Overview
Dance Summit 2001, also known as Dance Summit 2001: Bust A Move, is a rhythm game developed by Metro and published by Enix for the PlayStation 2 (Platform) exclusively in Japan on November 2, 2000.
The third installment of the Bust a Move / Bust a Groove series, Dance Summit 2001 reworks the series by removing the one-on-one versus element and instead has four players dancing as a group. In addition, the game plays more like the Parappa the Rapper (Franchise) series, with all players following a single sequence of commands to the beat (with a special "Free" system that determines which players get their own solo sequence to follow).
Unlike previous games in the series, this one did not receive an overseas release.
Teams
Each team dances in their own specific style. In addition, completing the game unlocks the profile for the team member with the highest score.
Starting Roster
- School Mates (Banbi, Candy, Betty, Olive) - A group of high-school (and junior-high) students who dance with "Cutie Hiphop" style. Their stage, "Queen's HIGH SCHOOL", takes place in a school.
- Data Be Bops (Suzuki, Honda, 3D, G-Pan) - A group of high-school gamers who dance with "Breaking" style. Their stage, "北 2001", takes place in an arcade.
- Cusu-Cusu (Cindy, Sahara, Kei, Me) - A pair of college students dressed in native African garb (along with a pair of cursed dancers they picked up in their trip to Africa) who dance with "African" style. Their stage, "Jungle Rock", takes place in a jungle.
- Flower Dancing Team (Cherry, Marquerite, Saffron, Jasmine) - A group of cross-dressing company employees who dance with "House" style. Their stage, "Hanazono", takes place in a dance studio.
Unlockable Teams
- Galaxy4 (Miranda, Planet, Orion, Apollo) - A group of peace-seeking aliens who dance with "Disco" style. Their stage, "DISCO 21", takes place in a sci-fi disco ring.
- Discos Estrus (Micro, Utan, Dragon, Texas) - A trio of luchadors (and their orangutan mascot) who dance with "Capoeira" style. Their stage, "MUSCLE STADIUM", takes place in a wrestling venue.
- Jumbo Max (Bat, Meat, Jason, Duck) - A group of hooded hooligans who dance with "Gangster Hiphop" style. Their stage, "79 street", takes place in the slums.
- Far East Commander (Imawa, Tomoe, Shogun, Hamamatsu) - A group of time-traveling ninjas from the future who dance with "Jazz" style. Their stage, "IGA-BASE", takes place in a futuristic ninja base.
Songs & Tracklist
The game includes a total of 18 tracks, eight in Normal mode, eight in the unlockable Remix mode, and two bonus Remix tracks that require a cheat code.
Normal
- "Queen's HIGH SCHOOL": CHERRY BOMB
- "北 2001" : Game Sekai
- "Jungle Rock" : Akai Hoshi
- "Hanazono": Watashi no Namaeha Sister "Get"
- "DISCO 21": Funk no Kamisama
- "MUSCLE STADIUM": Ore wa Anata ni Chikadzuite Irudarouka
- "79 street": Custom Move
- "IGA-BASE": Ichijiku
Remix
- "Queen's HIGH SCHOOL": CHERRY BOMB -Step into Tangier Mix-
- "北 2001" : Game Sekai -European Mix-
- "Jungle Rock" : Akai Hoshi -Rubbertime "Taking the pain Mix"-
- "Hanazono": Watashi no Namaeha Sister "Get" - Giidelator Mix-
- "DISCO 21": Funk no Kamisama -Deep Inside Mix-
- "MUSCLE STADIUM": Ore wa Anata ni Chikadzuite Irudarouka -AKAKAGE's The Last of Century-
- "79 street": Custom Move -Dr.SAKU Mix-
- "IGA-BASE": Shin Ichijiku Bancho REMIX
Bonus Track
- "北 2001" : Game Sekai -METRO Mix-
- "Jungle Rock" : Akai Hoshi -New Wave Mix-