Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX
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Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX, or DDR Ultramix, is the sixth home version of Dance Dance Revolution
to be released in the United States
, and the first DDR game to be released on the Microsoft
Xbox
video game console
. It was released by Konami
exclusively in North America
on November 19, 2003, being the first ever DDR game exclusively for the American audience. A European version called Dancing Stage Unleashed
was released shortly after. It comes with 51 songs, nine of which are hidden and unlockable. 15 of those songs were new to Dance Dance Revolution.
DDR Ultramix was developed and published by Konami Digital Entertainment, formerly known as Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii. The Ultramix series would continue with 3 sequentially named sequels (ULTRAMIX 2
, 3
, and 4
) afterwards.
Full motion video
backgrounds can also be turned on or off in the Options menu. They are off by default. Both can be on at the same time, but some gamers complain that the game slows down when both are on, so most gamers use one or the other.
as Mission Mode. Players must complete a series of tasks of increasing difficulty in order to get more unlocks.
service, allowing for downloadable song packs and online multiplayer games. Song packs purchased for Ultramix can be used with any other DDR Ultramix series game.
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
to be released in the United States
United States
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, and the first DDR game to be released on the Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
Xbox
Xbox
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video game console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
. It was released by Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
exclusively in North America
North America
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on November 19, 2003, being the first ever DDR game exclusively for the American audience. A European version called Dancing Stage Unleashed
Dancing Stage Unleashed
Dancing Stage Unleashed, or DS Unleashed, was released by Konami Digitial Entertainment GmbH to the European Xbox audience on March 12, . A sister release to the North American Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix, it features the same look and feel and the same options as Ultramix including online play...
was released shortly after. It comes with 51 songs, nine of which are hidden and unlockable. 15 of those songs were new to Dance Dance Revolution.
DDR Ultramix was developed and published by Konami Digital Entertainment, formerly known as Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii. The Ultramix series would continue with 3 sequentially named sequels (ULTRAMIX 2
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2, or simply Ultramix 2, is a music video game released on November 18, 2004 by Konami in North America for the Microsoft Xbox.-Music:...
, 3
Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 3
Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 3 is the tenth home version of Dance Dance Revolution released in the United States. It was released by Konami on November 15, 2005, for the Microsoft Xbox video game console. About 70 songs are available in total in this version...
, and 4
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4
Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 4 is the twelfth home version of Dance Dance Revolution released in the United States. It was released by Konami on November 14, 2006, for the Microsoft Xbox video game console. About 70 songs are available in total in this version...
) afterwards.
Gameplay
The core gameplay of DDR Ultramix is the same as in previous Dance Dance Revolution games. The game utilizes the 2-tiered scoring system which debuted on DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution. Unlike other home versions, DDR Ultramix only uses an Event Mode like setting, where an unlimited amount of songs can be played, and failure of a song sends the player back to the Song Wheel.Interface & Graphics
Dancing characters can be turned on or off in the Options menu. They are on by default. Only two dancers are available. Afro is the dancer for the first player, and Lady is the dancer for the second player.Full motion video
Full motion video
Full motion video based games are video games that rely upon pre-recorded TV-quality movie or animation rather than sprites, vectors, or 3D models to display action in the game. In the early 1990s a diverse set of games utilized this format...
backgrounds can also be turned on or off in the Options menu. They are off by default. Both can be on at the same time, but some gamers complain that the game slows down when both are on, so most gamers use one or the other.
Challenge Mode
The Challenge Mode in DDR Ultramix is nothing like the Oni Mode in US DDRMAX or arcade DDRMAX2. In fact, a version of it would appear in US DDR EXTREMEDance Dance Revolution Extreme (North America)
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme is a music video game and part of the Dance Dance Revolution series by Konami. It was released by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan on September 21, 2004 and is the ninth DDR release in North America....
as Mission Mode. Players must complete a series of tasks of increasing difficulty in order to get more unlocks.
Xbox Live
DDR Ultramix features integration with the Xbox LiveXbox Live
Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
service, allowing for downloadable song packs and online multiplayer games. Song packs purchased for Ultramix can be used with any other DDR Ultramix series game.
Music
| Song Title | Artist | Single | Double | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGT | STD | HVY | LGT | STD | HVY | ||
| .59 | dj TAKA | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Absolute (Cuff-N-Stuff it Mix) | Thuggie D. | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| AFTER THE GAME OF LOVE | NPD3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| BALLAD FOR YOU | NM feat. Thomas Howard | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE (SPEED MIX) | NAOKI | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| CANDY♥ | Riyu Kosaka | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Castles In The Sky | Ian Van Dahl feat. Marsha | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Colors (for EXTREME) | dj TAKA | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| DIVE | Be For U | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Do That Thang (M*A*S*H Radio Edit) | MASAI | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| DROP THE BOMB -System S.F. Mix- | Scotty D. | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| DXY! | TaQ | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Electro Tuned (the SubS mix) | TaQ | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| exotic ethnic | RevenG | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| GRADIUSIC CYBER | TAKA | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Healing Vision | DE-SIRE | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Healing Vision (Angelic mix) | 2MB | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| HYPNOTIC CRISIS | BLUE DESTROYERS | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| HYSTERIA | NAOKI 190 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| INFINITE PRAYER | L.E.D. LIGHT feat. Goro | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| INSERTiON (Machine Gun Kelly Mix) | Thuggie D. | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| KEEP ON MOVIN' (DMX Mix) | N.M.R.-typeG | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Keep Ya Body Movin' | Thuggie D. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Kind Lady | Okuyatos | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| La Senorita Virtual | 2MB | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Let the beat hit em! (CLASSIC R&B STYLE) | STONE BROS. | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Let's talk it over | SHIN Murayama feat. Argie Phine | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Look To The Sky (True Color Mix) | System S.F. feat. ANNA | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| LUV TO ME (disco mix) | tiger YAMATO | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| MAX 300 | Ω | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| MGS2 Mission R | L.E.D. | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| ON THE JAZZ | Jonny Dynamite! | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| ORION .78 (civilization mix) | 2MB | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Overblast!! | L.E.D. Light | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| PARANOiA ETERNAL | STM 200 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| PARANOiA Rebirth | 190' | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME (SATURDAY NIGHT MIX) | UZI-LAY | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Quickening | dj TAKA | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Ready Steady Go | Paul Oakenfold | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Sana Molette Ne Ente | Togo Project feat. Sana | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Sana Molette Ne Ente (BLT Style) | Togo Project feat. Sana | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Secret Rendez-vous | DIVAS | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| SEXY PLANET | Crystal Aliens | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Shiny Disco Balls | Who Da Funk | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| So In Love | Caramel | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| SUPER STAR | DJ.RICH feat. Tail Bros. | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Sweet Sweet ♥ Magic | jun | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| THE EARTH LIGHT | L.E.D. LIGHT | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| There 4 You | Thuggie D. | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| TRIP MACHINE (luv mix) | 2MB | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| TSUGARU | RevenG vs DE-SIRE | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Song Pack #1 | |||||||
| Abyss | dj TAKA | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| BURNIN' THE FLOOR | NAOKI | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Burning Heat! (3 Option Mix) | Mr. T. feat. Motoaki F. | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| In My Eyes | riewo | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Mind Parasite | Tomosuke | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Song Pack #2 | |||||||
| AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL | 8 bit | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| FIRE DUB | ASLETICS | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Midnite Blaze | U1 Jewel Style | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| OUTER LIMITS | L.E.D. -G | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| SOMETHING WONDERFUL | L.E.D. | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Song Pack #3 | |||||||
| ANALYZE | B.BANDJ | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| BABY BABY GIMME YOUR LOVE 2002 | DIVAS | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| BATTLE BREAKS | DJ TAKAWO | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| DYNAMITE RAVE | NAOKI | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| NEMESIS | D.J.SETUP | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Song Pack #4 | |||||||
| AM-3P 303 Bass mix | KTz (remixed by U1) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Matsuri (J-SUMMER Mix) | Re-Venge | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Matsuri JAPAN | RE-VENGE | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| MOBO★MOGA | Orange Lounge | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| What Is Love? | Tomosuke | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Song Pack #5 | |||||||
| GET IT ALL | BRASS TACKS | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Heaven is a '57 metallic gray (gimmix) | Hiro feat. Sweet little 30's | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| JANEJANA | T.E.M.P.O. feat. Mohammed & Emi | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Kakumei | dj TAKA with NAOKI | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| MEANING OF LIFE | K.Wit feat. GARY | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Song Pack #6 | |||||||
| BAILA! BAILA! | DANDY MINEIRO | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| BROKEN MY HEART | NAOKI feat.PAULA TERRY | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| GORGEOUS 2012 | THE SURRENDERS | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| INFINITE PRAYER - floating flock style | L.E.D. feat. GORO | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| MAD BLAST | THE INFECTION | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
External links
- Konami (US Home Page), makers of DDR.
- Official DDR Ultramix Website