Post by: WindyMan on February 02, 2007, 12:33:37 PM
KONAMI ANNOUNCES DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION HOTTEST PARTY FOR WII™
The World-Famous Dance Party Gets Even Hotter on Nintendo's New Generation Console with Physically Engaging Wii Remote™ Functionality and New Modes of Play
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. February 2, 2007 Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party™ exclusively for the Wii™. Seamlessly integrating the timeless gameplay of the Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) series with the unmatched interactivity of the Wii Remote, DDR Hottest Party provides the most dynamic dance action to date with several new modes of play, an all-new selection of hit songs and support for simultaneous four-player dancing.
Combining the traditional mat-based gameplay of the Dance Dance Revolution series with the motion sensing Wii Remote, DDR Hottest Party lets players move their whole body as they dance for a physical and immersive gameplay experience. While matching the directional arrows with their feet on the dance mat, players will also make specific movements with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk™, adding even more complexity to each song as they dance alone or with up to three other players across a variety of new game modes, including fun new mini-games.
Taking advantage of the motion-based gameplay opportunities provided by the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party features several new modes of play that test players' dancing skills, coordination, endurance and teamwork. In the new Friendly Synch multiplayer mode, each player must step on the correct arrow or make the right Wii Remote movement in unison for it to count. The game also includes an updated Battle Mode and a new Support Mode in which players can dance cooperatively. Fan favorite modes such as Free Play and Workout Mode will return with new twists that utilize the Wii Remote for an entirely new dancing experience. Continuing the series' tradition of standout hit dance music, Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party will feature a new and exclusive soundtrack packed with chart-topping songs from the last four decades across a variety of genres.
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party will launch for the Wii in 2007. For more information, please visit www.konami.com.
Post by: darknight06 on February 02, 2007, 02:09:31 PM
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Post by: Shift Key on February 02, 2007, 05:31:59 PM
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that test players' dancing skills, coordination
Well there's one game that I suck at.
Post by: Djunknown on February 02, 2007, 05:33:11 PM
This would be the part where'd I say let's see what happens at e3, then I realize its about 5 months away
Guess I'll forget about it until we get more info...
Post by: WuTangTurtle on February 02, 2007, 06:00:49 PM
Seriously though a lot of new support coming around lets hope it keeps coming.
Post by: NuclearSpeed on February 02, 2007, 08:18:30 PM
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Post by: Smash_Brother on February 03, 2007, 04:11:05 AM
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an all-new selection of hit songs
If they make good on that promise, than this will be the DDR to own, for sure.
The biggest issue with buying DDR games is that Konami has a terrible tendency to recycle 50 songs from previous DDR games and add about 7-10 new songs and call it a new game. Even more contemptible is asking players to pay for new songs online which they can typically already get from other DDR games.
This is the primary reason my friends and I opted for Stepmania: even with the $600 for two pads, it's cheaper than paying $50-60 a pop for DDR games which won't have much in the way of new songs.
But with a new library and four player modes, this becomes AWFULLY tempting...
Post by: Tansunn on February 03, 2007, 04:45:05 AM
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on February 03, 2007, 08:31:17 AM
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Originally posted by: Tansunn
It would be so awesome if this game made use of SD cards, allowing players to make their own custom dance steps, maybe even use their own MP3s, and then upload their custom songs/steps to the internet for everyone to try.
I personally do not want to see that feature because dance factory on the PS2 was a disaster, after the game loaded you put a CD in with your songs then it automatically generates steps for the song "as accurately as possible" but the problem was that the step generator Codemasters put in was so broken that the dance steps the game generated was so out of sync it wasn't funny.
Post by: Viewtiful mario on February 03, 2007, 10:38:46 AM
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Originally posted by: Tansunn
It would be so awesome if this game made use of SD cards, allowing players to make their own custom dance steps, maybe even use their own MP3s, and then upload their custom songs/steps to the internet for everyone to try.
I personally do not want to see that feature because dance factory on the PS2 was a disaster, after the game loaded you put a CD in with your songs then it automatically generates steps for the song "as accurately as possible" but the problem was that the step generator Codemasters put in was so broken that the dance steps the game generated was so out of sync it wasn't funny.
that was dance factory, this is ddr. Im shure if they did it it'll turn out better than that ddr ripoff. Thats like being afraid of nintendo straying too far from the traditional Zelda formula and making it suck only because the zelda CD-I games were bad.
Post by: Smoke39 on February 03, 2007, 11:25:00 AM
Post by: Kairon on February 03, 2007, 12:02:14 PM
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Post by: Smash_Brother on February 03, 2007, 12:13:49 PM
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You should be able to "dance off", improvising new steps on the spot, then challenging other players to follow those steps immediately after you perform them!
I had that idea, but then I realized that people would "step spaz" and make the most impossible steps for the other player to attempt.
Also, this should be "MiiDR" which will use Miis instead of the typical dancers.
