DDR Festival Dance Dance Revolution
| DDR Festival Dance Dance Revolution | |
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 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Series |
Dance Dance Revolution Bemani |
| Engine | DDR Extreme (USA) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Music, Exercise |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
DDR Festival Dance Dance Revolution (DDRフェスティバルダンスダンスレボリューション Dī Dī Ā Fesutibaru Dansu Dansu Reboryūshon), sometimes abbreviated as DDR Festival (DDRフェスティバル Dī Dī Ā Fesutibaru), is a Music video game released on November 18, 2004 by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan for the PlayStation 2. A sister release to the North American Dance Dance Revolution Extreme and Dancing Stage Fusion, DDR Festival Dance Dance Revolution shares the look and feel of those games while featuring a unique soundtrack composed of many songs from the North American Ultramix series (both original music and transplanted music) and from the Japanese Karaoke Revolution series. DDR Festival is the first version of Dance Dance Revolution in Japan to primarily use Japanese for in-game text and menus, all DDR games before it simply used American English.
Gameplay
The gameplay remains the same as previous games in the series. The game uses the same engine as the North American Dance Dance Revolution Extreme, which changes the song wheel design used in music selection and the scoring system, now requiring the player to score a full combo to achieve AA. It also eliminates the Groove Radar and dance play option, making it harder for players who use the dance pad to play, as the corner buttons cannot be disabled from performing the corresponding arrows. Jumps no longer register two combos in-game and the different life and score meter designs allow the background to be displayed full screen (previously, both meters blocked the top and bottom edges, shrinking the background in the process).
Other options still available in DDR Extreme are strangely missing, including the SOLO option (which highlights arrow timing so they can be easily distinguished), and the Challenge difficulty, with the exception of 桜, whose Challenge chart is still playable in the "Adrenaline" Oni course. While previous games necessitate the players to hold the confirmation button after selecting a song to access the option menu, now they simply have to choose the OPTION marquee that replaces the old Challenge difficulty marquee. The background dancers guiding players on how to step in Beginner difficulty is incorporated into the new Beginner Mode; although Beginner is still selectable in the normal mode, choosing it no longer displays the dancers. Additionally, Beginner difficulty is not available for songs from DDR Ultramix. To compensate, the majority of them now feature new, harder Heavy charts.
Party and Mission Modes introduced in DDR Extreme remain intact. However, Mission Mode only features 50 missions, as opposed to 100.
Music
The song list primarily consist of American licenses from Karaoke Revolution and new Konami Original introduced in DDR Extreme (USA) as well as new songs from DDR Ultramix (including downloadable songs). Orange songs represent Japanese licenses, brown represents licenses from DDR Extreme (USA), white represents default Konami Original, purple represents unlockable songs, and red represents "Boss" songs. Songs with padlock require you to unlock it first
| Song | Artist | Note |
|---|---|---|
| "キューティーハニー" (Cutie Honey) |
(アニメ) | from pop'n music アニメロ cover of Cutie Honey theme song |
| "Diamonds" | (J-POP) | from GuitarFreaks 9thMix & DrumMania 8thMix cover of Princess Princess |
| "学園天国" (Gakuen Tengoku) |
(J-POP) | cover of Finger 5 |
| "おどるポンポコリン" (Odoru Pompokolin) |
(アニメ) | cover of B.B.Queens |
| "Believe" | Eddie.J | from Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (NA PS2) from Karaoke Revolution cover of Cher |
| "BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE" | Jerry | from Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (NA PS2) from Karaoke Revolution cover of New Order |
"Kids In America"  |
KIM WILDE | from Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (NA PS2) from the self-titled 1981 album |
| "LADIES' NIGHT" | ∠R | from Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (NA PS2) from Karaoke Revolution cover of Kool and the Gang |
| "Like A Virgin" | tama_happytone | from Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (NA PS2) from Karaoke Revolution cover of Madonna |
| "Superstar" | Jamelia | from Dancing Stage Fusion (PS2) from the album Thank You |
| "WAITING FOR TONIGHT" | P.A.T. | from Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (NA PS2) from Karaoke Revolution cover of Jennifer Lopez |
| ".59" | dj TAKA | from beatmania IIDX 2nd Style |
| "5.1.1." | dj nagureo | from beatmania IIDX |
| "Abyss" | dj TAKA | from beatmania IIDX 5th Style |
| "BROKEN MY HEART" | NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY | from Dance Maniax |
| "CANDY♥" | 小坂りゆ | from DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix |
| "D2R" | NAOKI | from DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix |
| "DIVE" | BeForU | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "Don't Stop! (AMD 2nd MIX)" | Dr. VIBE feat. JP miles | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
| "Electro Tuned (the SubS mix)" | TaQ | from beatmania IIDX 2nd Style |
| "era(nostalmix)" | TaQ | from beatmania IIDX 3rd Style |
| "Firefly" | BeForU | from DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix |
| "Funk Boogie" | Funk Kid feat. KOOL BOYS | from Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (NA PS2) |
| "GRADIUSIC CYBER (AMD G5 MIX)" | BIG-O feat. TAKA | from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix |
| "Holic" | TaQ | from beatmania IIDX 3rd Style |
| "HYSTERIA" | NAOKI 190 | from Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass Mix |
| "I Was The One" | good-cool | from beatmania IIDX 2nd Style |
| "INSERTiON" | NAOKI underground | from Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix |
| "KI・SE・KI (DDR edit)" |
BeForU | from beatmania IIDX 11 IIDXRED |
| "LOVE AGAIN TONIGHT (For Melissa MIX)" | NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY | from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix |
| "MAKE IT BETTER (So-REAL Mix)" | mitsu-O! SUMMER | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "サナ・モレッテ・ネ・エンテ" (Sana Mollete Ne Ente) |
Togo Project feat. Sana | from beatmania APPEND Gottamix 2 |
| "un deux trois" | SDMS | from Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (JP PS2) |
| "You're Not Here" |
Heather | from Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (NA PS2) from Silent Hill 3 |
| "Your Rain (RAGE MIX)" |
Akira Yamaoka feat. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | from Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (NA PS2) from Silent Hill 4: The Room |
"ABSOLUTE (Cuff -N- Stuff it Mix)" |
Thuggie D. | from Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix |
| "ANALYZE" |
B.BANDJ | from beatmania CORE Remix |
| "BABY BABY GIMME YOUR LOVE 2002" |
DIVAS | from beatmania 7thMix |
| "BAILA! BAILA!" |
DANDY MINEIRO | from Dance Maniax |
| "BALLAD FOR YOU ~想いの雨~" (BALLAD FOR YOU ~Omoi no Ame~) |
NM feat. Thomas Howard | from beatmania IIDX 6th Style |
| "BATTLE BREAKS" |
DJ TAKAWO | from beatmania APPEND 5thMix |
| "FIRE DUB" |
ASLETICS | from beatmania 7thMix |
| "GET IT ALL" |
BRASS TRICKS | from Dance Maniax |
| "GORGEOUS 2012" |
THE SURRENDERS | from Dance Maniax |
| "I Need You (True Platinum Mix)" |
Sho-T | New Konami Original |
| "In My Eyes" |
riewo | from beatmania IIDX 5th Style |
| "INFINITE PRAYER" |
L.E.D.LIGHT feat. Goro | from beatmania APPEND Gottamix 2 |
| "INFINITE PRAYER -floating flock style-" |
L.E.D. feat. GORO | from beatmania APPEND ClubMix |
| "INSERTiON (Machine Gun Kelly Mix)" |
Thuggie D. | from Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix |
| "KEEP ON MOVIN' (DMX Mix)" |
N.M.R.-typeG | from Dance Maniax |
| "Keep Ya Body Movin'" |
Thuggie D. | from Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix |
| "MAD BLAST" |
THE INFECTION | from Dance Maniax |
| "祭 (J-SUMMER MIX)" (Matsuri (J-SUMMER MIX)) |
RE-VENGE | from Dance Maniax 2ndMix |
| "MEANING OF LIFE" |
K.Wit feat. GARY | from Dance Maniax |
| "MGS2 mission R" |
L.E.D. | from beatmania 6thMix+CORE Remix |
| "Mind Parasite" |
Tomosuke | from Dance Maniax 2ndMix |
| "NEMESIS" |
D.J.SETUP | from beatmania IIDX 6th Style |
| "PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME (SATURDAY NIGHT MIX)" |
UZI-LAY | from Dance Maniax |
| "Quickening" |
dj TAKA | from Dance Maniax 2ndMix |
| "SANA MOLLETE NE ENTE (B.L.T. STYLE)" |
Togo Project feat. Sana | from beatmania APPEND ClubMix |
| "SOMETHING WONDERFUL" |
L.E.D. | from beatmania IIDX 5th Style (PS2) |
| "There 4 you" |
Thuggie D. | from Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix |
| "What is Love?" |
TOMOSUKE | from beatmania 7thMix |
| "MAXIMIZER" |
CLI-MAX S. | from Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (NA PS2) |
| "OUTER LIMITS" |
L.E.D.-G | from beatmania IIDX 6th Style (PS2) |
| "桜" (Sakura) |
RevenG | from beatmania IIDX 8th Style |
See also
References
External links
- Konami of Japan (in Japanese)
- DDR Festival Dance Dance Revolution official website (in Japanese)
- DDR Festival Dance Dance Revolution at IGN
| Preceded by Dance Dance Revolution Party Collection |
DDR Festival Dance Dance Revolution 2004 |
Succeeded by Dance Dance Revolution Strike |
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