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Dance Dance Revolution UNIVERSE
DDR Universe was the first DDR game made for the 7th generation of consoles and is an Xbox 360 exclusive. The European version known as 'Dancing Stage Universe' launched with 12 extra songs while omitting a few found in the U.S version.
Overview
DDR Universe is the first DDR game made for HD-capable machines and is an Xbox 360 exclusive. Gameplay remains largely unchanged using the Dance Mat (Object) though the game can be played using the 360 controller. The game features a variety of familiar modes improved for the new generation.
Gameplay
The basics of the gameplay established by previous games in the series remains unchanged. Using the Dance Mat players must step in the appropriate direction which is dictated by the arrows that appear on the screen. These actions range from simple directional manoeuvres to and intense acrobatics. Using the Xbox 360 controller, the D pad and face buttons (X, Y, B, A) serve the same directional purpose. The game demands the use of both the D pad and the face buttons since pressing down on the D pad cancels out the ability to press up, hence the Y button emulates this function.
Groove Radar
Players can rely on a graphical representation to indicate just how demanding a song will be and in what way, based on the difficulty level that they choose.
- Stream: Indicates the amount of steps
- Voltage: Indicates the density of steps
- Air: Indicates the amount of double steps and jumps
- Freeze: Indicates the intensity of freeze arrows (continuous notes)
- Chaos: Indicates the intensity of off-beat notes
Modes
Game Mode
In game mode you can play the default set of songs to try and earn the highest "AAA" grade.
Party Mode
Contains a subset of minigames for up to 4 players
- Power: An endurance game that contains 5 special song mixes from previous games.
- Speed: Players must clear all arrows as fast as possible
- Attack: Each direction is tied to a power up. Succesful hits fill up the meter. The power ups are automatically used against the opponent.
- Bomb: Make a combo before the bomb blows and pass it to the other player.
- Sync: Players must keep each other's steps synchronized to succeed.
- Triple: Play using three dance mats at once, or with two other players
- Quad: Same principal, only with 4 dance mats or players.
- Point: Starting with 16 points the player with the least accuracy per step, loses a point.
- Score: Player with the highest score at the end of the song, wins.
- Relay: Players take turns on a song.
Quest Mode
In quest mode you travel across a map of the United States in order to battle against other dancers and eventually become the champion of all competitions. The overhead view is similar to that of a board game and the player must pay a small amount of money each time he advances. Hiring back up dancers will speed up the process when building your fever meter in a crowd pleasing event. The game will present the player with specific challenges like upholding a combo or only hitting freeze arrows. In battle, players can pick their song of choice which gives them an advantage. Playing in Quest Mode is the only way to unlock new songs.
Challenge Mode
As the title suggests this mode is the most challenging one in the game. It features a variety of minigames spread across 10 increasing difficulties in which the songs are pre-determined. The difficulties are:
- Simple
- Moderate
- Ordinary
- Superior
- Marvelous
- Genuine
- Paramount
- Eorbitant
- Catastrophic
- Apocalyptic
Additional Modes
Other modes include: Xbox Live, Training, Edit Mode, Workout Mode, Jukebox, A list of Records and a simplified version of the game called Basic Edition.
Visual Style
The game makes use of flashy patterns and vivid colors superimposed over anime style characters performing dance routines. A minority of the songs feature their original music video.
Soundtrack
| Song Title | Artist | U.S. | EUROPE | TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-bit (Concept) | Drew Campbell (Person) | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Acceptable In The 80's | Calvin Harris | NO | Yes | Default |
| All Up In My Face | DJ Acucrack | Yes | Yes | Default |
| B4U (B4 ZA BEAT MIX) | NAOKI | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Beyond Here and Now | Neuropa | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Bongo! | Wavefroup Feat. Scotty D | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Brightness Darkness | Sparker | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Cachaca | Mokky De Yah Yah's | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Castlevania (Freestylin' mix) | WaveGroup Feat. Nicky G | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Caught By The Fuzz | Supergrass | NO | Yes | Default |
| Change Channel | Lo-Fi-Fnk | NO | Yes | Default |
| Chelsea Dagger | The Fratellis | NO | Yes | Default |
| Cish Cash | Basement Jaxx | NO | Yes | Default |
| Close Your Eyes (mix) | Daybehavior | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Cosmic Hammer | Jondi & Spesh | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Dancefloor Killer | Richard Kayvan | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Diamond Jealousy | Akira Yamaoka | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Don't Play Nice | Verbalicious | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Drivin' | NAOKI Feat. Paula Terry | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Everytime We Touch (Radio Mix) | Cascada | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Feels Just Like it Should | Jamiroquai | Yes | NO | Default |
| Girls | The Prodigy | NO | Yes | Default |
| GO! | DM Ashura | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Grandolin | Zerofuser | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Guilt is a Useless Emotion (Mac Quayle Mix) | New Order | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Gyruss (Full Tilt Mix) | JT.1UP | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Hate To Say I Told You So | The Hives | NO | Yes | Default |
| Healing Vision (Gridlok Mix) | DE-SIRE | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Heart With A View (Echo Image Mix) | The Echoing Green | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Horsemen of the Invisble | Secret Chiefs 3 | Yes | Yes | Default |
| HOT LIMIT | John Desire | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Hydrasound | Geomancer | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Ignition | Audio Magnetics | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Indian Summer | Canton | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Infinite Prayer | L.E.D. Light Feat. Goro | Yes | Yes | Default |
| INSERTiON | NAOKI Underground | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Kagerow (Dragonfly) | Des-ROW United | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Koibito | Togo Project Feat. Sana | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Less 'Yap-Yap' | Temporary Lovers | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Loops | Jondi & Spesh feat J.Bone | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Lonely At The Top | The Ordinary Boys | NO | Yes | Default |
| Love is On Our Side | Frank Popp Ensemble | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Love Me Do (The Acolyte's Mix) | Akira Yamaoka | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Magic Carpet Ride (Steir's Mix) | Philip Steir Feat. Steppenwolf | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Maximizer | CLI-MAX S. | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Monster | The Automatic | NO | Yes | Default |
| My Only Shining Star | NAOKI Feat. Becky Lucinda | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Nightshade (Diskowarp Easily Amused Mix) | Melody and Mezzo | Yes | Yes | Default |
| PARANOiA Evolution | 200 | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Precious (Sasha's Gargantuan Vocal Mix) | Depeche Mode | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Put Your Faith In Me (Steve Porter Mix) | UZI-LAY | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Race Against Time | Jeff Steinman | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Rain of Sorrow | NM Feat. Ebony Fay | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Rapper's Delight | Sugar Hill Gang | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Return of the Toe Jam | Big Idea | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Rock Steady | All Saints | NO | Yes | Default |
| Roughneck | skylab 2000 | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Run It! | Chris Brown | Yes | NO | Default |
| Saturday Night | Ozomatli | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Senses | J1.1UP | Yes | Yes | Default |
| September '99 | Earth, Wind, Fire Vs. Phats & Small | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Sky High | DJ Miko | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Slam | Pendulum | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Slow (Chemical Brothers Remix) | Kylie Minogue | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Someboy To Love | Boogie Pimps | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Something Wonderful | L.E.D. | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Stop Violence! | Togo | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Summer Fantasy | Alien Six | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Superfreak | Beatfreakz | NO | Yes | Default |
| Test Room | Plus Tech Squeeze Box | Yes | Yes | Default |
| The Creeps | Camille Jones Feat. Fedde Le Grand | NO | Yes | Default |
| The Hop | OR-IF-IS | Yes | Yes | Default |
| There's A Rhythm | Dig Bear | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Think Ya Better D | sAmi | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Tir Na N'og | World Sequence | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Treble, Bass and Attitude | The Acolyte | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Tsugara (OR-IF-IS Mix) | RevenG vs DE-SIRE | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Twist | Goldfrapp | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Vanity Angel | FIXX | Yes | Yes | Default |
| We Are Connected (Overdrive Mix) | Jondi & Spesh | Yes | Yes | Default |
| What Have Her | Chris Fortier | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Wraith | Monolithic | Yes | Yes | Default |
| WWW.BLONDE.GIRL (MONO MIX) | Jenny Rom | Yes | Yes | Default |
| Xenon | Mr. T | Yes | Yes | Unlockable |
| Youngmen Blues | Round Table | Yes | Yes | Default |
Downloadable Content
The following songs are available for purchase on the Xbox Live Marketplace separately for 80 Microsoft Points ($0.99) each, or as part of the two Mega Packs for 800 Microsoft Points ($9.99) each.
These songs are not available in some European countries.
Mega Pack 1
| Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| AM-3P | KTz |
| Audiophilosophy | Neverakka |
| Beside You | Intuition |
| Broken My Heart (Cusimo & Co. Starlite Remix) | NAOKI feat. Paula Terry |
| CANDY* | Luv UNLIMITED |
| Ectasy | d-complex |
| Kiss Me All Night Long | NAOKI J-STYLE feat. MIU |
| Me and My Friends | The Dandy Warhols |
| On the Jazz (Smooth House Mix) | Jonny Dynamite! |
| White Hot | R.A.S.T. |
Mega Pack 2
| Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Battle Breaks | DJ TAKAWO |
| Catch It! | TOTAL SCIENCE |
| Dynamite Rave | NAOKI |
| Gradiusic Cyber | TAKA |
| Himawari | Riyu from BeForU |
| Jelly Kiss | Togo Project feat. Sana |
| Moment 40 | Moshic |
| Love This Feelin' (ZONK Remix) | Akira Yamaoka |
| Put Your Faith in Me (Saturday Night Mix) | UZI-LAY |
| Toe Jam | Big Idea |
Xbox 360 Game Installation
Dance Dance Revolution Universe requires 3.4GB of space to install on an Xbox 360 HDD.
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- Name
- Dance Dance Revolution UNIVERSE
- Release Date
- February 27, 2007
- Platform
- Xbox 360 (Platform)
- Developer
- Publisher
- Genre
- Music/Rhythm (Genre)
- Franchise
- Bemani (Franchise), Dance Dance Revolution (Franchise)
- Aliases
- Dancing Stage UNIVERSE