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Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 15
Date: September 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

We really enjoyed the song selections. There's something for everyone! We were really impressed by the options, and workout modes.
Overall, the game is so much more enhanced by the wii controls using upper body workout. Thankfully there are modes that would fit beginners, basics, normal, expert modes.
And by the way, the dance pad seems to be much more stable!
We'll be playing this for quite a while.

Two Left Feet, So So Music...but if your serious, upgrade your pad later on

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: December 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I myself have two left feet (and left hands as well). This is why I like the Wii, easier to figure out my left from my right. ;-)

I have never played a DDR...just seen others doing all these wild moves.
I agree with one suggestion that being new you turn off the Wii Mote options for dancing at first until you get your feet under control, then add the hand options (remember, I have two left feet)

The music is so, so but that hasn't stopped me from dancing on the floor before. The real thing I hear consistantly is if you are using this game a lot you will eventully need to upgrade to a better dance pad. This is more introductory it seems. The better pads (made for any Ninetendo game) are stronger, more accurate and can put up with your demanding tootsies.

I must say this was a gift to me as I would never have gotten it for myself. I am glad he did.

Not for the hardcore DDR players

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 15 / 19
Date: November 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party isn't like the other games in the series. The major difference is the controls. You now can move your arms as well as your feet to play the game. This feature can be turned off which I always do because the gamepley with arm movement just isn't like the other DDRs. This version is by far easier than the other DDR games. Any true hardcore DDR players will most likely only have trouble with the hardest song if any. The graphics and music also seem sort of cartoonish compared to the others. The music all sounds like a toyland remix of the real songs. This is a good game for people who are new to DDR and It's a really good party/family game. For any hardcore DDR player, I would suggest getting Supernova or Supernova 2. For someone who want's to try DDR for the first time or for someone who wants a fun game to play with their friends and family who also arent DDR enthusiasts, I would suggest this game.

Fun for everyone! Even shy daughter and chubby mom!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: February 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Wow, I am shocked, I have watched my 8 year old play this game at the arcades we frequent on trips, and she always does well, and like her momma, loves dancing.

I knew we were getting a WII and bought her this game set for her 9th birthday a few weeks ago-and it has changed our home like nothing else!

The 6 year old-enjoys singing the songs and coaching her sisters on!

The 5 year old neighbor girl won't leave (lol!), comes over to try and dance with 6 & 9 year old.

The 9 year old shakes her booty until she's sweating and I think losing a bit of her "chubby"!

I tried the fitness levels and (secretly) do it every day-wow!

My oldest (shy, quiet, always plugged into her MP3) is 14 and had just jumped on one night-wow-she can do it like a pro and feels confidant enough she had some friends over and they stayed up dancing until 2 am!

So it gets us moving, socializing, and improving our fitness a tad-and the house chores are getting done (will do chores for wii??) and we all look forward to our time as a family almost every night dancing (or playing some other Wii game) there's less fighting, less arguing-more sibling cheerleading!

LOVE it-songs are catchy and are from the 70's 80's 90's and now-I Love Eugene-and if you have this game, you know what I mean!

Brings some freshness to the DDR Series

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: October 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

DDR for the Wii introduces several new dance steps for the feet, steps for the hands, and a battle mode.

One new step requires the player to step twice (on consecutive beats) to get credit. Another comes across the screen and spins to "confuse" the player. A third provides a penalty where half the screen is blocked if it is missed.

The hand motions include the shake of the Wii remote to hit a single beat and a repeated shaking of the Wii remote to maintain a beat (like the long foot step).

The versus mode contains a head-to-head battle between either a player and the computer, or multiple players. At the end a winner is declared. If both players get the same grade, the higher score is declared the winner. If one player gets a higher grade AND the higher score, that player is the winner. If the player gets a higher grade but a LOWER score, it is declared a tie.

There is a 10-stage mode for the solo player to beat which results in unlocking original songs, stages, character outfits, and workout plans. Each stage in the mode consists of 3 tasks. The first requires the player to beat a set number of songs on a specified difficulty of the player's choice while meeting certain conditions (i.e. grade of B or better). The second requires the player to beat specific songs on the same specified difficulty while meeting the same conditions. The final requires the player to beat a computer in a head-to-head battle (as described above) while meeting the same conditions. Once the player beats all 10 stages on the beginner/basic mode, the difficult mode stages are unlocked.

Overall I found this game to be very fun and had an added twist on the originals which I have been playing for almost 7 years. The only reason why I didn't give it 5 stars is because I would have preferred more of the Japanese dance songs to the American songs. The songs don't match my favorite two DDR CDs: 4th Mix and Extreme 2.

Great Eye/Hand/Feet coordination game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: October 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is great for working on your Eye/Hand/Feet coordination and enjoying several decades worth of music. I could see this game benefitting kids and adults alike that are into sports such as soccer, where coordination training is necessary. I would agree the graphics are a bit cheezy, but my 6 and 9 year olds just love having friends over to play.

Disappointment for this DDR fan

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: February 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I was a huge fan of DDR Ultramix and couldn't wait for Wii DDR. But whereas I would play Ultramix for hours every day, I just can't get into Dance Party because of:

* THE MUSIC: The song list is extremely limited, both in number and in musical styles. The mere dozen or so songs are mostly slow soul or whiny pop...and very few have a driving, discernible beat. Where is the japanese techno that made Konami famous? Where is the high-energy (I mean, seriously people!)? Where are the licensed songs (typically redone in such an awkward way that it no longer resembles the popular original)?

* The emphasis on graphics and environments instead of actual game play: there are so many menus and intros to wade (and WAIT!) through that it's really difficult to maintain a decent heart rate. It's laden down with extraneous crap instead of a focus on what has made DDR so popular...great music and addicting game play.

* The poorly scaled skill levels: There are 4 skill levels, none of which aimed at the experienced, but not madly Skillzed, DDR player. 'Intro' and 'beginner' have like one step every 4 measures, and 'difficult' and 'expert' have like 47. Where's the middle ground? Also, grading is more difficult...you need near-perfect scores to get a B or higher, and get boo'ed (and fail) after just a couple missteps....more fodder for feeling less motivated to actually play.

* Unintuitive menus: the options you'd want most are surprisingly difficult to find. Do I really care which avatar I play or what my environment looks like? Do I really need to tell you for the 15th time that I'm in single-player mode? And yet, what if I want to 'turn off' the hand gestures, or skip past the same menus over and over again, or save defaults, etc. Sure, the double stomps, blockers, and obstacles are kinda creative, but can't I just turn all that off and concentrate on dancing?

* The gear towards team play: Granted it's called 'Hottest Dance Party', but since this is the only DDR game available, those of us who like to play for exercise and fun (by themselves) are sacrificing wayyy too much for options we'll never use.

* The hand gestures: I agree with others that this could have been done better. Hands are only used at the same time as the feet, very infrequently, and only left and right (not even up or down). Great idea, but not used anywhere near the potential.

So in summation, I would say, DO NOT buy this game UNLESS you really do plan to use it for parties (and even then, you might be better off with Rock Band or Wii Play). They've missed the mark on this one...let's hope they come out with a better version that puts it's emphasis on where it belongs...THE MUSIC!

Very fun game and a great way to exercise

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: October 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

We just got the game tonight and are having fun playing. We are playing, but we setup the exercise mode to play so it'll count cals for each profile. It's great to be able to setup how much you want to exercise so it'll let you know. The pad at time seems to be a little flakey though since it doesn't register some steps. Over all this is a great home game that gets you moving.

Old man wanted to try this for a workout.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My family enjoys this DDR game. We have played it a number of times. I found out I stink. I am better than my wife. My son is surpassing both of us. I can't wait to have my friends dance around like idiots for New Years Eve.

It was hard to find a WII DDR. I could find some Gamecube DDR games, but this is the only decent one I found for the wii.

The pad moves around like everyone I have ever seen. It should hold up well with play. I had a hard time getting an extra game pads. I ended buying another through Amazon Market Place.

The song list is a little light, but what are my other options?

The hand part is different. I feel like I am getting a better work-out.

I use the workout setting when I can't get out of the house for exercise and it does a nice job.

Awkward dancing to DDR!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: October 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've had this game for 2 weeks now and I love it. My little boy likes the training mode and then likes to get behind me and mimic my steps. I get up early in the morning to jump around on the pad and it doesn't feel like exercise although I haven't lost any weight like one other reviewer. I did turn off that annoying man's voice and on most dances turn off the hand movements because I could never seem to get them right even when I felt they were right on target, I got booed. Anyway, I have a lot of fun trying to keep up on the second level. I haven't danced for years except for aerobics so this feels great and I love trying to add my own movements while stepping on the arrows. I love this game!

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