE PRAYER
INJECTION OF LOVE (HINA MIX)
INSERTiON (Machine Gun Kelly Mix)
INSIDE YOUR HEART
KEEP ON MOVIN' DMX Mix
L'amour et la liberté
La Bamba
Look To The Sky True Color Mix
Look To The Sky (Trance Mix)
LOVE IS ORANGEMake A Difference
MARIA (I Believe...)
Miracle Moon ~L.E.D.LIGHT STYLE MIX~
PARANOiA
PARANOiA survivor
PARANOiA survivor MAX
PASSION OF LOVE
Polovtsian Dances and Chorus
Quickening
SAKURA
Sana Mollete Ne Ente B.L.T.style
Saturday Night Love
SEDUCTION
SEXY PLANET
SEXY PLANET (from NONSTOP MEGAMIX)
SWEET SWEET ? MAGIC
sync (EXTREME version)
TOMORROW
TwinBee ~Generation X~
un deux trois

Another Konami winner - DDR Extreme 2 !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 47 / 52
Date: November 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love Konami's latest DDR game - Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2. Though past releases are great..DDR Extreme 2 is tops in being easy to use and fun to play.

The placement of the menu is on the left of the screen so it's easy to see your choices and make a selection. Once you have chosen your playmode you select your style of play (one player, two player etc) degree of difficulty and character. Most of the characters are revealed right at the start and I was delighted to see Lady who was missing from DDR Extreme is back.

Unlike Red Octanes "In the Groove" which I sold because of the unreasonably long load time, songs load quickly and are easy to access.

There are a lot of great songs included in the game including Captain Jack, Play That Funky Music, Boom Boom Dollar, Cartoon Heroes, and more. It should be noted that some of the songs included like Oops I Did It Again are not sung by the original artists.

To increase the fun factor in the game you can earn points to use to purchase new outfits for your characters..(Lady you will be getting out of that cowboy hat soon), songs etc.

DDR is a great way to burn calories and feel like you are playing instead of working out and workout mode is included again with this game.

The game is fantastic and highly recommended for fitness or just plain fun!

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