Dancing Stage Fusion, abbreviated DS Fusion or simply Fusion, is a music video game released by Konami to the European PlayStation and PlayStation 2 gaming audience on November 5, 2004. In April of the following year, Dancing Stage Fusion was released as an arcade game.
Fusion featured new gameplay features such as EyeToy support for the PlayStation 2 release as well as new music from hit pop artists. The arcade version of Fusion was the first arcade machine in Europe since Dancing Stage EuroMix 2 and set a milestone as the first Dance Dance Revolution arcade machine produced by Konami since Dance Dance Revolution Extreme in 2002. The arcade release marked a total game engine upgrade from the old PlayStation-based boards to a new system built on top of an off-the-shelf PlayStation 2. This hardware upgrade would be later featured in the global release of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova in 2006.
Gameplay[]
- Main article: Gameplay of Dance Dance Revolution
Music[]
The following three lists are playable songs in each respective version of Dancing Stage Fusion. They are ordered as they appear in game (much like a music album) and color-coded according to color-coding in game. Yellow represents licensed music, white represents Konami Originals (music developed within Konami by their own in-house artists), and blue represents Boss Songs (DDR terminology for the hardest songs available).
The soundtrack of the PlayStation Dancing Stage Fusion release is a cut down list of the music available on the PlayStation 2 version. None of the songs contain Freeze Arrows and there are no unlocks.
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| No. | Song | Artist | Originally by |
| 1 | "Come Into My World" | Kylie Minogue | |
| 2 | "Freak Like Me" | Sugababes | |
| 3 | "Gotta Get Thru This" | Daniel Bedingfield | |
| 4 | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" | The Darkness | |
| 5 | "Mickey" | Toni Basil | |
| 6 | "Move Your Feet" | Junior Senior | |
| 7 | "Sunlight" | DJ Sammy | |
| 8 | "321Stars" | DJ Simon | |
| 9 | "A Stupid Barber" | Sho-T | |
| 10 | "AM-3P" | KTz | |
| 11 | "Can't Stop Fallin' in Love (Speed Mix)" | Naoki | |
| 12 | "Dive" | Be For U | |
| 13 | "Healing Vision (Angelic Mix)" | 2MB | De-Sire |
| 14 | "Kakumei" ("The Revolutionary Étude") | DJ Taka with Naoki | Frédéric Chopin |
| 15 | "Keep On Movin'" | N.M.R | |
| 16 | "Make It Better" | Mitsu-O! | |
| 17 | "Orion.78 (Civilization Mix)" | 2MB | |
| 18 | "Paranoia Max (Dirty Mix)" | 190 | |
| 19 | "Still In My Heart" | Naoki | |
| 20 | "Try 2 Luv. U" | S.F.M.P. | |
The PlayStation 2 release of Dancing Stage Fusion features a much larger list of licensed tracks and Konami Originals. Many of the songs contain Freeze Arrows and the songs listed with a padlock must be unlocked by meeting certain in-game requirements before players can access them.
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| No. | Song | Artist | Originally by |
| 1 | "Chihuahua 2002" | DJ Bobo | |
| 2 | "Come Into My World" | Kylie Minogue | |
| 3 | "Danger! High Voltage" | Electric Six | |
| 4 | "Familiar Feeling" | Moloko | |
| 5 | "Freak Like Me" | Sugababes | |
| 6 | "Go West" | Pet Shop Boys | Village People |
| 7 | "Good Luck" | Basement Jaxx feat. Lisa Kekaula | |
| 8 | "Gotta Get Thru This" | Daniel Bedingfield | |
| 9 | "Heaven and Earth" | Pop! | Kylie Minogue |
| 10 | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" | The Darkness | |
| 11 | "It's Raining Men (Almighty Mix)" | Geri Halliwell | The Weather Girls |
| 12 | "Kids in America" | Kim Wilde | |
| 13 | "Mickey" | Toni Basil | |
| 14 | "Move Your Feet" | Junior Senior | |
| 15 | "OK" | Big Brovaz | |
| 16 | "Promises" | Kylie Minogue | |
| 17 | "Rappers Delight" | Sugarhill Gang | |
| 18 | "Sexiest Man in Jamaica" | Mint Royale feat. Prince Buster | |
| 19 | "Someone like Me" | Atomic Kitten | |
| 20 | "Sunlight" | DJ Sammy | |
| 21 | "Superstar" | Jamelia | |
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"321Stars" | DJ Simon | |
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"A" | DJ Amuro | |
| 24 | "A Stupid Barber" | Sho-T | |
| 25 | "Across the Nightmare" | Jimmy Weckl | |
| 26 | "AM-3P" | KTz | |
| 27 | "Be Lovin" | D-Crew | |
| 28 | "Can't Stop Fallin' in Love (Speed Mix)" | Naoki | |
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"Candy☆" | Luv Unlimited | |
| 30 | "Colors (For Extreme)" | DJ Taka | |
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"Destiny Lovers" | Miyuki Kunitake | |
| 32 | "Dive" | Be For U | |
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"Dynamite Rave (Down Bird Sota Mix)" | Naoki | |
| 34 | "Firefly" | Be For U | |
| 35 | "Healing Vision (Angelic Mix)" | 2MB | De-Sire |
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"Kakumei" ("The Revolutionary Étude") | DJ Taka with Naoki | Frédéric Chopin |
| 37 | "Keep On Movin'" | N.M.R | |
| 38 | "La Senorita" | Captain.T | |
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"La Senorita Virtual" | 2MB | Captain.T |
| 40 | "Make It Better" | Mitsu-O! | |
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"Make It Better (So-Real Mix)" | Mitsu-O! Summer | Mitsu-O! |
| 42 | "Orion.78 (Civilization Mix)" | 2MB | |
| 43 | "Paranoia Max (Dirty Mix)" | 190 | |
| 44 | "Still In My Heart" | Naoki | |
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"Sync (Extreme Version)" | OutPhase | |
| 46 | "Tomorrow Perfume" | DJ Taka | |
| 47 | "Trip Machine" | De-Sire | |
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"Trip Machine (Luv Mix)" | 2MB | De-Sire |
| 49 | "Try 2 Luv. U" | S.F.M.P. | |
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"Un Deux Trois" | SDMS | |
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"You're Not Here" | Heather | |
| 52 | "Your Rain (Rage Mix)" | Akira Yamaoka feat. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | |
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"Paranoia Survivor" | 270 | |
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"Xenon" | Mr. T | |
The arcade release of Dancing Stage Fusion was made available to the public several months after the console versions. Some of the licensed tracks have been removed and replaced by others. There is no unlock system in place on the arcade release and Freeze Arrows are present.
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| No. | Song | Artist | Originally by |
| 1 | "Believe" | Eddie.J | Cher |
| 2 | "Danger! High Voltage" | Electric Six | |
| 3 | "Familiar Feeling" | Moloko | |
| 4 | "Freak Like Me" | Sugababes | |
| 5 | "Good Luck" | Basement Jaxx feat. Lisa Kekaula | |
| 6 | "Heaven and Earth" | Pop! | Kylie Minogue |
| 7 | "It's Raining Men (Almighty Mix)" | Geri Halliwell | The Weather Girls |
| 8 | "Kids in America" | Kim Wilde | |
| 9 | "Ladies' Night" | ∠R | Kool & the Gang |
| 10 | "Like a Virgin" | Tama_Happytone | Madonna |
| 11 | "Mickey" | Toni Basil | |
| 12 | "Move Your Feet" | Junior Senior | |
| 13 | "Rappers Delight" | Sugarhill Gang | |
| 14 | "Sunlight" | DJ Sammy | |
| 15 | "Tough Enough" | Vanilla Ninja | |
| 16 | "Waiting For Tonight" | P.A.T | Jennifer Lopez |
| 17 | "321Stars" | DJ Simon | |
| 18 | "A" | DJ Amuro | |
| 19 | "A Stupid Barber" | Sho-T | |
| 20 | "Across the Nightmare" | Jimmy Weckl | |
| 21 | "AM-3P" | KTz | |
| 22 | "Be Lovin" | D-Crew | |
| 23 | "Can't Stop Fallin' in Love (Speed Mix)" | Naoki | |
| 24 | "Candy☆" | Luv Unlimited | |
| 25 | "Colors (For Extreme)" | DJ Taka | |
| 26 | "Destiny Lovers" | Miyuki Kunitake | |
| 27 | "Dive" | Be For U | |
| 28 | "Dynamite Rave (Down Bird Sota Mix)" | Naoki | |
| 29 | "Firefly" | Be For U | |
| 30 | "Healing Vision (Angelic Mix)" | 2MB | De-Sire |
| 31 | "Kakumei" ("The Revolutionary Étude") | DJ Taka with Naoki | Frédéric Chopin |
| 32 | "Keep On Movin'" | N.M.R | |
| 33 | "La Senorita" | Captain.T | |
| 34 | "La Senorita Virtual" | 2MB | Captain.T |
| 35 | "Make It Better" | Mitsu-O! | |
| 36 | "Make It Better (So-Real Mix)" | Mitsu-O! Summer | Mitsu-O! |
| 37 | "Orion.78 (Civilization Mix)" | 2MB | |
| 38 | "Paranoia Max (Dirty Mix)" | 190 | |
| 39 | "Still In My Heart" | Naoki | |
| 40 | "Sync (Extreme Version)" | OutPhase | |
| 41 | "Tomorrow Perfume" | DJ Taka | |
| 42 | "Trip Machine" | De-Sire | |
| 43 | "Trip Machine (Luv Mix)" | 2MB | De-Sire |
| 44 | "Try 2 Luv. U" | S.F.M.P. | |
| 45 | "Un Deux Trois" | SDMS | |
| 46 | "You're Not Here" | Heather | |
| 47 | "Your Rain (Rage Mix)" | Akira Yamaoka feat. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | |
| 48 | "Paranoia Survivor" | 270 | |
| 49 | "Xenon" | Mr. T | |
Cultural reference[]
The Dancing Stage Fusion arcade machine was featured in the music video for Madonna's hit single "Hung Up". Although, in reverse, the song "Hung Up" has never been featured in any Dance Dance Revolution game.
See also[]
- Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (North America)
- DDR Festival Dance Dance Revolution
References[]
External links[]
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| DanceDanceRevolution Arcade Games | |
|---|---|
| Main Arcade Series | DDR (1998) • DDR 2ndMIX • DDR 3rdMIX • DDR 4thMIX • DDR 5thMIX • DDRMAX • DDRMAX2 • DDR EXTREME • DDR SuperNOVA • DDR SuperNOVA2 • DDR X • DDR X2 • DDR X3 VS 2ndMIX • DDR (2013) |
| Spinoffs | DDR CLUB KIT • DDR 2ndMIX CLUB VERSION • DDR Solo BASS MIX • DDR Solo 2000 |
| Foreign Releases | DS EuroMIX • DS TKD • DS DCT • Dancing Stage • DDR USA • DS Disney's RAVE • DS EuroMIX2 • DS Fusion |