Cheap Dance Dance Revolution Universe Bundle (Video Games) (Xbox 360) Price

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Good, but previous versions better.
I bought the Dance Dance Revolution Universe Bundle from Amazon for the massive discount in price at a retail store. At a local store from a nationwide chain, the game was retailing for $59.95...just the game..without a controller. The Wireless X-Box 360 controller cost an added 39.99 and was an off brand. Purchasing it from Amazon, I saved 30 bucks and got a controller along with the game(though, the controller is corded, which is a bit of a drawback, a cordless controller would have been nicer). <
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>The game itself is similar to the other version of Dance Dance Revolution, except it has an added "Quest" mode. While the Quest mode is challenging, it's often prohibitively challenging. Many of the challenges are difficult to surmount, and choosing a 'overall difficulty' at the beginning of the quest mode does not seem to affect the songs difficulty in any way. Most quest mode challenges involve you earning a certain number of points over the course of one song. If you fail the song, all is not lost as you can continue and try another song. You can keep trying until you quit or master the song. It's nice that you don't fail if you don't succeed the first time. Some challenges, however, seem impossible to succeed at no matter how many times you try, or how perfect you complete a song. This makes the Quest mode seem tiresome and unrewarding. And since you MUST play Quest mode to unlock hidden songs, it makes finding those songs nearly impossible. <
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>For DDR purists, the quest mode can be bypassed and a much more familiar dance mode is available, similar to the other, previous DDR games. Allowing you to dance through any songs the game provides (Save the ones you have yet to unlock from Quest Mode). <
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>It's fun, and a healthy way to spend your time playing videogames. There is an added Calorie counter that shows you the amount of calories burned in all game modes after each song. It's supposed to keep track of your calories burned, but I found the interface to be unreliable and difficult to interpret. <
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>As far as Songs...I found that the songs on this version were lacking compared to other versions, Particularly the DDR Max and Max II versions. It is hard to put into words how songs on those games were 'better' than this, but they had certain...style...to them, that lacks in this game. Don't get me wrong, it's still fun, and since everyone has their own musical opinion, it's hard to rate. Overall, a fun game, DEFINITELY not worth paying store retail for, but a good game for 70 bucks. <
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Good but could be better
DDRU is a good game. If you've never owned a DDR game, then this is a good buy for the 360...since it is the only offering on the 360 so far, you don't really have much of a choice. <
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>Overall the game is fun. Personally I don't care for a lot of the songs on this version. The PS2 games had much better song selections. Some of the songs on this version just don't have any beat to them, so it's hard to get into the rhythm. <
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>The quest mode feels tacked on and is really quite confusing. There are no instructions as to what you are doing. I recommend checking out the different websites to figure out what to do in quest mode. <
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>Party mode is okay, but some of the modes are a bit confusing. Personally I prefer to just do game mode with two people and try to beat each others score. <
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>The dance pad is decent. It's not as nice as some of the other, more expensive pads, but that's to be expected. Just put a bit of Velcro on the bottom (hook portion only) and it will stay in place much beter.\ <
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>More songs are available on the Xbox Live Marketplace, but personally I think that they are a rip-off. You can make that decision yourself though :) <
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>Overall, the game is a lot of fun and dancing with more than one person really makes the game much more enjoyable. If you really need a version of DDR for the 360 then buy it. If you don't mind waiting, I'd recommend waiting to see if they release another version for the 360 later on. Hopefully with a better song track.

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Fun without murder
This is a great game for teens that doesn't involve any muder, shooting or bad language. Hey, how can it be that much fun? BUT IT IS! Great physical exercise and fun for kids 11 to 18!