Update: January 29, 2009
«©NCSX» Konami released the North American version of Dance Dance Revolution X a couple of months ago but the Japanese get to enjoy the game as well this week. New to the series is the multi-player LAN Battle Mode (Party Mode) where four Playstation 2 consoles may be linked up via network cable so that eight players can dance simultaneously. The "Street Master Mode" features the background stories of 14 characters who compete against challengers in order to move their stories along. Konami also introduces "Shock Arrows" in DDRX which are directional cues that must be avoided. The Japanese version of DDRX contains over 60 songs including Bemani classics such as "Butterfly" from SMILE.dk and "Dub I Dub" by Me & My. Flipping through the track list this morning, we see that SMILE.dk is represented thrice - in addition to "Butterfly [2008 X-edit]," Konami has also included "Boys [2008 X-edit]" and "Koko Soko [2008 X-edit]." The Pet Shop Boys' "Always on My Mind" makes the cut and if you play the song in the standard Game Mode, you can watch about 1/2 of the original video that aired on MTV over a decade ago. Other notable tracks: Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" as covered by Purefocus and "Trickster" by Nana Mizuki.
Alternate SKU: VW366-J1
Jan Code: 4988602145069 View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website.
NCS Game Notes
» The title screen features the same graffiti-style logo featured on the game cover. If you leave the title screen alone, the game will go into demo mode which teaches dancers how to play the game. The text on screen is in Japanese but the narrator speaks in English with a grungy dude twang. » One of the dancers in the game (Zero) looks like Dante of Devil May Cry fame. » Press START on the title screen and the following selections pop up: Game Mode - Select Single Play, Versus Play, or Double Play (one man, two control pads)
Street Master Mode - Pick a dancer and live his/her life on the dancing competition circuit
Workout Mode - Lose weight and burn up calories by creating an exercise regimen
Training Mode - Set the difficulty level and learn how to play DDR with helpful cue lines above the arrow cues
Edit Mode - Create new step charts with a simple icon-based editor that requires a Dual Shock
Party Zone - Link up to four Playstation 2 consoles together for a dancing party
Records - View the high scores for the various game modes
Options - Adjust sound, video, controller settings, and view production credits
Information - Get pass the purplish clouds to view data and details on the game/modes » Some of the music featured in the game:
▪ Always on My Mind - Pet Shop Boys
▪ Big Girls Don't Cry - Purefocus
▪ Boy [DJ Irene Rockstar Mix] - Book of Love
▪ Boys [2008 X-edit] - SMILE.dk
▪ Butterfly [2008 X-edit] - SMILE.dk
▪ Koko Soko - SMILE.dk
▪ DUB-I-DUB [2008 X-edit] - ME & MY
▪ Feel - Neuropa
▪ Ghetto Blasta Deluxe - Audio Magnetics
▪ Happy - Fischerspooner
▪ Trickster - Nana Mizuki
▪ U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
▪ Party Lights - Tommie Sunshine
▪ Ticket to Bombay - Jena Rose » Characters in the game at the outset
▪ Afro
▪ Emi
▪ Rage
▪ Ruby
▪ Alice
▪ Julio » We played a game with "Always on My Mind" by the Pet Shop Boys but the video cuts off halfway. The imagery in that one is perfect 80s MTV because it makes no sense and there's a Zebra in there for no reason. » Select sayings in the game
▪ C'mon homes, select your music
▪ These tracks are off the hook, yo
▪ Pop lockin' beat droppin' this place is rockin'
▪ These beats are fresh, yo
▪ Aw man homey, these beats are the bomb diggy, yo
▪ Excellent choice, guvner
▪ DDR, 10 years and we still got da beat
» The motif in the game appears to be clouds since they appear between songs. » To exit back to the initial boot screen at any time, press both SELECT and START buttons simultaneously. Region Lock-out
Please note Japanese Playstation 2 games will not boot on USA or European PS2 consoles due to the inherent region-lockout on Playstation 2 game discs. This document is ©NCSX 2009. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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