Konami Announces DDR MAX2 for the US

One Fu · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Boston

i'm just hoping they do what they did on the MAX exclusives/licenses songs and pick those kind of songs like that. IMO. the only thing Deep Black Forest and Sandstorm was lacking was good heavy steps.

i hope the newer people who will buy this game for what it is (a very original creative game using your feet) and are very open-minded to the several music genres and not just cause they know "that one song"

look at PIU for example, the reason why most newbies played PIU is just to find that n'sync/britney spears/j.lo song they heard on the demo screen and only playing that, ignoring all the other "different" songs. how 1-dimensional can some people be? diversity, people, diversity!!!!

Clay0K · Staff Member Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Location: Out.

OMG HOLY CRAP ON A STICK!

ARIA OF SORROW!!!!!!111111 Another Castlvania! YES!1

Oh wait...this is about MAX2. Haha---eh. Sorry aboot that. Let the speculation begin!

Vic Viper · Trick Member Joined: 21 Jun 2002 Location: Richmond, VA

Cool to hear.

Hope they use all the "Long Songs" from 5th Mix, minus "Opps I Did It Again", and make newer long songs.
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yyr · Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2003 3:25 pm Post subject: heh

DarkAlbedoX2 · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Location: York, PA

Spike · Administrator Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Denver

One thing to remember with the speculation:

DDR MAX US was planned before Konamix was. So think about when we heard the announcement of Konamix, and realize that Max US had already been in the works. Enos knows what is in the future of DDR, and so when he plans a game like Max US or Max2, he is able to choose things that either just came out or aren't out yet (ie Drop the Bomb System SF, and having Oni mode). So, what does this mean?

Don't write something out from Extreme just because it just came out. I'm sure Enos has been planning Max2 for awhile, he may have just not had a go ahead from Konami because they wanted to make sure they were getting money from Max. But, now that Max2 is announced, I'm sure we can expect to see Extreme stuff as well as other new and innovative stuff (I hope).

Anyways, I would definately expect some Extreme stuff.

And a new arcade game to go with it would be awesome *wishful thinking*
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Cutriss · Staff Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

This is more geared for LOKI and Remy...

Considering that Konamix was a hacked 4th Mix and Max was...well...Max, it's pretty likely that edits from Max2USA will be far easier to work with in the arcade, is it not?

BTW - What happened to Loki's Edit Converter thread? It didn't just get un-stickied, it plain disappeared.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, wasn't Extreme supposed to have a new step type once upon a time? Or was that just some rumor that got lodged into my head as "fact"? The only variant type of step I could think of that DDR could add would be a staccato step.

Spike · Administrator Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Denver

Bean · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY

Hmm... when I played DDR MAX USA, I went through each song, and unlocked about 80% of all the hidden items just by completing the maniac steps on each song (and the trick steps for many others). Then in the process of trying out the Doubles steps, I unlocked everything else (except the final song, which I already know I don't like). So I don't see why you'd be upset about having to unlock stuff unless you were only ever planning on playing 10% of the songs on the game (and then I'd question why you bought it in the first place). I mean the way you write about it, you'd think it took you a month to unlock all the songs.

You're right: In some games, absolutely, it seems 'unlockable' stuff is included to artificially add replayability to a dull, boring game. BUT DDR IS BUILT ON REPLAYABILITY. It's one of the most replayable games ever created. There's always a little part of a song that you'd like to practice again, a new modifier to try out, a AAA you think you can attain, a song you love so much you play it over and over and over..... If it's a chore to unlock songs in DDR, then maybe DDR in general has become a chore to you. It's not really a big deal. People get sick of things all the time.

Anyway, back on topic: I do hope Konami makes the steps to the new songs on MAX USA 2 a little bit tougher. Even if they don't, the AMAZINGLY user-friendly edit interface makes it a snap to make 'proper' steps.

Other than that, I can't find much to complain about with the first PS2 DDR game.... just give us more songs (and a wide variety of musical genres)! More oni courses! More statistics! More records!

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NarcoticsTrader · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2002 Location: Des Moines, IA

Yay, another mix I can think about buying until I see the song list, and realize that it consists of nothing but okay konami originals, licensed songs that SHOULDN'T be in DDR with boring and terrible steps, songs from the worst mixes of DDR, and the blatant lack of features that would be easy to implement, such as oni creator and working arcade link mode/ edits.
But really, unless they rehash crap that has been on konamix or DDR MAX, I can't see how they could get up to 70 something songs. I suppose we can expect to see a lot (all) of the bemani import songs from extreme. Then they will fill out the song list with the new Max2 konami originals. That's okay, I like many of them I guess.
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Spike · Administrator Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Denver

SO! loves Electroplankton · Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2003 4:38 pm Post subject:

Why isn't there a PS1 dDr on that list? is konami no onger making DDr for ps1? If so... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! All i have is a PS1 and i'm not getting a PS2 anytime soon...

{SFSA} RAHK · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Albany,Ny

Well KOA did a good job with with DDR MAX USA.

I cant wait....maybe it'll have ddr extreme 2(ddr 9th) mix songs.

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Umeboshi · Trick Member Joined: 21 Dec 2002 Location: So Cal

That would be funny if they included a Japanese Memorycard with the game and call it the "edit" card just because they change everything else

Anyways, I'm so happy for another mix! Are we gonna havethe Sneak Team again to screw our minds? That was fun to read.
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DDR7thmixPlus · Basic Member Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: AL/hell

Junpei! · Trick Member Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Location: Sandy Ego

Players will still have to stay on their toes as all of the standard game modes and the ever-challenging Workout Mode return!

Ph34r w0rkout mode. Cant wait for the guessing game to return, best part of DDRfreak in awhile

Junpei! · Trick Member Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Location: Sandy Ego

One word: Tsugaru Cant wait to whore it in the arcade AND at home

Twilightz0ne would be nice

And Oni Remixes( hopfully playable or they could be songs you unlock, that would be cool)

Harder Oni Courses 21 song courses are ok, but I mean we need a demonroad equivilant.

And I know we dont want wishlists but I mean how can you forget(even though it probubly wont happen)

BeFORj00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DJ Black {OP} · Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2003 6:08 pm Post subject:

Man,

Konami is doing the damn thing with DDR these days...

I mean after they BUTCHERED 4th mix and called it Konamix (come the hell on), they came back with Max. That being probably THE best home release, I thought I had seen the end of DDR over here in the states for a little while...

I'm glad I was wrong..

But what I want to know is, KONAMI...WHERE ARE THE U.S EXCLUSIVE KONAMI ORIGINALS? Licenses are great, but I mean get TaQ or U1-asmi, or Caramel S. in the DAMN STUDIO! Hell, get NAOKI to bust out with something new.

But I think they could get around the sticky license situation if they put in some originals. I mean, yeah people remember the new licenses in all the games, but when you think DDR, you think Konami orginals...not the dance mania. You think...

Rhythm and Police, Paranoia (though I think mixes should stop for that soon), Dynamite Rave, TRIP MACHINE stuff like that.

I think KOA should try that now. It's the only thing I think that's left that they really HAVEN'T done, except gone in and put EVERY song in from EVERY mix.

What do y'all think?

Miles (Daddy DJ Mix) · Trick Member Joined: 14 Jun 2002