* This FAQ is dedicated to the memory of Francisco Alejandro Guiterrez, front man of the group "CAPTAIN JACK" (2/19/1962 - 10/22/2005). 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Introduction 2. FAQ 3. Basics 3A. Controls 3B. Menus/Displays 3C. How to Dance 3D. Dancing Tips for the Beginner 3E. Dancing Tips for the Intermediate 3F. Dancing Tips for the Advanced 3G. Dancing Tips for Doubles 4. White Songs (Licensed Songs) 4A. AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) 4B. As the Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings Radio Edit) 4C. Block Rockin' Beats 4D. BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (K.O.G G3 MIX) 4E. butterfly (UPSWING MIX) 4F. CAPTAIN JACK (GRANDALE REMIX) 4G. CARTOON HEROES (Speedy Mix) 4H. Crazy In Love 4I. Genie In A Bottle 4J. Get Busy 4K. I will Survive 4L. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 4M. IRRESISTIBLEMENT 4N. LA COPA DE LA VIDA 4O. LOOK AT US (Daddy DJ Remix) 4P. My My My 4Q. Oops!... I Did It Again 4R. Play That Funky Music 4S. Pump Up The Volume 4T. Silence (Airscape Remix) 4U. SPEED OVER BEETHOVEN 4V. Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Garage Mix) 4W. Wonderful Night (radio edit) 5. Green Songs (New Konami Originals) 5A. 1998 5B. ABSOLUTE (Cuff-N-Stuff it Mix) 5C. air 5D. BE LOVIN 5E. Can Be Real 5F. CANDY <3 5G. Colors (for EXTREME) 5H. DAIKENKAI 5I. Happy Wedding 5J. Heaven is a '57 metallic gray (gimmix) 5K. I Need You (Insideout Door Mix) 5L. INFINITE PRAYER 5M. INJECTION OF LOVE (HINA MIX) 5N. INSERTiON (Machine Gun Kelly Mix) 5O. INSIDE YOUR HEART 5P. KEEP ON MOVIN' (DMX Mix) 5Q. La Bamba 5R. L'amour et la liberté (DDR ver.) 5S. LOVE IS ORANGE 5T. Make A Difference 5U. MARIA (I believe...) 5V. Miracle Moon (L.E.D. LIGHT STYLE MIX) 5W. PASSION OF LOVE 5X. Polovtsian Dances And Chorus 5Y. Quickening 5Z. SAKURA 5AA. SANA MOLLETE NE ENTE (B.L.T. STYLE) 5BB. Saturday Night Love 5CC. SEDUCTION 5DD. SEXY PLANET 5EE. Sweet Sweet <3 Magic 5FF. sync (EXTREME version) 5GG. TOMORROW 5HH. TwinBee (Generation X) 5II. un deux trois 5JJ. You gotta move it (feat. Julie Rugaard) 6. Yellow Songs (Old Konami Originals) 6A. AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL 6B. BRILLIANT 2U 6C. BURNIN' THE FLOOR 6D. DIVE 6E. DYNAMITE RAVE 6F. Look To The Sky (True Color Mix) 6G. PARANOiA 7. Blue Songs (Challenge Remixes) 7A. AFRONOVA (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX) 7B. BRILLIANT 2U (K.O.G G3 MIX) 7C. BURNIN' THE FLOOR (BLUE FIRE mix) 7D. DYNAMITE RAVE (B4 ZA BEAT MIX) 7E. Look To The Sky (Trance Mix) 7F. SEXY PLANET (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX) 8. Red Songs (Boss Songs) 8A. PARANOIA survivor 8B. PARANOIA survivor MAX 9. Advanced Mode 9A. Course 9B. Endless 9C. Survival 9D. Combo Challenge 10. Dance Master Mode 10A. Area A 10B. Area B 10C. Area C 10D. Area D 10E. Area E 10F. Extra Missions 11. Other Modes 11A. Workout Mode 11B. Lesson Mode 11C. Training Mode 11D. Edit Mode 12. Online Play (INCOMPLETE) 13. Shop 13A. Shop Point Formula 13B. Music 13C. Courses 13D. Outfit 13E. Information 13F. Custom 13G. Other 14. Standard Guide Stuff 14A. Legal 14B. E-mail Guidelines 14C. Credits 14D. Version Updates 14E. The Final Word ****************************************************************************** 1. INTRODUCTION ****************************************************************************** Hi and Konnichi wa! Welcome to my FAQ for DDR Extreme 2 for the Playstation 2! I refer to this as a "FAQ/Walkthrough", but there's very little "walking through" to be done with this game. Anyone familiar with Konami's most famous member of the BEMANI series will know that there are few written tips that can be given for the Dance Dance Revolution series. You have to trust your own feet and your burning soul. However, I will, in this FAQ, give you the heads-up on what the songs are, where they come from, and a few tips to get you ready for tackling them. ****************************************************************************** 2. FAQ ****************************************************************************** Q: What is Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2? A: DDR Extreme 2 is Konami's latest foray into the DDR world as it gradually makes its way to American shores. Q: How does one play Dance Dance Revolution games? A: It's actually pretty simple. Your "controller" has four directions: left, down, up, and right, which are shown at the top of your play screen. You select a song. As the song plays, arrows will start scrolling up to your top line. When an arrow scrolling up reaches the line of arrows at the top, you must "step" on the direction matching that arrow's direction. If two arrows come up at once, you must press both at once. If a green "freeze" arrow appears, you must hold that step at the beginning until the freeze arrow ends. Q: How many songs in this mix? A: 74. 24 open by default and the other 50 you have to unlock. Q: How do I unlock new songs? A: It's possible to unlock songs through Free Play or Advanced Mode by just continually playing, but it's very slow. The faster way is to play through Dance Master Mode. There are certain missions that unlock certain songs. Also, it seems just repeatedly playing missions in DM Mode unlocks songs, at least faster than the other modes. Q: How do I unlock SAKURA? A: One of the more popular selections in this mix, I'd wager. You first need to get to Area D of Dance Master Mode, then follow this sequence for the fastest and easiest trip there: D-03, D-15, D-20, D-21, D-38, then sequentially up each mission all the way to D-47. It's not an easy run, particularly the Supersonic Course at D-43, but you did want to earn the song didn't you? Q: Are there any more songs than the ones you have listed? A: Nope. That's all. No MAX.(period). No bag. There's always next year. Q: Can I turn off the corner buttons on my pad? A: YES. Recovering from their mistake in the last mix, "Dance Play Settings" has returned as an option, so you can play on the pad without worrying about a misstep due to a large foot. Q: Is the EyeToy required to play? A: No. All there is to play is Hands & Feet Mode, which you can activate in the options if the EyeToy is hooked up. All songs have the same difficulties as they did for regular Single. Q: Is this just like the DDR Extreme in the arcades? A: Not really. For licensing reasons, the fact that the USA has missed several old songs from previous mixes, and the introduction of brand new songs for the American audience, we're given a hodgepodge of DDR material in this mix from several different mixes, but mostly from the later mixes in the arcades. Q: Why isn't (insert song here) in this mix or any others? A: Usually, it's directly related to the fact that, despite Konami's usage of these songs for DDR, the songs are still owned by the songs' artists. This means that the contract the artists have with Konami only refers to the games they specify, which is generally the arcade mix, and (most of the time) the corresponding Japanese Playstation console port. Getting the songs over here is a whole other story, and I feel that we're lucky to get the songs that we do. Of course, if your beef is why we don't get certain Konami Originals, then I dunno what to tell you. Q: Does this mix have Oni Mode? A: Yes! Oni Mode and Nonstop Mode are now placed into one section called "Course Mode" which is under the new Advanced Mode, which houses all difficult modes of play. Q: Does this mix have Mission Mode? A: Yes! Now renamed "Dance Master Mode", this mode returns from last mix to present you with unique challenges related to the gameplay. Q: Just who is NAOKI? A: Naoki Maeda has been with Konami for many years. He is the leader of Konami AM Internal Sound Team, who are in charge of coming up with songs for each new DDR release. He's responsible for many songs throughout DDR-dom, under lots of artist names. He also has the support of other artists and vocalists, such as Paula Terry, Thomas Howard, and Aaron G. His artist names include, but are not limited to: Omega (the symbol), 1479, 180, 190, 190', 200, 270, 290, 8 bit, B3-PROJECT, BIG-O, BLUE DESTROYERS, Crystal Aliens, DANDY MINIERO, d-complex, DJ KAZU, DE-SIRE, DIVAS, DR. VIBE, FACTOR-X, FIXX, KTz, Luv UNLIMITED, mitsu-O!, MR. DOG, MUSTACHE MEN, N&S, N.M.R, NAOKI, NAOKI 190, NAOKI underground, NM, NO.9, NW260, RE-VENGE, RevenG, Stone Bros., TailBros, THE FINAL BAND, THE SURRENDERS, UZI-LAY, Z, ZZ. Some of these are not actually names for Naoki, but sometimes artists he's used for vocals in the songs. Q: What is Dancemania? A: A rather large series of albums, developed by Toshiba-EMI, which showcase a lot of dance music from artists all over the world. Konami's BEMANI studio has a long-standing partnership, where DDR gets Dancemania licenses (for relatively cheap) while DDR plugs Dancemania in its games. There are a few DM releases in this mix. Q: What is beatmania? A: Developed almost concurrently with DDR, BM is a series of games where you use your fingers instead of your feet. You have a set of keys, like a piano, and you have to tap those to create the music (each key tap adds music to the playing score). Also, you have a turntable to "scratch", which also adds sound. The original beatmania had 5 keys, beatmania IIDX has 7 keys (and is the only one of the series still coming out with new mixes), and beatmania III has 5 keys and a foot pedal. I refer to several songs as being "from beatmania", and you too, will have a chance to play some of these songs in their original format once beatmania (US PS2) hits stores in early 2006. Q: What are Guitar Freaks and Drummania? A: These ongoing series are favorites from BEMANI. Guitar Freaks uses a guitar with three neck buttons and a "pick", which allows you to insert music into the song. Drummania is similar, using a drum set. A few mixes into the series, BEMANI got the wise idea of combining the two series, giving each mix the same list, and allowing the machines to link up. Q: What is Dance ManiaX? A: This is a short-lived series that was made to showcase more Dancemania tunes, as well as a bunch of Konami Originals. It's played with light beams, and blocking them in time with the music. Q: What is pop'n music? A: This is a currently ongoing BEMANI series that is similar to beatmania, only it just involves a bunch of colored buttons. It has a more cartoonish look to it than other BEMANI series, and many of the songs are happy songs, or songs from popular anime. Q: What is Mambo A Go Go? A: A one-shot experimental music game from BEMANI. This one involved three conga drums, and is played much as you'd expect. Q: Hey, did you know that (insert song here) was in (insert game here) first? A: Well, please, if I've made mistakes, let me know. I pride myself on a healthy knowledge of BEMANI, but no one's perfect. If something's wrong, tell me. Q: I think a genre you have listed is incorrect. A: Tell me what you think it should be, but present a good case, because I've asked a lot of people about this subject. However, if you're disputing a genre that has a star (*) after it, then I won't bother, because those are the official genres as Konami states. Q: What song plays on Lesson Mode 1? A: "Try 2 Luv. U" by S.F.M.P (featured in DDRMAX2). Q: What song plays on Lesson Mode 2? A: "A Stupid Barber" by Sho-T (featured in DDR Extreme). Q: What song plays on Lesson Mode 3? A: "BABY BABY GIMME YOUR LOVE" by DIVAS (featured in Konamix and DDRMAX). Q: What song plays in the My Room screens? A: "TOMORROW" by nc ft. Dreamscanner. Q: What songs play over the Credits? A: "Saturday Night Love" by Sota feat. Brenda V., followed by "SEDUCTION" by nc ft. FINALFORCE. ****************************************************************************** 3. BASICS ****************************************************************************** This covers most of the stuff you can find in the instruction booklet, but we all know how often people hang onto those. ============== 3A. Controls = ============== Directional Buttons: Moves your selection on all the menus or steps in that direction. Circle, X: Confirm selection Triangle, Select: Cancel selection, hold down to go back a screen Start: Start game, hold down to drop out of a song during play, also used to access Quick Menu. Start and Select at the same time: Return to title screen ==================== 3B. Menus/Displays = ==================== Main Menu Dance Master Mode: The new "Mission Mode". See Section 10. Free Play Mode: Basic gameplay. See "How To Dance" below. Workout Mode: A more fitness-oriented way to play. Advanced Mode: The more difficult modes of play all put under one menu. See the "Advanced Mode" Section 9. Lesson Mode: Tutorial for total beginners. Training Mode: Practice any open song in any kind of situation. Edit Mode: Create your own step patterns for any open song. Online Play: If you have broadband, you can play against other people online. Records: View your high scores for Game Mode and Workout Mode. Options: Basic option stuff. Check below for more info. Shop: Play in Dance Master Mode, and you'll unlock stuff for purchase in here. Extra: This is a two-song demo of the new Karaoke Revolution Party. I'm not going to go all that deep into this section. My Room: This is the new Information section. Whenever you get new stuff, you'll see a big flashing NEW! next to this. Check to find out what you got. You can also view the Credits from here. --- Options Menu Sound Options: Sound: Select from Stereo, Monaural, or Dolby Pro Logic II. Voice: Select to have All voices, No Booing, or no voices. Timing: Changes the sync between the steps and music. Controller Settings: Double Mode Settings: Allows you to adjust the controls for Double Play if you use a controller. Dance Play Settings: Turn off for a controller and the "face buttons" on the controller won't register during play. This will turn off the corner buttons on the pad. Save/Load: Save: Save system data. Load: Load system data. Auto Save: Will Auto Save whenever you change anything or do anything. Edit Folder Load: Will automatically load Edit Data at startup if On. Game Options: Game Level: If set to a harder difficulty, the Dance Meter will decrease more if you miss. Game Over: "Arcade" will stop immediately once you fail. "End of Music" will game over at the end of the tune if you fail. Graphic Options: Dancer Display: Toggle whether or not a dancer will dance in your background. Movie: Toggle whether or not the background movie plays. BG Brightness: Set how bright the background is if it's distracting you. Step Mark Colors: Type1 is the default. Type2 has solid different colors to tell between 1/4 notes, 1/8 notes, etc. Type3 has all arrows the same color, also known as "Flat". Flicker Free: Adjusts for flickering on your TV. Screen Adjustment: Use to center the screen on your TV. Display Marvellous: If turned on, the "MARVELLOUS" judgment will be displayed during Free Play Mode, not just Training and Advanced. Network Settings: Automatic Settings: Turned on, it will automatically determine the network settings. UDP Port: Sets the primary UDP Port. ================== 3C. How To Dance = ================== Selecting Free Play Mode will put you in the standard DDR setup. --- Select Your Style Single Mode: This is a 1-player mode using the pad you used to start the game. A second player may jump in at any time by pressing START. Versus Mode: This is a 2-player mode where each player uses a pad. Double Mode: This is a 1-player mode where the player uses both pads. Every song has different steps for Double Mode than Single. --- Select Character Pick any of the available dancing characters to dance in the background while you play. You can also choose a Random character by selecting the "?" or none by selecting "OFF". Available Characters, from left to right, starting at the top row. Charmy (from DDR 3rd Mix, 4th Mix Costume) Astro (from DDR 3rd Mix, 4th Mix Costume) Emi (from DDR 3rd Mix) Rage (from DDR 3rd Mix, 5th Mix Costume) Rhythm (from DDR Extreme USA) Blues (from DDR Extreme USA) Bass (NEW) Drum (NEW) Princess-Zukin (from DDR 5th Mix) ROBO2001 (from DDR 5th Mix) Jenny (from DDR 4th Mix) Johnny (from DDR 4th Mix, 5th Mix Costume) Tracy (from DDR 4th Mix) Boldo (from DDR 4th Mix) Alice (from DDR 5th Mix) Baby-Lon (from DDR 5th Mix) Sa-Ja (NEW) J.C. (NEW) Yuni (from DDR 4th Mix) Akira (from DDR 4th Mix) Lady (from DDR 1st Mix, DDR Festival costume) Naoki (from DDR 5th Mix) The remaining spots below are for each character's unlockable second costume (which is really nothing more than a pallette swap). Any can be unlocked by passing five Missions in Dance Master Mode with any one character. --- Select Music Use Left and Right to switch songs. Tap Up or Down to change the difficulty. Press X or Circle to select. Press Start to access the Quick Menu. From here you can change the sorting of the list, save your progress, or check your records in one list. Changing the sorting will change it from the default "by color" setup to an alphabetical list where you can pick the letter, to by BPM from slowest to fastest, and your "favorites", which is measured by the total score from all your plays of the song divided by the number of the difficulty each time you played. Difficulties: Beginner (BEG): Almost all songs are 1-footers. You also have an on-screen dancer stepping the steps along with you. Don't play this for too long if you wish to get better. Light (LGT): Most songs range from 2 to 5 feet. This is pretty simple if you're getting used to DDR. Standard (STD): Most songs range from 4 to 7 feet. Largely, you'll find that steps reflect how the music goes, as opposed to just being on the beat. Heavy (HVY): Most songs range from 6 to 10 feet. These are the tough ones where they focus on two things: matching the song's notes exactly, and/or kicking up the difficulty to give you pains. Challenge (CHA): A special "second Heavy" difficulty. Only certain songs have this difficulty, some as the only difficulty. At the bottom of the screen, you'll see the BPM for the song, which may be dynamic, which brackets the "Groove Radar", which gives a detailed look at the song. Groove Radar: This is a graphical representation of the difficulty of the song. It's broken down into five attributes: - Stream: More or less the overall number of steps. - Voltage: How many steps are sandwiched into how much time. Higher voltage means more steps in less time. - Air: The overall number of double steps (time spent in the air). - Freeze: The overall number and length of freeze arrows. - Chaos: The number of weird steps (not straight 1/4 and 1/8, or steps that force you turn as you step). If you can't figure out what song you want, you can select ROULETTE. This will start the song list rolling. Press X to stop it. It's tough to get it to stop on a song you want, though. Once your song's picked, you can still adjust the difficulty. Also, in this mix, you can select RANDOM. This will automatically pick a random song at the current difficulty. You will not be able to adjust anything once you hit the RANDOM button. Select EDIT DATA and you pick some of the Edits you've thrown together. --- Select Options You must select the options at the bottom of the difficulty list in this mix. No, holding down X or Circle anymore. Speed: This is the speed of the arrows on the screen. It doesn't affect the speed of the song, just the arrows. Boost: If turned on, the arrows will gradually speed up as they move on the game screen. Appearance: "Visible" is the normal setting. If "Hidden" is on, the arrows will vanish about half-way. If "Sudden" is on, the arrows will appear about half-way. If "Stealth" is on, you won't see the arrows at all. Turn: "Off" is normal. "Mirror" rotates all arrows 180 degrees. "Left" rotates them 90 degrees to the left. "Right" in the other direction. "Shuffle" specifically picks two sets of arrows and reverses their roles, giving a new somewhat random selection that doesn't fall under Mirror, Left, or Right. Little: Turning this on will remove all non-quarter notes from the song. It won't give you a good chance for a high score, though. Dark: Turning this on will remove the Step Zone from the screen. Simultaneous Step: Turning this to "Off 1" will make all jumps into single steps. Turning this to "Off 2" will remove jumps entirely. Scroll: "Standard" is normal bottom to top scrolling. "Reverse" is, oddly enough, scrolling from top to bottom. Freeze Arrow: You can turn the Freeze Arrows off. Step: Another chance to change the difficulty of your song. --- Are You Ready? The main field consists of the arrows and the Step Zone, which is a line of arrows on the screen. As the song plays, arrows will begin scrolling along the screen. As the arrows reach the Step Zone, you need to step on those arrows. If you see a green Freeze Arrow, you need to step on that arrow and hold it until the Freeze Arrow ends (you don't need to remove your foot when it ends, just stay on it until it ends, and move your foot at your leisure). On the top of the screen is the Dance Meter. It starts about half full. As you step properly, it'll fill more. If you misstep, your Dance Meter will start emptying. If it empties completely, game over. On the bottom of the screen is the difficulty (in case you forgot), and your score as it tallies up. Also in the middle of the screen, you'll see words pop up as you step: MARVELLOUS: You stepped precisely on the arrow. This needs to be turned on in the Options to see in Free Play Mode, but is automatically on in Advanced and Training Mode. For Free Play, it's ranked no better than a PERFECT. PERFECT: You stepped more or less precisely on the arrow. Combo continues, the dance meter increases, and you get the maximum possible score from that step. GREAT: You just about stepped on the arrow. Combo continues, the dance meter increases, and you get half the maximum possible score for the step. GOOD: You're off on the step by a bit. Combo stops, but the dance meter doesn't change. You get no points. ALMOST: You're off on the step by quite a bit. Combo stops, and your dance meter decreases. You get no points. BOO: You completely missed the step. Combo stops, and your dance meter decreases. You get no points. OK!: You stepped on the whole Freeze Arrow. You get the normal maximum score for a step. NG: You stepped off the Freeze Arrow before it ended. Combo continues, but your Dance Meter will decrease. You get no points. Also marked on the screen is your combo, which is how many PERFECTS and GREATS you have in a row. The announcer will tell you when you hit 100 combo, 200, etc. --- Evaluation Once you complete the song, you'll see an Evaluation Screen. You'll receive a letter grade, a tally on how many of each step you got, your maximum combo, and your score. Scoring is measured by the following algorithm: X = The total number of standard steps (double steps count as one) + (2 * the total number of Freeze Arrows) Y = 70,000,000 / X Each PERFECT and OK is worth Y points. Each GREAT is worth Y/2 points. All other types of steps are worth no points. So, your maximum possible score is 7 million, plus however many bonus points you've received, which maxes at 10 million, I haven't figured out the bonus algorithm, yet. The grades are AAA, AA, A, B, C, D, and E. The letter grade is determined by tallying up the number of Dance Points you scored in the song (see above for how each step gives you Dance Points). E is a failing grade. D, C, B, and A are progressive grades based on your score (including bonus). AA is given for a large score. To get this, you'll have to get a full combo, since you get about an extra million bonus points for the full combo. AAA is given for all PERFECTs and OKs on Freeze Arrows. In addition to the letter, you'll get a star if you have a full combo. --- EyeToy Play Plug an EyeToy into one of the USB ports, then fire up Free Play Mode. The game will ask if you wish to use the EyeToy, then give you the style. It will give you the additional style select of "Hands & Feet". After selecting that, you'll go to the song select screen. You'll notice there are additional markers on the difficulties. Next to every difficulty is a set of handprints. These are how difficult the hand motions are for this song, on a level of one to two. Also available is a special "Hands & Feet" step difficulty which focuses the steps so they compliment the hand motions. As you play, you'll have an image of what the EyeToy sees transposed onto the screen. You need to move the image of yourself onto hand prints when they scroll up to the Step Zone. In addition, if you wish, you can just select the usual Single, Versus, or Double while using the EyeToy and you get the same "Watch Me Dance" from Extreme USA. Added to the "Quick Menu" (START button) is the selection of "Camera", where you can check what the camera's seeing. =================================== 3D. Dancing Tips for the Beginner = =================================== KEEP PRACTICING! So, you've just got into DDR, eh? Good for you! You've become a part of a cult sensation that still holds tons of respect in arcades across the country! This game will probably seem quite overwhelming to you at first, especially if you watch people play it and watch them do 9-footers. Don't sweat it. You CAN be as good as them with the proper practice and effort. If you really want to get into this, definitely use the Official DDR Pad. There's no PS2 controller to use in the arcades, so learn the pad nice and early. Most game stores have a few of these tucked away (possibly more, if Konami's hyping this game like they should). If you're truly a beginner, you may just want to start with a nice cheap pad. That way, if you find it's not for you, you're not out a huge investment. So, to begin, use the Lesson Mode the game provides you. It will walk you through the basics and coach you to be a better dancer. Despite the Lesson Mode, here are some tips I can give you as a beginner: 1. Get a good feeling for the beat. People who have performed with music have an advantage. People in marching band have a serious advantage. ~_^ You'll be stepping to the beat in these early stages, so get used to it now. 2. Now that you have the beat, you must "find the arrows". Yeah, sure. I know they're right there in front of you, to your sides, and behind you, but can you hit them without looking? Early on, you'll find that's your biggest problem: taking a step and not landing on the arrow. If you have to look, look, but that tactic won't last forever, so before a song takes off, take some cursory steps to make sure you're hitting arrows. 3. Keep your center. Especially on cheap pads with no definition, you'll find yourself often taking leave of the center of the pad as you continue stepping. If there's a break in the song, look down to make sure you're in the center. 4. Use the balls of your feet. You may notice, after some days of a lot of playing, that your ankles will start hurting. That's normal, and it's happened to most everyone I know that DDRs. This is your feet telling you to not step with your heels, but with the front of the foot. Get into that habit. 5. Now that you have these basics, and the Lesson Mode (largely) completed, head into Beginner Mode and start tackling songs. In particular, get used to the speed of the songs, as well as the speeding-up, slowing-down, and stopping some songs do. When that just gets too easy, take a deep breath and head into the real DDR world with Light Mode. Try to keep your songs at three feet or below, but don't be afraid to venture out into the great unknown. ======================================= 3E. Dancing Tips for the Intermediate = ======================================= KEEP PRACTICING! Well, you're definitely not a n00b anymore (pardon my French). You're at the point where you wouldn't completely humiliate yourself at the arcades, but you probably won't impress many people there. In fact, you may just bore them with your simple steps. It's time to go to the next level. At this point in your career, it's time to consider a new pad. For me, this meant going to redoctane.com and ordering their standard soft pad. This pad has a soft bottom which won't slip or bunch up as much. It's still not a serious pad, but you could do worse with fifty bucks. So, first tip is to KNOW THE SONGS. You don't necessarily need to memorize the steps, but have a basic understanding of the song before you go into it. Even memorize the music itself, the lyrics, etc. so you can whistle along. Know where the tempo changes may occur, where stops are. Most importantly, know where the songs musical notes occur in the melody, because these will be mostly what you step. Now that we're heading into dangerous territory, there is one big rule that I have to stress right away: Remember how in the last part I told you to "find your center"? Well, you've found it by now, so now it's time to GET OFF IT. That's a crutch that's let you into the game, but it will hold you back later on. What you have to learn is to return your feet to the center as rarely as possible, if at all. Move your feet from one arrow to the next, and don't move them unless you have an arrow to go to. This is probably the hardest thing you'll ever have to learn as a DDR player. Once you've relinquished your grip on the center, you only stand to improve up to the highest reaches of DDR-dom. This actually leads to the other major point of going intermediate: Eighth notes. Those are those off-colored ones. You'll have to deal with a lot of them, so learn to love them now. This is actually a good first step to leaving the center, because you are absolutely required to step three or more arrows in succession, and you'll have no time to return to the center at all. Use groups of three eighth notes to figure how to properly move between arrows; combinations such as up-left-down, where your right foot goes on up, left foot goes on left, and your right foot is already carrying back towards the down arrow, for example. Once you get strings of three down, you'll be ready to tackle longer strings, of four, five, seven, even nine if they're not too tangly. So, for this end, you'll want to go for songs of four to six feet in difficulty, as well as treading into the pink pink waters of Standard Mode. Just about all songs of this difficulty have at least several eighth notes to give you practice. Take these opportunities to develop your step combinations for your own style, so you'll be ready to use them when they appear again in harder songs. Also, it may behoove you to get into Workout Mode or Endless Mode and repeatedly hammer some songs, particularly those of a brisk pace. This is a good first step to building up all-important stamina. =================================== 3F. Dancing Tips for the Advanced = =================================== KEEP PRACTICING! All right. You're through messing around, and through getting condescending looks from your peers at the arcade. It's time to show them what you can really do and kick it up a notch or three. If you're really serious now, it's once again time for a new pad. Although 7, 8, and even some 9-footers are possible on a soft, flimsy pad, you just won't get the high scores you cherish. For this, I turned to RedOctane's Ignition 2.0. It's also a soft pad, but the thick foam insert, soft gripping bottom, and raised step platforms make it a good pad for aspiring champions, all for a paltry 100 clams. Of course, if you have the money to blow (approximately $300), you may want to take it even further and buy the Cobalt Flux pad, which is a custom-made hard metal pad. It's VERY resilient, and much like pads you'll see in the arcades. Anyway, pads aside, it's time to get down to business: First, you better have mastered the stuff from the previous sections. I want to be able to yell out a song title and for you to hum it right there so you know what it sounds like. I don't wanna see your feet touch that center, soldier, or you'll drop and give me fifty. At this point, you should also have quick enough eye-foot coordination so that matching arrows on the screen with proper steps is second-nature. Now, for some new tactics: Chaos. You'll soon find as you reach the higher levels, that not all arrows are quarter notes and eighth notes. You'll find sixteenths, twelfths, and thirty-second notes thrown in to mess you up. Very rarely will they be in random. Almost always, they'll match up with how the song goes, so you'll at least have that going for you. So, a thorough knowledge of the songs will allow you to surmount this hurdle with little difficulty. Taps. This is the name I like to give eighth notes all on the same arrow. These are always a pain, because you have to train your foot to tap rapidly on the same arrow for a possibly long time, and it can really wear you out. There's no easy way to get around this, you just have to learn it as you go. Gallops. This is the popular name for a series of steps that has two sixteenth note steps together, then two sixteen notes of dead space, then two note steps together, and so on. When you step these notes, you'll feel like a horse gallopping, which derives the name. Oftentimes, these notes will be strung so that the last note in one gallop is the first note of the next gallop. To properly step these, leave your last-stepping foot in place, so it'll be ready to step the next gallop while your other foot moves to the next note. This leads to the final tactic. Axis of Rotation or "crossovers". Contrary to popular belief, you do not have to have your upper body directly facing the screen at all times. A very important tactic for the toughest songs is turning your body so that making truly difficult steps becomes easier. Using alternating feet on long series' of eighth notes is far less taxing than taking two or more eighth notes with one foot. The best way to start turning your body is with left-down-right eighth note combos. Left foot on the left arrow, right foot on the down, and turn so that your left foot hits the right arrow. It'll be very disorienting at first, but the hard songs will really take it out of you if you don't learn. After learning a basic turn, learn to maintain your body at a 90 degree angle to the screen for extended periods of time, and then taking it further by rotating 180 degrees, or even 270 and 360, if you're brave enough to take your eyes off the screen. Finally, it's important to be in relatively good shape for this. You have to have the proper stamina and leg strength to pull off the toughest ones, because rather dexterous and tiring feats will be required of you, so keep pounding at it, do hard songs repeatedly to build up strength, and push yourself harder and harder to go all the way up to the great green Heavy Mode. And lastly, never tackle 10-footers without a good insurance plan backing you up. ^_^ ============================== 3G. Dancing Tips for Doubles = ============================== KEEP PRACTICING! Get ready to relearn DDR all over again as you branch out towards the second pad. First of all, it'd be best you get good pads for this. Soft flat mats are just no good at all, since they'll slide apart and over each other. Even Ignition Pads are tough for this, since they can move as well, unless you can find some way to lash them together. The best, naturally, is the Cobalt Flux dual setup, which you can connect. Okay, you probably should begin your Doubles career after at least mastering Standard on Single, but it's best on Heavy. One of the greatest things to "unlearn" from Single Play is to be able to move your entire body. When playing Single, you'll generally maintain your upper body in one place spatially, but that definitely won't fly on Doubles. Crossovers take on a whole new meaning when playing on higher levels on Double Play. In a general sense, you'll be playing with your left foot on the right arrow on the left pad, while your right foot will be on the left arrow on the right pad. A lot of the stepcharts on Doubles are engineered so you dance around that setup. After that, it's all pretty much getting used to the new setup. Practice and practice some more. Build up your stamina, learn how to read eight arrows, and know where to step. ****************************************************************************** 4. WHITE SONGS (LICENSED SONGS) ****************************************************************************** These songs are available to you by default, and are either new licenses for DDR, licensed covers, or old Dancemania licenses brought back for this game. ============================================== 4A. AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) = ============================================== Artist: Déjà Vu featuring Tasmin Genre: Euro Dance BPM: 139 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: Quite easy, even for a seven-footer. The only time you'll have streams of any length is on the chorus, and the only tough part about those is that they'll make you crossover a bit. --- Lyrics: How can you just walk away from me When all I can do is watch you leave 'Cause we've shared the laughter and the pain And even shared the tears You're the only one who really knew me at all So take a look at me now 'Cause there's just an empty space And you coming back to me is against the odds That is what I've gotta take I wish I could just make you turn around Turn around and see me cry There's so much I need to say to you So many reasons why You're the only one who really knew me at all So take a look at me now 'Cause there's just an empty space And there's nothing left here to remind me Just the memory of your face Take a good look at me now 'Cause I'll still be standing here And you coming back to me is against all odds It's the chance I've got to take --- Song Type: License First Appearance: DDR 5th Mix (Arcade) Artist Notes: This group is a British cover artist under Almighty Records. They've done several remixes of classic and popular songs. Misc. Notes: This is a cover of the original version by Phil Collins. In DDR 5th Mix, this song was subtitled "Definitive Mix". ======================================================================= 4B. As the Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings Radio Edit) = ======================================================================= Artist: Motorcycle Genre: Atmospheric Trance BPM: 136 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 5 5 STD: 6 6 HVY: 8 7 Heavy Notes: Not all that easy, really. This song plays two types of games. The first involves freezes requiring you to hold one arrow while manipulating another. The second involves following the synthesizers in chaotic patterns. The patterns are generally more trouble, involving odd gallops that end up throwing you around the pad. --- Lyrics: Traveling somewhere, could be anywhere There's a coldness in the air but I don't care We drift deeper Life goes on We drift deeper Into the sound Traveling somewhere, could be anywhere There's a coldness in the air but I don't care We drift deeper into the sound Life goes on We drift deeper into the sound Feeling strong So bring it on So bring it on Embrace me Surround me as the rush comes Embrace me Surround me as the rush comes Embrace me Surround me as the rush comes Oh, embrace me Surround me as the rush comes So bring it on So bring it on We drift deeper into the sound Life goes on We drift deeper into the sound... --- Song Type: License First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: Motorcyle is Josh Gabriel, Dave Dresden, and Jes Brieden (vocals). They were formed in 2002. This is their most popular track as a group. ========================= 4C. Block Rockin' Beats = ========================= Artist: The Chemical Brothers Genre: Big Beat BPM: 110 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 6 6 HVY: 8 8 Heavy Notes: Quite step-heavy. Lots of gallop steps on the guitar. Watch about two-thirds in for a length of sixteenths. --- Lyrics: Back with another one of those block rockin' beats! (etc.) --- Song Type: License First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo, comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Initially they called themselves "The Dust Brothers", after the noted US production duo of the same name, but their burgeoning popularity and the threat of legal action from the originals led them to change their name in 1995. Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method and a few other lesser-known acts they were pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre, and are known for high-quality live sets. They famously met at the University of Manchester. (Source: Wikipedia) ===================================== 4D. BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (K.O.G G3 MIX) = ===================================== Artist: King Kong & D. Jungle Girls Genre: Hyper Euro Dance BPM: 170 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 5 5 STD: 7 7 HVY: 8 9 Heavy Notes: For the most part, small streams, with some crossovers. The hardest part is at the end, which is one long stream with crossing. --- Lyrics: Go, go, go (etc.) It such a thriller, darling You're a wonderful lover, baby (Ay, iyaiyaiyai) July, December Always deep inside of my mind Tell me why (Ay, iyaiyai) You keep a pocketful of green green dollars I love you though it's the time You're very hard You sound like a young fella Take me on the night Boom boom boom boom Shoot you like a bambar Boom boom boom boom At your order Boom boom boom boom Pushing all the buttons More time Boom boom boom boom (Money funny in dollar) Boom boom boom boom (Dollar, money funny) Boom boom boom boom (Da, da, da, da, da, dollar) More Go, go, go (etc.) --- Song Type: License First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade) Artist Notes: I can't find a dang thing about KK & DJG, except the fact that they released mostly in Japan. K.O.G G3 is Kohji Morita, who's done several remixes for the Dancemania series. Misc. Notes: The original BOOM BOOM DOLLAR can be found in DDR USA. ============================= 4E. butterfly (UPSWING MIX) = ============================= Artist: SMiLE.dk Genre: Speedy Euro Beat BPM: 170 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 5 STD: 6 7 HVY: 8 8 CHA: 9 9 Heavy Notes: Mid-length streams populate this speedy song (five to seven steps, maybe a few more). There are a few jumps at the end of streams, but nothing particularly harrowing. Just keep up, is all. Challenge Notes: The streams have become longer and more difficult, with crossovers, jumps, gallops, and same-arrow taps. It's now a lot more exhausting. --- Lyrics: Ay, iyaiyai Ay, iyaiyai A-a-a iyaiyai Where's my samurai Ay, ay, ay, I'm your little butterfly Green, black and blue Make the colors in the sky Ay, ay, ay, I'm your little butterfly Green, black and blue Make the colours in the sky Where's my samurai Where's my samurai I've been searching for a man All across Japan Just to find, to find my samurai Someone who is strong But still a little shy Yes I need, I need my samurai Ay, ay, ay I'm your little butterfly Green, black and blue Make the colors in the sky Ay, ay, ay, I'm your little butterfly Green, black and blue Make the colors in the sky Where's my samurai Where's my samurai I've been searching in the woods And high upon the hills Just to find, to find my samurai Someone who won't regret To keep me in his net Yes I need, I need my samurai Ay, ay, ay I'm your little butterfly Green, black and blue Make the colors in the sky Ay, ay, ay, I'm your little butterfly Green, black and blue Make the colors in the sky --- Song Type: License First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade) Artist Notes: A fan-favorite Swedish pop group. Current members are Veronica Larsson and Malin Kernby (current as of 2002, anyway). They've done several songs for the Dancemania series, which found their way to DDR. Misc. Notes: The original version of this song is available on DDR Ultramix 3. =================================== 4F. CAPTAIN JACK (GRANDALE REMIX) = =================================== Artist: CAPTAIN JACK Genre: Hyper Euro Dance BPM: 170 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 5 STD: 7 7 HVY: 9 9 Heavy Notes: Tough. The opening and ending has gallops to match the background. Both the verse and melody have long streams, some jumps in the streams, and a tiny bit of sixteenths. --- Lyrics: Goooooo Left, go right Go pick up the step Go left, go right, go left Forward march Ejo Captain Jack (Ejo Captain Jack) Bring me back to the railroad track (Bring me back to the railroad track) Give me a gun in my hand (Give me a gun in my hand) I want to be a shooting man (I want to be a shooting man) Left, right, left (Left, right, left) The military step (The military step) The airforce rap (The airforce rap) The seventeen is the best (The seventeen is the best) Goooooo Left, go right Go pick up the step Go left, go right, go left Goooooo Left, go right Go pick up the step Go left, go right, go left We are running to the railroad track Run along with Captain Jack Badadadideido Run along with Captain Jack Run into the peacecamp back Run along with Captain Jack Badadadideido, badideido, Badideidideidideido Badadadideido Left, right, right, left Badadadideido Run along with Captain Jack Goooooo Left, go right Go pick up the step Go left, go right, go left --- Song Type: License First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade) Artist Notes: Captain Jack is a band led by Franky Gee (Francisco Alejandro Guiterrez), a Cuban-born American who has done his time in the military. After leaving the service, he decided to leave the country that seemed so pro-war to him, so he settled in Germany, where he eventually picked up his music career. While his style may seem militaristic, his songs are often about anti-war and pro-unity. He's the male vocalist for this tune, and Liza Da Costa is the female vocalist. ================================= 4G. CARTOON HEROES (Speedy Mix) = ================================= Artist: BARBIE YOUNG Genre: Speedy Euro Beat BPM: 170 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 7 7 HVY: 9 9 Heavy Notes: Arguably one of the toughest nine-footers on record. Oh sure, there are faster songs, but few throw you such varied sets as this one. One second you're holding a freeze and slamming eighths with your other foot, another you're galloping in a crossover pattern, another you're dancing streams with jumps thrown in all over the place. This one takes practice and stamina. It'll crawl ya. --- Lyrics: We are what we're supposed to be Illusions of your fantasy All dots and lines that speak and say What we do is what you wish to do We are the color symphony We do the things you want to see Frame by frame, to the extreme Our friends are so unreasonable They do the unpredictable All dots and lines that speak and say What we do is what you wish to do It's all an orchestra of strings Doing unbelievable things Frame by frame, to the extreme One by one we're making it fun We are the cartoon heroes, oh We are the ones who are gonna last forever We came out of a crazy mind, oh And walked out on a piece of paper and... Here comes Spiderman, arachnophobian Welcome to the toon town party Here comes Superman, from never neverland Welcome to the toon town party There's still more to come And everyone will be Welcomed at the toon (toon) town (town) party --- Song Type: License First Appearance: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: Barbie Young is a SAIFAM vocalist who did this remix for the Dancemania albums. Misc. Notes: This is a remix of the original song by Aqua. =================== 4H. Crazy In Love = =================== Artist: wg feat. Indra J Genre: R&B BPM: 100 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 6 Heavy Notes: Slow and steady streams, but none too long. About the only thing truly worth noting for this song is the chorus where the steps follow the music. --- Lyrics: I look and stare so deep in your eyes I touch on you more and more every time When you leave I'm begging you not to go Call your name two or three times in a row Such a funny thing for me to try to explain How I'm feeling and my pride is the one to blame 'Cause I know I don't understand Just how your love you're doing no one else can Got me looking so crazy right now, your love's Got me looking so crazy right now (in love) Got me looking so crazy right now, your touch Got me looking so crazy right now (your touch) Got me hoping you'll page me right now, your kiss Got me hoping you'll save me right now Looking so crazy in love's Got me looking, got me looking so crazy in love. Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh no, no Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh no, no Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh no, no Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh no, no When I talk to my friends so quietly Who he think he is? Look at what you did to me Tennis shoes, don't even need to buy a new dress If you ain't there ain't nobody else to impress The way that you know what I thought I knew It's the beat my heart skips when I'm with you But I still don't understand, Just how the love you're doing no one else can. Got me looking so crazy right now, your love's Got me looking so crazy right now (in love) Got me looking so crazy right now, your touch Got me looking so crazy right now (your touch) Got me hoping you'll page me right now, your kiss Got me hoping you'll save me right now Looking so crazy in love's, Got me looking, got me looking so crazy in love. --- Song Type: Licensed Cover First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: wg is probably short for "WaveGroup", the folks who put together the Karaoke Revolution sound, with Indra Jones as the vocalist. Misc. Notes: This is a cover the song by Beyoncé, released in 2003. ======================= 4I. Genie In A Bottle = ======================= Artist: nc ft. NRG factory Genre: Trance BPM: 136 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 6 5 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: Starts easy enough with simple streams and plenty of freezes, then gets more complicated with psuedo-triplets, then small sixteenth clusters, then gallops, then MORE gallops. --- Lyrics: I feel like I've been locked up tight For a century of lonely nights Waiting for someone To release me You're licking your lips and blowing kisses my way But that don't mean I'm gonna give it away Baby, baby, baby (baby, baby, baby) I'm a genie in a bottle, baby Gotta rub me the right way, honey I'm a genie in a bottle, baby Come, come, come and let me out I'm a genie in a bottle, baby I'm a genie in a bottle, baby I'm a genie in a bottle, baby I'm a genie in a bottle, baby, baby, baby (etc.) Oh, whoa Oh, whoa If you wanna be with me, baby There's a price you pay I'm a genie in a bottle You gotta rub me the right way If you wanna be with me I can make your wish come true You gotta make a big impression I gotta like what you do If you wanna be with me, baby There's a price you pay I'm a genie in a bottle You gotta rub me the right way If you wanna be with me I can make your wish come true You gotta make a big impression I gotta like what you do --- Song Type: Licensed Cover First Appearance: Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 DDR Debut: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: nc is short for noisycroak, a small music firm from Japan, whom it appears Konami hired for a few extra songs this mix. Misc. Notes: This is a cover of Christina Aguilera's most famous song, released in 1999. ============== 4J. Get Busy = ============== Artist: Sean Paul Genre: Dance Hall BPM: 100 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 5 5 HVY: 8 8 Heavy Notes: Just listening to the music can give you a hint of how this song will go. Slow streams, but a ton of gallops, especially later in the song. Oftentimes the gallops will go as Sean goes with the lyrics. --- Lyrics: Shake that thing miss Kana Kana Shake that thing miss Annabella Shake that thing yan donna donna Jodi and Rebecca Woman get busy, just shake that booty non-stop When the beat drops Just keep swinging it Get jiggy Get crunked up Percolate anything you want to call it Oscillate you hip and don’t take pity Me want fi see you get live ’pon the riddim when me ride And me lyrics a provide electricity Gal nobody can tell you nuttin’ Can you done know your destiny Yo, sexy ladies want par with us In a the car with us Them nah war with us In a the club them want flex with us To get next to us Them cah vex with us From the day me born jah ignite me flame gal a call me name and it’s me fame It's all good girl turn me on ’til a early morn’ Let’s get it on Let’s get it on ’til a early morn Girl it’s all good just turn me on Woman don’t sweat it, don’t get agitate just gwaan rotate Can anything you want you know you must get it From you name a mention Don’t ease the tension just run the program gals wan pet it Just have a good time Gal free up in your mind caw nobody can dis you man won’t let it can You a the number one gal Wave you hand Make them see you wedding band Yo sexy ladies want par with us In a the car with us Them nah war with us In a the club them want flex with us To get next to us Them cah vex with us From the day me born jah ignite me flame gal a call me name and it’s me fame It's all good girl turn me on ’til a early morn’ Let’s get it on Let’s get it on ’til a early morn Girl it’s all good just turn me on Woman get busy, just shake that booty non-stop When the beat drops Just keep swinging it Get jiggy Get crunked up... --- Song Type: License First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: Sean Paul Henriques is a Jamaican reggae singer. This song is part of his 2002 album "Dutty Rock", and became a #1 hit in the US. Misc. Notes: This song has a music video which plays without dancing characters. ==================== 4K. I will Survive = ==================== Artist: AKIRA feat. Daline Genre: Disco/Breakbeats BPM: 132 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 6 5 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: Largely streams with some crossovers. Mind the few gallops in the streams so you don't get thrown off. Late in the song, you'll face a few small clusters of sixteenths. --- Lyrics: First I was afraid I was petrified Kept thinking I could never live Without you by my side But, I spent so many nights Thinking how you did me wrong I grew strong I learned how to carry on And so you're back From outer space I just walked in to find you here With that sad look upon your face I should have changed my stupid lock I should have made you leave your key If I had known for just one second You'd be back to bother me Go on now go walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye You think I'd crumble You think I'd lay down and die Oh no, not I I will survive As long as I know how to love I know I will stay alive I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give and I'll survive I will survive I will survive I will survive --- Song Type: Licensed Cover First Appearance: Karaoke Revolution Vol. 2 DDR Debut: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: AKIRA maaaay be Akira Yamaoka, given the sound of the song, but there's no proof, and Daline Jones-Webber is the vocalist when this was recorded for KR. Misc. Notes: This is a cover of the popular 1979 by Gloria Gaynor, written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris. While this is the first time this version has appeared, the original song technically appeared in Dancing Stage Euromix in the European arcade. ============================== 4L. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT = ============================== Artist: E-ROTIC Genre: Euro Dance BPM: 136 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 4 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: The beginning is simple short streams. All seems nice until the chorus, which the first time through is one long stream, which stops. The second chorus is ANOTHER long stream, which continues on past to the instrumental chorus. These streams aren't fast, but they have their share of crossovers. The end has a little bit of chaos for spice. --- Lyrics: In the heat of the night In the heat of the night Why did our feelings die in action? When we fought for satisfaction? But our hearts sent S.O.S. Please save me Why did our love lose all its magic? Missing you is kind of tragic We were heatin' for the best In the heat of the night Much too close to the fire And the power of our hearts Made us weak by desire In the heat of the night Much too close to the fire And the power of our hearts Made us weak by desire In the heat of the night In the heat of the night In the heat of the night (tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight.) --- Song Type: License First Appearance: DDR 4th Mix (Arcade) Artist Notes: E-ROTIC has been several people throughout the years. The original group was Lyane Leigh (who later became missing heart) and Richard Michael Smith. This song was released by Ché Jouaner and Jeanette Christensen. ====================== 4M. IRRESISTIBLEMENT = ====================== Artist: WILDSIDE Genre: Speedy Euro Beat BPM: 166 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 6 6 HVY: 9 8 Heavy Notes: Very spirited. Long streams, plenty of crossovers. The verse section in the middle has gallops for added flavor. Don't expect much else, just a lot of it. --- Lyrics: Tout m'entraîne Irrésistiblement vers toi, comme le vent Tout m'enchaîne Irrésistiblement à toi, je le sens Comme la mer qui frappé le rocher Obstinément sans jamais désarmer Par le malheur on est souvent frappé Mais l'amour seul peut nous sauver Tout m'entraîne Irrésistiblement vers toi, comme le vent Tout m'enchaîne Irrésistiblement à toi, je le sens English Translation: Everything carries me Irresistibly to you, like the wind Everything connects me Irresistibly to you, I feel it Like the sea hitting the rocks Obstinately without ever ceasing By misfortune we are always hitting But love alone can save us Everything carries me Irresistibly to you, like the wind Everything connects me Irresistibly to you, I feel it --- Song Type: License First Appearance: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: One of the many acts produced under "Factory Team" and Mauro Farina. Dunno much about them apart from that. Misc. Notes: This is a remix/cover of the original song by Sylvie Vartan, released in the 1960's. ======================== 4N. LA COPA DE LA VIDA = ======================== Artist: PATRICK VICTORIO Genre: Latin Pop BPM: 134 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: Mid-length streams for most of this song. Places to keep your eyes open are where percussion gets heavy: both just after the beginning and just before the chorus, because the steps will get chaotic to follow the drums. Watch on the main melody, because the third line has an extra step in the beginning of the stream. --- Lyrics: Go go go (go go go) Ale ale ale (ale ale ale) Go (go) Go (go) Go go go go go here we go Si! The cup of life, this is the one Now is the time, don't ever stop Push it along, gotta be strong Push it along, right to the top Como Cain y Abel, es un partido cruel Tienes que pelear, por una estrella Consigue con honor, la copa del amor Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella (yeah) Luchar por ella (yeah) Do you really want it... (si) Here we go, ale ale ale Go go go, ale ale ale Tonight's the night, we're gonna celebrate The cup of life, ale ale ale Un dos tres, ale ale ale Un deux trois, ale ale ale Arriba va, el mundo esta de pie Go go go, ale ale ale Go (go) --- Song Type: License First Appearance: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: Patrick Victorio is a vocalist used for this tune when it appeared in the Dancemania Sports album. Misc. Notes: This is a slight remix of the tune made popular by vocalist Ricky Martin. ================================= 4O. LOOK AT US (Daddy DJ Remix) = ================================= Artist: SARINA PARIS Genre: Euro Dance BPM: 135 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 2 2 STD: 6 5 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: Deceptively tricky. Seems simple in the opener, with some offbeat hits, then we get to the bridge, which has quite a few odd steps, gallops, sixteenths. That calms down in the later stanzas, but it's still there up to the end. --- Lyrics: For all the times that we We ever wouldn't be Look at us, baby Look at us now For everyday that I Should have you by my side We'll make it baby Look at us now For every night I pray I know that you will stay Look at us, baby Look at us now Remembering the time Our love was made so fine We made it baby Look at us now Baby, look at us (Everybody believed we would never be) Baby, look at us (Look at us up above, we are so in love) Baby, look at us (Everyday in your arms, baby can't go wrong) Baby, look at us (We are strong, look at us now) Baby, look at us Baby, look at us Baby, look at us Baby, look at us For every night I dream Together you and me Look at us, baby Look at us now And like a flower blooms The glowing of the moon We'll make it baby Look at us now For everyone believed That we could never be Look at us, baby Look at us now Now all the hurt is gone I knew it all along We made it, baby Look at us now Baby, look at us --- Song Type: License First Appearance: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (Arcade) Artist Notes: Sarina Paris is a modest artist, born in Toronto and of Italian descent. This song is her most popular. ============== 4P. My My My = ============== Artist: Armand Van Helden Genre: House BPM: 128 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 5 6 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: It starts being mostly following the "My My My" lyrics, then as it works on, it starts to focus on the syncopated galloping that's kind of hidden in the background to start with, so listen carefully for those. --- Lyrics: My, my, my My, my, my (Whoaaa) Whoaa How did we ever get this way Where's it gonna go My, my, my My, my, my (Oooh Ooooh wee) Ooh How we gonna make it through it What's it gonna take to do it My, my, my My, my, my (Whoaaa) Whoaa How did we ever get this way Where's it gonna go My, my, my My, my, my (Oooh Ooooh wee) Ooh How we gonna make it through it What's it gonna take to do it My, my, my My, my, my (Whoaaa) Whoaa How did we ever get this way Where's it gonna go My, my, my My, my, my (Oooh Ooooh wee) Ooh How we gonna make it through it What's it gonna take to do it My, my, my My, my, my (Whoaaa) Whoaa How did we ever get this way Where's it gonna go My, my, my My, my, my (Oooh Ooooh wee) Ooh How we gonna make it through it What's it gonna take to do it My, my, my My, my, my (Whoaaa) Whoaa How did we ever get this way Where's it gonna go My, my, my My, my, my (Oooh Ooooh wee) Ooh Tell me how we gonna make it through it Tell me what it takes to do it --- Song Type: License First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: A native Bostonian, Van Helden travelled through much of a Europe as child, being a military brat, and started DJing at the tender age of 15. He released this song in 2004 as a single, and it hit #4 on the worldwide Internet charts. ============================= 4Q. Oops!... I Did It Again = ============================= Artist: AKIRA feat. Susan Z Genre: Dance Pop BPM: 96 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 4 4 HVY: 6 6 Heavy Notes: This would be the resident "slow and easy, even on Heavy" song. It could get messy once the streams start to go for a while, and crossover, but it's really nothing to worry about. --- Lyrics: I think I did it again I made you believe we're more than just friends Oh baby It might seem like a crush But it doesn't mean that I'm serious 'Cause to lose all my senses That is just so typically me Oh baby, baby Oops!.. I did it again I played with your heart Got lost in the game Oh baby, baby Oops!.. you think I'm in love That I'm sent from above I'm not that innocent Oops!.. I did it again I played with your heart Got lost in the game Oh baby, baby Oops!.. you think I'm in love That I'm sent from above I'm not that innocent --- Song Type: Licensed Cover First Appearance: Karaoke Revolution Vol. 3 DDR Debut: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: AKIRA maaaay be Akira Yamaoka, given the sound of the song, but there's no proof, and Susan Zelinsky is the vocalist from when this cover was recorded for KR. Misc. Notes: This is a cover of the song made popular by Britney Spears, released in 2000. While this is the first time this version has appeared, the song technically appeared in DDR 5th Mix by ROCHELLE as a "FIRED UP MIX". =========================== 4R. Play That Funky Music = =========================== Artist: wg feat. Tony L Genre: Funk BPM: 108 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 2 3 STD: 4 4 HVY: 6 6 Heavy Notes: The only thing of note here is the off-beats that appear in the latter half of many of the measures in this song. It's classic funk, and it goes for much of the first half, and then it settles into basic streams with just a couple of gallops. --- Lyrics: Hey, give it to me now Yeah, hey Yeah, once I was a boogie singer Playing in a rock-n-roll band I never had no problems (yeah) Rolling down the one night stands And everything around me (yeah) I decided so quickly (Yes I did) To disco down and check out the show And they were dancin' And singin' And movin' to the groovin' And just when It hit me Somebody turned around and shouted Play that funky music white boy Play that funky music right Play that funky music white boy Lay down the boogie And play that funky music till you die (till you die) Yeah, yeah --- Song Type: Licensed Cover First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: wg is most probably the "WaveGroup Sound" crew that did the sound for the KR series, and Tony Lindsay is the vocalist. Misc. Notes: This is a cover of the song made popular by Wild Cherry, released in 1976. ======================== 4S. Pump Up The Volume = ======================== Artist: M/A/R/R/S Genre: House BPM: 114 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 8 Heavy Notes: A repetitive song deserves repetitive steps, and this one doesn't disappoint. Syncopated gallops dotted all over the place, and chaotic steps that follow the music. It gets really messy near the end, so stay sharp. --- Lyrics: Pump up the volume Pump up the volume Pump up the volume Dance dance Rythmatic, systematic world control Magnetic, genetic, dement your soul Rythmatic, systematic world control Magnetic, genetic, dement your soul Rythmatic, systematic world control Magnetic, genetic, dement your soul Rythmatic, systematic world control Magnetic, genetic, dement your soul Put the needle on the record Put the needle on the record Put the needle on the record Put the needle on the record Put the needle on the record When the song beats go like this Pump up the volume Pump up the volume Pump up the volume Dance dance --- Song Type: License First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: M/A/R/R/S was a one-off recording act from 1987 whose sole release was this song, which was a UK number one hit and a significant milestone in the development of British house music and sampling culture. (Source: Wikipedia) ============================== 4T. Silence (Airscape Remix) = ============================== Artist: Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan Genre: Trance BPM: 136 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 5 6 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: The opening is relatively tame, only watch the offbeat freezes. The song truly picks up once the synth takes over, where you'll have a multi-crossover stream with sixteenths in-between. Focus hard on that. After that, you're mostly focused on chaotic but more spaced steps. --- Lyrics: Give me relief Witness me I am outside Give me peace Heaven holds a sense of wonder And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up When the rage in me subsides Passion chokes the flower 'Til she cries no more --- Song Type: License First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly. Throughout the band’s history, their musical style has encompassed an incredibly broad range; including dark ethereal ambient, voiceless industrial soundscapes, and electronic pop music. Sarah Ann McLachlan (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. She is widely recognized for founding Lilith Fair, a tour which showcased female musicians in the late 1990s. (Source: Wikipedia) ========================== 4U. SPEED OVER BEETHOVEN = ========================== Artist: ROSE Genre: Speedy Euro Beat BPM: 169 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 6 5 HVY: 8 9 Heavy Notes: This song is about evenly split between gallops and streams. In other words, lots of gallops. Be sure to watch to be able to differentiate between what's a stream and what's a gallop. --- Lyrics: Beethoven, Beethoven, Beethoven Beethoven, Beethoven, Beethoven Into the night You'll make me cry I need your love To save my life I need you while my piano gently weeps Listen to Beethoven A melody Will set you free You need my love Deep in your mind I need you while my piano gently weeps Music gonna save your life Into the night (Into the night) You'll make me cry (You'll make me cry) I need your love (I need your love) To save my life (To save my life) I need you while my piano gently weeps Listen to Beethoven A melody (A melody) Will set you free (Will set you free) You need my love (You need my love) Deep in your mind (Deep in your mind) I need you while my piano gently weeps Music gonna save your life Beethoven, Beethoven, Beethoven, Beethoven Beethoven-thoven-thoven-thoven... --- Song Type: License First Appearance: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: ROSE is Elena Ferretti, a vocalist who focuses largely on euro. Misc. Notes: This a speedy euro remix of Beethoven's "Fur Elise". ================================================ 4V. Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Garage Mix) = ================================================ Artist: Sneaker Pimps Genre: Garage BPM: 128 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 5 5 HVY: 6 6 Heavy Notes: Oddly large amount of jumps, really. Also, in the latter half of the song, you'll be doing a few tricks with freeze arrows, so pay attention to when you should leave your foot or not. --- Lyrics: Paint it black and white and easy I’ve seen attention See through me I want perfection I’m real need Call on me Spin spin sugar Crawl on me Spin spin sugar Stinks on me Spin spin sugar Twists for me Spin spin sugar Call on me Spin spin sugar Crawl on me Spin spin sugar Stinks on me... --- Song Type: License First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: Sneaker Pimps is a British electro band, best known for their first album "Becoming X", released in 1996, which featured this song. ================================== 4W. Wonderful Night (radio edit) = ================================== Artist: Fatboy Slim Genre: Big Beat BPM: 160 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 6 6 STD: 8 8 HVY: 8 8 Heavy Notes: Almost entirely straight streams with lots of crossover. Not much besides that and like one freeze arrow. The difficulty just comes from the large amount of streams. --- Lyrics: Yeh, yeh yeh yeh yeh Uhm hmm hm hm It's a wonderful night You've gotta take it from me It's a wonderful night Come on and break it on down It's a wonderful night Go ahead and release It's a wonderful night Come on and break it on down You know the music search engine need a tune-up Soon as they out the gate they all a wanna hear da corner, uh-huh Well that was cool but now but then I heard a rumor, uh-huh Your crew was ridin' for the White Cliffs of Dover, uh-huh Uh, let me tell ya how we do it in California We'll have you on the run just like a puma If it don't move us Ain't paid ya dues and it ain't gonna get our roosers We gonna lose ya to the consumer solution c'mon It's a wonderful night You've gotta take it from me It's a wonderful night Come on and break it on down It's a wonderful night You've gotta shake it for me It's a wonderful night Come on and break it on down Girl I want it you got it Your body's like a narcotic The thought is auto-erotic Come on and break it on down Can I get it on credit I guess your brick-house I'll bet it Take it as far as you'll let it Come on and break it on down That the spot will get hot That its ready to pop Don't even look at the clock All of your problems forgotten It's time to rock till you drop Feel the force and just flock To the epicenter of the party's bass drummers c'mon It's a wonderful night You've gotta take it from me It's a wonderful night Come on and break it on down It's a wonderful night You've gotta shake it for me It's a wonderful night Come on and break it on down --- Song Type: License First Appearance: Dancing Stage Unleashed 2 (EU X-BOX) Artist Notes: Fatboy Slim is Quentin Leo Cook, better known as Norman Cook, a British dance music artist. His style is largely focused around big beat. WONDERFUL NIGHT was released in late 2004 as part of Cook's album, "Palookaville". Lyrics are by Bay Area rap artist Lateef. ****************************************************************************** 5. GREEN SONGS (NEW KONAMI ORIGINALS) ****************************************************************************** All these songs need to be unlocked except for "You gotta move it". They're all new to the Playstation DDR scene. Some have appeared in the X-BOX Ultramixes, but those aren't counted by KCET, apparently. ========== 5A. 1998 = ========== UNLOCK: Mission B-08 Artist: NAOKI Genre: Ultra Rock Beat BPM: 150 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: Mostly small streams throughout. The opener has a few gallops, but they're separated for an easy feel. A few times you'll come from streams to a jump. Not too much to sweat about. --- Lyrics: Ooooooo Ooooooo (Go, go!) Ohhhh! Play it four on the floor Gonna turn it loose Move your sexy legs And you'll feel the groove Gonna go really far Go, step for me now Let the party go on In a way, you're going fine by me (Ohhh, ohhh) C'mon, move like this Wait too long, you've got nothing right there Where you're standing, hell yeah, I'm the man What else do you expect from my beautiful baby? I want to take you where (I want to take you where) (Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go c'mon!) We can party (We can party) From dusk 'til dawn (1998!) I know you feel (I know you feel) (Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go c'mon!) Like letting go (Let it go) The music will make you high The music has the power Part two, are you with that (You can take me higher) Tell me how you feel, make your body sweat Like a sheer taste, start things again (You can take me higher) Go X and Y, moving free Party down, fellas live your dreams (You can take me higher) Stay, don't miss the power again Free that mind, work your body 'til you're wet and soakin' (Oh, you can take me higher) We're hot and smokin'! You've got to free your mind (Let it go, let it go, let it go!) And then (C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon!) Work that body (Work that body) Come on get down (1998!) Oh, go with me (oh, go with me) (Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go c'mon!) And let it go (Gotta let it go) The music will make you hot (Make you hot) The music has the power --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: See the FAQ for info on Naoki. Misc. Notes: 1998 is important to Konami, as it's the year the first DDR was released. Vocals are by Andrea Hopkins, Paula Terry, and Londell "Taz" Hicks. ==================================== 5B. ABSOLUTE (Cuff-N-Stuff it Mix) = ==================================== UNLOCK: Mission X-19 Artist: Thuggie D. Genre: Epic Trance BPM: 144 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 4 STD: 6 7 HVY: 6 7 Play Notes: The end of this song slows down considerably right to the last note. Heavy Notes: Definitely not as tough as the original. It's mostly small streams. The thing that might throw you is the large number of freezes, and a few odd tricks they try do with them. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR Ultramix Artist Notes: Thuggie D. is a psuedonym for "Gamebeat", a sound group that Konami of Hawaii hired to create new songs for Ultramix. They're headed by Darryl S. Duncan, most probably where the "D" came from. This is a remix of the classic tune of the same name by dj TAKA, featured in DDR Konamix and DDR Extreme USA. Misc. Notes: The stepcharts are actually taken from DDR Festival, which is a slightly modified version of the original DDR Ultramix charts. ========= 5C. air = ========= UNLOCK: Mission A-08 Artist: DJ SIMON Genre: House* BPM: 130 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 2 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 8 Heavy Notes: The streams are quite small in this song, and pretty simple. You'll find a few crossovers, but they're also simple. The only part that could trip you up would be a few odd freeze arrows in the beginning and end. --- First Appearance: beatmania 6th Mix DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade) American Apperances: DDR Ultramix 2 Artist Notes: DJ SIMON is Kiyotaka Sugimoto, a BEMANI artist with a healthy amount of beatmania and pop'n music tunes. ============== 5D. BE LOVIN = ============== UNLOCK: Mission C-12 Artist: D-Crew Genre: Happy Hardcore* BPM: 185 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 2 LGT: 3 3 STD: 6 6 HVY: 9 8 Heavy Notes: The really hard parts of this song are when the rhythmic euro synth notes play, which means long streams, often which go all the way around the pad. At the end, the last stream has lots of jumps in it. --- Lyrics: Everyone's hypnotized! (and variations on that) --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania 7th Mix DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: D-Crew is Osamu Migitera, an artist with several beatmania, Guitar Freaks, and pop'n music titles. He's also known as "Des-ROW". ================= 5E. Can Be Real = ================= UNLOCK: Mission B-24 Artist: Vision F Genre: Disco House* BPM: 132 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 3 STD: 5 6 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: Small to mid-length streams. Quite a few freezes. A bit of crossovers, and some offbeats when the melody plays (with its buzzed vocals that I can't make out for the life of me). --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR Party Collection (JP PS2) Artist Notes: Vision F is Sota Fujimori, an artist with several tunes under his belt in DDR home versions and recently in beatmania IIDX. ============== 6F. CANDY <3 = ============== UNLOCK: Mission C-13 Artist: RIYU KOSAKA Genre: Candy Pop BPM: 180 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 2 LGT: 3 3 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: Mostly small streams, and offbeat steps. Mid-length streams start showing up near the end with crossovers, but it never gets too complicated. It's just fast. --- Lyrics (English words are capitalized): Sweet Lover... yeah, yeah, yay Doo-doo-doodoo-doo-doo-doodoo-doo Lalala Forever Dream kitto mousugu hora miete nakatta mono ni deaeru hazu Love Song kitto ima kara sou anata dake ni omoi o koe ni shite... Everyday Everywhere kokoro ni niji kakete nana-iro no Melody doko made mo sora takaku Everyday Everytime kokoro ni hibikasete yasashii Harmony itsu made mo ai o komete La la lala... la la lala... la la la la... Oooohh... yeah Everyday Everywhere Make Sure Of Love Again sono tabi kimochi tsukaete kono uta de Everyday Everytime anata e todokeru yo koisuru Rhythm itsu made mo nari tsudzukete English Translation: Sweet lover... yeah yeah yeah... Doo-doo-doodoo doo doo doodoo do La la la, forever... Like a dream, soon things like I've only imagined before will come to me. This love song marks the beginning because now you're the only one who can turn my feelings to love. Everyday and everywhere a rainbow spreads across our hearts All seven colors of that melody flow into the sky as far as we can see. Everyday and every time, echoing in our hearts Is a sweet harmony that will encompass our love as long as we are here. La la lala... Oooohh, yeah! Everyday and everywhere, make sure of the love again As we go, this feeling keeps on going, just like this song! Everyday and every time, I'll always bring you The rhythm that'll make you love me forever! --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR Ultramix Artist Notes: Riyu Kosaka is the most recognizable member of Konami's own J-pop group: Be For U. Check DIVE for more info on them. Misc. Notes: The original instrumental version, CANDY *, appears in DDRMAX USA and DDR Ultramix 3. Also, it's worth noting that the steps in DDR Ultramix were the incorrect steps for the song (they used CANDY *'s). ========================== 5G. Colors (for EXTREME) = ========================== UNLOCK: Mission D-15 Artist: dj TAKA Genre: Trance* BPM: 150 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 7 CHA: 9 9 Heavy Notes: This song is mostly small streams with just a few crossovers. There's a little bit of chaos in the beginning to match the song. Also, there's a series of tough freeze steps in the middle. Challenge Notes: MUCH tougher. Sixteenths are dotted all over the place and there are some more difficult streams to deal with. There are a couple of opportunities to face multiple clusters of sixteenths in a row. --- Lyrics: Feelin' blue I'm thinking of you And I was a fool to let you walk away (walk away) Tears in my eyes today Make my world The color of blue Red with a twist Orange of fire Green of tourmaline Yellow, mellow, hello, hello Paint me a smile I am covered and colored with one, only one 'Cause baby I'm alone Alone without you What am I supposed to do? I'm alone Alone without you I'm the color of blue Feelin' blue I'm thinking of you And I was a fool to let you walk away Tears in my eyes today Make my world The color of blue Feelin' blue I'm thinking of you And I was a fool to let you walk away Tears in my eyes today Make my world The color of blue --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th Style DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR Ultramix Artist Notes: dj TAKA should be no stranger to BEMANI fans. Often considered to be just as popular (if not moreso) than Naoki, Takayuki Ishikawa has been with Konami since beatmania IIDX. He's done many DDR and beatmania tunes. The vocalist is listed as Chiyoko, a psuedonym for Sunny James, vocalist of HIGHER. Misc. Notes: The (for EXTREME) tag denotes that it's a shortened version of the original Colors (Radio Edit). =============== 5H. DAIKENKAI = =============== UNLOCK: Mission C-34 Artist: Des-ROW feat. TSUBOI for ALPHA Genre: Hip Rock* BPM: 143-172 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 6 5 HVY: 8 8 CHA: 8 9 Play Notes: The song starts at 143, then picks up to 172 about a third of the way through. Heavy Notes: It's all streams, following the lyrics, naturally. The streams aren't particularly long, mostly seven-steps for the most part with a few getting longer (except the last few lines, which is one long stream), but the steps themselves tend to involve crossovers a lot. There are also a few jumps that end off the streams. Challenge Notes: It's not TOO much harder (same foot-rating, after all), but it's a bit more complicated in the streams. There are several streams that repeated arrows of the same kind (taps), and more jumps ending streams. --- Lyrics: Naha, naha, naha, naha, whoa! kaitentou kara nai gengo haitenshon to katai tenpo I sendou suru jaiken go kara daikenkai senhou kaitentou kara nai gengo haitenshon to katai tenpo I sendou suru jaiken go kara daikenkai senhou sanjuugo plus yon waru ni sura wa jikenu konpa sukitachi ni assari donkaku ni ne jikomu sabaketa ongaki wa dokkara doko made kabunkaran hatena wa onwaketa riyuu da doitsu to koitsu no chuukuri ga tarashita kanfuki na dendan henka tsuketa denpa ni noru taihen baka keta hatsuken ni ya guu wo tsukuri ya jin kakusura kawaru tei ni agaru shin hakushu wa tappuriako gita ga ni yo ibou wo nigiru den to chikara doushite umareta toki kara tsuzukete kita kono asobi kata! kaitentou kara nai gengo haitenshon to katai tenpo I sendou suru jaiken go kara daikenkai senhou kaitentou kara nai gengo haitenshon to katai tenpo I sendou suru jaiken go kara daikenkai senhou san doori kara yon doori! hon douri yori honnou ni makaseta giri wo konpoushi gattsuri onkou ni hontou ni kono donkou ni mata gatteireba don't worry donpachi donpachi don kyou de doko don koubi suru nihon tou ni san doori kara yon doori! hon douri yori honnou ni makaseta giri wo konpoushi gattsuri onkou ni hontou ni kono donkou ni mata gatteireba don't worry donpachi donpachi don kyou de doko don koubi suru nihon tou ni donpachi donpachi don kyou de doko don koubi suru nihon tou ni donpachi donpachi don kyou de doko don koubi suru nihon tou ni son toki son toki son choushi buchi kowashiteiku mihon douri da ba English Translation: Nonsense language from a rotating head, high tension and a firm beat From a 5-match janken match I guide comes tactics for big opinions Nonsense language from a rotating head, high tension and a firm beat From a 5-match janken match I guide comes tactics for big opinions 35 plus 4 divided by 2, the partygoers who don't burst open don't know This sociable sound demon screwing into an obtuse angle easily They dunno where from or where to, but anyway he divided the sound Everyone's winding chatter is a dangling handkerchief An alteration in the radar and in the nonsense coming over the airwaves If you start snorin', your heartbeat that's goin' up as much as your personality changes Is really greedy, but there's power and land of the priest's staff And since I was born, I've kept on playin' like this. Nonsense language from a rotating head, high tension and a firm beat From a 5-match janken match I guide comes tactics for big opinions Nonsense language from a rotating head, high tension and a firm beat From a 5-match janken match I guide comes tactics for big opinions From 3rd street to 4th streeth, from main street to the carnal desires Pack up the duties left to you, take it all gently Really, you don't have to worry if you extend over to this slow train Don Pach Don Pach Don Today, on this Japanese island where they're sexin' it up From 3rd street to 4th streeth, from main street to the carnal desires, Pack up the duties left to you, take it all gently, Really, you don't have to worry if you extend over to this slow train. Don Pach Don Pach Don Today, on this Japanese island where they're sexin' it up Don Pach Don Pach Don Today, on this Japanese island where they're sexin' it up Don Pach Don Pach Don Today, on this Japanese island where they're sexin' it up That time, that time, I give respect, we'll break it all apart, yo, just like this example --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: pop'n music 6 DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: See BE LOVIN for info on Des-ROW, also known as D-Crew. ALPHA is a group that's done its share of BEMANI work. Misc. Notes: "Dai kenkai" means "big opinion" in Japanese. "Janken", is more locally known as "Rock, Paper, Scissors". "Don Pach" is one of two things, a popular Japanese confectionary similar to pop rocks, or the sound a machine gun makes (probably the latter). Oh, and the lyrics are really not supposed to make sense. =================== 5I. Happy Wedding = =================== UNLOCK: Mission A-07 Artist: ASKA Genre: House* BPM: 126 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 3 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 6 Heavy Notes: Rather simple for a seven-footer. Nothing more than streams with a dash of crossovers. --- Lyrics: Happy your Happy your Happy your lovely Wedding Happy your Happy your I say to you every night Happy your Happy your every every morning You dream about him every night but soon he sleeps by your side You can touch hand and hand and having a lovely lovely dream In your imagination I guess It's not the goal but only beginning Hundred years or more Don't forget to say "I love you!" Happy your Happy your Happy your lovely Wedding Happy your Happy your I say to you every night Happy your Happy your Happy so sweet Wedding Happy your Happy your every every morning Happy your Happy your Happy your lovely Wedding Happy your Happy your I say to you every night Happy your Happy your Happy so sweet Wedding Happy your Happy your every every morning Happy your Happy your Happy your lovely Wedding Happy your Happy your I say to you every night Happy your Happy your Happy so sweet Wedding Happy your Happy your every every morning Happy your Happy your Happy your lovely Wedding Happy your Happy your I say to you every night Happy your Happy your Happy so sweet Wedding Happy your Happy your every every morning --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 7th Style DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: ASKA is technically the vocalist. The song was made by the great dj TAKA (Takayuki Ishikawa), long-timer in BEMANI music across all its games. ============================================ 5J. Heaven is a '57 metallic gray (gimmix) = ============================================ UNLOCK: Mission B-31 Artist: Hiro feat. Sweet little 30's Genre: Swing BPM: 63-190 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 2 LGT: 4 4 STD: 6 6 HVY: 8 8 Play Notes: About halfway through the second verse, the songs slows down on "Lightning streak!" At the final chorus, the song slows down again just after "Nobody get in my way!" Heavy Notes: This song's a swing song, and almost all the steps are triplets. The steps aren't all that difficult, but the fast tempo can trip you up. --- Lyrics: I'm a cool cat making waves all over town When they see me coming everybody's heads turn 'round With my twin cam, dual exhaust, and my ragtop down I'm a ladies' man, just a terrible lousy freak I'll call your daughter, any day of the week With attention to the chrome, I'm a LIGHTNING STREAK! Heaven is a '57 metallic gray! Nobody get in my way! Heaven is a '57 metallic gray --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: Dance ManiaX DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR Ultramix (SP5) Artist Notes: Hiro is Kazuhiro Senoo, an artist who has done a good percentage of the Dance ManiaX tunes, as well as a lot of Guitar Freaks and drummania. Also working on this tune is Hideyuki Ono. Vocals are by Thomas Howard Lichtenstein. ===================================== 5K. I Need You (Insideout Door Mix) = ===================================== UNLOCK: Mission B-29 Artist: Supa Fova Genre: Dance Pop* BPM: 65-130 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 3 STD: 5 7 HVY: 7 7 Play Notes: The song begins at 65 BPM, then speeds up after a few measures to 130 for the rest of the song. Heavy Notes: This song is pretty basic for much of the first half, simple streams and freezes. Once you get past the main chorus, it changes tack to follow the piano, and later the saxophone, so expect some gallops and chaotic steps. --- Lyrics: Ooooo, ohhhh, yeah, yeah Ohhhhh The promise of love turns to happiness I lose myself, whenever I'm with you The prince that I've waited for all of my life And that tells me we're gonna do it I need you, need you There ain't no doubt in my mind, oh... Believe that our love will last Forever 'til the end of time Ohhhh Believe, believe, believe Believe, believe Doot-doo-doo-doo-doo... (etc.) --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR Party Collection (JP PS2) Artist Notes: Supa Fova is an alias for Sota Fujimori. See Can Be Real. Misc. Notes: The original "I Need You" can be found in DDRMAX2 USA. ===================== 5L. INFINITE PRAYER = ===================== UNLOCK: Mission X-07 Artist: L.E.D. Light feat. Goro Genre: Oceanian Tribal Trance* BPM: 137 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 2 2 STD: 6 6 HVY: 7 7 CHA: 9 Heavy Notes: The greatest difficulty is the song's length, nearly two minutes. However, the steps aren't particularly difficult. Just some lengthy streams and delayed chaos steps. Challenge Notes: Two very VERY long streams in this song, one right at the beginning, another at the halfway points, with freezes in it. When not in those streams, you'll alternate between gallops and short streams. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania Append GOTTAMIX2 (JP PS1) DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix Artist Notes: Toshiyuki Kakuta is L.E.D., and started his Konami career in beatmania. He's written many songs for Konami's rhythm games. Misc. Notes: The Heavy steps are the Heavy steps from DDR Ultramix, but the Challenge steps are actually the Heavy steps from DDR Festival. ================================== 5M. INJECTION OF LOVE (HINA MIX) = ================================== UNLOCK: Mission X-23 Artist: AKIRA YAMAOKA Genre: Electric Cabaret* BPM: 160 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 6 6 HVY: 7 7 Play Notes: There are two stops in this song, one several seconds in before the song fully gets underway, and another just before the big chorus. Heavy Notes: This is a swing song, and makes no excuses for it. All streams, while not particularly difficult, have swing notes, which should be easy to follow if you can keep with the rhythm. There are also a couple of spots with twelfth-note clusters to watch for. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 11 RED DDR Debut: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: Akira Yamaoka is best known as the composer for Konami's horror series, Silent Hill. Of course, he's also very active as a composer for beatmania IIDX and other BEMANI games. Misc. Notes: This is not actually the song as it appears in IIDX RED. The vocals by Sanae Shintani (see Miracle Moon) have been removed for this "Hina Mix", due to the fact that they were a little too spicy for public consumption (she says, in English, "touch me", "lick me", and "stroke me"). ======================================= 5N. INSERTiON (Machine Gun Kelly Mix) = ======================================= UNLOCK: Mission B-45 Artist: Thuggie D. Genre: Euro Trance BPM: 69-139 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 5 6 HVY: 7 7 Play Notes: About halfway through the song, the tempo drops to 69. It will speed back up once the percussion kicks back in. Heavy Notes: The slowdown can complicate matters, but mostly you'll have easy streams and some gallops. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR Ultramix Artist Notes: See ABSOLUTE (Cuff-N-Stuff it Mix) for info on Thuggie D. Misc. Notes: This is a remix of the song by NAOKI underground, which appears in DDRMAX USA. The stepcharts are actually taken from DDR Festival, which is a slightly modified version of the original DDR Ultramix charts. ======================= 5O. INSIDE YOUR HEART = ======================= UNLOCK: Mission B-26 Artist: AKIRA YAMAOKA Genre: Electro Rock BPM: 107 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 5 5 HVY: 6 7 Play Notes: There's a short stop in the music about ten seconds from the end. Heavy Notes: The slow speed makes this one pretty easy. Small to mid-length streams, with some jumps in them. A few gallops in the second half, and there are three spots with clusters of four sixteenths. --- Lyrics: (1, 2, 3, 4) I want you now My heart's on fire As we turn-turn-turn Into the long hot night It's good for you love I'm wanting your love I know that you'll be better I'm feelin' good I'm feelin' fine I want you now I want you now Don't ever leave I know you want Don't let me go-go-go Don't let me go Baby, yeah, you love me so much Baby, yeah, you're holding my love I want you just to hold me I know that you love me always I want you just to touch me I love to feel you near me I want you just to hold me I know that you love me always I want you just to touch me I love to be inside your heart --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: See INJECTION OF LOVE for info on Akira Yamaoka. ============================== 5P. KEEP ON MOVIN' (DMX Mix) = ============================== UNLOCK: Mission B-20 Artist: N.M.R-typeG Genre: Dance Pop BPM: 132 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 4 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 7 CHA: 8 Heavy Notes: Simple streams abound, for the most part. Later in the song, you'll have some double steps ending the streams. Also, you'll have to step the synth brass hits, which aren't too difficult at all once you know them. Challenge Notes: Longer streams, with some gallops to cap them off. Also watch out for the multitude of freezes, and some small clusters of sixteenths. --- Lyrics: Doin' it, doin' it I-i-it, all new happy, happy, happy Doin' it, d-d-doin' it I-i-i-it Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on doin' it (doin' it) Do, do, d-d-doin' it, i-i-i-it All new happy, happy, happy Keep on, keep on doin' it (doin' it) Do, do, d-d-doin' it, i-i-i-it Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on doin' it All new happy on your own (keep on, keep on, keep on, oh) Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on doin' it (What about my love) Hope you feel good, hope you feel better, ooh! Oh yeah, that's right, you'll be alone Why don't you get out, won't you feel the need You got so much of what you like You better looks at life, cause I've got this for you Yeah, we want you to savor day, for you to get away Now if you don't care about what I say, then you gotta think about the time Because it's on your mind, it got your body goin' In the motion, as I'm going through this flowing groove, it's funky Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on doin' it All new happy on your own (keep on, keep on, keep on, oh) Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on doin' it (What about my love) Hope you feel good, hope you feel better, ooh! Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on doin' it (Doin' it, doin' it, doin' it) --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: Dance ManiaX DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix Artist Notes: N.M.R is an alias for Naoki. Misc. Notes: "DMX Mix" does not at all refer to the rapper/actor of the same name. It's an abbreviation for Dance ManiaX. The original version of this song is in DDR USA and DDR Extreme USA. Misc. Notes: The Heavy steps are the Heavy steps from DDR Ultramix, but the Challenge steps are actually the Heavy steps from DDR Festival. ============== 5Q. La Bamba = ============== UNLOCK: Mission B-10 Artist: Mexican Folk Song Genre: Mexican Folk/Rock BPM: 179 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 4 STD: 5 5 HVY: 8 8 Heavy Notes: If I had to describe the song (and chart), I'd say "peppy". The streams aren't too bad, but they'll be offbeat sometimes, as will the freezes. Nothing too harrowing, though. --- Song Type: Public Domain First Appearance: Mambo A Go Go DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Misc. Notes: A classic Mexican folk tune, created in the Mexican state of Veracruz around 300 years ago, where it was often played at weddings. That practice has slowed a bit in recent centuries. ====================================== 5R. L'amour et la liberté (DDR ver.) = ====================================== UNLOCK: Mission C-30 Artist: NAOKI underground Genre: Euro Trance* BPM: 140-145 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 6 6 HVY: 8 7 Play Notes: The song starts at 140, but only for a few measures before it settles into 145 for the rest of the song. Heavy Notes: Ugh. A pain in the padded butt. This chart can't seem to get near a decent rhythm, or rather, it wants to follow the synth notes in their odd-beat setup. Read carefully so you can pick up all the really odd steps. Watch for gallops and sixteenths. --- Lyrics: Dans un monde parfait l'humanité Existe comme un arc en ciel Avec des couleurs multiples Noir, blanc, jaune et rouge Larmes, larmes Larmes, larmes Si on continue à vivre comme ça Faire comme ça On a besoin d'unifier tout le monde Pour ensemble vivre dans le monde L'amour et la liberté c'est tout ce qu'il Faut pour l'humanité Sans discrimination raciale Chaque couleur à l'unison Brillante et claire Donnant au monde Paix et liberté English Translation: In a world perfect humanity Exists like a rainbow With multiple colours Black, white, yellow and red Tears, tears Tears, tears If we continue to live like this Do like this We need to unify everyone To live together in the world Love and liberty is all it Needs for humanity Without racial discrimination Each colour in unison Brilliant and clear Giving to people Peace and liberty --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th Style (Arcade) DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: See the FAQ for info on Naoki. The vocalist is Paula Terry. ==================== 5S. LOVE IS ORANGE = ==================== UNLOCK: Mission C-16 Artist: Orange Lounge Genre: Hard Chanson* BPM: 180 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 5 STD: 6 6 HVY: 7 7 CHA: 8 8 Heavy Notes: Mostly simple streams. A few crossovers, but nothing to write home about. Challenge Notes: The streams have become longer and more twisty in crossover. Also, a lot of late streams have jumps at the end. --- Lyrics: Enfin j'arrive à te détester et toi Tu dis que tu m'aime c'est trop tard maintenant Les mots doux ou tes larmes ne me disent rien Tu ne pourrais jamais imaginer mes souffrance Je t'aime, je n'ai que toi, quelle bêtise j'ai fait! C'était une illusion que jamais autre fille Nous avons promis de nous marier Ne me dis pas que tu ne reviendras jamais Orange, l'amour est orange Oui nous sommes mélangés dans un jeu d'ange Orange, l'amour est orange C'est dangereux, quand je finirai son jeu? Enfin j'arrive à te détester et toi Tu dis que tu m'aime c'est trop tard maintenant Les mots doux ou tes larmes ne me disent rien Tu ne pourrais jamais imaginer mes souffrance English Translation: At last I get to hate you and you You say that you love me it's too late now The sweet words or your tears don't tell me anything You could never imagine my pain I love you, I've only got you, what a silly thing I did! It was an illusion that never another girl We promised to wed Don't tell me that you will never return Orange, love is orange Yes we are mixed in an angel game Orange, love is orange, It's dangerous, when I'll finish his game? At last I get to hate you and you You say that you love me it's too late now The sweet words or your tears don't tell me anything You could never imagine my pain --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 8th Style DDR Debut: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: Tomosuke Funaki is a Konami Original artist from beatmania. Shizue Tokui is the vocalist in this song, and the two of them together are Orange Lounge. ======================= 5T. Make A Difference = ======================= UNLOCK: Mission C-27 Artist: Lala Moore with CoCoRo*Co Genre: Gospel* BPM: 130 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 6 6 HVY: 8 8 Heavy Notes: This song is a big mess that likes to "follow your song". In addition to the usual streams with crossovers, expect plenty of small sixteenth clusters and gallops, including a part near the beginning where you gallops onto freezes. --- Lyrics: Follow your dreams, follow your heart Follow your dreams, follow your heart Follow your dreams, follow your heart Follow your dreams, follow your heart When the world seems so lost in itself and you feel that life is not so easy on you Don't forget that you're not by yourself For together we can make this world a better place Give it a chance (There's time to save this planet now) Give us a hand Find the way to help Mother Earth (It is not too late to give her a chance) Help make her proud (We can work a way to building up a new future) The twinkling stars are watching from above (Keeping an eye on us) What we do today can make another difference (Open your heart and your mind) What we do today can make another difference (To the world now) (Make a difference) What we do today can make another difference (Open your heart and your mind) What we do today can make another difference (To the world, do it now) Together we can build a better world Together we can make it better now Together we can build a better world now Together we can make it better now Together we can build a better world Together we can make it better now Together we can build a better world. Now's the time Together we can make it better Follow your dreams, follow your heart Follow your dreams, follow your heart Follow your dreams, follow your heart Follow your dreams, yes you can Follow your dreams, follow your heart Follow your dreams, follow your heart Follow your dreams, follow your heart Follow your dreams Follow your dreams! --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 9th Style DDR Debut: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: This song was composed by Jun Wakita. Vocalists are Noriko Fukushima (Lala Moore) and CoCoRo*Co. ========================== 5U. MARIA (I believe...) = ========================== UNLOCK: Mission X-20 Artist: NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY Genre: Euro Beat* BPM: 158 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 6 6 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: Mid-length streams with quite a few crossovers, not to mention a few freezes and jumps in the streams. Watch at the end for the gallop section that matches the synth beats. --- Lyrics: Believe... Ohhhhh Don't be sad It can't be that bad There's nothing to fear Your broken heart will mend A new love will come to you Shining through Look, look at the stars And you've got to visualize There's someone still in your heart I know it's really true I know they're waiting Baby, waiting only, only for you Just have faith, keep your head up And watch your love for me Believe in your dreams 'Cause, you can make them come true Just let yourself go (let yourself go) You've got to believe That happy thoughts will come It's plain to see Ohhh ohh ohh Please just remember When you're feeling down and blue There is someone waiting for you Someone just like you Believe in your dreams The world is waiting for you It's all up to you You've got to believe It will be okay, another day Believe in your dreams Life is not what it seems Just try to believe (try to believe) Just bring out the light Love will take you there Take you there --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 9th Style DDR Debut: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: Australian singer Paula Terry works quite a bit with Naoki, and they've done plenty of songs together. =========================================== 5V. Miracle Moon (L.E.D. LIGHT STYLE MIX) = =========================================== UNLOCK: Mission X-08 Artist: Togo Project feat. Sana Genre: Epic House* BPM: 138 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 2 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 7 Play Notes: There's a small stop about a third of the way through the song. Heavy Notes: Lots of this song is following the slight off-beats in the synth rhythm, mostly in the first and third thirds. The middle contains several streams, but nothing too harrowing. --- Lyrics: (ai... ai... ai...) denwa dake ja todokanai kimochi E-mail datte setsunaku naru dake "ima sugu ni ai ni kite..." nante tadakko mitaku, kuchi ni shichai sou... demo, itsumo aeteta toki yori zutto chikaku kanjiru kigashiteru ai no kiseki o misete ageru Do you believe in LOVE? Yes, I'm just feeling now ai no channel o awase tanara otsukisama ga chuukeikyoku Do you believe in LOVE? Yes, I'm just feeling now --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania Append 5th Mix (JP PS1) DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR Ultramix 3 Artist Notes: Hiroyuki Togo is another Konami Original artist. Most of his projects are with the vocalist Sanae Shintani. See INFINITE PRAYER for info on L.E.D., who did this remix of the original Miracle Moon. ===================== 5W. PASSION OF LOVE = ===================== UNLOCK: Mission D-11 Artist: NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY Genre: Hyper Euro Beat BPM: 78-155 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 5 STD: 6 6 HVY: 7 7 Play Notes: Several seconds into the song, it will slow down to half speed, then pick back up to normal speed after a couple of measures. Heavy Notes: The slowdown spot is full of off-beats, and it speeds back up in the middle of a stream, so make sure you know where it is. After that, it's mid-length streams with crossovers, and some off-beat freezes. --- Lyrics: Tell me you love me, I'm so crazy, so crazy in love with you So crazy, so crazy, your love, there ain't nothing I can do Try to escape from this love and surprise me You, you hold the key to set me free, my love I'm so totally into you There is nothing I can do I'm so totally into you All the time, my baby I try to break from this passion that binds me But, what, what can I do, when it's just you I see? I'm so head over heels over you There ain't nothing I can do I'm so totally into you Over you, my baby Totally into you What am I supposed to do? I'm so head over heels over you Over you, my baby Crazy love Crazy love --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: See MARIA (I believe...) ================================== 5X. Polovtsian Dances And Chorus = ================================== UNLOCK: Mission B-19 Artist: Naoto Suzuki feat. Martha Genre: Trance BPM: 146 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 6 6 HVY: 8 8 Heavy Notes: Short to mid-length streams, with LOTS of crossovers, and they're not all metered (like say, as in BOOM BOOM DOLLAR). They fly all over the pad. Also, a few spots with small sixteenth clusters. --- Lyrics: Uletaj na kryl'jach vetra Ty V kraj rodnoj, rodnaja pesnya nasha Tuda gde my lubya svobodno peli Gde bylo tak privol'no nam s toboju Tam, pod znojnym nebom negoj vozduch polon Gde rad govor morja Dremljut gory v oblakach Uletaj na kryl'jach vetra Ty V kraj rodnoj, rodnaja pesnya nasha Tuda gde my lubya svobodno peli Gde bylo tak privol'no nam s toboju English Translation: Fly on the wings of the wind to the homeland, our home song where we sang freely loving where me and you felt so freely There beneath the burning sky Languid breezes cooled us There beside the mountains Straight above the silver sea Fly on the wings of the wind to the homeland, our home song where we sang freely loving where me and you felt so freely (Thanks to Joe Moravitz for a loose translation of the second verse) --- Song Type: Public Domain/Konami Original First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: If it's the same Naoto Suzuki, this guy's produced a few songs for Ayumi Hamasaki. Misc. Notes: The original instrumental version of this song was written by Alexander Borodin in 1869, as part of his opera "Prince Igor". It is probably his best-known work. This song is featured in Konami's next thing in action games: OZ, currently only available in Japan. This song has a music video which plays without dancing characters, which features videos and shots from the game, OZ. ================ 5Y. Quickening = ================ UNLOCK: Mission C-20 Artist: dj TAKA Genre: Psychadelic* BPM: 150 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 5 5 HVY: 6 7 CHA: 8 Heavy Notes: This song's mostly pretty easy streams, with some freezes thrown in. It picks up in difficulty near the end, but not all that much. Challenge Notes: Streams and more streams. A large part near the beginning and the middle is psuedo-triplets. There's a long sixteenth cluster just as the beginning gets underway. There's also a spot in the latter half that is almost entirely off-beat. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: Dance ManiaX 2nd Mix DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix Artist Notes: See Colors for info on dj TAKA. Misc. Notes: The Heavy steps are the Heavy steps from DDR Ultramix, but the Challenge steps are actually the Heavy steps from DDR Festival. ============ 5Z. SAKURA = ============ UNLOCK: Mission D-47 Artist: RevenG Genre: Spiritual* BPM: 14-320 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 3 LGT: 5 6 STD: 8 8 HVY: 10 10 CHA: 9 9 Play Notes: The song begins at 300 BPM and remains there for some time. About a third of the way through the song, it drops to 150, hangs there for a few measures, then begins a slowdown all the way to 14. Then after the slow measure, it goes back up to 150 for several more measures, then makes a big jump up to 320, where it goes for the rest of the song until the last few measures, where it quickly slows down to about 90 over the course of those measures. Heavy Notes: Many people consider this a difficult 9-footer, as there are 9-footers more difficult than this, but it's still a great challenge, if for nothing else than the fluctuating speed. The 300 part is pretty simple, some gallops, but mostly quarter notes. Once it drops to 150, it's pretty much a constant stream, with a freeze and one step on the really slow part. The next 150 part has more gallops and some sixteenths, the 320 part has mostly quarters and a few more eighths than the first part, with doubles marking the orchestra hits near the end, and the slowdown at the end is one stream, which you have to adjust with as it slows down. Challenge Notes: Basically a stripped down version of the Heavy steps. Fewer steps on the 300 part. The first 150 part has breaks in the stream. There's no step at 21. The second 150 part has no gallops or sixteenths, and the 320 part has again fewer steps. The slowdown is quarter notes. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 8th Style DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR Ultramix 3 Artist Notes: RevenG is an alias for Naoki (see the FAQ). Misc. Notes: SAKURA is, of course, Japanese for "cherry blossom", referring specifically to cherry blossom trees that are popular in Japan, particularly in spring time, when the blossoms all fall from the trees at once. ========================================== 5AA. SANA MOLLETE NE ENTE (B.L.T. STYLE) = ========================================== UNLOCK: Mission X-03 Artist: Togo Project feat. Sana Genre: Mondo-Cuban* BPM: 90-180 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 2 LGT: 2 2 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 8 CHA: 8 Play Notes: The song begins at 90, until the big orchestra hits, then kicks up to 180 for the rest of the song. Heavy Notes: Once you get truly underway, the biggest problem comes from lengthy, but easy, streams at the fast tempo. No real surprises. Challenge Notes: The streams are now a bit more complicated and a bit longer, and there are also some chaotic off-beat steps to take care of. --- Lyrics: Sana Mollete Ne Ente Sana Mollete Ne Sana Mollete Ne Ente Sana Mollete Ne watashi no kare wa Double Play suki watashi no kare wa... Survival! Survival! Sana Mollete Ne Ente Sana Mollete Ne Survival! Sana Mollete Ne Ente Sana Mollete Ne (Umm... help) Rapido! Montuno! Rapido! Montuno! Sana Mollete Ne Ente Sana Mollete Ne Sana Mollete Ne Ente Sana Mollete Ne (I'm working on this...) kare minna isshona mae finger technique kaikan~ daikan~ kaikan~ daikan~ kaikan~ Ahhhh... Rapido! Montuno! Rapido! Montuno! Sana Mollete Ne Ente Sana Mollete Ne --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania Append ClubMix (JP PS1) DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix Artist Notes: See Miracle Moon for info on Togo and Sana. Misc. Notes: The Heavy steps are the Heavy steps from DDR Ultramix, but the Challenge steps are actually the Heavy steps from DDR Festival. The original SANA MOLLETE NE ENTE can be found in DDRMAX USA and DDR Ultramix. ========================== 5BB. Saturday Night Love = ========================== UNLOCK: Mission B-27 Artist: Sota feat. Brenda V. Genre: Disco House BPM: 128 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 3 STD: 5 5 HVY: 6 6 Heavy Notes: Mostly simple streams with freezes. A couple of crossovers, and some off-beat sections in the first half. --- Lyrics: Hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah, mmmm... Love is in the air It started one weekend That's when I knew love would begin If he would just give, give me some time I walked up and asked If he liked to slow dance He nodded his head and he said "Yes" I knew he would fall for me Everybody said it’d never last Said that I'm dreaming, and I'm going to fast Oh, don't believe us when you hear what you hear, I say yeah Saturday night I'm getting ready for the time of my life, girl I want this man, so I put up the fight If you believe in love, wave your hands and say yeah Saturday night Sunday night, it began for you Tuesday night, we'll make dreams come true You'll hold on, 'cause one night just won't do Just to find you'll be lovin' me, too Saturday night is for love, so let’s get this right! --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: See "Can Be Real" for info on Sota. ================ 5CC. SEDUCTION = ================ UNLOCK: Mission C-38 Artist: nc ft. FINALFORCE Genre: Hard Trance BPM: 95-190 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 2 LGT: 5 5 STD: 7 7 HVY: 8 8 Play Notes: The song begins at 95, then picks up to the standard 190. There are two small stops in the latter half of the tune. Heavy Notes: The opener is a lot of sixteenths, but a repetitive rhythm. Once the song gets underway, the streams get long, twisty, and with jumps thrown into the beginning of some. It's a pretty high-end eight-footer. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: See Genie In A Bottle for info on noisycroak. ================== 5DD. SEXY PLANET = ================== UNLOCK: Mission X-13 Artist: Crystal Aliens Genre: Drum'N'Bass BPM: 180 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 2 LGT: 5 4 STD: 6 5 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: Short streams mostly, but there's quite a bit of turning, and quite a few taps. This song would be easier if it were slower. Fast speeds means turns and taps are tough. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: Dancing Stage feat. True Kiss Destination (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR Ultramix Artist Notes: Crystal Aliens is a Naoki psuedonym. =========================== 5EE. Sweet Sweet <3 Magic = =========================== UNLOCK: Mission C-28 Artist: jun Genre: Happy Hardcore* BPM: 180 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 2 LGT: 3 3 STD: 6 6 HVY: 9 9 Play Notes: There's a tiny stop just after the verse and before the last chorus. It lasts about a beat. Heavy Notes: This is a pretty tough nine-footer. I base that around the fact that there are plenty of odd steps: triplets, sixteenth gallops, plenty of freezes with steps in them. The fact that it's pretty fast doesn't help either. --- Lyrics: Let's go! Ooh... Ooh... Magical Love, Magical Kiss! You've shined a light On my whole world my friend Love is in the Air Beauty's everywhere The magic of your love lasts forever (Sweet sweet love magic) Magical Love, Magical Kiss! You've opened up my heart to love again (ooh) Never ever go away Promise you will stay And feel my life With your sweet song C'mon! (Sweet sweet love magic) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Sweet sweet love magic) Never to see you go (Sweet sweet love magic) You give me more (Sweet sweet love magic) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah My skies they used to be gray And I Never could see the sun above me Until you appeared (you appeared) And you brought your joy, peace and happiness Like a princess (go) Revived again (go) Because of your sacred kiss (yeah) Hope was gone (go) You came along (go) And cast your spell Cast your spell Magical Love, Magical Kiss! You've shined a light On my whole world my friend (yeah) Love is in the Air Beauty's everywhere The magic of your love lasts forever Magical Love, Magical Kiss! You've opened up my heart to love again (ooh) Never ever go away Promise you will stay And feel my life With your sweet song --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR Ultramix Artist Notes: Junko Karashima is one of those wildcard Konami Original artists whose song appeared new in a DDR arcade mix and isn't Naoki. The vocals are done by Ebony Fay. ============================= 5FF. sync (EXTREME version) = ============================= UNLOCK: Mission D-35 Artist: OutPhase Genre: Trance* BPM: 167 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 3 STD: 7 7 HVY: 8 8 CHA: 9 9 Heavy Notes: A rather easy eight-footer. There are some crossovers, but the streams never get longer than three notes. Challenge Notes: The streams are longer. There are also two long sections, one near the beginning, and the other near the end, which are entirely offbeat. The middle has the most chaos, focused around gallops and offbeat steps. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 5th Style DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: OutPhase is a collaboration between dj TAKA (see Colors) and TaQ Sakihabara, a commissioned artist. This "EXTREME version" is shorter than the original sync. =============== 5GG. TOMORROW = =============== UNLOCK: Mission B-21 Artist: nc ft. Dreamscanner Genre: Anthem Trance BPM: 140 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 3 4 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: Fun heavy steps. Starts with basic streams into a double freeze, then goes into steps that follow the music (first the music box, then the anthem itself). Once the snare drum march percussion gets in, the steps follow that, including the sixteenth rolls. After all that, more of the anthem step following, which includes streams of decent length and crossovers. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: See Genie In A Bottle for info on noisycroak. ============================= 5HH. TwinBee (Generation X) = ============================= UNLOCK: Mission X-06 Artist: Final Offset Genre: Euro Beat* BPM: 169 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 6 6 HVY: 8 8 Heavy Notes: Mostly streams of mid to large length, with several crossovers dotted about. The end follows the classic chipset tune sound. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: beatmania III DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: Final Offset is Hideaki Sugaya, an artist with a small amount of beatmania tunes. Misc. Notes: Yes, this tune is based on an old Konami game of the same name. It was released as "Stinger" in the USA. ==================== 5II. un deux trois = ==================== UNLOCK: Mission B-06 Artist: SDMS Genre: Trance* BPM: 70-140 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 3 STD: 6 6 HVY: 7 7 Play Notes: The "Let me be your fantasy" part is a stop. After the words end, the song goes at 70 for a few measures, then goes back to 140 for the rest. Heavy Notes: Mostly mid-length streams and quite a few crossovers. Before the stop, watch for some freeze tricks that may trip you up. --- Lyrics: un...deux...trois...quatre... ...express ...express so...good yes... so...good yes... Let me be your fantasy Give me ecstasy un...deux...trois... un... ...express ...express un...deux...trois...quatre... ...express --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR Extreme (JP PS2) Artist Notes: SDMS is Masafumi Sekiguchi, and this is the artist's only DDR work. Misc. Notes: I'm sure everyone who reads this knows it, but for completeness, "un deux trois" is French for "one two three". ============================================== 5JJ. You gotta move it (feat. Julie Rugaard) = ============================================== Artist: Yuzo Koshiro Genre: Trance* BPM: 134 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: Lots of psuedo-triplets in this set to follow the percussive tones. Other than that, there are small streams with some crossovers, and a small sixteenth cluster near the end. --- Lyrics: You gotta move it Let the music fill your soul Let your body take control Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah! Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah! You gotta move it! You gotta move it You gotta groove it Move it You gotta groove it Yeah Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah! Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah! You gotta move it! Let the music fill your soul Let your body take control --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: BRAND NEW Artist Notes: Yuzo Koshiro is a well-known video game composer, who's done the soundtracks for The Revenge of Shinobi, Actraiser, the Streets of Rage series, and Shenmue. ****************************************************************************** 6. YELLOW SONGS (Old Konami Originals) ****************************************************************************** These songs are Konami Originals that have appeared in past DDR games, specifically DDR USA, DDR Konamix, or DDRMAX USA. There are no repeats from DDRMAX2 USA or DDR Extreme USA. ======================= 6A. AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL = ======================= UNLOCK: Mission C-37 Artist: 8bit Genre: Tribal* BPM: 200 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 2 LGT: 4 4 STD: 6 6 HVY: 9 9 Heavy Notes: One pain of a nine-footer. The streams can get pretty long (up to sixteen notes long), and they'll include turning regularly, including full spins. Nothing truly special, just a lot of it, and at a fast tempo, too. --- Lyrics: (Hai aleelokuwala beeyaka Haiaiaiai) (Jawa bala Jawa bala) (Hai aleelokuwala beeyaka Haiaiaiai) LupalupalupalupalupaLAAAA! Jambalay! Jeeerah! Jambalay! Hey, vibe! Hey, hey, vibe! Ha! Brrrrah! Hey, vibe! (Heyleypolay!) Hey, hey, vibe! Ha! Brr... Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY! Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY! Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY! Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY! Hey, vibe! Da! Daaaah! Eylay, ohlay, ohlay, ohlay LupalupalupalupalupaLAAAA! Jeeerah! Ha! Brrrrah! Heyleypolay! --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: Dance ManiaX DDR Debut: DDR 5th Mix (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR Konamix, DDR Ultramix (SP2) Artist Notes: 8bit is a psuedonym for Naoki (info in the FAQ). Misc. Notes: The original to this remix, "AFRONOVA", is in DDR USA and DDRMAX2 USA. ================== 6B. BRILLIANT 2U = ================== UNLOCK: Mission B-05 Artist: NAOKI Genre: Euro Groove* BPM: 150 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 5 5 HVY: 6 7 CHA: 7 8 Heavy Notes: For the most part, you'll find small streams and quarters. There are a few tough spots, such as a couple of streams of three double steps, and during the bridge, you'll step two eighths, three sixteenths, then another eighth, then a quarter, and do that for a while. You may think it follows the music, but it doesn't. Challenge Notes: The streams have become longer, but not too much. The bridge of the song now actually follows the rhythm of the song, which can possibly make these steps easier than the original Heavy steps. --- Lyrics: C'mon, let's go, here we go, Jump jump jump everybody. Jump up and have a hell of a time, get down. Get involved, c'mon 'cmon. Jump jump jump, let go. Everybody knows how to get down. Jump jump jump, get involved. Jump jump jump, get involved. Jump jump jump, get involved. Everybody knows how to get down. C'mon, let's go, here we go, Jump jump jump everybody. Jump up and have a hell of a time, get down. Get involved, c'mon 'cmon. Jump jump jump, let go. Everybody knows how to get down Jump jump jump, get involved. Jump jump jump, get involved. Jump jump jump, get involved. Everybody knows how to get down. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR 2nd Mix (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR USA, DDR Konamix Artist Notes: Information on Naoki is in the FAQ. Misc. Notes: These "new" Challenge steps are actually a second set of Heavy steps that replaced the old Heavy steps in some mixes of DDR. There is an "Orchestra Groove" version of this song in DDR USA and DDRMAX USA. ======================= 6C. BURNIN' THE FLOOR = ======================= UNLOCK: Mission X-09 Artist: NAOKI Genre: Euro Groove* BPM: 155 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 6 6 HVY: 7 8 Heavy Notes: The streams don't get very long, and there's no turning involved. Probably the only tricky part is the bridge, where the steps follow the synthesizer hits. --- Lyrics: (Look out on the dancefloor) (It's waiting for you) It's time to burn Burn, burn, burn's the fix And tell me, do you really wanna roll with this The heat is on, it's time to move So where you know just what to do The temperatures rising, no way out Going too far, can't stop now So let me know if you feel it, too When the fire gets inside of you Where have, you been all of my life I've been, looking for you I wanna dance through, dark into the daylight with you I wanna burn! Burn, burn, burn the world, burn The rhythm's hard to ignore Set up a big fire I just don't care anymore! Let's make it special, on a dance floor I can read the signs, but I can't use the lore Let's get it up, 'cause now's the time I really wanna make you mine tonight Let's put in the fight You and me, on a fantasy And if you really wanna learn, I'm gonna show you how to burn Burn, burn, burn, you burn me You body's talking to mine (you burn me) Sizzling sensation, our bodies like it in time (oh yeah!) You know we gonna burn, burn, burn the fire, they don't make it anymore (talk to me) Fire in big waves, yeah. I've got you burning the floor Burnin' the floor! Burnin' the floor! --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR 4th Mix (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR Konamix, DDR Ultramix (SP1) Artist Notes: See the FAQ for info on Naoki. Vocals are by Robbie Danzie and Aaron G. ========== 6D. DIVE = ========== UNLOCK: Mission X-12 Artist: Be For U Genre: J-Pop BPM: 155 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 4 STD: 5 6 HVY: 8 7 Heavy Notes: Well, the good news is that there's very little turning. The bad news is that about every other hard element is in this song. Double steps at the beginning of streams, gallops in the beginning, middle, and end, and a chaotic ending, following the music. Also, there are several double and triple taps on single arrows throughout. --- Lyrics: (English words are capitalized) sekai o tomete... o tomete... tomete... Dive kakushi kirenai afureru kono omoi mou himitsu ni ha dekinai hitomi sorasenai dakishimeru omoi no Tension anata e to Reflect suhada o terasu Passion mo sono mama Evolution sekai o tomete mou watashi ga tomaranai kono yoru ni tobikonde yuku Dive To The Night jikan o tomete dakedo ai ha tomaranai kono umi ni tobikonde yuku takaku anata ni ima Keep On Lovin'. Can't Stop My Heart mou watashi ga tomaranai kono ai ni tobikonde yuku Dive To The Night Dive To The Night English Translation: Stop the World.... Every city is overflowing with these feelings A secret can't be kept by unwavering eyes Embracing this feeling of tension..you reflect Naked, shining passion just as we are...evolution stop the world again I won't stop This night is jumping....Dive to the night Time stops but love won't stop This jumping ocean is now fighting with you Keep on Lovin..Can't stop my heart, I won't stop This love is jumping...Dive to the night Dive to the night --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR 5th Mix (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR Konamix, DDR Ultramix Artist Notes: Be For U was (at the time of this song made) Noria Shiraishi, Riyu Kosaka, Yoma Komatsu, and Shiyuna Maehara. Since DDR 5th Mix, this J-Pop band has put together a whole bunch of songs for DDR and other Konami rhythm games. Misc. Notes: The remix of this song "more deep & deeper style" is featured in DDRMAX2 USA. =================== 6E. DYNAMITE RAVE = =================== UNLOCK: Mission C-01 Artist: NAOKI Genre: Speed Rave* BPM: 150 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 5 5 STD: 7 6 HVY: 9 8 CHA: 9 8 Heavy Notes: This song will definitely wear you down if you're not used to catas. It has everything a good cata should, though: long streams, sixteenths thrown in, double steps on some of the shorter streams, and chaos. At the beginning, you'll have to deal with some syncopation, as the first four notes are on the eighth-note beat, the next three are off, and the last two aren't, and that keeps up for several measures. Once the verse starts, you'll have eighths with groups of three sixteenths regularly thrown in. You'll get a bit of a respite from sixteenths once you get to the chorus, but those are replaced with doubles-in-streams, and long streams, then back to the second verse for more sixteenths, and then back to the chorus for more long streams and doubles. Good luck to you. Challenge Notes: Possibly a bit simpler than the original Heavy steps, but not by much. There are more crossovers to focus on, and a few freezes to deal with, but not too much has changed conceptually from these new steps. --- Lyrics: 1, 2, 3, 4 Dynamite Rave! Come on everybody! (go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go) And get on the floor, yeah Techno, rave It's time to make a stand and pave the way Some might say Let it go Stay with the flow Stay on beat Move your feet On concrete Or on the dance floor You want more Then I'll give you more If it's too hardcore Let me know I'll stop the show Then bring it back To be exact At 12 o'clock Rock the spot It's too damn hot They told me so Dynamite rave It's on the down low Use your inner glow To make a move Show and prove The man with the lisp Sounds so crisp When you can see me On TV On the radio Here me blow I don't wanna give up We're gonna have a party Have a really great time Yeah Yeah! Just feel the heat Listen to the music and feel that beat C'mon, get up C'mon, c'mon Let me hear ya Let me hear ya C'mon, get up C'mon, c'mon Let me hear ya Let me hear ya Jump jump Do your thing This be the bomb Try to sing Narrator king Spread your wings Make your head ring To this song All night long Jack your body To this party Feel the pain When you strain Don't refrain Please don't stop Until you drop I don't wanna give up We're gonna have a party Have a really great time Yeah Yeah! Just feel the heat Listen to the music and feel that beat, yeah! --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR USA, DDR Konamix, DDR Ultramix (SP3) Artist Notes: Information on NAOKI is in the FAQ. Misc. Notes: You can find the "Down Bird SOTA Mix" of this song on DDRMAX USA. ====================================== 6F. Look To The Sky (True Color Mix) = ====================================== UNLOCK: Mission X-11 Artist: SySF feat. Anna Genre: Trance BPM: 140 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 1 LGT: 4 3 STD: 5 5 HVY: 7 7 Heavy Notes: This isn't too hard at all. Really, it could be seen as just an excuse to throw freeze arrows into LTTS. Anyway, there's very little turning, streams are quite simple, and there's no chaos whatsoever. Should be a relatively easy seven-footer to AA. --- Lyrics: S.O.T.A. Feeling sad and lonely Cause I can't find you Call your telephone And there's never no answer Said you love me Kissed me We were in heaven Said I'm sorry Love you, want you forever Every night I look at the sky Call your name And wonder where you are Every night I look at the sky Baby, miss you Won't you come back S.O.T.A. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDRMAX USA American Appearances: DDR Ultramix Artist Notes: SySF is Sota Fujimori. See Can Be Real. Anna Quinn is the vocalist. Misc. Notes: The original version of this song is in DDR Konamix and DDRMAX USA. ============== 6G. PARANOiA = ============== UNLOCK: Mission X-02 Artist: 180 Genre: Jungle BPM: 180 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 2 LGT: 6 7 STD: 7 8 HVY: 8 9 Heavy Notes: Like the TRIP MACHINES, the PARANOiAs tend to follow the music closely. Also, you'll find much of the same stepwise. Short streams, turns, wacky rhythms, but nothing truly chaotic, only faster than the TRIP MACHINES. The original also has some repeated taps on the same arrow during a stream that are designed to wear your feet out at that speed. These show up near the end, so watch out. --- Lyrics: Fee-fee-fee-feels so good... Feels good! --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR 1st Mix (Arcade) American Appearances: DDR USA, DDR Konamix Artist Notes: 180 is a Naoki psuedonym, which obviously denotes the BPM, something Naoki likes to do with his PARANOiA mixes. Misc. Notes: In addition to those in this game, we also have: - PARANOiA MAX (DIRTY MIX) on DDR USA and DDR Extreme USA - PARANOiA MAX (DIRTY MIX) (Club Version Another) on DDRMAX USA - PARANOiA KCET (clean mix) on DDR USA and DDRMAX2 USA - PARANOiA Rebirth on DDR Konamix and DDR Ultramix - PARANOIA EVOLUTION on DDRMAX USA - PARANOiA ETERNAL on DDR Ultramix and DDR Extreme USA ****************************************************************************** 7. BLUE SONGS (CHALLENGE REMIXES) ****************************************************************************** These songs are remixes of popular Konami Originals. They only have one difficulty: Challenge. They have to be unlocked through Dance Master Mode just like any other song. ===================================== 7A. AFRONOVA (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX) = ===================================== UNLOCK: Mission D-29 Artist: RE-VENGE Genre: Tribal BPM: 200 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl CHA: 8 8 Challenge Notes: Your greatest nemesis here is the speed. The stepchart itself is actually relatively simple. Mostly short streams with no crossovers. --- Lyrics: LupalupalupalupalupaLAAAA! Jeeerah! Hey, vibe! Hey, hey, vibe! Ha! Brrrrah! Hey, vibe! (Heyleypolay!) Hey, hey, vibe! Ha! Brr... Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY! Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY! (Brrrrah!) Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY! Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY! Jeeerah! Hey, vibe! Hey, hey, vibe! Ha! Brrrrah! Hey, vibe! (Heyleypolay!) Hey, hey, vibe! Ha! Brr... Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY! Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY! (Brrrrah!) Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY! Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY! Jeeerah! Ha! Brrrrah! Heyleypolay! --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (Arcade) Artist Notes: RE-VENGE is the same as RevenG, a Naoki psuedonym. Misc. Notes: This piece was originally in DDRMAX2 as a secret song only playable through an Oni Course. It was first selectable as a song in DDR Extreme for the arcade. So, what's a "Nonstop Megamix"? Well, the deal is that Konami and Toshiba-EMI release soundtracks for the DDR games in Japan. These soundtracks consist of two discs. One has all the new songs to that mix, and the other disc has them all in a giant continuous track called a "Nonstop Megamix", which basically connects them all through intros and outros and throws DDR sound effects and voice in. Sometimes (like in the case with SEXY PLANET), the music is changed a bit to fit the NSMM better, or how the composers are feeling that day. ================================= 7B. BRILLIANT 2U (K.O.G G3 MIX) = ================================= UNLOCK: Mission D-39 Artist: NAOKI Genre: Speed Rave BPM: 170 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl CHA: 7 7 Challenge Notes: Interesting chart, really. After simple streams, you come to a long section of off-beat jumps, then steps that follow the rhythm, then more off-beat jumps. --- Lyrics: Let's go! L-l-let's go! Go, go, go, go, go... (etc.) Let's go! C'mon, let's go, here we go, Jump jump jump everybody. Jump up and have a hell of a time, get down. Get involved, c'mon 'cmon. Jump jump jump, let go. Everybody knows how to get down. Jump jump jump, get involved. Jump jump jump, get involved. Jump jump jump, everybody. Get involved, yeah, everyone. Go, go, go, go, go... (etc.) --- Song Type: License First Appearance: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (Arcade) Artist Notes: See the FAQ for info on Naoki. K.O.G G3 is Kohji Morita, a Dancemania remix artist. Misc. Notes: This piece was originally in DDRMAX2 as a secret song only playable through an Oni Course. It was first selectable as a song in DDR Extreme for the arcade. Officially, this mix is owned by Toshiba-EMI, making it a license. ======================================= 7C. BURNIN' THE FLOOR (BLUE FIRE mix) = ======================================= UNLOCK: Mission D-36 Artist: NAOKI Genre: Euro Groove BPM: 155 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl CHA: 7 7 Challenge Notes: Short to mid-length streams for the most part, until the couple of freezes, after which you'll get a long stream full of crossovers, then more of the beginning. --- Lyrics: Burn, burn, burn the world, burn Ignore Set up a big fire I just don't care anymore! Let's make it special, on a dance floor I can read the signs, but I can't use the lore Let's get it up, 'cause now's the time I really wanna make you mine tonight Let's put in the fight You and me, on a fantasy And if you really wanna learn, I'm gonna show you how to burn Burn, burn, burn's the fix And tell me, do you really wanna roll with this The heat is on, it's time to move So where you know just what to do The temperatures rising, no way out Going too far, can't stop now So let me know if you feel it, too When the fire gets inside of you Where have, you been all of my life I've been, looking for you I wanna dance through, dark into the daylight with you I wanna burn! (Look out on the dancefloor) (It's waiting for you) It's time to burn Burn, burn, burn, you burn me Your body's talking to mine (you burn me) Sizzling sensation, our bodies like it in time (oh yeah!) You know we gonna burn, burn, burn the fire, they don't make it anymore (talk to me) Fire in big waves, yeah. I've got you burning the floor Burnin' the floor! Burnin' the floor! --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (Arcade) Artist Notes: See the FAQ for info on Naoki. Misc. Notes: This piece was originally in DDRMAX2 as a secret song only playable through an Oni Course. It was first selectable as a song in DDR Extreme for the arcade. ==================================== 7D. DYNAMITE RAVE (B4 ZA BEAT MIX) = ==================================== UNLOCK: Mission X-14 Artist: NAOKI Genre: Speed Rave BPM: 170 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl CHA: 7 9 Challenge Notes: The opener has quite a few gallops and syncopation, then a bunch of off-beat steps, then a whole bunch of small and midlength streams. The end caps off with a few off-steps to follow the music. --- Lyrics: (Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go) Come on everybody! And get on the floor, yeah Techno, rave It's time to make a stand and pave the way Some might say Let it go Stay with the flow Stay on beat Move your feet On concrete Or on the dance floor You want more Then I'll give you more If it's too hardcore Let me know I'll stop the show Then bring it back To be exact At 12 o'clock Rock the spot It's too damn hot They told me so Dynamite rave It's on the down low Use your inner glow To make a move Show and prove The man with the lisp Sounds so crisp When you can see me On TV On the radio Here me blow I don't wanna give up We're gonna have a party Have a really great time Yeah Yeah! Just feel the heat Listen to the music and feel that beat Aaaaaah, yeah Jump jump Do your thing This be the bomb Try to sing Narrator king Spread your wings Make your head ring To this song All night long Jack your body To this party Feel the pain When you strain Don't refrain Please don't stop Until you drop I don't wanna give up We're gonna have a party Have a really great time Yeah Yeah! Just feel the heat Listen to the music and feel that beat, yeah! --- Song Type: License First Appearance: Dance ManiaX DDR Debut: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (Arcade) Artist Notes: See the FAQ for info on Naoki. B4 ZA BEAT is Shusaku Ichikawa and Munehiro Ohtomo. Misc. Notes: This piece was originally in DDRMAX2 as a secret song only playable through an Oni Course. It was first selectable as a song in DDR Extreme for the arcade. Officially, this mix is owned by Toshiba-EMI, making it a license. ================================== 7E. Look To The Sky (Trance Mix) = ================================== UNLOCK: Mission X-15 Artist: SySF feat. Anna Genre: Trance BPM: 140 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl CHA: 7 7 Challenge Notes: Several freezes throughout the song and quite a few steps during those long freezes. Look for a few sixteenth clusters and mid- length streams, and a few gallops in the latter half. --- Lyrics: S.O.T.A. Feeling sad and lonely Cause I can't find you Call your telephone And there's never no answer Said you love me Kissed me We were in heaven Said I'm sorry Love you, want you forever Every night I look at the sky Call your name And wonder where you are Every night I look at the sky Baby, miss you Won't you come back --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (JP PS2) Artist Notes: See Can Be Real for info on Sota Fujimori. ======================================== 7F. SEXY PLANET (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX) = ======================================== UNLOCK: Mission C-21 Artist: Crystal Aliens Genre: Drum'N'Bass BPM: 180 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl CHA: 7 7 Challenge Notes: There actually aren't many streams in this song. What few there are tend to be tame, except early on when there are some with jumps in them. There are a lot of jumps, though. All over the place. You'll also pick up a pattern with the moaning track. --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (Arcade) Artist Notes: See SEXY PLANET Misc. Notes: This piece was originally in DDRMAX2 as a secret song only playable through an Oni Course. It was first selectable as a song in DDR Extreme for the arcade. ****************************************************************************** 8. RED SONGS (BOSS SONGS) ****************************************************************************** No pussy-footing this year, and no "psuedo" boss songs like MAXIMIZER. These two songs are the total challenge, and, naturally, they're unlocked rather late in the process. ======================= 8A. PARANOIA survivor = ======================= UNLOCK: Mission X-29 Artist: 270 Genre: Jungle Mixture BPM: 135-270 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 3 LGT: 5 6 STD: 8 8 HVY: 10 10 Play Notes: There are three spots where the song slows down to half speed, and it's tough for me to say where they show up, but let me say that they're all in the first half, and with the frequency you'll play this song trying to master it, you'll learn quick. Heavy Notes: Short streams for the most part. The slowdowns feature steps with the music. The streams start both on and off the beat. Once you hit the two long freezes, your streams will get longer and longer. And, of course, a BPM of 270 for your troubles. I'd say it's about as hard as MAX 300, maybe a little easier, or not. --- Lyrics: Sound! Sound! Heeeey-eeeeey Electric... Electric... Electric... Electric... Sound! Sound! --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: 270 is Naoki (see the FAQ), used to denote the BPM, as he does for all his PARANOiA mixes. Misc. Notes: See the original PARANOiA for info on the other mixes. =========================== 8B. PARANOIA survivor MAX = =========================== UNLOCK: Mission E-13 Artist: 290 Genre: Jungle Mixture* BPM: 73-290 Difficulty: Sgl Dbl BEG: 3 LGT: 5 6 STD: 8 8 HVY: 10 10 CHA: 10! 10! Play Notes: Very much like PARANOIA survivor. There are the three slowdowns in the first half to half-speed. At the two freezes, the song slows down to 73, then there's one more half-speed slowdown near the end. Oh, and although this seems to be just a faster version of PARANOIA survivor, there are several extra seconds of music thrown in at the end. Heavy Notes: Very much like PARANOIA survivor Heavy, for the most part, except it's Mirrored. Of course, the extra section at the end is its own, but not too difficult on its own. Challenge Notes: This is it, folks. The hardest official DDR stepchart in existence. The streams are all longer, and there's far FAR less time to relax in between them. And that's about it. There are no tricks or secrets besides the slowdown sections, which you should be familiar with by now. All it takes here is a sharp eye and a very VERY high stamina. 613 steps of pain. It can be done. --- Lyrics: Sound! Sound! Heeeey-eeeeey Electric... Electric... Electric... Electric... Sound! Sound! Feels good-good-good-good! --- Song Type: Konami Original First Appearance: DDR Extreme (Arcade) Artist Notes: 290 is Naoki (see the FAQ), used to denote the BPM, as he does for all his PARANOiA mixes. Misc. Notes: See the original PARANOiA for info on the other mixes. ****************************************************************************** 9. ADVANCED MODE ****************************************************************************** These are the more difficult modes of play. At the outset, only "Course" is available to you, and you'll need to unlock the other options through Dance Master Mode. ============ 9A. Course = ============ This is a combination of the old Nonstop and Oni modes of play. You begin by selecting your style and character. After that, you select the "Meter": Normal: Standard Dance Meter. This is the "Nonstop" play, where you just go through the songs all at once. Challenge: Battery Dance Meter. Step anything but a MARVELLOUS, PERFECT, GREAT, or OK and you lose one of your four lives. Lose all four and it's game over. After passing a song, you gain back all lives you lost. This is the "Oni" style of play. After that, you'll select your course. Each course has two difficulties: Normal and Difficult, and you can select options for the course as well, if the course allows it. Your score is tallied as normal, regardless of which meter you selected, but you get a secondary score which relates to how well you were stepping: MARVELLOUS: 3 points PERFECT: 2 points GREAT: 1 point OK (Freeze Arrow): 3 points Everything Else: 0 points At the end of your play, your score is ranked next to the maximum possible score. Also available is a "Create Your Own Course". You may create ten of your own courses using the "ORDER" slots. They all start at RANDOM and four songs long on Standard, but you can change any of these attributes, including options in each of the songs. --- Courses List First is a rather uninspired set of five courses all using default songs, and all available to you by default. After that, you need to earn the courses by unlocking them through the Shop. * #1: Super Star 1 * Norm. Diff. 1. Wonderful Night LGT(6) STD(8) 2. Block Rockin' Beats LGT(3) STD(6) 3. Genie In A Bottle LGT(4) STD(6) 4. LOOK AT US LGT(2) STD(6) * #2: Super Star 2 * Norm. Diff. 1. Get Busy LGT(4) STD(5) 2. AGAINST ALL ODDS LGT(3) STD(5) 3. Spin Spin Sugar LGT(4) STD(5) 4. SPEED OVER BEETHOVEN LGT(3) STD(6) * #3: Super Star 3 * Norm. Diff. 1. Oops!... I Did It Again LGT(3) STD(4) 2. butterfly (UM) LGT(4) STD(6) 3. Pump Up The Volume LGT(3) STD(5) 4. CAPTAIN JACK LGT(4) STD(7) * #4: Super Star 4 * Norm. Diff. 1. Crazy In Love LGT(3) STD(5) 2. LA COPA DE LA VIDA LGT(3) STD(5) 3. Silence LGT(4) STD(5) 4. I will Survive LGT(3) STD(6) 5. IRRESISTIBLEMENT LGT(3) STD(6) * #5: Super Star 5 * Norm. Diff. 1. Play That Funky Music LGT(2) STD(4) 2. As The Rush Comes LGT(5) STD(6) 3. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT LGT(3) STD(5) 4. My My My LGT(3) STD(5) 5. BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (KOG) LGT(5) STD(7) 6. CARTOON HEROES LGT(4) STD(7) * #6: NAOKI Premium * Four songs by the big man himself. Norm. Diff. 1. MARIA LGT(4) STD(6) 2. BRILLIANT 2U LGT(4) STD(5) 3. 1998 STD(5) HVY(7) 4. PASSION OF LOVE STD(6) HVY(7) * #7: Power Of Love * Four songs with love right in the title. Norm. Diff. 1. BE LOVIN LGT(3) STD(6) 2. LOVE IS ORANGE LGT(4) STD(6) 3. PASSION OF LOVE STD(6) HVY(7) 4. INJECTION OF LOVE STD(6) HVY(7) * #8: RMX of TRUTH 1 * Three Konami Originals and their respective Challenge Remixes. Norm. Diff. 1. Look To The Sky (TCM) STD(6) HVY(7) 2. Look To The Sky (TM) CHA(7) CHA(7) 3. SEXY PLANET STD(6) HVY(7) 4. SEXY PLANET (FNSMM) CHA(7) CHA(7) 5. DYNAMITE RAVE CHA(9) HVY(9) 6. DYNAMITE RAVE (BZBM) CHA(7) CHA(7) * #9: THE FREEZER * Six songs with lots and lots of Freeze Arrows. Norm. Diff. 1. ABSOLUTE (CNSIM) STD(6) HVY(6) 2. As The Rush Comes LGT(5) STD(6) 3. Make A Difference STD(6) HVY(8) 4. Saturday Night Love STD(5) HVY(6) 5. INSERTiON (MGKM) STD(5) HVY(7) 6. Spin Spin Sugar STD(5) HVY(6) * #10: Trick * Five songs with a few options tossed in for good measure. You may not adjust options on this one. Norm. Diff. Options 1. You gotta move it STD(5) HVY(7) Mirror 2. TwinBee STD(6) HVY(8) Reverse 3. SPEED OVER BEETHOVEN LGT(3) STD(6) Boost 4. I Need You (IDM) LGT(4) STD(5) X3 5. I will Survive LGT(3) STD(6) Fuwa Fuwa (Arrows jump up and down), Flat * #11: Slow-Mix * The four slowest songs in the game, in descending speed. Norm. Diff. 1. INSIDE YOUR HEART STD(5) HVY(6) 2. Crazy In Love STD(5) HVY(7) 3. Get Busy STD(5) HVY(8) 4. Oops!... I Did It Again STD(4) HVY(6) * #12: Supersonic * Four songs of super speed and super difficulty. Norm. Diff. 1. SEXY PLANET STD(6) HVY(7) 2. BE LOVIN STD(6) HVY(9) 3. AFRONOVA (FNSMM) CHA(8) CHA(8) 4. PARANOIA survivor STD(8) HVY(10) * #13: DARKNESS * Five songs played with the Dark option on. You may not adjust options in this one. Norm. Diff. Options 1. TOMORROW STD(5) HVY(7) Dark 2. un deux trois LGT(4) STD(6) Dark 3. LOOK AT US STD(6) HVY(7) Dark 4. My My My STD(5) HVY(7) Dark 5. L'amour et la liberté STD(6) HVY(8) Dark * #14: JUMP! JUMP! JUMP! * Four songs with tons of air, particularly on the Difficult setting. Norm. Diff. 1. Sweet Sweet <3 Magic LGT(3) STD(6) 2. KEEP ON MOVIN' (DMX) STD(5) HVY(7) 3. CARTOON HEROES LGT(4) STD(7) 4. SEXY PLANET (FNSMM) CHA(7) CHA(7) * #15: Japanese POPS * Six songs with the flavor and style of the land of the rising sun. Norm. Diff. 1. Miracle Moon STD(5) HVY(7) 2. Happy Wedding STD(5) HVY(7) 3. CANDY <3 LGT(3) STD(5) 4. SANA MOLLETE NE ENTE (BLT) LGT(2) STD(5) 5. DIVE STD(5) HVY(8) 6. DAIKENKAI STD(6) CHA(8) * #16: RMX of TRUTH 2 * The other three Konami original songs and their Challenge Remixes. Norm. Diff. 1. BURNIN' THE FLOOR STD(6) HVY(7) 2. BURNIN' THE FLOOR (BFm) CHA(7) CHA(7) 3. BRILLIANT 2U STD(5) HVY(6) 4. BRILLIANT 2U (KOG) CHA(7) CHA(7) 5. AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL STD(6) HVY(9) 6. AFRONOVA (FNSMM) CHA(8) CHA(8) * #17: HIGH VOLTAGE * Five songs with quite a degree of intensity, even though they're not the fastest. Norm. Diff. 1. Heaven is a '57 metallic gray STD(6) HVY(8) 2. TwinBee STD(6) HVY(8) 3. BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (KOG) STD(7) HVY(8) 4. Quickening STD(5) HVY(6) 5. butterfly (UM) HVY(8) CHA(9) * #18: World Map * Five songs with song styles from around the world. Norm. Diff. 1. La Bamba STD(5) HVY(8) 2. Polovtsian Dances And Chorus STD(6) HVY(8) 3. AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL STD(6) HVY(9) 4. LA COPA DE LA VIDA STD(5) HVY(7) 5. SAKURA STD(8) CHA(9) * #19: Secret Arrow * Four songs with visual obstruction being the key point. You may not adjust options in this course. Norm. Diff. Options 1. IRRESISTIBLEMENT STD(6) HVY(9) Sudden 2. Can Be Real LGT(4) STD(5) Hidden 3. LOVE IS ORANGE STD(6) CHA(8) Sudden 4. air STD(5) HVY(7) Hidden * #20: Ultimate 12 * Flavor country, baby. Norm. Diff. 1. INFINITE PRAYER STD(6) HVY(7) 2. PARANOiA STD(7) HVY(8) 3. Sweet Sweet <3 Magic STD(6) HVY(9) 4. DYNAMITE RAVE STD(7) HVY(9) 5. Colors HVY(7) CHA(9) 6. sync HVY(8) CHA(9) 7. DAIKENKAI HVY(8) CHA(8) 8. SEDUCTION STD(7) HVY(8) 9. PARANOIA survivor STD(8) HVY(10) 10. CARTOON HEROES STD(7) HVY(9) 11. SAKURA STD(8) HVY(10) 12. PARANOIA survivor MAX STD(8) HVY(10) * #21: Player's Best 1-4 * Your four top songs on your Favorites list. Norm. Diff. 1. #1 Song STD(?) HVY(?) 2. #2 Song STD(?) HVY(?) 3. #3 Song STD(?) HVY(?) 4. #4 Song STD(?) HVY(?) * #22: Player's Worst 1-4 * Your four bottom songs on your Favorites list. Norm. Diff. 1. #74 Song STD(?) HVY(?) 2. #73 Song STD(?) HVY(?) 3. #72 Song STD(?) HVY(?) 4. #71 Song STD(?) HVY(?) * #23: Player's Best Long * Your eight top songs on your Favorites list. Norm. Diff. 1. #8 Song LGT(?) STD(?) 2. #7 Song LGT(?) STD(?) 3. #6 Song LGT(?) STD(?) 4. #5 Song LGT(?) STD(?) 5. #4 Song STD(?) HVY(?) 6. #3 Song STD(?) HVY(?) 7. #2 Song STD(?) HVY(?) 8. #1 Song STD(?) HVY(?) * #24: RANDOM SONGS * Four randomly selected songs. Norm. Diff. 1. ????? LGT(?) STD(?) 2. ????? LGT(?) STD(?) 3. ????? STD(?) HVY(?) 4. ????? STD(?) HVY(?) * #25: RANDOM * Five entirely random songs, difficulties, and options. Norm. Diff. Options 1. ????? ???(?) ???(?) ????? 2. ????? ???(?) ???(?) ????? 3. ????? ???(?) ???(?) ????? 4. ????? ???(?) ???(?) ????? 5. ????? ???(?) ???(?) ????? ============= 9B. Endless = ============= To unlock this mode, you must purchase all 50 locked songs from the Shop. The object of this mode is to play for as long as possible on a standard Dance Meter. You'll begin by selecting your style. Only Single and Double plays are available for this mode. After that, you'll make your Endless Settings: Step: Select your difficulty - Beginner, Light, Standard, Heavy, or Random. Break Stage: Set a break stage after a certain number of songs. Select Options: Pick your step options as you would in normal play. Music Program: Set your program of songs that you wish to play, if you wish to only include or disclude particular songs. ============== 9C. Survival = ============== To unlock this mode, you must purchase all 50 locked songs from the Shop. This mode is similar to Endless Mode, only instead of a Dance Meter, you have a Challenge Meter with four lives. You'll still be able to select style (Single or Double) and your difficulty (Beginner, Light, Standard, Heavy, or All). So, just ignore that gigantic clock in the middle of the screen. ===================== 9D. Combo Challenge = ===================== To unlock this mode, you must purchase all 50 locked songs from the Shop. This mode is similar to Endless Mode, only instead of a Dance Meter, you have to keep a combo running. As soon as you break combo, the game's over. You'll still be able to select style (Single or Double) and your difficulty (Beginner, Light, Standard, Heavy, or All). And, for your reference, you have a gigantic combo meter in the center of the screen. ****************************************************************************** 10. DANCE MASTER MODE ****************************************************************************** This is now considered the "true" single-player experience for the home DDR. Playing through these missions is essential to cement your status as a masterful DDR player. Okay. Bad news first. This is the faster way to access new songs/courses/ costumes/etc. for purchase in the Shop. You can also unlock stuff through Free Play for Advanced, but it's a lot slower. The good news is that any songs and courses you play all the way through will be saved as records, so you won't have to worry about doing it later. As you may expect, what you need to do is play through every one of these missions and meet their conditions for passing to unlock more. There are four types of missions: 1. Yellow Border - Normal Mission. Has standard set of requirements, for the most part. 2. Red Border - Special Mission. Most of these are necessary to "complete" an area and unlock another. Completing these will earn you the song or course you played in the shop. Also, you'll get a "prize" for completing any of these. 3. Green Border - Course Mission. You'll need to play through a series of songs to pass the mission. 4. Blue Border - Handicap Mission. You're required NOT to step on certain arrows for the course of this mission. Looking at a mission will give you the mission's name (a letter, then a number), and the song/course you'll be playing, and its step difficulty. There's a meter giving you the mission's general difficulty from 1 to 10. Beneath the song's graphic is a green meter showing how much of the song you'll be playing (which is most often the entire song). Also noted on each mission panel is the Dance Meter you'll be using (Normal or Challenge, with the number of lives), then the missions attempts and successes. On the bottom of the panel are two icons. The one on the left (the arrow) is lit up when certain options are activated. The one on the right (the star) is lit up when you have a challenge besides just passing the song. Lastly, the panel (as well as the small square for each mission) has a symbol based on your status on it: An X: You've attempted but haven't passed the mission. Silver Star: You've passed the mission. Red Star: You've fully passed the mission. For most missions, this requires you to pass with a full combo. For missions that prevent you from getting a full combo, just passing it will give you a red star. Now, this is how I've arranged them below: Mission #: Mission Difficulty UNLOCK: (mission required to unlock this one) Song/Course: (What you're playing in this mission) Diff.: (The difficulty of song you're playing) Section: (The section of the song you're playing. I haven't listed it if you're playing the whole song.) Options: (Any of the options turned on for this mission.) Challenge: (What you're required to do to complete the mission. I haven't listed it if all you have to do is pass the song.) Secret Challenge: (What you need to do to unlock hidden missions.) Extra Arrow: 30 of these missions have an invisible Extra Arrow, which, if you hit it, will give you 1000 extra Shop Points. I point out where in the mission it is. Reward: (If you get the song/purchase after passing the mission.) As one final note, I'd like to point out that for any mission that gives you a score threshold, you should know that that means the score AFTER the bonus, so remember that it applies and brings a potential seven million up to ten million. ============= 10A. AREA A = ============= To begin with, the game will force you what Missions you'll be able to select. You'll begin only being able to select 1 or 2, then 3 or 4, and so on, up until the seventh and eighth missions. Once you pass one of those, you have access to the whole grid and may play any missions in the area you wish. I shouldn't have to tell you that these first missions are total cakewalks. A-01: |......... Song: Pump Up The Volume Diff.: BEG (1) Section: A bit more than the second fourth. A-02: |......... Song: LA COPA DE LA VIDA Diff.: BEG (1) Section: Last third Options: Simultaneous Step Off 1 A-03: |......... UNLOCK: A-01 or A-02 Song: I will Survive Diff.: BEG (1) Section: Half the length in the middle. A-04: |......... UNLOCK: A-01 or A-02 Song: Wonderful Night (radio edit) Diff.: BEG (1) Section: A bit more than the second fourth. A-05: |......... UNLOCK: A-03 or A-04 Song: Get Busy Diff.: BEG (1) Challenge: Pass without failing. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a grade of AA or higher. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 30. Fourth beat has an up arrow. As reference, the first beat is a right arrow and the third beat is also an up arrow. A-06: |......... UNLOCK: A-03 or A-04 Song: LOOK AT US (Daddy DJ Remix) Diff.: BEG (1) Challenge: Get at least 10 PERFECTs. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a grade of AAA. Notes: May seem hard to get a AAA this early, but it's a VERY easy song. A-07: ||........ UNLOCK: A-05 or A-06 *SPECIAL* Song: Happy Wedding Diff.: BEG (1) Options: Simultaneous Step Off 1 Challenge: Get 2 million points or more. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) A-08: ||........ UNLOCK: A-05 or A-06 *SPECIAL* Song: air Diff.: BEG (1) Challenge: Get at least a grade of C. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) ============= 10B. AREA B = ============= Still quite easy for seasoned DDR vets. It's mostly just passing songs on Beginner or Light for the most part, or easy challenges that you'll probably pass anyway. B-01: |......... UNLOCK: A-07 and A-08 Song: Block Rockin' Beats Diff.: BEG (1) B-02: |......... UNLOCK: A-07 and A-08 Song: IRRESISTEBLEMENT Diff.: BEG (1) B-03: ||......... UNLOCK: A-07 and A-08 Song: Oops!... I Did It Again Diff.: LGT (3) Challenge: Get 2 million points or more. B-04: |......... UNLOCK: B-01 Song: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Diff.: BEG (1) B-05: |......... UNLOCK: B-04 or B-09 Song: BRILLIANT 2U Diff.: BEG (1) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) B-06: |......... UNLOCK: B-04 Song: un deux trois Diff.: BEG (1) Challenge: Get 2.5 million points or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get an A or higher. EXTRA ARROW: A down arrow on the fourth beat after three consecutive right arrows. It's pretty late in the song, but I don't know where exactly. Just keep hitting down after three rights and you'll find it. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) B-07: |......... UNLOCK: B-06 Song: butterfly (UPSWING MIX) Diff.: BEG (1) Reward: Arrow 4 (Butterfly Arrows) for purchase (2000) B-08: ||........ UNLOCK: B-07 or B-10 or B-16 *SPECIAL* Song: 1998 Diff.: BEG (1) Challenge: Get 3.5 million points or more. Reward: This song for purchase (7000) B-09: ||........ UNLOCK: B-01 Song: I will Survive Diff.: LGT (3) Challenge: Get a Grade of C or higher. B-10: |......... UNLOCK: B-05 or B-13 Song: La Bamba Diff.: BEG (1) Challenge: Get 50 or more PERFECTs or GREATs total. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) B-11: |......... UNLOCK: B-01 or B-02 Song: Genie In A Bottle Diff.: BEG (1) Challenge: Get 15 PERFECTs or more. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 4, the second beat is a right arrow. It's right after the very first left arrow. B-12: ||........ UNLOCK: B-02 or B-03 Song: LA COPA DE LA VIDA Diff.: LGT (3) Challenge: Get a combo of at least 10. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 30. The second beat is a down arrow. The preceding measure has a down arrow on the first beat and a left-right jump on the third beat, then measure 30 has a down arrow on the first beat. It's right before the chorus in the song. B-13: |......... UNLOCK: B-11 Song: Silence (Airscape Remix) Diff.: BEG (1) B-14: ||........ UNLOCK: B-02 Song: Crazy In Love Diff.: LGT (3) B-15: ||........ UNLOCK: B-10 Song: BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (K.O.G G3 MIX) Diff.: BEG (1) Challenge: End the song with the Dance Meter completely full. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 42, it's a right arrow which is in a space between the first two long sets of up arrows near the end of the song. B-16: |......... UNLOCK: B-13 Song: LOOK AT US (Daddy DJ Remix) Diff.: LGT (2) B-17: ||||...... UNLOCK: B-09 *COURSE* Course: Super Star 5 Diff.: Normal Challenge: Pass up to the third stage without failing, but you can keep going. SECRET CHALLENGE: Pass all songs. B-18: ||........ UNLOCK: B-11 Song: SPEED OVER BEETHOVEN Diff.: BEG (1) Challenge: Get 3 million points or more. B-19: ||........ UNLOCK: B-03 Song: Polovtsian Dances And Chorus Diff.: LGT (4) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) B-20: ||........ UNLOCK: B-14 or B-18 Song: KEEP ON MOVIN' (DMX Mix) Diff.: LGT (3) Challenge: Get a grade of C or higher. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) B-21: ||........ UNLOCK: B-12 Song: TOMORROW Diff.: LGT (3) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) B-22: ||........ UNLOCK: B-15 or B-23 Song: Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Garage Mix) Diff.: BEG (1) Challenge: Get 3 million points or more. B-23: ||........ UNLOCK: B-07 or B-22 Song: CAPTAIN JACK (GRANDALE REMIX) Diff.: BEG (1) Challenge: Get 20 PERFECTs or more. B-24: ||........ UNLOCK: B-15 or B-16 Song: Can Be Real Diff.: LGT (4) Challenge: Get a grade of C or higher. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) B-25: |||....... UNLOCK: B-23 Song: As the Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings Radio Edit) Diff.: LGT (5) Section: First half Challenge: Get OK on all Freeze Arrows. If you wish, you can ignore all other arrows. B-26: |||....... UNLOCK: B-22 or B-24 or X-05 or X-06 *SPECIAL* Song: INSIDE YOUR HEART Diff.: LGT (3) Challenge: Get a combo of 20 or more. Reward: This song for purchase (7000) B-27: |||....... UNLOCK: B-17 or B-25 or B-30 or X-03 or X-04 *SPECIAL* Song: Saturday Night Love Diff.: LGT (3) Challenge: Get 30 PERFECTs or more. Reward: This song for purchase (7000) B-28: ||........ UNLOCK: B-20 or B-29 Song: Block Rockin' Beats Diff.: LGT (3) Challenge: Get a combo of 20 or more. B-29: ||........ UNLOCK: B-18 Song: I Need You (Insideout Door Mix) Diff.: LGT (4) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) B-30: ||........ UNLOCK: B-20 Song: CARTOON HEROES (Speedy Mix) Diff.: BEG (1) Challenge: Get 3.5 million points or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get no more than 6.5 million points. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 31, the second beat is a down arrow. The measure before it has a down arrow on the first beat and a left-right jump on the third beat, and the measure of it has an up arrow on the first beat, and a left- right jump on the third beat. It's in the second "What we do is what you wish to do" line. Notes: Remember that these score thresholds are AFTER the bonus, so be sure to shoot really low to get your score as low as possible. B-31: |||....... UNLOCK: B-32 or B-33 or B-34 *SPECIAL* Song: Heaven is a '57 metallic gray (gimmix) Diff.: LGT (4) Challenge: Get 4 million points or more. Reward: This song for purchase (7000) B-32: |||....... UNLOCK: B-36 or X-11 Song: Happy Wedding Diff.: LGT (4) B-33: |||....... UNLOCK: B-35 Song: Pump Up The Volume Diff.: LGT (3) EXTRA ARROW: Measure 31, a left arrow on the second beat. The measure before has a left freeze on the first beat, then a right on the fourth beat, and the measure of has a down freeze on the first beat and an up on the third and fourth beats. B-34: |||....... UNLOCK: B-21 *COURSE* Course: Super Star 2 Diff.: Normal Challenge: Pass up to the third stage without failing, but you can keep going. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get 30 million points or more. B-35: ||........ UNLOCK: B-19 or X-07 Song: IRRESISTIBLEMENT Diff.: LGT (3) Challenge: Get 20 PERFECTs or more. B-36: ||........ UNLOCK: B-19 or B-37 Song: My My My Diff.: LGT (3) Challenge: Get 3.5 million points or more. B-37: |||....... UNLOCK: B-21 or X-07 Song: You gotta move it (feat. Julie Rugaard) Diff.: LGT (4) EXTRA ARROW: Measure 25, the third beat has a down arrow. The measure before it has a right, up, right, up, then a right on the measure of. B-38: |||....... UNLOCK: X-08 Song: Wonderful Night (radio edit) Diff.: LGT (6) Challenge: Get a combo of 20 or more. B-39: |||....... UNLOCK: B-38 Song: CARTOON HEROES (Speedy Mix) Diff.: LGT (4) Challenge: Get a grade of C or higher. SECRET CHALLENGE: Not sure on this one. Got a high grade and seemed to cover it. B-40: |||....... UNLOCK: B-38 Song: BRILLIANT 2U Diff.: LGT (4) Options: Little B-41: |||....... UNLOCK: X-08 Song: Genie In A Bottle Diff.: LGT (4) B-42: |||....... UNLOCK: B-41 or X-10 Song: Silence (Airscape Remix) Diff.: LGT (4) Challenge: Get 25 PERFECTs or more. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 23, the third beat has a right arrow. The previous measure has an up on the first beat, a down freeze on the second, and a right on the fourth. The measure of has a left on the first beat, a down freeze on the second, and an up on the fourth. B-43: ||||...... UNLOCK: B-39 or B-40 or B-42 or B-44 *SPECIAL COURSE* Course: NAOKI Premium Diff.: Normal Options: Little Reward: This course for purchase (1000) B-44: |||....... UNLOCK: B-41 Song: 1998 Diff.: LGT (3) Challenge: Finish this song with a full Dance Meter. B-45: |||....... UNLOCK: X-09 Song: INSERTiON (Machine Gun Kelly Mix) Diff.: LGT (3) Challenge: Get less than 10 Boos. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get less than 4 GOODs. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) ============= 10C. AREA C = ============= Now, we're kicking up into Standard, so there are going to be plenty more eighth notes and slightly harder charts. C-01: ||........ UNLOCK: B-08, B-26, B-27, and B-31 Song: DYNAMITE RAVE Diff.: LGT (5) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) C-02: ||........ UNLOCK: B-08, B-26, B-27, and B-31 Song: Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Garage Mix) Diff.: STD (5) C-03: |||....... UNLOCK: C-01 Song: LOOK AT US (Daddy DJ Remix) Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get a combo of at least 20. C-04: |||....... UNLOCK: C-01 or C-02 Song: BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (K.O.G G3 MIX) Diff.: LGT (5) Challenge: Get a grade of C or higher. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a grade of exactly C. C-05: ||||...... UNLOCK: X-12 Song: un deux trois Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get no more than 3 Almosts, Boos, or NG's. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get OK on all Freeze Arrows. C-06: |||||..... UNLOCK: X-12 *COURSE* Course: Slow-Mix Diff.: Normal Challenge: Get a total of 20 million points or more across these four songs. Reward: This course for purchase (3000) C-07: |||....... UNLOCK: C-02 or C-04 or C-05 Song: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Diff.: STD (5) Challenge: Get 4 million points or more. C-08: ||||...... UNLOCK: C-05 or C-06 or X-12 Song: Crazy In Love Diff.: STD (5) Challenge: Get 4 million points or more. C-09: |||....... UNLOCK: C-03 or C-04 Song: 1998 Diff.: STD (5) EXTRA ARROW: Measure 25, there's a left arrow between the third and fourth beats (eighth note). The measure before has a right, right, left, down, and the measure of has a right, left, right, down-right jump. C-10: ||||||.... UNLOCK: C-06 Song: SPEED OVER BEETHOVEN Diff.: STD (6) Options: Hidden SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a grade of AA or higher. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 56, there's a right arrow between the fourth beat and the first beat of measure 57 (eighth note). There's a left/down/left/down/ left/down/left stream right before it, so carry that to the right. C-11: |||....... UNLOCK: C-07 or X-13 Song: La Bamba Diff.: STD (5) Challenge: Finish the song with a full Dance Meter. C-12: ||||...... UNLOCK: C-09 or X-13 Song: BE LOVIN Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get 4.5 million points or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get 8.5 million points or more. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) C-13: ||||...... UNLOCK: C-12 or C-14 *SPECIAL* Song: CANDY <3 Diff.: STD (5) Options: Reverse Challenge: Get a grade of C or higher. Reward: This song for purchase (9000) C-14: ||||...... UNLOCK: C-11 Song: As the Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings Radio Edit) Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get a combo of 30 or more. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 25, the third beat is a left arrow. The measure before has a right freeze on the first beat, and a LONG down freeze on the second beat, and a right on the fourth beat. The measure of continues that down freeze and has an up on the second beat and a right on the fourth beat. C-15: ||||...... UNLOCK: C-08 Song: AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) Diff.: STD (5) Challenge: Get a grade of B or higher. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 37, there's an up arrow on the third beat. The prveious measure has left, left, right, right, then a left-right jump on the first beat of the measure of. It's right before the second chorus. C-16: ||||...... UNLOCK: C-10 or C-15 Song: LOVE IS ORANGE Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get a combo of 30 or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a max combo of exactly 30. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) C-17: ||||...... UNLOCK: C-09 or C-11 Song: Get Busy Diff.: STD (5) Challenge: Get 5 million points or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get OK on all Freeze Arrows. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 28, a left arrow between the third and fourth beats (eighth note). The measure of is a up/left/right freeze stream, followed by left on the third beat, and down on the fourth beat. C-18: ||||...... UNLOCK: C-16 Song: You gotta move it (feat. Julie Rugaard) Diff.: STD (5) Challenge: Finish the song with more PERFECTs than GREATs and GOODs combined. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get less than 100 PERFECTs. Notes: The secret challenge for this one is tough. There are 192 steps, and you still have to have more PERFECTs than GREATs or GOODs total. You could try alternating Ps and Gs, or you could get them each all in one lump sum, or try to throw in some Almosts or Boos to lower the overall step count (since they don't count towards either criterium). C-19: ||||...... UNLOCK: C-15 Song: CARTOON HEROES (Speedy Mix) Diff.: STD (7) Reward: Selection 5 for purchase ( C-20: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-18 or C-19 *SPECIAL* Song: Quickening Diff.: HVY (6) Challenge: Get 6 million points or more. Reward: This song for purchase (9000) C-21: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-18 (Secret) or X-17 Song: SEXY PLANET (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX) Diff.: CHA (7) Challenge: Get 6.5 million points or more. Reward: This song for purchase (4000). C-22: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-21 or X-16 Song: PASSION OF LOVE Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get OK for all Freeze Arrows and get 180 PERFECTs or more. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 11, there's a right arrow between the third and third-and- a-half beats (sixteenths notes). This is in the slow section. The measure before has an up/up/left stream, then an down/down/up, then the measure of has a right/right/left, then left/left/right. That last one is the one you're looking for. Squish a right arrow in between those two lefts. C-23: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-14 or C-17 Song: Play That Funky Music Diff.: STD (4) Options: X1.5, Simultaneous Step Off 1, Accumulate Notes: Now it's getting tough. The Accumulate mod puts all four arrows into one column, so you need to look carefully to see what step is what. C-24: |||||..... UNLOCK: X-14 or X-15 Song: Genie In A Bottle Diff.: STD (6) Options: Dark Challenge: Get 4.5 million points or more. C-25: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-23 or C-26 *HANDICAP* Song: Can Be Real Diff.: HVY (7) Section: Latter half Challenge: Okay. Here's how this weird thing goes. Just hammer on one or two arrows as much as you can, but AVOID all the actual arrow steps. If you get anything but Boos, you fail, but stepping on nothing will actually get you a point. Personally, I like to focus on the left and right arrows, since they seem to be avoided for this song. Also, jumps don't count unless you step on both, so you're allowed to hit one of the two arrows in a jump and not fail. You need 150 points to pass this mission. C-26: ||||...... UNLOCK: C-17 or C-24 Song: BURNIN' THE FLOOR Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get less than 10 Boos. C-27: ||||||.... UNLOCK: C-21 (Secret) or C-25 or C-28 or C-29 *SPECIAL* Song: Make A Difference Diff.: STD (6) Options: X1.5 Challenge: Pass the song getting no more than three Almosts, Boos, or NG's. Reward: This song for purchase (9000) C-28: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-18 Song: Sweet Sweet <3 Magic Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get a grade of B or higher. Reward: This song for purchase (3000) C-29: ||||...... UNLOCK: C-26 or C-30 Song: LA COPA DE LA VIDA Diff.: STD (5) Challenge: Get 5 million points or more. C-30: ||||...... UNLOCK: C-23 Song: L'amour et la liberté (DDR ver.) Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get a grade of B or higher EXTRA ARROW: Measure 24, a left arrow between the second and third beats. The measure before has up/right/right, up, down, and the measure of has down/left/left, down, up. What you need to do is make that measure into a down/left/left/left/down, up. C-31: ||||||.... UNLOCK: X-20 *HANDICAP* Song: I will Survive Diff.: STD (6) Options: Arrow Type 3 (Flat), Simultaneous Step Off 1 Challenge: Stepping on a down arrow will immediately fail you. Get PERFECTs or GREATs on all other steps. EXTRA ARROW: Figures that it's a down arrow. It's on Measure 13, so you know it's pretty early. The measure before has left, right/right, down/down, and the measure of has up, left/left, then right on the fourth beat. The down arrow you need to step on is an eighth before that last right. Notes: It's not easy turning off a step in your mind. You may wanna tape a piece of paper or a ruler over the down arrow to block those steps. Also, be careful, because with Flat on, the off-beat steps aren't as distinct. C-32: |||||..... UNLOCK: X-20 Song: Heaven is a '57 metallic gray (gimmix) Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. C-33: ||||||.... UNLOCK: C-31 or C-32 *COURSE* Course: THE FREEZER Diff.: Normal Challenge: Get 170 OKs or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Not sure. Perhaps more than 200 OKs? Notes: You have a max potential of 203 OKs. This shouldn't be too hard, given the relative simplicity of the songs. Reward: This course for purchase (3000) C-34: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-31 or C-33 Song: DAIKENKAI Diff.: STD (6) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) C-35: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-32 or C-33 Song: air Diff.: STD (5) Challenge: Pass this song with no more than three Almosts, Boos, or NG's. C-36: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-34 or C-35 Song: Polovtsian Dances And Chorus Diff.: STD (6) Options: Reverse Challenge: Pass this song with no more than three Almosts, Boos, or NG's. C-37: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-34 or C-35 Song: AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL Diff.: STD (6) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) C-38: ||||||.... UNLOCK: C-36 or C-37 or X-22 *SPECIAL* Song: SEDUCTION Diff.: STD (7) Challenge: Get 6.5 million points or more. Reward: This song for purchase (9000) ============= 10D. AREA D = ============= Now THIS is a challenge. We're kicking it up to Heavy now, and dishing out some seriously unstable challenges. D-01: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-13, C-20, and C-27 Song: Look To The Sky (True Color Mix) Diff.: STD (5) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. D-02: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-13, C-20, and C-27 Song: Oops!... I Did It Again Diff.: HVY (6) D-03: ||||||.... UNLOCK: C-13, C-20, and C-27 Song: You gotta move it (feat. Julie Rugaard) Diff.: HVY (7) D-04: |||||..... UNLOCK: D-01 Song: IRRESISTIBLEMENT Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get 6 million points or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a grade of AA or higher. D-05: |||||..... UNLOCK: D-04 Song: Silence (Airscape Remix) Diff.: STD (5) Challenge: Pass the song with no more than three Almosts, Boos, or NG's. D-06: |||||..... UNLOCK: D-01 Song: LA COPA DE LA VIDA Diff.: HVY (7) D-07: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-01 or D-02 Song: butterfly (UPSWING MIX) Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get 5.5 million points or more. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 25, there's a right arrow between the first and second beats. The measure of has an up, left, right/up/down, meaning you should put the eighth note right between the up and left. The lyrics at that point say "Yes, I need, I need my samurai" for the first time. D-08: |||||..... UNLOCK: D-05 or D-06 Song: air Diff.: HVY (7) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 30, there's an up between the third and fourth beats. The measure before and the measure of have down-left jump, down-right jump, left/down/right/down/left, then right/up/left, down. You want to make that last part right/up/left/up/down. D-09: |||||..... UNLOCK: D-05 Song: Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Garage Mix) Diff.: HVY (6) D-10: |||||..... UNLOCK: D-09 Song: Saturday Night Love Diff.: HVY (6) Challenge: Get 6 million points or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get NGs on all Freeze Arrows. Notes: The secret challenge is tough, because an NG is earned by stepping on a Freeze and then getting off it before it finishes. There are a lot of Freezes, too, so it'll be difficult. D-11: |||||..... UNLOCK: D-08 or D-09 or D-12 Song: PASSION OF LOVE Diff.: HVY (7) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) D-12: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-06 or D-07 Song: BRILLIANT 2U Diff.: CHA (7) Challenge: Get 6.5 million points or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Don't get more than 6.8 million points. Notes: Now, this is a tough secret challenge. I suggest shooting for a score of high 4 or low 5 million, and hoping your bonus will fit inside the small window. D-13: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-02 Song: I Need You (Insideout Door Mix) Diff.: HVY (7) D-14: |||||..... UNLOCK: D-02 or D-03 Song: Wonderful Night (radio edit) Diff.: STD (8) Options: Arrow Type 3 (Flat) Challenge: Pass the song with no more than three Almosts, Boos, or NGs. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get less than 5 GOODs. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 40, the first beat is an up arrow. The measure previous has down, left, left/down/left. The extra arrow starts a three note stream on its measure, making a up/left/down. The lyrics are in the "narcotic" section. D-15: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-03 Song: Colors (for EXTREME) Diff.: HVY (7) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) D-16: |||||..... UNLOCK: D-13 Song: CAPTAIN JACK (GRANDALE REMIX) Diff.: STD (7) Challenge: Get a grade of B or higher. SECRET CHALLENGE: According to some e-mails, get a full combo. D-17: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-10 or D-11 or X-24 Song: DYNAMITE RAVE Diff.: STD (7) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. D-18: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-07 or D-13 or X-25 Song: La Bamba Diff.: HVY (8) Challenge: Get 150 PERFECTs or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Additionally, get 100 GREATs or more. D-19: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-15 or D-21 or X-25 Song: Happy Wedding Diff.: HVY (7) Challenge: Get 6.5 million points or more. D-20: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-15 Song: Play That Funky Music Diff.: HVY (6) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. D-21: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-20 Song: LOVE IS ORANGE Diff.: HVY (7) D-22: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-20 *COURSE* Course: Trick Diff.: Normal Challenge: Play until the end of Stage 4 AND get 26 million points or more. Reward: This course for purchase (3000) D-23: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-19 or X-31 Song: BE LOVIN Diff.: HVY (9) EXTRA ARROW: Measure 55, there's a down arrow between the first and second beats. It's almost at the very end of the song. The last stream goes (eventually) into a left/right/left/right/left/down/up/right/up. You just to put the down arrow right after that last up, and right before the jump on the second beat. D-24: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-17 Song: SEXY PLANET Diff.: HVY (7) Section: Get 7 million points or more. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 18, an up arrow on the second beat. The measure previous has an up-left jump on the first beat, then an up-right jump on the third beat. The measure of has a down-left jump on the first beat (then the up arrow), then a down-right jump on the third beat. D-25: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-24 Song: IRRESISTIBLEMENT Diff.: HVY (9) Challenge: Get 6.5 million points or more. D-26: ||||||.... UNLOCK: X-23 Song: KEEP ON MOVIN' (DMX Mix) Diff.: HVY (7) Challenge: Get more than 65 each of PERFECTs and GREATs. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get at least 65 each of PERFECTs, GREATs, and GOODs. Notes: The secret challenge is REALLY tough for this one, and you're probably better off doing D-12's secret. If you wanna try this one, I suggest going for GOODS, then once you think you have about forty or so, get 65 PERFECTs and count them, then try the rest for GOODs. You'll most probably fill up your GREAT quota in the process. D-27: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-24 or D-26 *HANDICAP* Song: ABSOLUTE (Cuff-N-Stuff it Mix) Diff.: HVY (6) Section: Last third Challenge: Just like C-25 you must not hit any arrows, but keep hammering when there aren't any. You need 180 points to pass. This one is a lot tougher, though. SECRET CHALLENGE: Now, I'm not sure about this one. Perhaps you need over 200 points. I had over 220 and I unlocked D-30. There are, of course, easier ways to unlock D-30. D-28: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-27 or D-33 Song: BURNIN' THE FLOOR Diff.: HVY (7) D-29: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-25 or D-31 or D-34 *SPECIAL* Song: AFRONOVA (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX) Diff.: CHA (8) Options: Reverse Challenge: Get 7.5 millions points or more. Reward: This song for purchase (12000) D-30: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-27 (Secret) or X-26 or X-27 Song: SEDUCTION Diff.: HVY (8) Options: X1.5 Challenge: Get 7.5 million points or more. D-31: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-30 or D-50 Song: Heaven is a '57 metallic gray (gimmix) Diff.: HVY (8) Challenge: Get 7.5 million points or more. D-32: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-36 or X-23 or X-28 Song: SANA MOLLETE NE ENTE (B.L.T. STYLE) Diff.: CHA (8) Challenge: Get 7.5 million points or more. EXTRA ARROW: Early in the slow section, there's a right arrow between the fourth beat of measure 4 and the first beat of measure 5. It's actually a gallop leading to the first beat of measure 5. It's right after the right/ down/up stream in measure 4, leading onto the left on Measure 5. D-33: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-16 or D-36 *COURSE* Course: HIGH VOLTAGE Diff.: Normal Challenge: Play until the end of stage 3 and get a max combo of 300 or more. Reward: This course for purchase (3000) D-34: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-32 *HANDICAP* Song: My My My Diff.: HVY (7) Options: Arrow Type 2 (Solo), Freeze Arrow Off Challenge: Don't step on red arrows, but all others with PERFECT or GREAT. Notes: Tough in concept, but with the color coding, you'll easily turn off the red arrows in your head. Just don't step on them. This song actually gets pretty difficult at the end, with all the offbeat steps, so concentrate. D-35: ||||||||.. UNLOCK: D-43 (Secret) or X-28 (Secret) or X-29 or D-50 (Secret) or purchase Selection 8 (D-30 + 25 Extra Arrows) *SPECIAL* Song: sync (EXTREME version) Diff.: HVY (8) Challenge: Pass the song with no more than three Almosts, Boos, or NG's. Reward: This song for purchase (12000) D-36: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-18 or D-23 Song: BURNIN' THE FLOOR (BLUE FIRE mix) Diff.: CHA (7) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) D-37: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-23 or X-30 Song: Crazy In Love Diff.: HVY (7) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. D-38: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-21 Song: Make A Difference Diff.: HVY (8) Challenge: Get 7.5 million points or more SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a grade of AA or higher. D-39: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-22 or D-38 Song: BRILLIANT 2U (K.O.G G3 MIX) Diff.: CHA (7) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) D-40: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-39 Song: INSIDE YOUR HEART Diff.: HVY (6) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 28, a down arrow between the third and fourth beats, turning a left/right/up/down/left, right, into a left/right/up/down/left/down/ right. This occurs shortly before the chorus. D-41: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-40 Song: Miracle Moon (L.E.D. LIGHT STYLE MIX) Diff.: HVY (7) D-42: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-41 or X-49 (Secret) Song: I will Survive Diff.: HVY (7) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. D-43: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-42 *COURSE* Course: Supersonic Diff.: Normal Challenge: Standard "Challenge" rules apply. No more than three GOODs, Almosts, Boos, or NG's in each song. SECRET CHALLENGE: Pass the course with over 35 million points. Notes: Watch out, because PARANOIA survivor is in this course. Only Standard, but still quite tough. D-44: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-43 or X-30 (Secret) Song: Pump Up The Volume Diff.: HVY (7) Challenge: Get 8 million points or more. D-45: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-44 or X-31 (Secret) Song: Polovtsian Dances And Chorus Diff.: HVY (8) Options: Sudden EXTRA ARROW: Measure 39, an up arrow between the third-and-a-half and fourth beats. The measure goes up/right-left-right(16ths), up/down/down. You need to make that last set up/down-up-down(16ths). D-46: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-45 Song: Quickening Diff.: CHA (8) Options: X1.5 Challenge: Get 7 million points or more. D-47: ||||||||.. UNLOCK: D-46 *SPECIAL* Song: SAKURA Diff.: CHA (9) Challenge: Get 8 million points or more. Reward: This song for purchase (12000) D-48: |||||||... UNLOCK: X-32 Song: PARANOIA survivor Diff.: LGT (5) Options: Reverse, Boost Challenge: Get a full combo. SECRET CHALLENGE: Now, I'm not sure, but I know there is one, leading you to D-47, because you can see it by switching screens. It may require a AAA, or it may require a lot of GREATs. Notes: Might wanna practice on the real thing first, just for giggles. D-49: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-48 Song: butterfly (UPSWING MIX) Diff.: HVY (8) Challenge: Pass the song with no more than three Almosts or Boos. SECRET CHALLENGE: Not sure, but I imagine it's a AA or something. D-50: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-37 or D-49 *COURSE* Course: World Map Diff.: Normal Challenge: Standard "Challenge" rules apply. No more than three GOODs, Almosts, Boos, or NG's in each song. SECRET CHALLENGE: Unsure. Perhaps a high combo, because I know I didn't AA it my first time through. ============= 10E. AREA E = ============= Good freakin' luck. E-01: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-29, D-35, and D-47 Song: Wonderful Night (radio edit) Diff.: HVY (8) Options: Boost Challenge: Pass the song with no more than three GOODs, Almosts, Boos, or NG's. E-02: |||||||... UNLOCK: E-01 Song: Get Busy Diff.: HVY (8) Options: Sudden Challenge: Get 8 million points or more. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 4, the first beat is an up arrow. There are no other arrows at this point, so just keep hitting on the beat in the beginning and you'll get it. E-03: ||||||||.. UNLOCK: E-01 Song: sync (EXTREME version) Diff.: CHA (9) Options: Dark Challenge: Get 8 million points or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a grade of AA or higher. E-04: |||||||... UNLOCK: E-02 Song: LOVE IS ORANGE Diff.: CHA (8) Options: Reverse Challenge: Get 8 million points or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a grade of AA or higher. E-05: ||||||||.. UNLOCK: E-02 Song: CAPTAIN JACK (GRANDALE REMIX) Diff.: HVY (9) Options: Dark Challenge: Pass the song with no more than two GOODs, Almosts, or Boos. E-06: ||||||||.. UNLOCK: E-03 Song: DYNAMITE RAVE Diff.: HVY (9) Options: Reverse Challenge: Get 8.5 million points or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Do not get more than 8.6 million points. E-07: ||||||||.. UNLOCK: E-03 Song: Sweet Sweet <3 Magic Diff.: HVY (9) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. E-08: ||||||||.. UNLOCK: E-04 Song: INFINITE PRAYER Diff.: CHA (9) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a grade of AA or higher. E-09: |||||||||. UNLOCK: E-06 (Secret) or X-33 Song: CARTOON HEROES (Speedy Mix) Diff.: HVY (9) Options: Challenge: Get no more than one GOOD, Almost, Boo, or NG. E-10: |||||||||. UNLOCK: E-05 Song: Colors (for EXTREME) Diff.: CHA (9) Options: Dark, Arrow Type 3 (Flat) Challenge: Get 8 million points or more. E-11: |||||||||. UNLOCK: E-07 or E-08 or X-35 or X-36 Song: SAKURA Diff.: HVY (10) Options: Arrow Type 3 (Flat) Challenge: Pass the song with no more than three Almosts, Boos, or NG's. E-12: ||||||||.. UNLOCK: E-06 *COURSE* Course: Secret Arrow Diff.: Difficult E-13: |||||||||| UNLOCK: E-09 or E-10 or E-11 or E-12 or X-33 (Secret) or X-34 or X-37 *SPECIAL* Song: PARANOIA survivor MAX Diff.: HVY (10) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. Reward: This song for purchase (57300) and 100,000 free points. ===================== 10F. Extra Missions = ===================== All these missions require a particularly special set of conditions to be made on a mission IN ADDITION to the mission's basic requirements to be unlocked. X-01: ||||...... UNLOCK: A-05 (Secret) Song: PASSION OF LOVE Diff.: LGT (4) Challenge: Pass the song getting no more than 3 Almosts, Boos, or NG's. X-02: ||||...... UNLOCK: A-06 (Secret) Song: PARANOiA Diff.: LGT (6) Challenge: Pass the song getting no more than 3 Almosts or Boos. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 27, there is a left arrow between the second and third beats (eighth note). This part in the song occurs soon after the "Fee-fee- feels so good". The measure itself is a down, right, down, left. X-03: |||....... UNLOCK: B-06 (Secret) Song: SANA MOLLETE NE ENTE (B.L.T. STYLE) Diff.: LGT (2) Options: Reverse Challenge: Pass the song getting no more than 3 GOODs, Almosts, Boos, or NG's. SECRET CHALLENGE: Pass with less than five GREATs. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-04: |||....... UNLOCK: B-17 (Secret) Song: Make A Difference Diff.: LGT (4) EXTRA ARROW: Measure 40, an up arrow between the third and fourth beat. The measure before has left, up, left, up, and the measure of has down, right, down, right (insert up between the second down and right). It's on the second time such a pattern occurs in the song. X-05: |||||..... UNLOCK: X-03 (Secret) Song: PARANOiA Diff.: STD (7) Challenge: Pass the song getting no more than 3 GOODs, Almosts, or Boos. X-06: |||....... UNLOCK: B-25 (Purchase Selection 2) B-39 (Secret) Song: TwinBee (Generation X) Diff.: LGT (4) Options: Reverse, Boost Challenge: Get 3 million points or more. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-07: |||....... UNLOCK: B-30 (Secret) Song: INFINITE PRAYER Diff.: LGT (2) Options: Little Challenge: Finish the song with a full Dance Meter. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-08: |||....... UNLOCK: Purchase Selection 1 after B-21 Song: Miracle Moon (L.E.D. LIGHT STYLE MIX) Diff.: LGT (3) Challenge: Get 4 million points or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get 8.5 million points or more. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-09: |||....... UNLOCK: X-08 (Secret) Song: BURNIN' THE FLOOR Diff.: LGT (4) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-10: ||||...... UNLOCK: B-45 (Secret) Course: Power of Love Diff.: Normal Options: Little Reward: This course for purchase (3000) X-11: |||....... UNLOCK: B-34 (Secret) Song: Look To The Sky (True Color Mix) Diff.: LGT (4) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-12: |||....... UNLOCK: Purchase Selection 3 after B-43 Song: DIVE Diff.: STD (5) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-13: |||....... UNLOCK: C-04 (Secret) Song: SEXY PLANET Diff.: LGT (5) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-14: ||||||.... UNLOCK: C-17 (Secret) Song: DYNAMITE RAVE (B4 ZA BEAT MIX) Diff.: CHA (7) Challenge: Get a combo of 30 or more. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-15: ||||||.... UNLOCK: C-05 (Secret) Song: Look To The Sky (Trance Mix) Diff.: CHA (7) Section: Middle third Challenge: Get a full combo on this small section of this song. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-16: ||||||.... UNLOCK: C-10 (Secret) Song: PARANOiA Diff.: HVY (8) Challenge: Pass this song with no more than 2 GOODs, Almosts, or Boos. X-17: ||||||.... UNLOCK: C-16 (Secret) *COURSE* Course: DARKNESS Diff.: Normal Challenge: Get a grade of B or higher. Reward: This course for purchase (3000) X-18: |||||..... UNLOCK: Purchase Selection 5 after C-19 *COURSE* Course: RMX of TRUTH 1 Diff.: Normal Challenge: Play until the end of Stage 3 to pass, but you can keep going. SECRET CHALLENGE: Pass the entire course. Notes: Not easy by any stretch. The 5th song is DYNAMITE RAVE with Challenge steps. Reward: This course for purchase (3000) X-19: |||||..... UNLOCK: C-22 (Secret) or X-18 (Secret) Song: ABSOLUTE (Cuff-N-Stuff it Mix) Diff.: STD (6) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-20: ||||...... UNLOCK: Purchase Selection 4 after X-18 Song: MARIA (I believe...) Diff.: STD (6) Challenge: Get 5 million points or more. Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-21: ||||||.... UNLOCK: C-12 (Secret) *COURSE* Course: JUMP! JUMP! JUMP! Diff.: Difficult Challenge: Play until the end of Stage 3 to pass, but you can keep going. SECRET CHALLENGE: Pass with a score of more than 36 million. Reward: This course for purchase (3000) X-22: ||||||.... UNLOCK: C-33 (Secret) Song: SAKURA Diff.: STD (8) EXTRA ARROW: It's in the beginning somewhere, and it's a left arrow between the second and third beat. Just keep tapping left as the song starts. If you hit arrows, you've gone too far and should start over. Notes: Sorry, but you do NOT get to unlock SAKURA after passing this. That comes later. X-23: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-4 (Secret) or D-16 (Secret) Song: INJECTION OF LOVE (HINA MIX) Diff.: HVY (7) Reward: This song for purchase (4000) X-24: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-10 (Secret) Song: BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (K.O.G G3 MIX) Diff.: STD (7) Challenge: Get a max combo of 110 or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a max combo of 200 EXACTLY. Notes: Okay. Here's how I do the secret. There are 246 steps, right? One would think to shoot for 200 then jump out on the 201st, but that step's in the middle of one really long stream, making it really tough to pin down. What I suggest is to get a 45 combo, then not get the 46th (which is the last of a three note stream), and then get all the rest of the steps, making 200 at the very end. Either way is tough, of course. X-25: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-14 (Secret) Song: TOMORROW Diff.: HVY (7) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. X-26: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-12 (Secret) or D-26 (Secret) Song: MARIA (I believe...) Diff.: HVY (7) Options: Marvellous Step On Challenge: Pass the song with more MARVELLOUS ratings than PERFECTs or GREATs combined. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get more than 200 MARVELLOUSes. Pretty darn tough, as there are less than 277 steps and getting a MARVELLOUS isn't as easy as a PERFECT. X-27: |||||||... UNLOCK: X-24 (Secret) *COURSE* Course: Japanese POPS Diff.: Normal Challenge: Standard "Challenge" rules apply. No more than three GOODs, Almosts, Boos, or NG's for each song. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a 58 million points or more. X-28: ||||||||.. UNLOCK: X-26 (Secret) or X-27 (Secret) Song: SPEED OVER BEETHOVEN Diff.: HVY (8) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a grade of AA or higher. X-29: |||||||... UNLOCK: Purchase Selection 7 after D-28, X-02, X-05, and X-16 Song: PARANOIA survivor Diff.: HVY (10) Notes: Good luck to you. It's slower than any MAX song, so you've got that going for you, but it's still really hard. Reward: This song for purchase (20000) X-30: |||||||... UNLOCK: Purchase Selection 6 after X-25 *COURSE* Course: RMX of TRUTH 2 Diff.: Normal Challenge: Standard "Challenge" rules apply. No more than three GOODs, Almosts, Boos, or NG's for each song. Also, get a max combo of 600 or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get a max combo of 1000 or more. Reward: This course for purchase (3000) X-31: ||||||.... UNLOCK: D-38 (Secret) Song: DIVE Diff.: HVY (8) Challenge: Get 6 million points or more. SECRET CHALLENGE: Get 50 Boos or more. X-32: |||||||... UNLOCK: D-18 (Secret) Song: Genie In A Bottle Diff.: HVY (7) Options: Boost, Dark Challenge: Get 9 million points or more. X-33: |||||||||| UNLOCK: Purchase Selection 9 after E-01 *COURSE* Course: Ultimate 12 Diff.: Difficult Challenge: Play until the end of Stage 6. SECRET CHALLENGE: Pass all twelve songs. Reward: This course for purchase (57300) X-34: ||||||||.. UNLOCK: E-04 (Secret) Song: BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (K.O.G G3 MIX) Diff.: HVY (8) Options: Brake Challenge: Pass the song with no more than one GOOD, Almost, or Boo. Notes: The "Brake" option is a reverse Boost. Instead of speeding up, the arrows slow down as they approach the Step Zone. This a VERY difficult song for this option to be on. All I can say is to memorize the Heavy chart as well as you can, because the streams go all over the place. X-35: ||||||||.. UNLOCK: E-03 (Secret) Song: DAIKENKAI Diff.: CHA (8) Challenge: Get 8 million points or more. X-36: |||||||... UNLOCK: Purchase Selection 9 after X-35 and finding all 30 Extra Arrows. Song: PARANOIA survivor MAX Diff.: STD (8) Challenge: Get a grade of A or higher. X-37: ||||||||.. UNLOCK: E-08 (Secret) Song: AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL Diff.: HVY (9) Challenge: Get 8.5 million points or more. EXTRA ARROW: Measure 35, a down arrow between the second and third beat. The previous measure has a right, up-down jump, right, left-down jump, and the measure of has right/left/down, then right/down/left, so the addition of the extra arrow makes it right/left/down/down/right/down/left. THE LAST: |||||||||. UNLOCK: Complete all other missions, including extras. Song: butterfly (UPSWING MIX) Diff.: CHA (9) Options: Reverse, Boost, Custom Arrow 4 (butterflies) Challenge: Get a full combo on this, the final mission. Reward: 500,000 Shop Points, Mission Mode Credits ****************************************************************************** 11. OTHER MODES ****************************************************************************** Here are the rest of the game modes. =================== 11A. Workout Mode = =================== This mode allows you to observe the calories melting away as you dance. --- Workout Setting Weight: Set this and the amount of calories burned will be slightly changed to reflect your weight. Menu: Set to "Play Time" to play a specific amount of time. Set to "Calories Burned" and you'll play until you reach that number of calories. Set to "Program" and you can set your own workout course (like a Nonstop). "No Setting" will let you have no restrictions. Goal: Set to minutes if "Play Time" is on Menu, and to a calorie amount if "Calories Burned is on Menu. Workout Step: With this on, the steps will be set to "Little". Simultaneous Step: Turning this off will remove jumps. Program: Select Free to have the normal song list, or Course to access some preset courses the game gives you, or courses you can order yourself. --- Workout Results After every song (or at the end of your program), you'll see a Workout Results screen where you can see your calorie-related results. Press Circle to see them charted in relation to other day's workouts. ================== 11B. Lesson Mode = ================== Select this to learn basic lessons about DDR. An onscreen character will guide you, and you have to match what it does. "For Beginners" is largely basic steps. "For Regular Players" will throw in some different kinds of movements. "Fancy Footwork" will throw eighth notes into the mix as well as some fancy moves. ==================== 11C. Training Mode = ==================== Select this to pick songs and tackle them on your own terms. Start by selecting a song, then you'll go to the menu screen, where you can select the mode (Single, Versus, Double), its difficulty, any song options you want (as detailed in the How To Dance section far above), and you may put in any Edit Data you wish. In addition (unlike other modes of gameplay), you can set Assist, which allows you to play with any combination of the music, a metronome (which marks standard quarter note beats), and a handclap (which claps whenever there's an arrow). Also, you can set the "Music Speed". Unlike the song option called Speed, this actually changes how fast the song goes. It's good for taking fast songs at speeds you can manage. Adjusting this to a lower amount will automatically turn off the music, so you'll need to set the metronome or handclap on if you want something in the background. Finally, you can set what measure the song begins and ends. The "Start" function below it will allow you to quickly change between the measures you select and the whole song. ================ 11D. Edit Mode = ================ Well, I'm not gonna go through all the possibilities that Edit Mode offers here. Honestly, if you're serious about Editing, you'll probably know to read the instructions on this one. Seriously, there's too much info about it for me to justify making a section for it. ****************************************************************************** 12. ONLINE PLAY ****************************************************************************** Well, I don't have a broadband adapter for my PS2, and no real desire to get one. However, I will say that this is a very bare-bones setup for online play. You can't pick who you play, and you can't pick your song, either. However, this is an essential first step for online Playstation DDR play. ****************************************************************************** 13. SHOP ****************************************************************************** Okay. EVERYTHING unlockable in this game has to come through here. It's not enough just to trigger the unlock. You'll need the requisite number of Shop Points to actually be able to use it. ========================= 13A. Shop Point Formula = ========================= Okay, every song you play starts you with a base amount of Shop Points. How you step changes the amount of points you have, and when you finish the song, the Shop Points you've earned are put into your main "account". While you can be reduced to 0 points in a song, you can never reduce the amount in your account just through play. How many points you start with and can earn are based on the step difficulty you choose, and the foot rating difficulty. --- Beginner/Light: BEG: 700 LGT 2: 680 LGT 3: 720 LGT 4: 760 LGT 5: 800 LGT 6: 840 PERFECT: +1 GREAT: +1 GOOD: 0 Almost: 0 Boo: 0 OK: +1 NG: 0 --- Standard: STD 4: 480 STD 5: 500 STD 6: 520 STD 7: 540 STD 8: 560 PERFECT: +2 GREAT: +2 GOOD: 0 Almost: -10 Boo: -20 OK: +2 NG: -20 --- Heavy/Challenge: HVY 6: 220 HVY 7: 240 HVY 8: 260 HVY 9: 280 HVY 10: 300 CHA 7: 290 CHA 8: 310 CHA 9: 330 CHA 10!: 350 PERFECT: +3 GREAT: +2 GOOD: 0 Almost: -30 Boo: -60 OK: +3 NG: -20 --- Course All courses give a set amount of points for each song you play, which doesn't change no matter how well or poorly you do. You earn those points for each song you pass, even if you don't complete the entire course. Normal Dance Meter: 800 per song Challenge Meter: 1000 per song ============ 13B. Music = ============ I've ordered these all as you find them in Dance Master Mode, as that is the quickest way to unlock them. If you keep playing in Free Play or Advanced Mode, you may find more popping up, but these are the quickest. I've ordered them by Area, with the X missions thrown into their respective nearby areas. --- Area A Happy Wedding by ASKA Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: A-07 air by DJ SIMON Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: A-08 PARANOiA by 180 Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-02 --- Area B BRILLIANT 2U by NAOKI Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: B-05 un deux trois by SDMS Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: B-06 1998 by NAOKI Price: 7000 Mission Unlock: B-08 La Bamba, Mexican Folk Music Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: B-10 Polovtsian Dances And Chorus by Naoto Suzuki feat. Martha Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: B-19 KEEP ON MOVIN' (DMX Mix) by N.M.R-typeG Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: B-20 TOMORROW by nc ft. Dreamscanner Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: B-21 Can Be Real by Vision F Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: B-24 INSIDE YOUR HEART by AKIRA YAMAOKA Price: 7000 Mission Unlock: B-26 Saturday Night Love by Sota feat. Brenda V. Price: 7000 Mission Unlock: B-27 I Need You (Insideout Door Mix) by Supa Fova Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: B-29 Heaven is a '57 metallic gray (gimmix) by Hiro feat. Sweet little 30's Price: 7000 Mission Unlock: B-31 INSERTiON (Machine Gun Kelly Mix) by Thuggie D. Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: B-45 SANA MOLLETE NE ENTE (B.L.T. STYLE) by Togo Project feat. Sana Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-03 TwinBee (Generation X) by Final Offset Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-06 INFINITE PRAYER by L.E.D. Light feat. Goro Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-07 Miracle Moon (L.E.D. LIGHT STYLE MIX) by Togo Project feat. Sana Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-08 BURNIN' THE FLOOR by NAOKI Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-09 Look To The Sky (True Color Mix) by SySF feat. Anna Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-11 --- Area C DYNAMITE RAVE by NAOKI Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: C-01 BE LOVIN by D-Crew Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: C-12 CANDY <3 by RIYU KOSAKA Price: 9000 Mission Unlock: C-13 LOVE IS ORANGE by Orange Lounge Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: C-16 Quickening by dj TAKA Price: 9000 Mission Unlock: C-20 SEXY PLANET (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX) by Crystal Aliens Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: C-21 Make A Difference by Lala Moore with CoCoRo*Co Price: 9000 Mission Unlock: C-27 Sweet Sweet <3 Magic by jun Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: C-28 L'amour et la liberté (DDR ver) by NAOKI underground Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: C-30 DAIKENKAI by Des-ROW feat. TSUBOI for ALPHA Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: C-34 AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL by 8bit Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: C-37 SEDUCTION by nc ft. FINALFORCE Price: 9000 Mission Unlock: C-38 DIVE by BeForU Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-12 SEXY PLANET by Crystal Aliens Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-13 DYNAMITE RAVE (B4 ZA BEAT MIX) by NAOKI Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-14 Look To The Sky (Trance Mix) by SySF feat. Anna Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-15 ABSOLUTE (Cuff-N-Stuff it Mix) by Thuggie D. Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-19 MARIA (I believe...) by NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-20 --- Area D PASSION OF LOVE by NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: D-11 Colors (for EXTREME) by dj TAKA Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: D-15 AFRONOVA (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX) by RE-VENGE Price: 12000 Mission Unlock: D-29 sync (EXTREME version) by OutPhase Price: 12000 Mission Unlock: D-35 BURNIN' THE FLOOR (BLUE FIRE mix) by NAOKI Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: D-36 BRILLIANT 2U (K.O.G G3 MIX) by NAOKI Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: D-39 SAKURA by RevenG Price: 12000 Mission Unlock: D-47 INJECTION OF LOVE (HINA MIX) by AKIRA YAMAOKA Price: 4000 Mission Unlock: X-23 PARANOIA survivor by 270 Price: 20000 Mission Unlock: X-29 --- Area E PARANOIA survivor MAX by 290 Price: 57300 Mission Unlock: E-13 ============== 13C. Courses = ============== Just like music, earn new Courses by playing them in Dance Master Mode. Some are actually earned rather quickly just by playing any missions or songs. These first five I'm not sure about as far as unlocking. Just keep playing Dance Master Mode and you should unlock them soon enough. Player's Best 1-4 Price: 1000 Player's Worst 1-4 Price: 20000 Player's Best Long Price: 2000 RANDOM SONGS Price: 5000 RANDOM Price: 10000 --- The rest of them have Missions associated with them. NAOKI Premium Price: 1000 Mission Unlock: B-43 Power of Love Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: X-10 Slow-Mix Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: C-06 THE FREEZER Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: C-33 DARKNESS Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: X-17 RMX of TRUTH 1 Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: X-18 JUMP! JUMP! JUMP! Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: X-21 Trick Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: D-22 HIGH VOLTAGE Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: D-33 Supersonic Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: D-43 World Map Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: D-50 Japanese POPS Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: X-27 RMX of TRUTH 2 Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: X-30 Secret Arrow Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: E-12 Ultimate 12 Price: 57300 Mission Unlock: X-33 ============= 13D. Outfit = ============= Earning new outfits for characters is simple, really. Just play any five missions as a character and their second outfit will be available for purhcase: J.C.: 200000 SA-JA: 200000 All other characters: 100000 Yeah. I suggest taking all those last as stuff to get after unlocking everything else. ================== 13E. Information = ================== There are two types of things to purchase in this section: Extra Arrows: These arrows are invisible, and are inserted into Missions. Hitting any Extra Arrow immediately gives you 1000 Shop Points. As far as I know, there is no reward for hitting all 30. Once you pass a Mission that has an Extra Arrow, the hint for it will be up for grabs for 1000 points. This hint gives you a two measure spread, pointing out the arrow in the My Room section. If you wish to know where in the song each of these are, go to the Dance Master section for the Mission indicated. All of them cost 1000 points. Arrow 01: A-05 Arrow 02: X-02 Arrow 03: B-12 Arrow 04: B-06 Arrow 05: B-11 Arrow 06: B-15 Arrow 07: X-04 Arrow 08: B-30 Arrow 09: B-33 Arrow 10: B-42 Arrow 11: B-37 Arrow 12: C-30 Arrow 13: C-09 Arrow 14: C-10 Arrow 15: C-15 Arrow 16: C-17 Arrow 17: C-22 Arrow 18: C-14 Arrow 19: C-31 Arrow 20: X-22 Arrow 21: D-07 Arrow 22: D-08 Arrow 23: D-14 Arrow 24: D-23 Arrow 25: D-24 Arrow 26: D-32 Arrow 27: D-40 Arrow 28: D-45 Arrow 29: E-02 Arrow 30: X-37 Hints: These are basic hints which give you clues on how to do Secret Challenges in Dance Master Mode to unlock Hidden Missions. I'm not sure how they're unlocked to be available for purchase, but meeting their requirements before buying them will give them to you for free. Hints cost between 1000 and 3000. I don't know the whole price list, because of the free ones I got, but it's not really important for something that cheap. Here's the full list: Hint 01: B-06 - Get a grade of A or higher. Hint 02: B-30 - Do not get more than 6.5 million points. Hint 03: A-05 - Get a grade of AA or higher. Hint 04: B-34 - Get 30 million points or more. Hint 05: X-08 - Get 8.5 million points or more. Hint 06: B-45 - Get less than 4 GOODs. Hint 07: X-03 - Get less than 5 GREATs. Hint 08: C-04 - Get a grade of exactly C. Hint 09: C-12 - Get 8.5 million points or more. Hint 10: C-17 - Get OK for all Freeze Arrows. Hint 11: A-06 - Get a grade of AAA. Hint 12: C-05 - Get OK for all Freeze Arrows. Hint 13: C-18 - Get less than 100 PERFECTs. Hint 14: C-16 - Get a max combo of exactly 30. Hint 15: C-22 - Get OK for all Freeze Arrows. Get 180 PERFECTs or more. Hint 16: C-10 - Get a grade of AA or higher. Hint 17: X-21 - Get 36 million points or more. Hint 18: D-04 - Get a grade of AA or higher. Hint 19: D-10 - Get NG for all Freeze Arrows. Hint 20: D-26 - Get 65 or more each of PERFECTs, GREATs, and GOODs. Hint 21: D-14 - Get less than 5 GOODs. Hint 22: X-24 - Get a max combo of exactly 200. Hint 23: D-12 - Do not get more than 6.8 million points. Hint 24: D-18 - Get 100 GREATs or more. Hint 25: X-30 - Get a max combo of 1000 or more. Hint 26: X-31 - Get 50 Boos or more. Hint 27: D-43 - Get 35 million points or more. Hint 28: X-26 - Get 200 MARVELLOUS ratings or more. Hint 29: X-28 - Get a grade of AA or higher. Hint 30: E-06 - Do not get more than 8.6 million points. By the way, these are NOT all the Secret Challenges in the game. If any other Missions have Secret Challenges, I list them in that mission. ============= 13F. Custom = ============= So far as I can tell, these are just a set of three new arrow types to use in the game, if you wish. They seem to pop up at random, except for Arrow 4, which I got after Mission B-07. They each cost 2000 to switch to them, then another 100 to switch back to Arrow 1, the regular arrows. Arrow 2: Gradius ships Arrow 3: Chevrons Arrow 4: Butterflies ============ 13G. Other = ============ Here's where you purchase all the rest of the junk. Selections: There are hidden Missions that can only be purchased from the store. The first Mission number is the Mission you unlock by purchasing that selection, and the one under "Mission Unlock" is the mission you need to pass for it to become available (I think). Here are the ones I have so far. Selection 1 (X-08) Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: B-21 Selection 2 (X-06) Price: 3000 Mission Unlock: B-12? Selection 3 (X-12) Price: 5000 Mission Unlock: B-43 Selection 4 (X-20) Price: 5000 Mission Unlock: X-18 Selection 5 (X-18) Price: 5000 Mission Unlock: C-19 Selection 6 (X-30) Price: 7000 Mission Unlock: X-25 Selection 7 (X-29) Price: 7000 Mission Unlock: D-28, X-02, X-05, and X-16 Selection 8 (D-35) Price: 7000 Unlock: Get 25 of the 30 Extra Arrows and complete D-30 Selection 9 (X-33) Price: 10000 Mission Unlock: E-01 Selection 10 (X-36) Price: 10000 Unlock: Get all 30 Extra Arows and complete X-35. New Game Modes: You need to purchase all 74 songs before these will be available to buy. Endless Price: 10000 Survival Price: 20000 Combo Challenge Price: 30000 ****************************************************************************** 14. STANDARD GUIDE STUFF ****************************************************************************** ============ 14A. Legal = ============ This FAQ was made 100% by me, and is Copyright © 2005 Scott "CyricZ" Zdankiewicz. You may not take it in whole or in part and claim it as your own. You may not alter it in any way, even if you ask me first, and that includes putting it in HTML format. Please don’t post this on your site unless you have express consent by me. I’ve put a lot of time into this. Give me some credit. All songs and their lyrics are copyright their respective owners. DDR is Copyright © 1998-2005 Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. Currently, the following sites have permission to post my FAQ: www.gamefaqs.com www.gamewinners.com www.ign.com www.cheatcc.com www.cheatplanet.com www.neoseeker.com I'm not going to allow people with small personal sites to post this FAQ. They may post the link on GameFAQs with all the DDREX2 guides, but, trying to keep updates, well, updated, I'll only allow large committed sites that I trust. ======================== 14B. E-mail Guidelines = ======================== If you wish to e-mail me, be sure to follow these guidelines: - Make ABSOLUTELY sure I haven't already answered your question in the guide. - Make sure it has something to do with DDR Extreme 2. I don't want spam, chain letters, offers for friendship. Don't bother me with info on other DDR games, really. I keep my ear pretty close to the ground about such things, and I'll probably know about it before you. Compliment me on the FAQ all you want, though. - Make sure you say "DDR Extreme 2" at one point in your e-mail. I have more than one DDR FAQ, and I can't always figure the question out without specifying what game you're asking about. - Asking how to beat a song will result in a deletion. There really are no tips to offer for DDR'ing besides what I have in my section. It has to come from your own skill and desire to pass. - Spell correctly and use proper grammar, please. If I can't understand your e-mail, it'll go to the junk pile. ============== 14C. Credits = ============== CJayC and Al Amaloo for having this on their sites. The members of the GameFAQs DDREX2 and BEMANI & Rhythm Action boards for all their help in making this guide as complete as possible. Wikipedia, and all those involved, for info on several of the artists. www.animelyrics.com, for compiling, catalouging, and translating tons of lyrics, including those in the DDR games. Also, Chudah's Corner, for their indepensible help in the more obscure lyrics. Also, the BEMANI Lyric Database, for their extensive work. Thanks to Solomon David for help with the Saturday Night Love lyrics, and Joe Horawitz with the help in the translation of PD&C's lyrics. Robin and gameboyguy13, for some corrections on Dance Master Mode. Konami and the BEMANI studio, for their effort in bringing a superb game to the States. ====================== 14D. Version Updates = ====================== Version 0.8 - (9/30/05) - Well, I've got all the songs down, but I'm not complete on info, yet. Please bear with me as I fill it up. Version 0.9 - (10/2/05) - Moving along, slowly but surely. Version 1.0 - (10/5/05) - All the song list related stuff done. Just a bit more cleanup work to do with the courses, shop, and Dance Master Mode. Version 1.1 - (10/10/05) - Dance Master Mode's finished, as well as all the other sections. I'm sure I can find more stuff to stick in here, but for now, we'll call it complete. Version 1.2 - (10/27/05) - Cleanup in a lot of areas, lyrics for SNL and PD&C. ===================== 14E. The Final Word = ===================== Holy cow. What an awesome set for this mix. New crossovers. New songs. All new videos. I'm duly impressed. Take care and happy dancing!