Pump It Up is coming to the PS2

Sinistar · Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:37 am Post subject:

I don't have any experience with PIU, but having a Flux makes me automatically curious.

So, I downloaded the tracks they have posted at the Exceed site ... and ... well ... they just sound awful. I think I recognize a few samples from NewBeat Trancemission (novelty mixing software from the mid-90's).

With DDR stuff, I typically throw the tracks on CD so I can listen to them in the car. I can't imagine listening to these PIU tracks more than once.

Am I being overly critical of the music here or is it really just that bad?
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Turkeyslam · Trick Member Joined: 11 Jul 2003

This game will also be released for the Xbox at the end of the year.

cb_epyon · Trick Member Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Location: Florida

most of it really sucks sinistar. the only songs i like are maybe some banya songs but those get old after awhile too. i played PIU Ex for awhile at disney quest but after not being able to take the crappy songs anymore, i had to quit. PA is so easy to do on PIU, one of my first time playing i got 3 greats on a song. much easier then DDR.

Syxx · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Location: Chicagoland

PIU is pretty fun. I haven't had the chance to play it much. Like most Korean software it is lacking the professionalism found in US, European, and Japanese games, and that might turns some people off.
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CryptopsyBodom · Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:18 pm Post subject:

Dark Hogosha · Trick Member Joined: 12 Feb 2002 Location: Dubuque, Iowa

I do gotta agree with Syxx...PIU's look is to DDR's like King of Fighters is to Street Fighter...just looks gritty. I don't see the gripes with the music, though...what's so bad about it? Too much hip-hop? It's a dancing game, that's what people dance to...makes sense to me.

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Sinistar · Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:31 pm Post subject:

Tsuri · Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 2:07 pm Post subject:

martywuzcray-z · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: somewhere

many a pump/ddr debate ive been in... so let me throw in a few cents about this topic...

- in the past 2 years there have been 3 new pump mixes (prem 2, prex3, exceed) to ddr's 1 (extreme)

- owners of the pc version of pump will already have the pad... buying the bundle will give u a nice setup for doubles/nightmare

- the ps2 version of exceed seems to be 100% to the arcade version as it has every song in it...

and finally for my opinion on which is better... u cant say... many play dancing games for the music, the steps, or for the fun of it all... lets just face it... both games have the same community... and there are a slew of people who do play both...

i will say this...

- ddr does have more technical stepping songs such as max 300 and bag, as while piu has "turn your body to mush" songs such as slam and get this party started

- pump kinda originated the idea of having to hit more than 2 panels at once

- freestyling on ddr can consist of fiddling with song steps (such as little), and pump steps themselves are built with freestyling in mind (songs like funky tonight, we are, and everyone's fave... caution (dont bother me))

so... hmmm... so now i'll be hearing caution everywhere else i go? bleh...
but good for andimiro to jump on the home system band wagon

oh... and best music? iidx baby... lol
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LHU Josh · Trick Member Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Location: Morristown, NJ

Will the pad that's bundled with it be any good? How's the PC pad?
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martywuzcray-z · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: somewhere

the pads are like those RO ignition version ones.. where the foam wasnt so thick... pretty good... but the non slip bottom doesnt hold too well on floors... which can be crucial if u ever did wanna pass slam on crazy
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Tsuri · Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 8:51 pm Post subject:

thats what industrial strength duct tape and wood is for

Baka of the Orochi · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jan 2002 Location: Chicago area

Hitting more than two panels at once *actually* was in DDR first.

See: DDR Solo Bass Mix (1999), Hysteria Maniac, and Paranoia Evolution Maniac.

I *think* freezes started in PIU first though.

Anyway, I don't like saying one is better than the other. I play DDR and PIU for their own reasons. If you compare them, as forementioned, it's like comparing SF to KoF. They're different games, they don't seek to emulate each other, they're just two different games of the same genre. That, in no way means it's the same game.
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Syxx · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Location: Chicagoland

I just had a grand idea.

PIU vs DDR MILLIONAIRE FIGHTING 2005!!!

sabui....

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armybottom · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jan 2004

Where can I go to get information to mod my PS2? And about the pad, would I need to buy a USB / PS2 converter?

mcVÂ² · Trick Member Joined: 13 Aug 2003 Location: Tempe, AZ

that's funny cuz i prefer DDR to piu cuz ddr is more popular and i'm good at it. But i really dislike the music on ddr and prefer the music on piu..
oh well
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PSOmasterX77 · Trick Member Joined: 25 Aug 2003 Location: Rochester, NY

The PS2 has USB ports so nope