Dance Dance Revolution (2013)

For other uses, see Dance Dance Revolution (disambiguation).

Dance Dance Revolution (2013)
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Release Date	(JP) March 14, 2013 (AS) March 21, 2013 (KR) February 7, 2014
Genre	Music & Exercise
Series	Dance Dance Revolution
Platforms	Arcade
Modes	Single player, Multiplayer
Preceded by:	Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX
Succeeded by:	Dance Dance Revolution (2014)

Dance Dance Revolution, also known as Dance Dance Revolution 2013, DDR 2013, or colloquially NEWDDR, is the fourteenth entry in the Dance Dance Revolution arcade series and successor to 2011's Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX, Dance Dance Revolution was officially announced on October 24, 2012, with a location test scheduled from October 26 to 28 in Akihabara, Tokyo, and later released on March 14, 2013, with upgrade cabinets being released a week later. It later received a South Korean version of the game, which was released on February 7th, 2014.

Development

DDR 2013 had its only location test from October 26, 2012 to October 28, in Akihabara, Tokyo, with a release date slated for March 2013. Among the new changes and features revealed were:

• The up/down buttons on the cabinet change sort modes or categories.
• Good judgments increase the combo.
• Synchro bonus.
• TAG Play Mode.

The design for the new cabinet for the game was revealed after the location test. Dance Dance Revolution was later shown in the Japan Amusement Expo 2013 (formerly known as Arcade Operators Union (AOU for short)). In this event that started on February 15, 2013 and ended on February 16, the new cabinet was shown, showing the new changes:

• A white cabinet color and blue/pink color scheme.
• Larger screen (now 42 inches).
• Lack of LED lightstrip and LED sidelights.
• Larger storage space for players to put their belongings in.

After the event, it was revealed that a few arcades in Japan would be getting DDR 2013 on March 19, 2013. The game was later released on March 14, with upgrade kits being released the following week.

A Korean version of the game underwent location tests in June and July 2013. DDR 2013 is the first DDR game since DDR 3rdMIX to have a Korean version.

A North American version will be release in the summer of 2016, and the first North American DDR arcade game to support e-Amusement.

General Information/New Features/Changes

• Not counting ports, this is the eighth Dance Dance Revolution title simply named "Dance Dance Revolution".
  • In the game folder view from Dance Dance Revolution A onward, this game is referred to as Dance Dance Revolution (2013).
• First arcade Dance Dance Revolution game to use KONAMI's current logo.
• First arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution since Dance Dance Revolution X2 with no "HOW TO PLAY" or tutorial feature.
• Last Asian Dance Dance Revolution game to provide upgrade kits and marquee. From this game onward, updates would be exclusively pushed through the eAMUSEMENT network.
  • It's also the first Dance Dance Revolution game that requires connection to the eAMUSEMENT service to boot, although the game continues to function if the service is interrupted after the game has booted.
• New cabinets have a white finish and brighter tone lights.
• Interface is based very heavily on Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX's interface.
  • The ENJOY LEVEL and EXTRA STAGE systems were also carried over.
• First Dance Dance Revolution game to not have any ENCORE EXTRA STAGE song at launch since DDRMAX.
• First arcade Dance Dance Revolution game where GOODS do not break combo or penalize you on LIFE4/RISKY.
  • Combos displayed in-game with GOODs have a blue color to them.
  • The Clear Marker system from has been slightly expanded to account for this change; light blue with a circle mark.
• PERFECT and MARVELOUS full combo clears are now differentiated: gold for PERFECT, and pearl-white for MARVELOUS.
• First arcade Dance Dance Revolution game to show GROOVE RADARS separately for each player if the play style is VERSUS.
• HAPPY, 2ndMIX, and COURSE modes have been removed.
• All of the non-human characters, as well as HOTTEST PARTY character Rena, were removed.
• Only Dance Dance Revolution game to have duplicate names of the folder when sorting song selection by series title; however, the selections of songs contained in the said two folders are different.
• First Dance Dance Revolution game to show the icon for eAMUSEMENT on upper right hand corner of title screen.
• First arcade Dance Dance Revolution officially released in South Korea since Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMIX Ver.KOREA2.
• eAMUSEMENT support for Dance Dance Revolution (2013) ended on June 30th, 2017.
• New songs: 102
• Total songs: 610

Groove Radar Changes

For the complete list of Groove Radar changes, please see: Dance Dance Revolution (2013)/Groove Radar Changes

Character Roster

All characters from Dance Dance Revolution X2 and Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX return with the exception of all non-human characters (Rinon, Victory Concent, Geisha Zukin, and PiX) and DDR HOTTEST PARTY staple character Rena, as well as 2ndMIX characters Dread and Janet. All returning characters keep the same outfits from DDR X2.

Returning Characters

• Disco
• Yuni
• Rage
• Bonnie
• Julio
• Alice
• Emi
• Zero
• Gus
• Jenny
• Ruby
• Baby-Lon

Removed Characters

• Dread
• Janet
• Rinon
• Victory Concent
• Geisha Zukin
• PiX
• Rena

There are currently 12 playable characters.

Unlocks

ENJOY LEVEL Unlocks

The first LEVEL listed unlocks the song, while the second LEVEL unlocks its CHALLENGE charts.

Shiritsu BEMANI gakuen

The Shiritsu BEMANI gakuen (私立BEMANI学園) cross-BEMANI event started on April 24th, 2013 and ended on December 19th, 2013. By raising the Friendship between two artists to 100%, players can unlock one of the event songs. Check the event eAMUSEMENT site after reaching 100% to claim an unlock.

To unlock Elemental Creation, unlock all the previous nine 私立BEMANI学園 songs, then raise dj TAKA and DJ YOSHITAKA's Friendship to 100%.

Note: After the event ended, any remaining songs can be unlocked by play count in Dance Dance Revolution (2013).

jubeat-GITADORA-DDR no Triple Journey

The jubeat-GITADORA-DDR no Triple Journey (jubeat・GITADORA・DDRのTriple Journey) collaboration event with jubeat saucer and GITADORA began on August 1st, 2013.

Locked jubeat・GITADORA・DDRのTriple Journey songs on Dance Dance Revolution can be unlocked from October 1st, 2013 via game sessions. Each game session unlocks a song, and after all the songs have been unlocked, CHALLENGE charts for six songs can be unlocked.

Nettou! BEMANI Stadium

The Nettou! BEMANI Stadium (熱闘！BEMANIスタジアム) cross-BEMANI event started on December 19th, 2013 and ended on July 23rd, 2014.

New Songlist

Main article: Dance Dance Revolution (2013)/Songs

Known Bugs / Goofs

• Somehow You Found Me's BPM is listed as 175. The actual BPM is 180.
• ウッーウッーウマウマ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)(Speedcake Remix)'s correct spelling is ウッーウッーウマウマ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)(Speedycake Remix).
• On non-widescreen cabinets, the album jacket of the selected song in the music select screen can sometimes disappear.
• If Hidden+ and Sudden+ are used in Couple Play edits, only the Player 1 right and Player 2 left arrows remain uncovered.
  • This was fixed on an unknown date.

Trivia

• Dance Dance Revolution 2013 is the first DDR game since DDRMAX not to have a course mode.
• Dance Dance Revolution 2013 is also the first DDR game since DDRMAX not to have an ENCORE EXTRA STAGE.

Gallery

Teaser

Beta Version

• A new mode, called "TAG Play", is added in the location test that replaces VERSUS play. The mode is essentially the same as Versus Play, except that the game rewards the two players that hit arrows on both pads at the same time with "Synchro-Bonus" points. While the player's individual scores are unaffected, these points are tallied to form the "Team Score". Players do not need to select the same difficulties for this to work. This feature is removed in the final release.

External Links

• eAMUSEMENT Website
• Product Page

Sources

• https://remywiki.com/AC_DDR_2013