DanceDanceRevolution
SCORE: 78
DanceDanceRevolution is back and this time on the Playstation 3.
Family Friendly Gaming was given a reviewable copy of the PS3 version
complete with dance pad. The PS3 version includes compatibility with the
Move. In fact this home console game can use the camera and put all
kinds of neat visual effects on you while you are dancing. This is a
very impressive feature. To me at least. Others were not as impressed.
If you do not have Move, then you can still play DanceDanceRevolution.
It just means you get the default background with dancers, and some
dance motions that may or may not offend. The special effects in
DanceDanceRevolution are fantastic. I loved to see how often and how
much changed while I was playing DanceDanceRevolution. Colors, effects,
and more shift during a song. Speaking of the music, this makes a nice
transition into the next section.
The track list in DanceDanceRevolution is one of the tamest I have seen
in a very long time. There are lyrical issues as well as some bad
attitudes in certain songs. With all of that said there were few songs
in DanceDanceRevolution that I recognized, and fewer that I actually
liked. Now musical taste differs between people. There are some thumping
club songs in this game, but few are songs I want to listen to very
often. The cool thing about DanceDanceRevolution is (on the PS3 version
at least) we can download additional tracks. That does cost money
though.
DanceDance fans will be very pleased with how many modes there are in
DanceDanceRevolution. With the three difficulty settings, and how the
game grades the dancers, means this game can keep us active for weeks to
come. Four family members can enjoy this game at the same time, provided
your family has enough dance pads. The PS3 controller can be used to
play DanceDanceRevolution, but that negates the exercise benefit.
Most players will go right into free mode, and then later discover club
mode. The most interesting thing about DanceDanceRevolution is the
ability to record your dance session and share it. Yes your friends can
laugh at how silly you looked while dancing to DanceDanceRevolution. The
one gripe I have about DanceDanceRevolution is it can be difficult to
pause this game. I had to hit the PS button on a controller to pause
when the phone was ringing. When I came back I accidentally quit the
game and had to start over though.
Hand eye coordination are one of the lessons from DanceDanceRevolution.
As well as feet eye coordination. I like how DanceDanceRevolution gets
us up and has us move around. I feel bad for this franchise since there
are so many more realistic dancing games now. The dance pad needs to be
retired in my opinion and Konami should adopt some different technology.
Moving around my arms with the Move controller was nice, but did not
capture dancing like the Just Dance games have.
- Sam
Graphics: 70%
Sound: 74%
Replay/Extras: 83%
Gameplay: 86%
Family Friendly Factor: 75%
System: Playstation 3
Publisher: Konami
Rating: 'E10+' for Everyone 10+
{Mild Lyrics, Suggestive Themes}
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