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Video Games: Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3
Date: Friday, 09 January, 2009 :: 18:36
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Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3
Brand: Konami
List Price: USD $39.99
Price: USD $39.75
Product Group: videogames
Manufacturer: Konami
Model: 83717300502
Release Date: 2005-11-16
Studio: Konami
Features:
- Online play, download songs, upload content and more
- Exclusive game modes including Freestyle Mode and Quest Mode
- New mode for beginners let's you dance the way you want to
- Get fit with the Workout Mode & customize dance steps in Edit Mode
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Editorial Review:
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Reviews:
Average Customer Review: 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Wow! Great game for teens - and their parents!
Date: 2007-12-05 - 
Comment: This is really a fun game - great exercise and fun. It's actually something parents can do with their teens (particularly since us old people can play on light while they play on heavy and we both have fun). Use this for family time and everyone will have fun without having to actually talk about your feelings.
You really need decent pads though like Red Octane or a metal pad (although you have to wear shoes then). We broke quite a few cheaper pads.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Gotta get it!
Date: 2007-01-10 -
Comment: This game is awesome. My whole family loves it and it is a great form of excercise for all ages. Even though there are not too many well known songs it doesn't hinder the fun of it at all. All the songs are up-beat and my kids want to play it daily - which is better than just watching t.v. all day, right? You gotta get this game!
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: The graphics get really annoying.
Date: 2007-01-09 - 
Comment: I'm probably older than the average player but I thought this would be fun. Turns out the graphics and sound effects get very annoying and distracting. The music is good but all those extra noises are annoying. The graphics are also terrible by Xbox standards. Overall we just played it a few times and now it hardly gets played at all.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Fantastic family fun!
Date: 2007-01-02 -
Comment: I bought this game for Christmas for my daughters and haven't stopped playing it since! We are all new to DDR, so we found even the beginning and "light" songs to be plenty challenging. There is a fun mix of songs that is bound to appeal to a wide range of audiences. I especially find the 80's pop music lots of fun to dance to, but the techno and Japanese songs are fun too. This is a great way to encourage family togetherness, and it gives you a great way to work out too. I use work out mode to keep track of calories burnt. I don't know how accurate it is, but I do know I have been able to keep off the holiday pounds from dancing away the hours on DDR. Can't wait to get some of the other Ultramix titles.
P.S. You might want to invest in a good pad, not the kind that comes with the bundle. A good pad will cost more, but is more accurate and will last longer.
4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Don't Even Bother
Date: 2006-11-07 - 
Comment: This game could be decent, but the designers dumb everything down. From the cheesy bubble graphics that compose all of the backgrounds to the quest mode option, this whole game reeks of a sellout for the corny childrens appeal. Whereas Ultramix 1 featured a clear, concise menu system and an organized song selection process, Ultramix 3 has a select bar so huge that only the song or option being selected at the time can be seen. This makes it extremely difficult to find any of the songs or alter any of the options.
A second aspect of this game that makes it inferior to Ultramix 1 is the song content. While Ultramix 1 featured techno dancing songs all the way through, Ultramix 3 goes for the crowd appeal by including old, semi-popular songs that are horrible for higher level players. Any young children or middle aged people that enjoy listening to the songs over the dancing may enjoy this, but for an experienced player the content proves surprisingly dull.
Yet another aspect of the game that could deal with fixing is the timing system on the steps. Maybe it's just the pad but the arrows seem to be a lot more time-precise on Ultramix 3 than in Ultramix 1.
The one redeeming factor in this game is the addition of Sakura and Bag, but this is hardly enough to justify creating an entirely new game and selling it.
If at all possible, I recommend skipping this version entirely and buying Ultramix 1 with the song packs off of X-box live.
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Accessories:
The Official Xbox Magazine [1-year]
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Play
Tips & Tricks Magazine
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