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Playstation | Family | Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix | Review

There is no Boxart for - Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix
Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix 12 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 3.0
  • SOUND: 4.0
  • CONTROL: 3.5
  • FUN FACTOR 4.0
  • AVG USER SCORE 3.4
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 3.6

Review: Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix

Review by MISSSPELL | 09/18/2001 | 13:42:54 PM PST

Donald Duck and crew shake their tail feathers in Konami?s latest DDR remix.

Konami?s limited U.S. release of Dance Dance Revolution backfired, leaving many fans desperate to get their paws on the funky, fun title. Disney Mix gives gamers another chance to snap it up, this time with a kid-friendly flair.

Who?s the Leader of the Club Remix?
DDR?s gameplay is simple in theory: Four onscreen arrows correlate with four arrows on the dance-pad controller (an optional extra?you can also use a regular controller, but the dance pad adds a lot). Moving your feet to the beat is easy at first, but as the complexity increases, you?re soon scrambling to keep up.

This new incarnation updates your grade while you dance, so you aren?t surprised by your accuracy rating at the end. It also adds Dance Magic, a combat mode for two players; when you do well, attacks are automatically thrown at your opponent that speed up or slow down their arrows. This addition should make competitive dancers happy, but will frustrate players who are just in it for the fun.

Disney Boogie?
Unfortunately, Disney Mix suffers from some visual drawbacks. The background animations are looped and seem stilted?not the kind of smooth flow you expect from a late-generation PlayStation title, let alone one licensed by a famed animation studio. Worse, the backgrounds are distracting, and upcoming directional arrows can be completely lost in the bubbles and confetti.

The Disney music isn?t quite as infectious as the DDR originals, and some people will cringe at ?Chim Chim Cher-ee? and ?It?s a Small World (Ducking Hardcore Mix).? Take heart though?only eight of the 20 tunes are from the House of Mouse.

Even with its small glitches, this game is worth the Disney dollars to rabid DDR fans. If you mastered (or completely missed) the original game and need a new challenge, take this one home.