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Dance Dance Revolution: UltraMix
Overall: This is the first DDR mix for the xbox and for the frist mix it is very good. This mix is a lot differnt from the other US PS2 mixes. The game isn't baised on any arcade mix so the whole interface was made from scrach. Gameplay: The gameplay is very simple but challenging. You can play game mode with 3 different difficulties. Light(eaeavy(expert). There is also a new Challenge mode where the game tells you certin things to do like get all goods or no more than a 10 combo. There are a lot new songs to play too. The xbox live support is great too, execpt the fact that you can only play one song with the same people(after you play that one song the match just ends and you go back to the live menu). The downloadable contnet will make this game great because about every month there will be 1 song pack with 5 songs. BUT! its $5.00 per pack. I'm not going to buy all the song packs but its good that you can choose and pick the one that you think is the best. There are somg games that have no offline play and are only fun online, Ultramix is the almost the opposite because playing online isn't as good as the offline. But the online is still great for the rankings, DLC and still the online gameplay is good.
Graphics: The visuals are really great in UltraMix. The backround animations for all the songs are great. The backround dancers are great too, but theres only two dancers you can have and you can't choose from. In the song "Do that thang" theres a full music video of that song in the back round and its really a good thing(exept for the half naked men)
Audio: The sound really makes DDR. Its all about the songs, and I think there are a great slection of songs in this mix. Theres a lot of songs from older arcade DDR mixes, theres songs from other music games, theres new songs. Theres a lot to choose from in total theres 51 songs once you've unlocked everything. Theres a wide varity of different styles of music, theres some slow songs and Ballads, some instramental, house, trance, techno, all that good stuff. Theres two different announcers that you can have at any given time. Once male and one female announcer.
Suggestions: Better XBL muliplayer, You join the lobby and then the host picks the song and all the 4 people can play on different difficulties, and different mods, Then after the song is over then you go back to the lobby and the host picks a new song and you could play for a longer time with the same people.
Overall Score: 8.0 / 10
