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dance dance review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 18
Date: September 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Dance Dance for the Wii is with the purchase. This time you can use the Wii-mote and numchuck to do extra moves. People might say the graphics are not that good, but you are looking at the arrows not the background. Plus the GAMESTOP PAD WILL WORK. So if you need an xtra pad you can pick one up, they are only 19.99. If you like dance dance and have a Wii this game is for you.

Menus not as intuitive as other games.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 83 / 91
Date: September 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I will leave the critical work of reviewing the minutia of the gameplay of "DDR Hottest Party" to more capable reviewers. Suffice to say, the gameplay itself carries on both the Wii's tradition of simple, casual gaming with the now familiar interface that has become the hallmark of the DDR franchise.

My biggest problem in familiarizing myself with DDR Hottest Party can be summarized with one hint: GET OFF THE DANCEPAD WHEN YOU'RE IN THE GAME'S MENU SYSTEM. If you're standing on a control pad when you're in a menu, the game acts like a Windows PC with a stuck key, perhaps aptly so.

Fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 22 / 25
Date: September 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is really cool! They have some cool songs like "clocks" (originally coldplay), "1 2 step" "too little too late" "right round (like a record)" "99 red balloons" and a lot of older songs. Plus you have the opurtunity to unlock new songs and arenas. The crowd will often "request" a song and if you win, you can unlock that song. Also the wii mote is added in that certain moves call for you to move your hand up or down along with the foot step. The one thing that does annoy me though is the guy who talks when you dance (like every 20 beats). He says stuff like "in danger of failing" or "awesome," but he annoys me, I just want to hear the music and ignore him. Overall, I really enjoyed the game even though I am horrible at DDR.

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.

Great first impression - good for all ages

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 249 / 255
Date: September 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Positives: open to all ages, encourages activity and cooperation

Negatives: pricey (like all new Wii games) and more pricey if you need more than the included pad, need a lot of space for multiplayer options

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Although the family just opened the box this morning, it's already a sure favorite that will be worth every penny. The game provides challenges for all levels of dancers--from adults to the young teens to the elementary school child to the 5 year old. Please note that family members are not listed in order of skill level because I'm still not sure how a fast-footed Kindergartner achieved an "A" on an expert level song...

The included gamepad stays in place much better than the Nintendo gamepad that was made for DDR: Mario Party Mix, but if you have one of those, they work fine with the game if you can tolerate their tendency to migrate. However, you will need a lot of room in the living room if you plan to hook up more than one pad. In fact, I don't know if you can logistically arrange 4 pads without extension cords because the hand motions can get wild and potentially dangerous.

The rewards are nicely paced, and you can get new songs even for mediocre dancing. We haven't tried the work-out mode but suspect it will be useful for sluggish adults when that exercise bike routine seems too bland. While the only other DDR we've purchased was Gamecube's Mario Mix, the Wii: Hottest Party's hand motions add a nice depth to the game.

It's the type of game that has appeal to the solo player and the group setting. Parents will like that their kids actually get up and move while playing video games. And the friendship mode helps foster teamwork and cooperation between siblings instead of the competition emphasized by a lot of games. (Okay, okay, the real appeal of friendship mode is that one of the kids can help a clumsy parent through a tough song...)

The Best Wii game in 2007

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 24 / 26
Date: October 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

DDR is excellent in so many ways that it is difficult to know where to begin. I have been playing videogames since the late 1980s (I'm 24 years old) and have owned every major system (this cycle i own a Wii and PS3). For some reason I never got into DDR until now. This game is really really fun! Different people play different games for different reasons, but this game is unifying for families. There are a bunch of great songs (from the past and present) ranging from Chris Brown (Excuse Me Miss - did you see his performance on MTV?!) to Ace of Base (The Sign!!). And to talk about how unifying this game is, I hadn't seen one of my cousins since I was 16 (so about 8 years) and through this game we reconnected. My family had grown apart and this weekend we all came together to play DDR!! Everyone had fun and we played for about 5 hours straight taking turns. I didn't even know my cousins were that into dance or music, but this revealed shared passions for all of us!!

Buy this game, and buy it for your friends and family. It will do wonderful things for you, and its just so much fun with the Wii remotes which add a new dimension to the game (I've played DDR in arcades in Tokyo but never on a home console). Whether you're into hip-hop, techno, funk, 90s pop, soul, or dance music, this game has it all. And it has a ton of tracks which you need to unlock so it will keep you playing for a long time. The game also rates your performance (as I'm sure other DDR versions also do) so it inspires you to improve and get better when you get a D instead of a B. I believe this will solve the obesity epidemic that we have in America and I predict that schools across the country will buy this game for just that reason. Get off the couch and play DDR! Btw, my cousin is going to buy a Wii just for this game (they are DDR afficiandos and have played every game in the series - they tell me that this is different because it has the double step and the use of the Wii remote).

FYI, the reason the Wii remote is so innovative is because it allows you to do a sort of "snap" to the songs. Sometimes you move both remotes at the same time (this game will by the way improve your rhythm for those not born with the funk) and sometimes you move one remote with one step so it really introduces an entire new dynamic. Some people say the graphics are nothing to shout about - to that I saw neither is Wii sports but that doesn't stop Wii Sports from being a ton of fun (and I like this game much more than Wii sports). On PS3 I usually play violent shooting and fighting games or hyper-speed racing games, and this is a welcome change to my videogaming life because it just allows me to be happy with the people that I care about. I mean for crying out loud, my mom was interested in what we were playing (and she being a doctor from burma doesn't really tend to get interested in my videogaming habits!). Btw, I work in finance in NYC and my cousins are into the music scene in philly, so I think you can tell that this game brings together a diverse array of people from different backgrounds. The best $70 bucks I have spent in a long time.

Love it even if I'm not so good...YET

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: October 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I got my game in yesterday after preordering. I managed to set it up, but didn't get to play until this morning. I used the workout feature. Got up and strapped on my heart rate monitor and set to play for 30 minutes. Let me say that I've never played this game ever before, but it looked like a workout and that's why I got it. Well it took me about half the time to figure out that I really sucked mainly cause I didn't understand the game.

I guess the maker assumes everyone knows the game, but it would have been nice to have better instructions. I'll keep chugging along tho. Also at the end of my workout, I noticed that the calories burned calculated was a lot higher than my monitor which I trust. All in all, the game is excellent.

Wii Love it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is my first DDR purchase, we put off buying one until we had a Wii then waited for the game to come out. This has been great fun for my wife and I (both in our late 20s) and our Wii mooching friends. Not only has it been a lot of fun but its a great work out, be prepared to start sweating with this game. My only disappointment is in the very odd menus and the game settings. I really wish that the high scores could be associated with a real name and saved to the game. I mean really how much more time would that have taken to code? Over all still worth the purchase, if you got some lazy kinds this is a game for you.

Way to get up off our butts!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: October 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Sooo my hubby and I just bought this we love games that get us up and moving and let me tell you this is the game for you if you wanna break a sweat.....a little hard for dance retards like myself but Im getting it and I feel like Im getting more rhythmn in the process great music I wish there were more songs but what they have is great all in all a great purchase!

Dancin' The Night Away?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 34 / 73
Date: October 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When it comes to music games for gamers everywhere, they used to have the actual drive and feeling of something that was worth something. That was the case with games like Guitar Hero, which has done very well for the first few of them, but when a spinoff ediion for the Playstation 2 made its way into the mic featuring music of the 80's, it just could've been more hard core than guilty pleasure. That also has shown its age with Dance Dance Revolution. Although the original versions delivered, there have been spinoffs like DDR: Mario Mix for the Nintendo Gamecube, and others that could've drove well, but feels like were playing the same old thing. Now that a new version has made its way onto the Wii, does this one deliver a new chapter well?

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party for the Nintendo Wii, tackles on a whole new way to play DDR for gamers everywhere. The gameplay is a bit different for die hard fans this time, but leaves a lot of confusion for newcomers to DDR. The gameplay is a bit more challenging for gamers, as you not just use your feet to step onto the pad to score points, you also now have to use the Wii remote and the nunchuck controller to move your body as well. It makes the gameplay a bit harder for new fans to swallow. The graphics though fare well, just like it did before but the gameplay is a bit tougher. Although there is a bit more interesting catalog of songs to play around, from guilty pleasures like Coldplay's melodic Clocks, to Ace Of Base's The Sign, it just feels like die hard fans might be playing the same old game as they did before. The game also comes with a wireless dance pad for the Wii, which the control doesn't work as well as the version from the Nintendo Gamecube. You can however, use the dance pad from DDR: Mario Mix to play this game instead, which works a bit better, but at $70, you just don't get enough bang for the buck for DDR.

All in all, Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party is a fair game, but it leaves a lot more to be desired to new fans alike. For those who're anxious for a music game, I really recommend you await for Guitar Hero III to hit the stores instead. It is good for die hard fans, but anyone who is new to the game might feel a bit pooped to boogie down to.

Graphics: B

Sound: B

Control Pad: C

Fun & enjoyment: C 1/2+ for solo players; B- for multiplayers

Control: C

Overall: C 1/2+

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