Overview DDR Universe is the first DDR game made for HD-capable machines and is an Xbox 360 exclusive. Gameplay remains largely unchanged using the Dance Mat though the game can be played using the 360 controller. The game features a variety of familiar modes improved for the new generation.
Gameplay The basics of the gameplay established by previous games in the series remains unchanged. Using the Dance Mat players must step in the appropriate direction which is dictated by the arrows that appear on the screen. These actions range from simple directional manoeuvres to and intense acrobatics . Using the Xbox 360 controller, the D pad and face buttons (X, Y, B, A) serve the same directional purpose. The game demands the use of both the D pad and the face buttons since pressing down on the D pad cancels out the ability to press up, hence the Y button emulates this function.
Groove Radar Players can rely on a graphical representation to indicate just how demanding a song will be and in what way, based on the difficulty level that they choose.
Stream: Indicates the amount of steps Voltage: Indicates the density of steps Air: Indicates the amount of double steps and jumps Freeze: Indicates the intensity of freeze arrows (continuous notes) Chaos: Indicates the intensity of off-beat notes Modes Game Mode In game mode you can play the default set of songs to try and earn the highest "AAA" grade.
Party Mode Contains a subset of minigames for up to 4 players
Power: An endurance game that contains 5 special song mixes from previous games. Speed: Players must clear all arrows as fast as possible Attack: Each direction is tied to a power up. Succesful hits fill up the meter. The power ups are automatically used against the opponent. Bomb: Make a combo before the bomb blows and pass it to the other player. Sync: Players must keep each other's steps synchronized to succeed. Triple: Play using three dance mats at once, or with two other players Quad: Same principal, only with 4 dance mats or players. Point: Starting with 16 points the player with the least accuracy per step, loses a point. Score: Player with the highest score at the end of the song, wins. Relay: Players take turns on a song. Quest Mode In quest mode you travel across a map of the United States in order to battle against other dancers and eventually become the champion of all competitions. The overhead view is similar to that of a board game and the player must pay a small amount of money each time he advances. Hiring back up dancers will speed up the process when building your fever meter in a crowd pleasing event. The game will present the player with specific challenges like upholding a combo or only hitting freeze arrows. In battle, players can pick their song of choice which gives them an advantage. Playing in Quest Mode is the only way to unlock new songs.
Challenge Mode As the title suggests this mode is the most challenging one in the game. It features a variety of minigames spread across 10 increasing difficulties in which the songs are pre-determined. The difficulties are:
Simple Moderate Ordinary Superior Marvelous Genuine Paramount Eorbitant Catastrophic Apocalyptic Additional Modes Other modes include: Xbox Live, Training, Edit Mode, Workout Mode, Jukebox, A list of Records and a simplified version of the game called Basic Edition.
Visual Style The game makes use of flashy patterns and vivid colors superimposed over anime style characters performing dance routines. A minority of the songs feature their original music video.
Soundtrack Song Title Artist U.S. EUROPE TYPE 8 bit Drew Campbell Yes Yes Default Acceptable In The 80's Calvin Harris NO Yes Default All Up In My Face DJ Acucrack Yes Yes Default B4U (B4 ZA BEAT MIX) NAOKI Yes Yes Default Beyond Here and Now Neuropa Yes Yes Unlockable Bongo! Wavefroup Feat. Scotty D Yes Yes Default Brightness Darkness Sparker Yes Yes Default Cachaca Mokky De Yah Yah's Yes Yes Unlockable Castlevania (Freestylin' mix) WaveGroup Feat. Nicky G Yes Yes Default Caught By The Fuzz Supergrass NO Yes Default Change Channel Lo-Fi-Fnk NO Yes Default Chelsea Dagger The Fratellis NO Yes Default Cish Cash Basement Jaxx NO Yes Default Close Your Eyes (mix) Daybehavior Yes Yes Default Cosmic Hammer Jondi & Spesh Yes Yes Default Dancefloor Killer Richard Kayvan Yes Yes Default Diamond Jealousy Akira Yamaoka Yes Yes Default Don't Play Nice Verbalicious Yes Yes Default Drivin' NAOKI Feat. Paula Terry Yes Yes Unlockable Everytime We Touch (Radio Mix) Cascada Yes Yes Default Feels Just Like it Should Jamiroquai Yes NO Default Girls The Prodigy NO Yes Default GO! DM Ashura Yes Yes Default Grandolin Zerofuser Yes Yes Default Guilt is a Useless Emotion (Mac Quayle Mix) New Order Yes Yes Default Gyruss (Full Tilt Mix) JT.1UP Yes Yes Default Hate To Say I Told You So The Hives NO Yes Default Healing Vision (Gridlok Mix) DE-SIRE Yes Yes Unlockable Heart With A View (Echo Image Mix) The Echoing Green Yes Yes Default Horsemen of the Invisble Secret Chiefs 3 Yes Yes Default HOT LIMIT John Desire Yes Yes Default Hydrasound Geomancer Yes Yes Default Ignition Audio Magnetics Yes Yes Default Indian Summer Canton Yes Yes Default Infinite Prayer L.E.D. Light Feat. Goro Yes Yes Default INSERTiON NAOKI Underground Yes Yes Default Kagerow (Dragonfly) Des-ROW United Yes Yes Default Koibito Togo Project Feat. Sana Yes Yes Unlockable Less 'Yap-Yap' Temporary Lovers Yes Yes Default Loops Jondi & Spesh feat J.Bone Yes Yes Default Lonely At The Top The Ordinary Boys NO Yes Default Love is On Our Side Frank Popp Ensemble Yes Yes Default Love Me Do (The Acolyte's Mix) Akira Yamaoka Yes Yes Unlockable Magic Carpet Ride (Steir's Mix) Philip Steir Feat. Steppenwolf Yes Yes Default Maximizer CLI-MAX S. Yes Yes Unlockable Monster The Automatic NO Yes Default My Only Shining Star NAOKI Feat. Becky Lucinda Yes Yes Unlockable Nightshade (Diskowarp Easily Amused Mix) Melody and Mezzo Yes Yes Default PARANOiA Evolution 200 Yes Yes Unlockable Precious (Sasha's Gargantuan Vocal Mix) Depeche Mode Yes Yes Default Put Your Faith In Me (Steve Porter Mix) UZI-LAY Yes Yes Default Race Against Time Jeff Steinman Yes Yes Default Rain of Sorrow NM Feat. Ebony Fay Yes Yes Default Rapper's Delight Sugar Hill Gang Yes Yes Default Return of the Toe Jam Big Idea Yes Yes Unlockable Rock Steady All Saints NO Yes Default Roughneck skylab 2000 Yes Yes Default Run It! Chris Brown Yes NO Default Saturday Night Ozomatli Yes Yes Default Senses J1.1UP Yes Yes Default September '99 Earth, Wind, Fire Vs. Phats & Small Yes Yes Default Sky High DJ Miko Yes Yes Default Slam Pendulum Yes Yes Default Slow (Chemical Brothers Remix) Kylie Minogue Yes Yes Default Someboy To Love Boogie Pimps Yes Yes Default Something Wonderful L.E.D. Yes Yes Default Stop Violence! Togo Yes Yes Unlockable Summer Fantasy Alien Six Yes Yes Default Superfreak Beatfreakz NO Yes Default Test Room Plus Tech Squeeze Box Yes Yes Default The Creeps Camille Jones Feat. Fedde Le Grand NO Yes Default The Hop OR-IF-IS Yes Yes Default There's A Rhythm Dig Bear Yes Yes Default Think Ya Better D sAmi Yes Yes Unlockable Tir Na N'og World Sequence Yes Yes Unlockable Treble, Bass and Attitude The Acolyte Yes Yes Unlockable Tsugara (OR-IF-IS Mix) RevenG vs DE-SIRE Yes Yes Default Twist Goldfrapp Yes Yes Default Vanity Angel FIXX Yes Yes Default We Are Connected (Overdrive Mix) Jondi & Spesh Yes Yes Default What Have Her Chris Fortier Yes Yes Default Wraith Monolithic Yes Yes Default WWW.BLONDE.GIRL (MONO MIX) Jenny Rom Yes Yes Default Xenon Mr. T Yes Yes Unlockable Youngmen Blues Round Table Yes Yes Default
Downloadable Content The following songs are available for purchase on the Xbox Live Marketplace separately for 80 Microsoft Points ($0.99) each, or as part of the two Mega Packs for 800 Microsoft Points ($9.99) each.
These songs are not available in some European countries.
Mega Pack 1 Song Title Artist AM-3P KTz Audiophilosophy Neverakka Beside You Intuition Broken My Heart (Cusimo & Co. Starlite Remix) NAOKI feat. Paula Terry CANDY* Luv UNLIMITED Ectasy d-complex Kiss Me All Night Long NAOKI J-STYLE feat. MIU Me and My Friends The Dandy Warhols On the Jazz (Smooth House Mix) Jonny Dynamite! White Hot R.A.S.T.
Mega Pack 2 Song Title Artist Battle Breaks DJ TAKAWO Catch It! TOTAL SCIENCE Dynamite Rave NAOKI Gradiusic Cyber TAKA Himawari Riyu from BeForU Jelly Kiss Togo Project feat. Sana Moment 40 Moshic Love This Feelin' (ZONK Remix) Akira Yamaoka Put Your Faith in Me (Saturday Night Mix) UZI-LAY Toe Jam Big Idea
Xbox 360 Game Installation Dance Dance Revolution Universe requires 3.4GB of space to install on an Xbox 360 HDD.
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