Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 3
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Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 3 is the tenth home version of Dance Dance Revolution
released in the United States
. It was released by Konami
on November 15, 2005, for the Microsoft
Xbox
video game console
. About 70 songs are available in total in this version. The game was announced in a press release by Konami on May 17, 2005, and unveiled at the E³ expo in Los Angeles
that same day.
There is also a way to change the way it counts your steps. By hitting the start button, you can change it so it can tell you the equivalent of your steps in meters of swimming of miles of jogging.
* -This song automatically unlocks after Christmas 2005.
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
released in the United States
United States
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. It was released by Konami
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on November 15, 2005, for the Microsoft
Microsoft
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Xbox
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video game console
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. About 70 songs are available in total in this version. The game was announced in a press release by Konami on May 17, 2005, and unveiled at the E³ expo in Los Angeles
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that same day.
Gameplay
Similar to previous Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) titles, this game is played by listening to the music and hitting the up/down/left/right arrows when they hit the outline at the top of the screen after coming up from the bottom. This may be done with an Xbox controller or a DDR controller (dance mat). If you miss steps, your health goes down, but if you time one correctly, the health bar in the upper left slightly goes up. Each individual arrow gets a rating on how close the timing was (PERFECT,GREAT,GOOD,ALMOST,BOO).Game Mode
This is the main mode of DDR Ultramix 3. It plays similarly to the version in the arcade, where a song is picked at a certain difficulty (beginner, light, standard, heavy) and is played through. If you run out of health before the song is completed, the song ends and you fail it. After the song, you get a rating depending on how well you did (AAA, AA, A, B, C, D, E). Game Mode may also be played with two pads instead of one, but it requires more skill and is not recommended for beginners. Some songs also support an Oni difficulty mode, which may be as difficult, slightly less difficult, or slightly more difficult as the heavy difficulty. While selecting a song, press start to change the order of the songs by default order, alphabetical order, speed of the songs, artist order, and banner order. When holding down A to select a song, there are ways to modify the song before playing through it, such as changing the speed, direction of the arrow flow, and other modifiers.Attack Mode
The goal of this mode is to knock your opponent(s) down to the bottom line. Getting a combo of a certain five arrows in a row will create an effect during the song to help you or hinder your opponents.Bomb Mode
Everyone passes around a bomb which will explode after a certain amount of time. Pass the bomb by getting a Five Combo. Last one standing without the bomb wins.Sync Mode
Like Game Mode, but with a groups of friends. Everybody must press the arrow at the same time to get through the song. Getting a Good or lower on any step will immediately end the song.Score Battle
Like Game Mode with multiple players, but whoever gets the highest score for best dancing wins.Point Battle
Made for two players, each person starts with 16 points. A player loses a point if the rating of an opponent’s step is higher than the other’s. The game ends when the loser’s points get to zero.Freestyle
This mode of gameplay follows the basics of picking a song, but there are always four players, and there are no arrows to follow. Players have to hit arrows according to the music. Tips at the bottom of the screen give players tips on how to be a better freestyle dancer throughout the course of the song.Quest Mode
In this mode, players take control of a character and move around North America trying to become the best dancer. While playing, there are two types of values. One is Fanbase, which is how well you do on a certain song. If you do well in a certain area (get a high enough Fanbase on a song), then you will be recognized as a great dancer there. The other value is Points. Points are gained with each step taken during a song and can be used to buy new things like managers, dancers for your team, and fees for traveling between cities. Getting new managers or dance members on your team throughout the game will make your Fanbase and Points go up even faster with every song.Workout Mode
The Workout Mode of Ultramix 3 is very different from the other versions of DDR, every platform considered. Whereas in the others, the workout mode was an actual game mode, the Ultramix 3 Workout Mode (U3WM) is more of a feature that you can enable. When enabled, the U3WM will keep track of every step made by the controller attached to the port that called for U3WM activation (the U3WM can keep track of the four players' workout). When the "Summary Screen" is called upon, it will display everything that the user has done in any and every game mode he or she used, from Game to Party to Career to Training. There is also an option to turn on the "Calorie Tracker", which tells the player how many calories a player burns, but is not very accurate. You can also input your weight.There is also a way to change the way it counts your steps. By hitting the start button, you can change it so it can tell you the equivalent of your steps in meters of swimming of miles of jogging.
Challenge Mode
In this mode, there will be specific challenges the game will give you to move on to the next level. There are ten levels (SIMPLE, MODERATE, ORDINARY, SUPERIOR, MARVELOUS, GENUINE, PARAMOUNT, EXORBITANT, CATASTROPHIC, APOCALYPTIC) to be completed, each with its set of unique objectives.Xbox Live
This mode allows you to play DDR Ultramix 3 with other people on Xbox Live currently playing the game. You can also download song packs, which give you four or five songs. It costs $4.99 per song pack, except for one, which is free.Training Mode
This mode allows you to change the style of songs and use helping modifiers so you are able to learn a song which is supposedly too difficult at first or other attempts. Speed can be changed, a metronome can be added, and there are other modifications to songs that are possible, also. You can also start and stop the song when you want, or practice only certain parts of it.Edit Mode
This mode allows you to customize the steps for any song, allowing you to play at your own style. These customized steps can also be used in Game Mode, Training Mode, and uploaded and downloaded via Xbox Live.Jukebox Mode
This allows you to listen to the songs on DDR Ultramix 3 without actually having to play. There are some playlists already made in the default order from Game Mode, but you can also have up to two customized playlists including only songs that you want to listen to.Music
| Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Bag | RevenG |
| Balalaika, Carried With The Wind (Jondi & Spesh mix) | Julie Ann Frost |
| Bassile | OR-IF-IS |
| Bath of Least Resistance | NOFX |
| Body Rock (Olav Basoski's Da Hot Funk Da Freak Funk Remix) | Moby |
| Breakdown | BeForU |
| Butterfly Butterfly (Smile.dk song) "Butterfly" is one of Smile.dk's most popular songs and featured on their 1998 album Smile.The song gained popularity outside of Sweden when it was included on the first version of Konami's music video game, Dance Dance Revolution and Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix... |
Smile.dk Smile.dk Smile.dk is a Swedish bubblegum dance group with Veronica Almqvist and Cecilia Reiskog as the current members. The band is well-known around the world partly due to their many songs in Dance Dance Revolution, including "Butterfly", "Golden Sky", "Boys", "Mr... |
| Bye Bye Baby Balloon | JOGA Joga Joga is an Italian Europop act produced by Nick Ferrando with Nathalie Aarts featured on vocals. Aarts had released four singles commercially in Europe: Dam Dariram, Bye Bye Baby Balloon, No Nobody's Love, and White Christmas. Joga is claimed to be quite popular among listeners of Toshiba-EMI's... |
| Candy(star) | Luv unlimited |
| Carnival Day | Paula Terry & Fu Fu's |
| Come With Me | Yahel & Tammy |
| Come With Me | Raindancer |
| Conflict (Turmoil mix) | The Azoic |
| Crazy In Love | wg feat. Indra J |
| Daikenkai | Des-ROW 限UNION |
| Delta 32(UFO! Remix) | True Force |
| Destiny Lovers | Kunitake Miyuki |
| E-motion | e.o.s. |
| Firefly | BeForU |
| Frozen Ray (DIRTYHERTZ mix) | dj TAKA |
| Hash the Sun | Chatanix |
| Hateful | The Clash |
| Hey Mama | The Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide... |
| Hot On the Phone | Boyjazz |
| I Am Gothic (2003 Remix) | Spray |
| I Just Wanna Live | Good Charlotte Good Charlotte Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 1998, the band's constant members have been lead vocalist Joel Madden, lead guitarist and back-up vocalist Benji Madden, bass guitarist Paul Thomas and rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Billy Martin... |
| Imperfection (Tycho Brahe mix) | Real Life |
| Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are... |
| Kiss Me All Night Long | NAOKI J-STYLE feat. MIU |
| Mi Alma | Ozomatli Ozomatli Ozomatli is a seven to ten piece band playing primarily Latin, hip hop, and rock music, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their vocal activist viewpoints and their wide array of musical styles - including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, rap, and others.In a 2007 NPR interview, band... |
| Midnight Frankenstein | Stay Gold Pony Boy |
| Miracle Moon ~L.E.D. LIGHT STYLE MIX~ | Togo Project feat. Sana |
| Moment 40 | Moshic |
| Nari Narien (Jay Dabhi remix) | Jay Dabhi vs. Hisham Abbas |
| Play That Funky Music Play That Funky Music "Play That Funky Music" is a funk song written by Robert Parissi and recorded by the band Wild Cherry. The performers on the classic recording included the members of the band at the time: lead singer Parissi, guitarist Bryan Bassett, bassist Allen Wentz, and drummer Ron Beitle, with session horn... |
wg feat. Tony L. |
| Pot-pourri d'orange | Orange Lounge Tomosuke Funaki is a Japanese composer who has contributed to the Bemani series of music video games. He has produced songs for Beatmania, Beatmania IIDX, Pop'n Music, Dance Maniax, Guitar Freaks, DrumMania, Mambo a Gogo, and Dance Dance Revolution... |
| Raise Your Hands | Midihead |
| Rock Lobster | The B-52's |
| Rock-a-billy Willy | Big Idea |
| Sakura | RevenG |
| So Many Times | Gadjo |
| Stakeout (Ultra:mix) | Freezepop |
| Sunflower Girl | SHORTCUTS |
| Superstylin' | Groove Armada Groove Armada Groove Armada is an English electronic music duo from London, England comprising Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They are perhaps best known for their singles "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'"... |
| The Cat In The Moon | 901(Clay) |
| The Cult of Gnosyllis | Orange Koresh |
| The Imperial Carnival | kumiko |
| The Spirit of Hawk | chuji |
| TOGETHER & FOREVER | CAPTAIN JACK Captain Jack (band) Captain Jack is a musical duo, specializing in Eurodance music, originating from Germany.- History :Its members were Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez , and Sunny... |
| Virtual Insanity | wg feat. Austin Willacy (Originally by Jamiroquai Jamiroquai Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as... ) |
| Walk This Way | Run D.M.C. and Aerosmith Aerosmith Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many... |
| What I'd Say | Ray Charles Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records... |
| Where's Your Head At? | Basement Jaxx Basement Jaxx Basement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo from London, England consisting of Felix Buxton born 1971 and Simon Ratcliffe born 1 December 1969. They first rose to popularity in the late 1990s... |
| Whip It | Devo Devo Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult... |
| Why (Club Mix) | Nevarakka |
Hidden songs
| Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Brilliant R•E•D | NAOKI feat. Tahirih Walker |
| Colors (Midihead's Sapphire Mix) | dj TAKA |
| Dança de Yuka | Big Idea |
| ever snow | YOMA KOMATSU |
| Frozen Ray (DIRTYHERTZ mix) | dj TAKA |
| Giudecca | D.J.SETUP |
| Himawari | Riyu from BeForU |
| Insaner | Jondi&Spesh Jondi & Spesh Jondi & Spesh is a San Francisco based dance music production and DJ duo composed of J.D. Moyer and Stephen Kay .They have founded their own record label, Loöq Records, and are the hosts of Qoöl, a weekly progressive dance music "happy hour" in San Francisco.- Albums :* 1998 – Tubedrivers*... |
| Jelly Kiss (Midihead's Smak Remix) | Togo Project feat. Sana |
| Love This Feelin' (ZONK REMIX) | Akira Yamaoka Akira Yamaoka is a video game composer, sound designer, sound director, and video game producer who worked for Konami since 1993 until his resignation in 2009. He is best known for creating the music in the Silent Hill series; he also worked as a sound director and producer on the series as well as serving as a... |
| Music To Your Head | SLAKE |
| Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Parade of the Wooden Soldiers is a 1933 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop. It is now public domain.The instrumental title theme, "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" , was composed by Leon Jessel.-Synopsis:A large factory complex struggles to produce a single package, which is... * |
Leon Jessel Leon Jessel Leon Jessel, or Léon Jessel was a German composer of operettas and light classical music pieces. Today he is best known internationally as the composer of the popular jaunty march "The Parade of the Tin Soldiers," also known as "The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers." Jessel was a prolific composer... |
| rainbow flyer | dj TAKA |
| Right on Time | DJ NAGUREO / Robbie Danzie |
| The Legend of Max | ZZ |
External links
- Official Ultramix 3 website
- IGN.com Press Release by Konami confirming songs in the game