Avis sur le produitDance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2 Bundle (Sony PlayStation 2, 2007)

Fixing what's broken, breaking the song list

The sixth DDR released in North America for the PlayStation 2, "Supernova 2" isn't the best choice for the PS2 owner (that would be the previous "Supernova"), nor the second best (that would be "DDR MAX 2"), but it's a solid third place. What it does right, it largely inherits from its prececessor. What it does wrong can be squarely laid on the shoulders of its music producers and licensers.

By this point, pretty much everyone in gaming knows DDR, so a summary of basic gameplay can be skipped. The key is how the game is presented and what varieties are available. In addition to the basic arcade-style game, Supernova offered solid "advanced" games such as a versus mode, the best exercise mode the series has ever known, and then sabotaged it with the aggravating "Stellar Master Mode", a confusing mission mode that had to be completed to unlock over a third of the game's soundtrack and all the extra modes. Supernova 2 simplifies this with a "Hyper Master Mode" which at least allows players to progress more quickly through unlocking new stuff. However, it shares the same dubious design decision as Stellar Master Mode: most of the challenges change the nature of the game, sometimes radically (arrows are rearranged, superimposed, invisible, move at confusing speeds, etc.).

Given how much effort has to be invested in these Master modes to unlock much of the soundtrack and gameplay, you wonder: what's the real game, arcade mode, or Master mode? It's as if "Madden NFL 2008" only offered the NFC teams at the start, and made you play silly quarterback challenges and punt/pass/kick contests to unlock the AFC, team-by-team.

Fortunately, Hyper Master Mode is a lot easier to beat, since you can buy "support modules" to help you clear difficult challenges. For example, if a challenge requires you to hit a certain number of combos, a module that turns "good"s into "great"s will keep your combos going. So you're less likely to hit a brick wall in Hyper Master Mode than in the previous game's Stellar Master Mode. But it's still annoying to have to invest so much time in this mode at all.

I exercise with DDR every day, and I appreciate how good Supernova's exercise mode was, and am grateful it is copied lock, stock, and barrel for Supernova 2. You can maintain multiple profiles and histories for exercise players, protect them with passwords, and design your own custom exercise courses (also possible in MAX 2, but not in the "Extreme"s).

The catch is that you need to start unlocking songs quickly to build a tolerable workout. Supernova 2's default song list contains a lot of low-speed R&B and slow pop from popular performers like Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, etc. Some of the licensed songs, like Chris Brown's "Say Goodbye" and especially Gwen Stefani's "Wind It Up" are particularly ill-suited to DDR-style dancing. There are licensed songs that work in this format, like Fatboy Slim's "The Rockafeller Skank", but sadly, they're the exception. Doing a workout of 17 all-random songs, on "basic" for the first and last and "difficult" otherwise, I found I was only burning 350 calories, compared to 450 for similar workout schedules on Supernova. Only after unlocking the usual DDR J-pop suspects like Be For U, Riyu Kosaka, Naoki Maeda, Anettai Maji-Ska Bakudan, etc., could I get the speed to a point where it was interesting and valid exercise.

So, full points for taking the best of Supernova, addressing the worst problems of Stellar Master Mode (thoughLire l'avis complet...

I love every game from the DDR series, and this is no different!

I bought this game because I used to have the earlier games of the series as a kid and loved them. Of course I adore this game, I play it at least a couple of times a week and my little sisters play almost every day. I've never found many things that make exercise as easy and as fun as this game does. You almost forget you're getting exercise, and the songs are so upbeat and fun, but also still challenging. There are lots of convenient and fun alternatives to normal gameplay too, such as workout mode, which counts the calories you burn per song. The only thing I dislike is that the mats can sometimes slip or not catch your movement, which can be a pain if you're aiming for a specific score goal. I tried using the little stoppers that it came with, but the ends of the mat stand up a little so they didn't really work. This isn't a significant enough issue though, for me to not enjoy gameplay. I still love it. I definitely recommend any game from the DDR series.Lire l'avis complet...

supernova 2

I bought this game because I just got into ddr and this was the newest game out there. Some of the songs have are hard just because they have such a slow beat. There are many good songs also. I am only a basic player I can only play a few songs on difficult. So getting through the hyper master mode where you can unlock songs has proven to get quite difficult you can purchase things to make it a little easier to get through the songs. I have unlocked several but now I am having trouble beating the boss. You have to play the boss at the end of each level to advance to the next level and unlock characters songs and help items. But with that said the battle mode is fun the arrows do crazy things. My kids and I have a blast for hours playing and competing with each other. We usually play battle mode or arcade mode. With that said I give it and A-.Lire l'avis complet...

A bit harder but just as satisfying

Supernova 2 keeps the same format as the original, offering more songs at the cost of a harder mission mode. This could be a bit frustrating if you're looking to play the boss songs right off the bat, as you'll once again need to go through the chore of Hyper Master Mode. For me, I was disappointed that the boss songs were not as appealing as the first Supernova, with one repeated song and another mediocre one. However, its still just the same as all the other DDR's, showing off flashy backgrounds to strange but catchy songs and options to change the difficulty to your liking.Lire l'avis complet...

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Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2 --- The Sequel?

The short and simple. SuperNOVA 2 is a good stand-alone game, but when compared to the original SuperNOVA it becomes significantly inferior. The developers and the fans harped about how great the second SuperNOVA would be; I mean SuperNOVA was one of the more successful DanceDance Revolution games on the console. It's wide variety of music and might I add catchy tunes, that you just wanted to play over and over again. The different styles of gameplay endorsing teamwork and cooperation or battle and competition. And he graphics and animations were a nice addition to the upbeat music. With such a large fan-base, but old and new DanceDance fans, it was a perfect time to produce a new smash-hit sequel. Or release a major disappointment to the fans.

SuperNOVA 2 just lacked many of the qualities that SuperNOVA contained. More songs were hidden and locked in the campaign, and many of those 'hidden' songs were the more superiors songs; the ones that you wished and/or wanted to play, but had to go through the torturously easy (or hard) campaign mode. Although many of the issues of difficultly were fixed in the SuperNOVA 2 (such as items that allow you to make more mistakes but still pass the song) it still was as painfully or in my opinion more painful to drag through the campaign mode. I just want to play the game! Right? While still talking about the songs, I'd like to add that the song selection felt more limited or restricted. The music either seems to be famous pop-artist songs or these really generic beat-box rap. Perhaps it was to appeal to the general public or something to that effect, it just didn't seem to fit the DanceDance game-play. At least for me, I always enjoyed the techno/trance feel of DanceDance, that strong bass, and the catchy eletronica noises that made your feet want to move; and with most of the Dance Dance game lines there has always been a good handful of songs that endorsed that, such as Butterfly, Xephyrs, or MAX even Captain Jack. With SuperNOVA 2, it felt that is lost that sense of the Dance Dance ways.

The final and last thing was that SuperNOVA 2 did not evolve. With every sequel to a game, you usually make an improvement of one or the other. For example, many of you may know the Halo series. When Halo moved to the sequel Halo 2, it make several improvements including graphics, dual-wielding gameplay, and of course the famous cooperative play campaign. But with SuperNOVA to SuperNOVA 2, it made no improvements; the graphics remained the same, the gameplay options were the same, and there was no special improvement to the game. The only difference from SuperNOVA and SuperNOVA 2 was the music. I felt that the designers of DanceDance just the programming code of SuperNOVA, replaced the music, repackaged it, and renamed it SuperNOVA 2. Perhaps the title of SuperNOVA 2 should have been SuperNOVA: The Expansion. When you think about it, doesn't the Playstation have a USB port, and online capabilities? Couldn't you have released extra song packages over the internet, and charged something, similar to iTunes or X-box Live? I guess not, that would be too good of an idea; and we couldn't have that.

Overall, the game isn't necessarily bad. But when it's compared to any other Dance Dance game it becomes inferior. SuperNOVA 2 is a great stand-alone game, but whenever I have the choice to chose between which DanceDance game I would like to play; this one runs near the bottom. So if you want the game, buy it used - eBay?Lire l'avis complet...

Great game, good pad

We are having so much fun with this game. However, the padding in the mat triggers the sensors so when you finish, it goes a little crazy through the menu so you need to make sure you get off the mat at the end and then work the contols for the menu. We really like the game, this is our first one so we have used the training quite a bit but we did try the harder levels and they are tough! The workout mode is super fun too. We are very pleased with this purchase and can't wait to "really" play the game!Lire l'avis complet...

SuperNova2 -Great Game!

This was my first DDR game, so it has a kind of special place in my library of DDR games. Max2 and Extreme2 are also great US titles.

There are many songs to choose from right off the bat, the game is very easy to navigate for a beginner, the graphics are nice and the dance pad, for being the default flat pad? It's pretty darned nice. Caveat: do NOT wear shoes when dancing on a flat or soft pad. Bare feet, socks or maybe a very soft-soled (think ballet slipper or other completely flat, non-grippy soled slipper/shoe) - that may work. But no real shoes or sneakers unless you want to ruin the pad in record time.

Music-wise, you'll find Naoki (YAY), Britney Spears, A-ha, EMF, Paul Oakenfold, Chic, Goldfrapp, Fatboy Slim, DJ Micro, Beatdrop, Klayton, Cascada, Ian Van Dahl, K.T Tunstall and more ... a litle of everything which makes for a nice selection and a nice mix. You won't find Butterfly on this version (that seems to be the one DDR song just about everyone's heard!) You can also unlock more songs through Game Play, along with Hyper Master which will unlock modes, etc. There's a workout mode (love it!), a training mode (great for practicing new songs, levels and those tricky moves).

DDR is a great workout, and the best part is you're playing a game so you don't even feel like you're exercising. It can be easy if you stay on beginner once you know what you're doing or you can keep moving up the scale to basic, then heavy, then expert. You can and will be challenged by this game, honest. Trust me, unless you're already in superb shape, you WILL work up a sweat. Heck I've even lost a few pounds in the last month - and I'm a chocoholic!

If you do get the bundle, know that this is for PS2. There are adaptors for USB and other types of connectors, but I can't speak to how well they work. I only have the PS2.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to write me a message.Lire l'avis complet...

DDR is great

As a mom of teenage kids I try to keep up with what they are doing. DDR is one of the trends that I have been watching for a while. As a game lover myself, I saw the value in not only the competitive appeal that games hold but also a way to get my kids (and myself) out of the gaming chairs and doing something active together. I love it! I'm not as good as they are since my mobility is not as good as it used to be, but I enjoy practicing and playing on the beginner/basic levels and doing the workout modes. The kids are at my level so far, but will soon surpass me I'm sure. I highly recommend getting the game and two mats. It is great to get the family involved. Even my husband is getting into it, the man who all of our married life has said to me he won't dance! My kids' friends are all wanting to come over now to play with them. I like being able to provide fun things for them to do with friends that will keep them occupied and out of trouble. If you are looking for something fun that the whole family can get into and you already have a gaming system (PS2,PS3, Xbox, etc), then I highly recommend DDR as a great choice. It is fun to do and has the side-effect of getting the gamers (and their parents) up and active. So moms, dads, grandparents even, get up off of that thang, and DANCE!Lire l'avis complet...

Getting kids off the Sofa

My daughter wanted this dance game after we purchased her a game console and I thought "Oh great, here we go". I had visions of loud music blarring etc.
While the songs and music is not my cup of tea, it's really nice to see the kids getting off the sofa and exercising to the music. Keeping the kids entertained and out of trouble is a full time job these days and if this Dance game can keep them moving and occupied then what could be wrong with it?
Heck, she even has her Mom on the dance pads showing her old moves! :-)Lire l'avis complet...

Great fun and workout.

This came with the basic dance pad which is fine. I did order the padded dance pad and really like it since I spend time on the game daily. Worth getting the better pad if you plan to use it quite a bit.

Game is easy to use, easy to follow instructions especially for a novice.Lire l'avis complet...