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Go to your local arcade and the game with the crowd around it will be Dance Dance Revolution. The arcade game, which was wildly popular in Japan first and is now becoming so in the U.S., is up to its 8th version in the arcades, and even more than that on Japanese consoles. Meanwhile, this is only the fourth DDR game released in the U.S.

Fortunately, it's the best so far. There are quite a few songs NOT taken from the DDR arcade games that most people will recognize, such as Days Go By from the Mitsubishi commercials, Heaven, Get Down Tonight, etc. Some may be disappointed that the difficulty of these new songs is not great, even on the hardest levels. But they're fun and sound great, and one of them (A Little Bit of Ecstacy) has a tricky tempo change.

There are a lot of old favorites here that arcade players will recognize: Burning Heat (remake of a song from an old Nintendo version of Gradius), Maxx Unlimited (one of the hardest songs ever), Kakumei (based on the classical Chopin piece "Revolutionary Etude"), Let's Groove, Twilight Zone (the jock-jam anthem), So Deep (so hard), and a couple of Captain Jack songs.

New to this mix is the Nonstop Mode, which lets you play predetermined or random sets of songs with no pauses in between. Also new is actual videos behind the arrows in several songs, and the dancing characters and Endless Mode (dance 'til you lose) are back from previous mixes.

Some have complained about songs repeated from other U.S. versions. Yes, it's annoying. I'm dealing with it. Hopefully next time, we'll get all new songs.

If you want to take this game seriously, I recommend you research and buy a metal dance pad from eBay or Red Octane. Soft pads (available at stores) will work for the less, er, intense players.

One more note, I have been using this game as my workout regime for the last year. Benefits I've noticed so far have included increased stamina and lung capacity and stronger calf muscles. I've played almost every day since August 2002 and I'm not even close to tired or bored of it. In fact I own only three games for my PlayStation 2: this, another DDR game, and a third game I've played only once.

Unlimited replay value, fitness benefits and great fun: you can't lose. Buy it now.

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I'm 34, overweight, and easily bored with exercise programs. I just hooked up DDR Max 2 and the dance mat that came with it, and so far, I love it! It's *quite* a workout, even on the beginner level (beginner means less intricate steps, *not* less intense workout).

There's a workout mode, too, which you can set so that you're playing the game (hitting the right symbols at the right time) but the game doesn't end if you screw up too much. That's cool too.

If I had young kids, I think I'd love this game as a tool for using up some of their energy. :-)

If you buy this game, get the dance mat. (Toys R Us sells the mat and the game packaged together.) Using the hand-held controller for this game would be utterly lame.

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Let's get something clear here. I am a total novice where it comes to DDR. I wanted to find a version of DDR that would let me grow from total newbie to super grand boogie master.

If you are like me, and you're a little intimidated by DDR but you really want to play, listen to me. I've looked around, and I can help you.

The version you want to start on is DDRMax2.

Most, if not all, other versions of DDR have three levels of Difficulty. (Light, Medium, Hard) And Light mode isn't really much for beginners.

DDRMax2 has those three settings, but it also has a Beginner mode. The steps Beginner mode are sufficiently simplistic enough that you can just jump into most of the songs right off. You might feel a bit foolish at times, playing in beginner mode, because of the shear amount of time between steps in some of the songs. But it's a good confidence builder and gets you used to watching the arrows fly up and to using your dance pad.

Beginner mode also shows you a kid standing on a dance pad, doing the steps with you. So you if you're unsure about what to do with your feet, there's an example right there.

The best part of this is that, two players can each select their own difficulty. (And many, but not all, of the songs have step sets for different difficulty settings.) So somebody who's very advanced, and somebody who's very inexperienced, can play together without to much hassle.

Going back to the issue of learning how to use your feet, DDRMax2 is also unique, as far as I can tell, in having a "Learning" mode. Now all versions of DDR have a "Training" mode, but that's really more like practice. (That is, you can play the different songs over and over again without being graded. But there's no actual instruction.)

Learning mode actually gives you advice and instruction about what to do with our feet. And as it does this, teaches you a few of the songs in "Light" difficulty.

Most of the hard core DDR fans I know prefer the Japanese version of Max2, or just about any other version of DDR. It's not that they don't like Max2, it's just that they seem to think that the song lists are better in other versions. This is a minor gripe at best and has yet to cause any of my DDR playing friends to not want to play at all. Usually, them mention this fact, and then they get on the pad. :)

I hope you find this helpful. See you on the dance floor.

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Not nearly as good as the Japanese mixes but DDRMAX2 has something that is acutally an American release exclusive, real music videos. Granted not all songs have the music videos just

Days go by, Dream a dream, In the navey, Take me away,The whistle song but I've always wanted to see a Captain Jack music video so thank you DDRMAX2! Well one of my biggest let downs with DDRMAX2 was how many repeats they had from MAX1 but you can be the judge if there are too many song overlaps

A Little Bit of Ecstasy

AFRONOVA

AM-3P

AM-3P (AM EAST mix)

Bad Routine

BREÍK DOWN!

Burning Heat! (3 Option Mix)

Busy Child

CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE

CELEBRATE NITE

CELEBRATE NITE (EURO TRANCE STYLE)

CONGA FEELING

D2R

Days Go By

DESTINY

DIVE (more deep & deeper style)

Do It Right

Do It Right (80's Electro Mix)

Don't Stop! -AMD 2nd MIX-

DREAM A DREAM

DRIFTING AWAY

END OF THE CENTURY

feeling of love

Forever Sunshine

Get Down Tonight

GHOSTS (Vincent De Moor Original Mix)

Groove

Heaven

HYSTERIA

Hysteria 2001

i feel...

I Need You

I Was The One

IN THE NAVY '99 (XXL Disaster Remix)

Jam & Marmalade

Kakumei

Keep On Liftin'

Kind Lady

Kind Lady (interlude)

LET'S GROOVE

LONG TRAIN RUNNIN'

Love at First Sight

LOVIN' YOU (ROB SEARLE CLUB MIX)

MAXX UNLIMITED

more deep (ver 2.1)

PARANOiA (KCET CLEAN MIX)

PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME

Radical Faith

rain of sorrow

Secret Rendez-vous

Silent Hill

SILENT HILL (3rd christmas mix)

SO DEEP (PERFECT SPHERE REMIX)

SP-TRIP MACHINE (JUNGLE MIX)

Spin the Disc

STILL IN MY HEART

SUPER STAR

SUPER STAR (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX)

Take Me Away (Into the Night) (radio vocal)

The Shining Polaris

THE WHISTLE SONG (Blow My Whistle Bitch)

think ya better D

Tomorrow Perfume

Try 2 Luv. U

TSUGARU

TWILIGHT ZONE (R-C Extended Club MIX)

VANITY ANGEL

Will I?

Xenon

DDR is becoming increasingly popular so pick up max2 a good dance pad (if i may make a reconmendation stick with name brand stuff and if possible a hard or metal pad I've broken 2 normal ones) and practice hard because being a DDR freak is no longer that bad^^

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Crystal Method, KC & The Sunshine Band, and Kylie Minogue will be among the artists providing tracks for the next Dance Dance Revolution game.

Konami of America has released a partial song list for DDRMAX 2, the latest game in the Dance Dance Revolution rhythm game series for the PlayStation 2. The game will include 65 songs, including tracks from artists such as The Crystal Method, KC & The Sunshine Band, Kylie Minogue, and Dirty Vegas.

Song Artist

A Little Bit of Ecstasy Jocelyn Enriquez

AM-3P KTz

Break Down! Be for U

Busy Child The Crystal Method

Celebrate Nite N.M.R

Conga Feeling Vivian

D2R Naoki

Days Go By Dirty Vegas

Destiny Naoki feat. Paula Terry

Do It Right SOTA feat. Ebony Fay

Dream a Dream Captain Jack

Drifting Away Lange feat. Skye

Get Down Tonight K.C. & The Sunshine Band

Ghosts (Vincent De Moor Remix) Tenth Planet

Groove Sho-T feat. Brenda

Heaven DJ Sammy & Yanou featuring DO

Hysteria Naoki 190

I Feel... Akira Yamaoka

I Was the One good-cool

In the Navy '99 (XXL Disaster Remix) Captain Jack

Jam & Marmalade Final Offset

Keep on Liftin' DJ Nagureo

Kind Lady Okuyatos

Let's Groove Tips & Tricks Vs Wisdome

Long Train Runnin' Bus Stop

Love at First Sight Kylie Minogue

Lovin' You (Rob Searle Club Mix) Vinyl Baby

Rain of Sorrow NM feat. Ebony Fay

Secret Rendezvous Divas

Silent Hill Thomas Howard

So Deep (Perfect Sphere Remix) Silvertear

Spin the disc good-cool

Still in My Heart Naoki

Super Star DJ Rich feat. Tail Bros.

Take Me Away (Into the Night) (radio vocal) 4 Strings

The Shining Polaris L.E.D. feat. Sana

The Whistle Song (Blow My Whistle Baby) DJ Aligator Project

Tsugaru RevenG vs De-Sire

Twilight Zone (R-C Extended Club MIX) 2 Unlimited

Will I? Ian Van Dahl

"Dance Dance Revolution has always been known for its revolutionary gameplay and pulsating music. Now, DDRMAX2 brings the revolution to the masses by raising the bar in both areas," said Jason Enos, product manager at Konami of America. "The exciting catalog of music, videos, and difficulty settings in DDRMAX2 offers something for everyone and is a testament to the ever-growing popularity of the series."

DDRMAX 2 is currently scheduled for release on September 23.

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