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Um, ULTRAMIX2 had FOUR Dancemania licenses: Dream A Dream Remix, Vol.4, Flashdance (What A Feeling), Moonlight Shadow.
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(Um, ULTRAMIX2 had FOUR Dancemania licenses: Dream A Dream Remix, Vol.4, Flashdance (What A Feeling), Moonlight Shadow.)
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== General Information / Changes ==
== General Information / Changes ==
* Unlike the first [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]], DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2 can be played on American and Japanese Xbox 360 consoles.
* Unlike the first [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]], DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2 can be played on American and Japanese Xbox 360 consoles.
* First DanceDanceRevolution game on an Xbox console to give foot ratings to ONI charts. Despite this, only 2 songs ([[Entry of the Gladiators Kaz Mix]] and [[Orange Sky]]), plus one DLC song ([[DYNAMITE RAVE]]), have ONI charts.
* First DanceDanceRevolution game on an Xbox console to give foot ratings to ONI charts. Only two songs ([[Entry of the Gladiators Kaz Mix]] and [[Orange Sky]]), plus one DLC song ([[DYNAMITE RAVE]]), have ONI charts, though.
* First Xbox series DanceDanceRevolution title since [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2]] to not feature any arcade Dancemania license revivals.
* First Xbox series DanceDanceRevolution title since [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX]] to not feature any arcade Dancemania license revivals.
* Interface is very similar to DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE, with different background animations on menus, new fonts for scores and step judgments, and an easier to read Groove Radar. The interface has a heavy emphasis on reds, pinks, and purples.
* Interface is very similar to DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE, with different background animations on menus, new fonts for scores and step judgments, and an easier to read Groove Radar. The interface has a heavy emphasis on reds, pinks, and purples.
** Song banners still consist of a cropped part of the song's background with the song title and artist overlaid in generic fonts. These fonts are unchanged from DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE.
** Song banners still consist of a cropped part of the song's background with the song title and artist overlaid in the same generic font as UNIVERSE.
* Unlike DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE, revivals from [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX]] use their charts from that game, instead of their [[CS DDR FESTIVAL|DDR FESTIVAL -DanceDanceRevolution-]] charts.
* Unlike DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE, revivals from [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX]] use their charts from that game, instead of their [[CS DDR FESTIVAL|DDR FESTIVAL -DanceDanceRevolution-]] charts.
* First DanceDanceRevolution with a character creation mode.
* First DanceDanceRevolution with a character creation mode.
* Once again, songs are unlocked through Quest Mode, first introduced in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX3|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3]].
* Once again, songs are unlocked through Quest Mode, first introduced in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX3|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3]].
** Introduced in Quest Mode is a Shop, where the player can buy songs, random movies and character outfits instead of the items appearing at random, like in previous titles.
** Introduced in Quest Mode is a shop, where the player can buy songs, random movies and character outfits instead of the items appearing at random, like in previous titles.
* Third and final game in the Xbox series to contain nonstop Power Mixes. Curiously, [[ON THE JAZZ]] and [[Balalaika, Carried With the Wind Jondi&Spesh mix]] appear exclusively in Power Mixes and are not playable as individual songs in any way.
* Third and final game in the Xbox series to contain nonstop Power Mixes.
* For the first time in the Xbox series, DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2's DLC doesn't include any new songs and consists entirely of revivals. However, none of UNIVERSE2's DLC can be purchased anymore, except for Gamerpics.
** Curiously, [[ON THE JAZZ]] and [[Balalaika, Carried With the Wind Jondi&Spesh mix]] appear exclusively in Power Mixes, and are not playable as individual songs.
** As the only playable 10-footer chart in UNIVERSE2 is the Doubles EXPERT chart of [[GRADIUSIC CYBER]], a DLC song, there are no 10-footers available whatsoever for players who didn't buy the song while the game's DLC was still available.
* For the first time in the Xbox series, DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2's DLC doesn't include any new songs and consists entirely of revivals.
** None of UNIVERSE2's DLC can be purchased anymore, except for Gamerpics.
** As the only playable 10-footer chart in UNIVERSE2 is the Double EXPERT chart of [[GRADIUSIC CYBER]], a DLC song, there are no 10-footers available whatsoever for players who didn't buy the song while the game's DLC was still available.
* Total songs: 70, plus 10 DLC songs
* Total songs: 70, plus 10 DLC songs


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