DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution

"DDRMAX2's definition: Fun Fun Fun!"

They should have called it FFRMAX2: Fun Fun Revolution! I played the original DDRMAX, and it was good. I knew some songs from arcade, others from radio, etc. That game gets an easy 8. But this game is phenomenal! Better CG effects, real life videos are a little grainy, but still good, excellent songs, and the list goes on and on and on.

Graphics: 10/10 This game looks so much better than the original DDRMAX. I mean, the graphics are beautiful. The cel shaded videos are a whole lot better, and the real life videos are great, and well, need I say anymore?

Sound: N/A This game has absolutely no sound effects, unless you count changing songs, modes, and you stomping on the pad as sound effects, then you can give it a score yourself.

Music: 10/10 This is the main theme of the game, so it has to get a good score. They picked some really cool songs to go in. But my personal favorite is ''Get Down Tonight''. Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight, get down toniyiight. Erm... sorry, but the songs are really really good. I give the music a definite...*gets six people* ...as I was saying, a definite fourteen thumbs up.

Story: N/A You dance. What a great story that a two year old could memorize. Although, you can make your own story. That's what I do to games. Especially most sports games. You could be a scruffy kid in an arcade with really good reflexes and you start out in an arcade, then a movies arcade, then a mall arcade. You would beat all the other kids and you get noticed. Then, you go to the big times as a professional dancer. There's an example. Or, you could be a retired star who wants a little fame so you work your way up. So, make your own story to get the full enjoyment out of the game.

Control: 9/10 You'll hit the wrong arrow a lot. You'll hit the right arrow a lot. In beginner mode, you can do most dance moves with one foot. But the controls are pretty responsive, so controls are cool.

Gameplay: 10/10 Here's where it all matters. The modes they have are beginner (an easy mode where anyone except my dad can master), light (harder, but the easiest hard mode in the game), intermediate (imagine light mode. five times harder!), heavy (imagine beginner mode 40,000 times harder), and finally nonstop (imagine playing 10 songs. with no breaks to recharge with soda.) You hit the arrows on the pad. Simple enough. There is also lesson mode, to get ready for light mode. Then there is workout mode. That is self-explanatory.

Replayability: 10/10 There are enough extra songs to keep you hooked, and you get a little history.

Buy or rent: Three words. BUY OR DIE! Just kidding. But you should seriously buy. It's worth it.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 11/16/03