Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix

"The Arcade Game At Home!"

Introduction - Awesome Game! Just like the arcade version, except at home. The first DDR for Xbox, and a great one at that. The gameplay is great, sound and graphics are awesome, especially if you have a stereo hookup system! Great for parties, competitions, or just playing while you are bored!

Gameplay - 7/10 - Awesome, best ever, JUST like the arcade version, unless you don't have the dance pad. I'd recommend having the dance pad for the soul reason of those double combos and for the true feel of the game. Other than that, if you love the arcade version's gameplay, you'll love this one! If you own a dance pad for it, you might notice that it is hard to stay in one spot, that is the only flaw of it, at least of not having a metal dance pad.

Graphics/Sound - 6/10 - The graphics are all-right, not too much to notice though, except for the character that dances in the background, and that isn't that much fun to watch, a bit blocky compared to what it could have been, but the arrows and the background animations are amazing. The sound is awesome, which is the main reason why this got a 6 instead of something lower. The songs are great, a few are kind of boring to listen to, but it has some great songs, especially to play over and over again! If you have a stereo to play this on for a party or competition, you’ll realize how great the sound is! The only annoying thing is, is that announcer in the background, if you do bad, that can get on your nerves.

Play Time/Replayability - 10/10 - Not able to tell the play time really, it all depends on your skill! I'd say it'd be around over 100 hours to completely/truly beat the game, but that's just me. It's almost impossible to get bored of, just make sure you have the dance pad. I give it a 10/10 due to the replayability. You can actually grow addicted to it, and find out that you’ve gotten stronger or lost weight, or just have improved a lot.

Final Recommendation - 9/10 - I definitely recommend buying this for someone, or for someone to buy it, just, make sure you either get the bundled version that includes the game and the dance pad, or buy them separately, or else it's not as fun. Great to play though, definitely recommend it! Great gift for people, just make sure they can move their feet quickly!

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 12/28/03