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Playstation | Fighting | Dance Dance Revolution Konamix | Review

There is no Boxart for - Dance Dance Revolution Konamix
Dance Dance Revolution Konamix 15 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 4.0
  • SOUND: 4.0
  • CONTROL: 4.0
  • FUN FACTOR 4.5
  • AVG USER SCORE 5.0
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 4.3
Winner of the GamePro Editor's Choice Award

Review: Dance Dance Revolution Konamix

Review by Dan Dan Elektro | 04/15/2002 | 15:07:25 PM PST

You?yes, YOU?can finally do that epileptic seizure thing you call ?dancing? in the privacy of your home and spare yourself the public ridicule!

Konami?s back with another serious case of boogie fever with Dance Dance Revolution Konamix. If you missed the first DDR and passed on the Disney version, this upgraded update is the ultimate invitation to put on your dancin? shoes.

Ballroom Blitz
An enhanced port of Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix in Japan, DDR Konamix picks up roughly where the first game left off. The game offers over 50 songs (20 of which are hidden) from earlier DDR games and a few new ones. The genres range from pop to soul to trance to Latin and well beyond. If it?s got a beat and you can dance to it, it?s in here. Players have to try to keep up by dancing (well, okay, stomping) on a special mat controller, matching their moves to the onscreen arrow cues. You can use a standard controller and tap the buttons in time with the music, but what?s the point? This game is all about getting physical, and the mat controllers are well worth the extra expense. Plus, you can hook up two pads for two-player games or for advanced one-player patterns that cover both mats.

Disco Lights
The blinding 3D backgrounds that exist to entertain and distract as you attempt to focus on the arrows are back in force. And while you might not think DDR?s two-dimensional presentation could be spruced up much, Konami has added a bit of pizzazz to the user menus. You?ll see a few more special effects, a bit more animation, and some prettier graphical elements to make the otherwise text-heavy screens more palatable. They?re also easier to navigate than those from the first game.

The songs grow on you, not unlike a rash, until you find yourself humming the tunes as you go about your daily life. However, you can?t stifle a laugh and a double-take when you hear the way-too-peppy announcer comment on your moves with quips like, ?You?ve just become a hero!? and ?I?m ready to support your next effort!? He may sound stupid, but it just wouldn?t be Dance Dance Revolution without him.

Step Up and Get Down
The workout mode returns, counting calories as you move to the beat, but the wonderful new edit mode?which enables you to create your own custom dance moves?will really give DDR fans the ultimate thrill. Get your butt off the couch and your feet on the floor?Dance Dance Revolution Konamix offers unique gameplay with plenty of groove.