Dance Dance Revolution DVD Game
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Toys and Games Reviews of Dance Dance Revolution DVD Game
Customer Review: No Steps Are Scored! BE WARNED!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
This version does NOT score or even aknowledge your steps. I have been an avid DDR player for years, and have even reccommended DDR for healthy weightloss and excersize programs to a LOT of my friends, who have had great success.
My nephew begs and bugs about playing DDR at my house every time he's in town. I thought I would gift him with a way he could play it at home for his last birthday, and since he doesn't have a playstation, and XBox versions of the games are becoming more rare, I thought this would be fun for him. I was shocked to see what arrived in the mail. (Not amazons fault of course.)
I checked out the specs online before I bought it, and even up against the "plug n play" versions of the game that retail for around the same price, I thought SURELY there would be no such thing as a DDR game that doesn't score your steps! What would be the point of that? When I saw what I bought him, I was disgusted! Firstly, "Roxy" is really corny, and her ever-so-cheesy "You're doing great!" and "Keep it up!" is hardly easier on the ears than an 80's Richard Simmons video. The small plastic sheet that you dance on is not only tiny width/length wise, but it's paper thin. There is no connection from the so called "dance mat" to the television, so every step you take, you may as well be taking on a "twister" mat in front of a family member who can just as easily shout "You're a GREAT dancer!" for free.
Save your money, or buy a plug n play, even though the graghics are awful, they still allow for step-scoring, THUS the REASON for playing DDR at all!
Customer Review: Great for kids
Summary: 5 Stars
We have the xbox version of DDR and it is fun for teens and adults, but way too challenging for my six year old. My 8 year old can only do two songs on it. They often end up frustrated and/or in tears because they get boo'd.
This is a fabulous alternative for young ones because they never get boo'd, they have such positive feedback and it simulates the real thing; so as they get better, they can move onto the xbox version with much more confidence. I think it's great.
The box says for ages 5 and up and it is true (for those who have commented that it is boring - it isn't boring for a 6-9 year old). My two kids and one of their friends played for an hour before bed and had a blast and went right to sleep. No tears, they didn't even fight over the mats, and I had fun too!
I've never left feedback on a product before, but this one deserves two thumbs up for moms with young kids.
Customer Review: Great alternative to buying the whole game system
Summary: 5 Stars
My son has been begging for Dance Dance Revolution since he played it in gym class on a rainy day. Of course there's no way the school would have the full system for all the kids to participate, so he was not disappointed that his movements are not recorded onscreen with this version. I know that was a concern of some other reviewers.
There was also no way I was going to purchase a whole gaming system just to have the original version of the game. That just wasn't in the birthday budget. So when I saw this I was thrilled! And when he opened it, so was he!!
I like this game because it keeps him moving. Exercise is a big issue and he'd rather sit and play games or watch TV than go outside. We live in Florida and most of the time the weather is either just so hot/humid or it's raining. So I'm glad he has something he really enjoys that he can do in the house.
Customer Review: DDR DVD game
Summary: 1 Stars
I was so excited to get this game in the mail but my excitement quickly grew into frustration when I realized that this game is not the real DDR. I wish I would have known because I would have never ordered it. The mats are fake and the game is not very challenging compared to the real DDR. I'm sure that young kids would enjoy it but for those over 12 it seems to stink in comparison to the real thing. What a bummer. My impression of this game when it first came out was that it was going to be exactly the same thing as playing it on PS2 or some other game system and I was so excited that someone finally thought to do it. However, my expectations were too great because the DVD DDR is just not real.Customer Review: Good for on the go fun
Summary: 3 Stars
If you are looking for an interactive, not to mention active, version of this game, then spring for the Wii or Xbox versions. This won't cut it. I had intended for this to be an interesting change from my regular workout, but the DVD is too rigid to be used that way, with too long intervals between the menus, and the irritating instructor having way too much screen time. The routines and the music are more than passable, and hold enough of your attention to be a fun game for adults and children for a spur of the moment kind of activity.