Dance Dance Revolution X2 is a music video game released by Konami for the North American PlayStation 2. It is the direct sequel to the North American PlayStation 2 release of Dance Dance Revolution X. Released on October 27, 2009 alongside Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3, DDR X2 was one of the first Dance Dance Revolution games released to use songs from the 2009-10 soundtrack. It contains a unique soundtrack, a new master mode, additional modes of play and minor changes and refinements but is otherwise unchanged from its global predecessor Dance Dance Revolution X. It was the final DDR game released for the PlayStation 2.
General Information / Changes[]
- Final North American Dance Dance Revolution game released on the PlayStation 2 and the final Dance Dance Revolution game in any region released on that system.
- It was only released as a bundle with the KONAMI official soft dance mat.
- Both Dance Dance Revolution X2 CS and Dance Dance Revolution HOTTEST PARTY3 were released on the same date on North America. Both games share 15 of the 30 licenses and 20 of the 30 KONAMI original songs.
- First and only North American PlayStation 2 Dance Dance Revolution game with language settings.
- Only PlayStation 2 Dance Dance Revolution game in which 480p (Progressive Mode) is enabled from the options menu.
- Naoki Maeda said in an interview that this game was produced with new global markets in mind, specifically Latin America[1]. The result is the inclusion of more songs of the Latin genre than in previous games.
- It is likely this is the reason for being the first North American release with language settings, since many US NTSC PlayStation 2 games are also sold in Latin America.
- Much like in both Dance Dance Revolution X CS releases, songs with Shock Arrow charts have a unique background video with thunder storms when played, eliminating any on-screen dancers.
- Total Songs: 60
Gameplay[]
Gameplay remains the same as X2, the only new addition is Dice Master Mode, where you have to play as characters on a game board, and Request Mode, which is similar to mission mode in DDR EXTREME, where you have to pass different missions to unlock different parts of a picture. Information Mode, and Party Zone have been removed.
Song List[]
- Main article: Dance Dance Revolution (2009) Songs
Differences with AC Version[]
Unlike it's arcade counterpart, DDR X2 PS2 engine is highly based off of DDR X's engine, featuring the new 20-point rating system introduced by that game as well as the visual improvements (like the Full Combo Splash and the combo counter that changes colors according to the highest judgement the player has stepped so far). Like most North American DDR games, the songlist does not contain all the songs in the arcade version on X2, it being divided amonglicenses, Konami Original songs new to DDR, songs transplanted from Bemani games, particularly those from the arcade version of DDR X, and songs revived from older mixes including songs previously included from Japanese mixes.
Trivia[]
- On the preview versions presented on events, What Will Come of Me has a different Expert chart and a Challenge chart. The Challenge chart has the same Groove Radar reading as the Expert chart from the final version. This reading can also be seen on the 2009 trailer for the Xbox 360 and PS3 version.
- Users have reported crashes while playing Dice Master Mode and have advised other players to just keep on playing songs on the regular modes to unlock new songs.
- This is the first PS2 game for the North American audience that allows the players to change the interface language.