Description Marking the series' highly anticipated debut on a next-gen videogame console, DDRMAX boasts over 65 songs, full-motion music videos, high-resolution graphics and a wealth of new gameplay modes. DDRMAX is the most comprehensive version of the game ever to be released and is sure to have gamers jumping to the beat.
Summary: This is actually a review I'm basing on DDRMAX2 but I know that both DDRMAX and DDRMAX2 are a lot alike. I've played DDR for countless hours, nonstop, until gaining more and more skills for the game. I've become an excellent player through practicing rigorously over the past month and I must say it was very fun. I admit, I couldn't stop once I started. But I warn you now that the game is 0% fun without the dance mat, so unfortunately, you must pay extra for the best experience of the game. This was the only problem I had with the game. I do believe they should've sold the mats with the game for free, but that wouldn't be very fair to the people who made that mats, now would it? But don't worry, it's worth the cost. And thankfully, the cost is not so high.
Summary: Woah, hold on a sec. These reviewers are way too nice on the scores for ddr games. Though I may be a big fan of the series, and mind you, I can't wait tell ddr ultramix comes out for xbox, I will not give this game a 5. The reason is that only a few songs intrigue me. Some songs like "Drop the Bomb" or Jump To my beat" are only a couple of the songs I enjoy. But songs really do depend on the gamer since everyone has different music tastes. What I've been noticing is that Konami is slowly dropping the number of songs that will impress the techno and europop lovers out there and that isn't good. Also the old songs from the first ddr are disappearing. I kinda liked them and hope they come back in the next ddr game coming out.(Hoping it is for Ultramix and not ddrmax 2) Lots of the songs shouldn't be in the game and uhh I hate konamix soo much for having such terrible songs. Anyway, all the 1 foot to 3 foot difficulties have the worst songs I have ever heard. They don't seem to get you moving in the game even if you change them to maniac difficulty.
Rating Reviewed by: Mike Wingate(Unregistered User)
Review Date June 12, 2003
Overall Rating 5 of 5
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Summary: Few games seem to push the limits in the creative department. We find ourselves always shooting the same aliens, driving the same cars, rescuing the same princess. DDRMAX, along with the entire DDR and BENAMI series should be an inspiration to video game creaters to think outside the box. Originating in the arcades of Japan, DDR became a cultural obsession, drawing crowds everyday and even slipping on to some varriety TV shows. When it hit the States, people soon felt a draw to it, and Konami decided it would be a smart move to place the series onto game consols. I thank Konomi for this, as it has given myself and others great joy for many many hours. It is one of many games that takes time to find the real value in it, but if you are patient with it you will find your self dancing until your legs (and for some of us, hands and knees) feel numb.
Summary: A bunch of us manly guys are sitting around playing manly games; sports games, games where you shoot and kill things, racing games, stuff like that, while talking trash to each other. Then, the host of our little gaming fest, pulls out DDR... and the dance mat? LOL!! No way am I playing that, I wouldn't be caught dead playing some goofy, silly, stupid dancing game.
Secretly, unknown to my other manly gaming friends I harbored feelings of jealously at the chick with pink hair who constantly drinks from her water bottle and the little Asian kid. There is an arcade right across from a movie theatre I frequent. I'll buy my tickets early then hang out in the arcade til the show starts. Music from DDR is always blaring because someone is always playing, with the pink hair chick and the little Asian kid usually ripping apart anybody bold enough to step on the platform with them... all in fun, of course. The chick with pink hair is actually, kinda hot. And the Asian kid, I swear, he doesn't even look at the screen since he turns his back. How does he know where to step? I wanna try it, as I'm a really good dancer since I've partied in a lot of clubs and raves, and every time I go to the movies, I find myself standing near DDR... resisting the urge... but... ah forget it! It's stupid anyway and my movie is starting.
Fast forward to the present. So the host, plugs up the mat, takes off his shoes, steps on the mat that resembles a Playstation controller. He selects a pretty fly dance track (Japanese version of DDR) and proceeds to play. While other guys were dissing the game, I dissed it too... all the time really wanting to try it. So... as a joke... JUST to show how stupid a game it is, I agree to do it. My friend guides me through the set up process, I pick a song and... and I almost fall on his coffeetable as my feet got crossed up. After some DDR Theory 101, and a better song I began getting the hang of it! Hey this is actually fun! About an hour later I was killing 'em!! On simple mode that is. That triggered a chain reaction. I think secretly everybody wants to play it. They just don't have the nerve to do it in public. You really haven't lived til you've seen a bunch of manly FPS type guys all hopping around playing DDR. It was quite a sight. I imagine it might be something like seeing 6 or 7 guys walk out of "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days" together.
That following week I bought my own DDR Max and dance pad. I took it over to my parent's and my mom (in her 60s) even liked it. Except she kept saying, "Don't you have any slower songs? Slower... slower... slower."
I'm not really to challenge Pink Hair Girl and Asian Kid, but I'm getting ready! I'm coming! You here me?!
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