Samba de Amigo: Ver. 2000 is a Japan-only sequel to Samba de Amigo released in arcades and on the Dreamcast on December 14, 2000, though the game was more of an upgrade than a sequel. The game was eventually announced for release in the United States as Samba de Amigo: Ver. 2001, though it was canceled when Sega stopped supporting the Dreamcast. Ver. 2000 featured 14 new songs and 6 new downloadable songs. While instead of the three songs per stage in the original, Ver. 200 allowed the player to choose several. The Couples version from the original Dreamcast version was now included in the arcade version.Ver. 2000 also introduce a new character, Amiga, who is Amigo's sister and plays a tambourine. Instead of the minigames in Party Mode from the original game, they were all replaced with a volleyball game. A new Survival Mode was also added, in which the player must complete as many songs in a row as possible.There was also new challenges added to the Challenge Mode, as well as 5 new secret stages.
Finally, Ver. 2000's biggest addition was Hustle Mode. At first, Hustle Mode seems to be the same as the Original Mode. However, the main catch of Hustle Mode is that posing is more important than hitting notes. The player must do these poses while also shaking the maracas while holding the pose, as well as sometimes have to do a complete 360 degree rotation. Every song in the game featured an Original and Hustle version, adding a new dimension to the game.
Tracklist
Songs that were featured in the original game
Al Compás Del Mambo" / "Mambo Beat - Perez Pardo
The Cup of Life - Ricky Martin
El Ritmo Tropical (El Bimbo) - Dixie's GangLa Bamba - Ritchie Valens
Livin' la Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Love Lease - Masao Honda
Macarena - Los Del Rio
Samba de Janiero - Bellini
Samba de Amigo (Samba de Janiero 2000) - Bellini P.K.G. Productions (remix)Soul Bassa Nova - Quincy Jones
Take On Me - Reel Big Fish
Tequila - The Champs
The Theme of Inoki / Ali Bombaye - Micheal Masser
Tubthumping - No Smoking
New songs
Bamboleo - Gipsy Kings
Cha Cha Cuba - Matt Bianco
Djobi Djoba - Gipsy Kings
Games People Play - Inner Circle
Gonna Fly Now / The Theme from Rocky - Bill Conti
Hot Hot Hot - Arrow
Mambo de Verano - Wave Master
S.O.S. (The Tiger Took My Family) - Dr. Bombay
Salome - Chayanne
(Mucho Mambo) Sway - Shaft
Tout Tout Pour Ma Cherie - Michael Polnareff
Vamos a Carnival - Wave Master
Volare - Gipsy Kings
Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn
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