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Excellent music selection

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 33 / 33
Date: November 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Of all the X-box Ultramix games, I thought this had the best selection of music.

The songs can be put into 3 groups:
First: licensed songs sung by their original artists, notably with 80s music. Devo's "Whip it" with the original video, B-52s "Rock Lobster" to name a few. There were about 12 songs in this group before I unlocked anything. All these are 6-7 feet on the hard setting, so you can tell Konami had the "30-something" group in mind with this portion of the selection.
Second: typical DDR trance(Butterfly, Breakdown, and other recycled songs)
Third: hard (industrial rock and gothic)

There is a smattering of other stuff (Jazz and funk) with a noticable absence of slower ballads, which I don't miss.

A few other things I like about this version compared to earlier ones: 1. The arrow patterns are getting a bit more creative. 2. When you first play, there's already a decent mix of 9 and 10 foot songs before unlocking more. That was my biggest complaint about DDR Extreme 2 - not enough super difficult songs at the opening.

There is one annoying thing about Ultramix 3: everytime the game starts up, you get about a 30 second pause while it loads songs you downloaded from X-box live. The other versions didn't have this.

Overall, it is a great experience, which makes it the best Xbox DDR out. If you have a PS2, you should take a look at "In the Groove", which is the best for that platform.

Great songs and very little overlap with the PS2 songs

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 33 / 33
Date: February 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I own all the DDR titles that I know of for the PS2 (Flow-Urban Dance Uprising, DDR Max 1 and 2, DDR Extreme 1 and 2, Into the Groove, Pump it Up), so I was afraid that buying a DDR title for the Xbox would have a lot of overlap in the songs offered for the PS2, but there are tons of wonderful new songs to play, and a wider range of styles. This was well worth the money.

I love how many songs have videos, and I love the quirky song choices and the range of genres. There is Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might be Giants, Rock Lobster by the B-52's (with a video), Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious (awesome, it speeds up as the song goes so by the end you are really skipping!), Sakura (the speed changes in this one really keep me challanged), Hey Mama by the Black Eyed Peas, and Nari Narien which is fun Indian-inspired techno. The difficulties are similar to DDR Max and Extreme titles - I usually play standard to heavy and I feel like there is a lot of room to grow into this game.

My RedOctane Ignition pad with the included XBox connector works great with this game. The load times are reasonably fast, too.

This is a great addition to a full DDR library of titles.

The (mostly complete) songlist:

I Am Gothic (2003 Remix) - Spray
Raise Your Hands - Midihead
Conflict (Turmoil mix) - The Azoic
Bassile - OR-IF-IS
Hash the Sun - Chatanix
Moment 40 - Moshic
Balalaika, Carried With The Wind (Jondi & Spesh mix) - Julie Ann Frost
BYE BYE BABY BALLOON - JOGA
Come With Me - Raindancer
Together & Forever - Captain Jack
BUTTERFLY - Smile.dk
e-motion - e.o.s.
Jelly Kiss (Midihead's Smak Remix) - Sana
Akumajo Dracula Medley - Kukeiha Club
CANDY(star) - Luv unlimited
BRE∀KDOWN - Be For U
Destiny Lovers - Kunitake Miyuki
Firefly - Be For U
KISS ME ALL NIGHT LONG - NAOKI J-STYLE feat. MIU
SAKURA - RevenG
Miracle Moon ~L.E.D. LIGHT STYLE MIX~ - Togo Project feat. Sana
Alphabet Aerobics - Blackalicious
Bag - RevenG
Bath of Least Resistance - NOFX
Body Rock (Olav Basoski's Da Hot Funk Da Freak Funk Remix) - Moby
CARNIVAL DAY - Paula Terry & Fu Fu's
Come With Me - Yahel & Tammy
Crazy In Love - wg feat. Indra J
Daikenkai - Des-ROW 限UNION
Delta 32(UFO! Remix) - True Force
Hateful - The Clash
Hey Mama - Black Eyed Peas
Hot On the Phone - Boyjazz
I Just Wanna Live - Good Charlotte
Imperfection (Tycho Brahe mix) - Real Life
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants
Mi Alma - Ozomatli
Midnight Frankenstein - Stay Gold Pony Boy
Nari Narien (Jay Dabhi remix) - Jay Dabhi vs. Hisham Abbas
Play That Funky Music - wg feat. Tony L.
pot-pourri d'orange - Orange Lounge
Rock Lobster - B-52's
Rock-a-billy Willy - Big Idea
So Many Times - Gadjo
Stakeout (Ultra:mix) - Freezepop
Sunflower Girl - SHORTCUTS
Superstylin' - Groove Armada
The Cat In The Moon - 901(Clay)
The Cult of Gnosyllis - Orange Koresh
The Imperial Carnival - kumiko
The Spirit of Hawk - chuji
Virtual Insanity - wg feat. Austin Willacy
Walk This Way - Run D.M.C.
What I'd Say - Ray Charles
Where's Your Head At - Basement Jaxx
Whip It - Devo
Why (Club Mix) - Nevarakka
Drivin' - NAOKI feat. Paula Terry
Brilliant R*E*D - NAOKI feat. Tahirih Walker
Love This Feelin' (ZONK REMIX) - Akira Yamaoka
Jelly Kiss (Midihead's SMAK mix) - Togo Project feat. Sana
Colors (Midihead's Sapphire mix) - dj TAKA
Danca de Yuka - Big Idea
Insaner - Jondi & Spesh
rainbow flyer - dj TAKA

Burns so many calories and is so addictive.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: January 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I originally wrote a nasty review about this verison of the game because I was and still am such a fan of ddr extreme 2 but this one is really starting to do it for me...both my kids absolutely love it (2 yrs and 6 yrs) and I am loosing weight because some of these songs I love doing so I end up doing it everyday...faithfully!

The only downfall is the fact that there are more Japanese songs than anything and I think that is why I was originally turned off by it. It did take a little getting used too, but there are many songs that have an addictive dancable beat that I definitely don't regret buying this game.

Fun Family Game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: August 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It's very good exercise for those who want to lose weight. I lost 5 pounds within a few days and I'm a 320 pound guy. It's really alot of fun and you people who haven't played, should try it or buy. It's well worth your money.

I LOVE DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: January 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Upon recieving DDR Ultramix 3 for the holidays as a gift, I was nothing short of thrilled! It had all the songs I could have hoped for; there was a large selection and all were fun and very upbeat. Plus, Ultramix 3 has many options, with up to five different skill levels (beginner, light, standard, heavy, and oni), a freestyle mode (which allows you to dance crazily and have a blast), and XBOX live. I really enjoyed DDR Ultramix 3. The game was fun and anyone--you, your friends, or your family--can take part in "dancing" to the amazing songs.

A game with arrows and dancing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 15
Date: February 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When you play DDR U3, we use dance mats. The game is songs in the world on a game and you get to dance on them! The thing you use to dance with is the dancepad. I'm sure dance fans need a game like this!

Best Dancing Game Yet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I own several of the DDR games and this is by far my favorite! The songs on this version are much better than the original two. It includes many more recognizable songs including ones by the "Black Eyed Peas", "Ray Charles" (my personal favorite) and "Moby". I also enjoy the new features on this game. There is a freestyle section where you dance along to the song however you want to and it scores based on creativity and talent. This is a fun feature to use when you want to test who in a group is the better natural dancer :-) Another great thing about this game is the ability for one person to dance with four dance mats! You obviously have to have 4 mats, but it is so much fun it's worth it! This game is so addictive that you'll play it for hours without even realizing it. Our family uses it for excercise, it's definately more than a treadmill and has a workout tracker so you know how many calories you are burning! If you are looking for a dancing game I definately recommend DDR 3, it's great!

Fantastic family fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for Christmas for my daughters and haven't stopped playing it since! We are all new to DDR, so we found even the beginning and "light" songs to be plenty challenging. There is a fun mix of songs that is bound to appeal to a wide range of audiences. I especially find the 80's pop music lots of fun to dance to, but the techno and Japanese songs are fun too. This is a great way to encourage family togetherness, and it gives you a great way to work out too. I use work out mode to keep track of calories burnt. I don't know how accurate it is, but I do know I have been able to keep off the holiday pounds from dancing away the hours on DDR. Can't wait to get some of the other Ultramix titles.

P.S. You might want to invest in a good pad, not the kind that comes with the bundle. A good pad will cost more, but is more accurate and will last longer.

Gotta get it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. My whole family loves it and it is a great form of excercise for all ages. Even though there are not too many well known songs it doesn't hinder the fun of it at all. All the songs are up-beat and my kids want to play it daily - which is better than just watching t.v. all day, right? You gotta get this game!

Wow! Great game for teens - and their parents!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is really a fun game - great exercise and fun. It's actually something parents can do with their teens (particularly since us old people can play on light while they play on heavy and we both have fun). Use this for family time and everyone will have fun without having to actually talk about your feelings.

You really need decent pads though like Red Octane or a metal pad (although you have to wear shoes then). We broke quite a few cheaper pads.

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