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DanceDanceRevolution console releases

Japanese CS releases Sony PlayStation 1st - 2nd (CLUB vol.1 / CLUB vol.2) - 3rd - BEST HITS 4th - EXTRA - 5th TRUE KiSS DESTiNATiON - DREAMS COME TRUE Oha Suta - Tokimeki - Disney's RAVE Sony PlayStation 2 MAX - MAX2 - EXTREME - Party Collection - FESTIVAL STR!KE - SuperNOVA - SuperNOVA2 - X Aerobics Revolution - Diet Channel Sega Dreamcast 2nd - CLUB VER. Nintendo Wii HOTTEST PARTY - FuruFuruParty - MUSIC FIT Game Boy Color / Advance GB - GB2 - GB3 - GB Oha Suta - GB Disney Rhythm Rhythm Revolution Mobile i-αppli - BEMANI MIX - S - S+ - Pocket Edition TV Plug-and-Play FamiMat - My First PC V - GRAND PRIX Other Disney Dancing Museum - MARIO - Classic Mini North American CS releases Sony PlayStation NA - KONAMIX - Disney MIX Sony PlayStation 2 MAX - MAX2 - EXTREME - EXTREME2 SuperNOVA - SuperNOVA2 - X - X2 - Disney Channel EDITION Xbox ULTRAMIX - ULTRAMIX2 - ULTRAMIX3 - ULTRAMIX4 Xbox 360 UNIVERSE - UNIVERSE2 - UNIVERSE3 - 2010 Nintendo Wii HOTTEST PARTY - HOTTEST PARTY2 - HOTTEST PARTY3 2010 - II - Disney Grooves Mobile Mobile - Mobius - S - S+ - FREEDOM DANCE WARS - Pocket Edition PC PC - Classroom Edition TV Plug-and-Play My First - Strawberry Shortcake - Disney MIX (TV) Other MARIO MIX - DVD Game - PS3 European CS releases Sony PlayStation EuroMIX - PARTY EDiTiON - Fever (PS1) Fusion (PS1) - Disney MIX Sony PlayStation 2 MegaMiX - Fever (PS2) - Fusion (PS2) - Max SuperNOVA - SuperNOVA2 Xbox Unleashed - Unleashed2 - Unleashed3 Xbox 360 UNIVERSE - UNIVERSE2 Nintendo Wii HOTTEST PARTY - hottest party2 - hottest party3 hottest party4 - hottest party5 - Winx Club Mobile S - S+ - FREEDOM - DANCE WARS Pocket Edition Other MARIO MIX - DVD Game - New Moves

DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY

Release Information

• Release dates:
  • September 25th, 2007 (North America - bundle)
  • October 24th, 2007 (Japan)
  • November 6th, 2007 (North America - standalone)
  • March 28th, 2008 (Europe)
  • April 11th, 2008 (New Zealand)
  • April 18th, 2008 (Australasia)
• Soundtrack release date:
  • DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY Original Soundtrack: October 25th, 2007 (Japan)
• Soundtrack digital release dates (note: only KONAMI original songs are included in these releases; some songs are miscredited):
  • DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY: December 11th, 2007 (iTunes) No longer available
  • DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party (Original Game Soundtracks): December 11th, 2007 (Amazon MP3 Store)
  • DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY (Original Game Soundtracks): December 11th, 2007 (Google Play)
• Retail value (all Japanese prices):
  • Game standalone: 5,800 yen (6,090 with taxes)
  • Game and pad: 7,600 yen (7,980 with taxes)
  • Pad: 4,800 yen (5,040 with taxes)

General Information / Changes

• First DanceDanceRevolution game for the Nintendo Wii.
• First non-Xbox DanceDanceRevolution game to support a widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio.
• Released as Dancing Stage HOTTEST PARTY in Europe and Oceania.
• All licenses are covers.
• Main gameplay is focused on gimmicks, based on the gimmicks from DanceDanceRevolution with MARIO, but these can be turned off. The gimmicks are as follows:
  • Hand Marker (ハンドマーカー) - Hand Markers appear as diamonds that contain geometrical structures (NA)/a hand holding a bar (JP/EU), and the player must use the Nunchuk and Wii Remote to hit them. These are considered a separate gimmick from the others in the game's Options menu, and are disabled separately.
  • Double Stomp - Double Stomp arrows initially appear as frozen arrows, and must be stomped twice. In the Japanese version, this gimmick is known as Double Arrow (ダブルアロー).
  • Foot Missile - Only appears in BATTLE mode. It appears as a tridimensional arrow spinning around a cube. Hitting a Foot Missile moves it towards the opponent's playfield; missing it decreases the Dance Gauge considerably. In the Japanese version, this gimmick is known as Boomerang Arrow (ブーメランアロー).
  • Foot Confuser - Foot Confusers appear as arrows spinning around a sphere. They appear from the opposite side of the playfield, but otherwise act the same as a regular arrow. In the Japanese version, this gimmick is known as Shoot Arrow (シュートアロー).
  • Foot Destructor - Foot Destructors appear as orange or blue spikes, depending on the song. When stepped on, they decrease the player's dance gauge. However, if the player's foot is already on the panel when a Foot Destructor reaches the step zone, nothing happens. In the Japanese version, this gimmick is known as Bomb (ボム).
  • Hand Missile - Only appears in BATTLE mode. It appears as a tridimensional Hand Marker spinning around a cube. Functions similiarly to Foot Missile arrows, but using Hand Markers instead. In the Japanese version, this gimmick is known as Hand Boomerang (ハンドブーメラン).
  • Screen Stomper - Screen Stompers appear as arrows surrounded by a spherical bracket, and must be stepped on in order to keep the playfield from being obscured by a Screen Block. In BATTLE mode, scoring better moves the opponent's Screen Block up. In the Japanese version, this gimmick is known as Screen Arrow (スクリーンアロー).
• Songs can use more than one gimmick, although very few songs have this distinction. This would become much more common starting with HOTTEST PARTY2, however.
• Total songs: 50

Staff Information

Full credits: DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY Credits

• Director: U1-ASAMi
• Sound Director: Stillwind Borenstein
• Sound Producer: NAOKI MAEDA
• Producer: Yoshihiko Ota
• DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY OST Booklet Credits

Song List

Default Songs

Song	Artist	BPM	SP Difficulty
			Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert
Licensed Songs
1, 2 Step	LADY-S	113	1	2	4	6
Clocks	T.R.MASTER MC	145	1	2	4	6
Yo, Excuse Me Miss	Smooth-1	88	1	2	4	6
Always (Microbots Trance Dance Mix)	MAN'S COOL	105	1	2	4	8
Lips of an Angel	JET ROCKERS	140	1	2	6	7
Summertime	Eazin'	111	1	3	4	7
Blue Monday	wg	131	1	3	5	7
Caught Up	Stopped Cold	110	1	3	5	7
Gypsy woman	neo-GRUV	120	1	3	5	7
I Don't Feel Like Dancin'	Life Aloud	108	1	3	5	7
Little L	Single Funk	112	1	3	5	7
The Sign	Honey Sweets	100	1	3	5	7
Disco Inferno	OK･OK･OK	130	1	3	5	8
Far Away	Traveler	133	1	3	6	8
Nothing But You	TRANCE JACK	140	1	3	6	8
You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)	M.A.N	160	2	3	6	8
Too Little,Too Late	Okokoro	83-166	2	3	6	9
Buried a Lie	COOLS K	164	2	4	5	7
Finally	CLUB 90's	130	1	4	5	8
Karma Chameleon	happy happy cores	196	2	4	7	8
Hot Stuff	DISCO QUEEN	145	1	4	7	9
Call On Me	2000's STARS	170	2	5	6	9
99 Red Balloons	M-CREW project	192	2	5	7	8

Hidden Songs

Song	Artist	BPM	SP Difficulty
			Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert
KONAMI Originals
Lesson by DJ	U.T.D & Friends	120	1	1	-	-
Touchin'	The Lonely Hearts	120	1	2	5	7
let it out	true dreamer	146	1	2	5	8
Here I Go Again	NM feat. Malaya	97	1	3	4	6
will	NAOKI	145	1	3	5	7
Beautiful Inside (Cube::Hard Mix)	NM feat. Alison Wade	110	1	3	5	8
Heavens and the Earth	The Lonely Hearts	70	2	3	5	8
Moving On	J.J. Pops	140	1	3	5	8
Such A Feeling	U1	120	1	3	5	8
Confession	trance star	150	1	3	6	9
THE REASON	Black Rose Garden	85-98	1	3	7	9
Hold Tight	800 slopes	130	1	4	5	8
Mess With My Emotions	Latenighter	130	1	4	6	8
little steps	Freeman	155	2	4	6	9
the beat	Sparky	140	2	4	6	9
BRE∀K DOWN! (World Version)	ELE ROCKS	190	1	4	7	8
CANDY (UFO mix)	The Sweetest	90-180	2	4	7	9
We Will Live Together	Happy CoreMAN	175	2	5	6	9
1998 (Sparky 2006)	J-RAVERS	150	1	5	7	9
I'm Flying Away	Stepper	180	2	5	7	9
LOVE SHINE (Body Grooverz 2006 mix)	W.W.S	177	1	5	7	9
SUPER SAMURAI	jun	170	2	6	8	10
tokyoEVOLVED	NAOKI underground	70-280	3	7	9	10

Exclusive Songs

Song	Artist	BPM	SP Difficulty
			Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert
North American and European version exclusives
Licensed Songs
Default
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)	RAVE ATTACKERS	150	2	4	5	8
unappreciated	Wrapped Up	142	1	4	5	8
Rhythm Is a Dancer	SPOTS	153	1	4	6	8
KONAMI Originals
Hidden
B4U (The Acolyte mix)	J-RAVERS	155	1	3	6	8
Japanese version exclusives
Hidden
TRUE♥LOVE (Clubstar's True Club Mix)	jun feat. Schanita	135	1	3	5	6
B4U (Rising Sun mix)	NAOKI with J-RAVERS	155	1	3	6	8
DOUBLE TORNARD	evo-X	153	2	4	6	8
Pluto The First	WHITE WALL	50-440	3	7	9	10

Groove Circuit Mode

Groove Circuit Mode is DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY's unlocking mode.

Note: As of DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2 release, all songs, stages, outfits and workout programs can be unlocked by either going into the User Support under Options or accepting "comfirm" when asked, if there is a saved game file, to unlock everything in DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY when starting up DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2.

Initial playthrough
Audience Request	Song	Unlock
INCEPTION VENUE
Clear 1 designated song.	Lesson by DJ	Song "Lesson by DJ" Stage "DDR" Venues "GENESIS", "TECTONIC", "HALLUMINATION", "ERU"
GENESIS VENUE
Clear 3 songs.	Free Play	Stages "Discillator" and "Cyberium"
Clear 1 designated song.	Heavens and the Earth	Song "Heavens and the Earth" Stage "Ampliture"
Beat the Venue Master.	little steps	Song "little steps" Stage "Illuminix" New gear for Harmony
VENUE TECTONIC
Clear 3 songs with a B score or better.	Free Play	Stages "Ion" and "Red Modus"
Clear 1 designated song with a B score or better.	THE REASON	Song "THE REASON" Stage "Substance"
Get at least a B score and beat the Venue Master.	BRE∀K DOWN! (World Version)	Song "BRE∀K DOWN! (World Version)" Stage "Blue Modus" New gear for Root
VENUE HALLUMINATION
Clear 3 songs with 5 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (NA/EU) Clear 3 songs with 25 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (JP)	Free Play	Stages "Lost Future" and "Delight".
Clear 1 designated song with 5 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (NA/EU) Clear 1 designated song with 30 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (JP)	Here I Go Again	Song "Here I Go Again" Stage "Essential"
Get 5 or fewer 'Boo' scores and beat the Venue Master. (NA/EU) Get 35 or fewer 'Boo' scores and beat the Venue Master. (JP)	We Will Live Together	Song "We Will Live Together" Stage "Dream Cell" New gear for Gaku WORKOUT PROGRAM 7
VENUE ERU
Clear 4 songs on Basic or higher with over 30 combos.	Free Play	Stages "Sakura" and "Safety"
Clear 2 designated songs on Basic or higher with over 30 combos.	Beautiful Inside (Cube::Hard Mix) Touchin'	Songs "Beautiful Inside (Cube::Hard Mix)" and "Touchin'" Stage "Momiji"
Get over 30 Combos on Basic or higher and beat the Venue Master.	LOVE SHINE (Body Grooverz 2006 mix) (NA/EU) will (JP)	Song "LOVE SHINE (Body Grooverz 2006 mix)" (NA/EU) Song "will" (JP) Stage "Culture" New gear for Rena
SYSTRONIX VENUE
Clear 4 songs on Basic or higher with over 20,000,000 points.	Free Play	Stages "Sensor" and "Metrio"
Clear 2 designated songs on Basic or higher with over 20,000,000 points.	Such A Feeling Hold Tight	Songs "Such A Feeling" and "Hold Tight" Stage "IntroVex"
Get over 20,000,000 points on Basic or higher and beat the Venue Master.	CANDY (UFO mix)	Song "CANDY (UFO mix)" Stage "Scope" New gear for Domi WORKOUT PROGRAM 8
STARGAZE VENUE
Clear 5 songs on Basic or higher with an A score or better.	Free Play	Stages "Reversion" and "Libre"
Clear 2 designated songs on Basic or higher with an A score or better. (NA/EU) Clear 3 designated songs on Basic or higher with an A score or better. (JP)	DOUBLE TORNARD (JP) Mess With My Emotions Moving On	Song "DOUBLE TORNARD" (JP) Songs "Mess With My Emotions" and "Moving On" Stage "Retrovision"
Get at least an A score or better on Basic or higher and beat the Venue Master.	I'm Flying Away	Song "I'm Flying Away" Stage "Conceptia" New gear for Danca
VENUE U-MATIC
Clear 5 songs on Basic or higher with over 50 Combos.	Free Play	Stages "7th Key" and "Emergence"
Clear 2 designated songs on Basic or higher with over 50 Combos. (NA/EU) Clear 3 designated songs on Basic or higher with over 50 Combos. (JP)	the beat will (NA/EU) let it out (JP) TRUE♥LOVE (Clubstar's True Club Mix) (JP)	Song "the beat" Song "will" (NA/EU) Songs "let it out" and "TRUE♥LOVE (Clubstar's True Club Mix)" (JP) Stage "Lens"
Get over 50 Combos on Basic or higher and beat the Venue Master.	let it out (NA/EU) LOVE SHINE (Body Grooverz 2006 mix) (JP)	Song "let it out" (NA/EU) Song "LOVE SHINE (Body Grooverz 2006 mix)" (JP) Stage "Deviate" New gear for Chordia WORKOUT PROGRAM 9
EV VENUE
Clear 5 songs on Basic or higher with 3 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (NA/EU) Clear 5 songs on Basic or higher with 20 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (JP)	Free Play	Stages "Propel" and "Air"
Clear 3 designated songs on Basic or higher with 3 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (NA/EU) Clear 3 designated songs on Basic or higher with 25 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (JP)	1998 (Sparky 2006) Confession B4U (The Acolyte mix) (NA/EU) B4U (Rising Sun mix) (JP)	Songs "Confession" and "1998 (Sparky 2006)" Song "B4U (The Acolyte mix)" (NA/EU) Song "B4U (Rising Sun mix)" (JP) Stage "Sunshine" WORKOUT PROGRAM 10
Get 3 or fewer 'Boo' scores on Basic or higher and beat the Venue Master. (NA/EU) Get 30 or fewer 'Boo' scores on Basic or higher and beat the Venue Master. (JP)	SUPER SAMURAI	Song "SUPER SAMURAI" Stage "Moon" New gear for U.G. Back-up dancers "Pia" and "Forte"

• Venues "SYSTRONIX", "STARGAZE", "U-MATIC" are unlocked by completing 4 venues overall, while Venue "EV" is unlocked by completing all other venues.
• Upon completing Groove Circuit Mode, the credits will play. Following the credits, the game will ask to go through Groove Circuit Mode once more; Resetting all venues and the EV Venue becoming hidden once again. However, all other venues will be open to complete again.

Second playthrough
Audience Request	Song	Unlock
INCEPTION VENUE
Clear 3 designated songs on Difficult or higher.	Nothing But You Touchin' You Spin Me 'Round (Like A Record)	None
GENESIS VENUE
Clear 2 songs on Difficult or higher with an A score or better.	Free Play	None
Clear 3 designated songs on Difficult or higher with an A score or better.	Too Little, Too Late let it out 1998 (Sparky 2006)	None
Get at least an A score or better on Difficult or higher and beat the Venue Master.	Call On Me	New gear for Harmony
VENUE TECTONIC
Clear 3 songs on Difficult or higher with over 40,000,000 points. (NA/EU) Clear 3 songs on Difficult or higher with over 20,000,000 points. (JP)	Free Play	None
Clear 3 designated songs on Difficult or higher with over 40,000,000 points. (NA/EU) Clear 3 designated songs on Difficult or higher with over 20,000,000 points. (JP)	I Don't Feel Like Dancin' Beautiful Inside (Cube::Hard Mix) B4U (The Acolyte mix) (NA/EU) B4U (Rising Sun mix) (JP)	None
Get over 40,000,000 points on Difficult or higher and beat the Venue Master. (NA/EU) Get over 20,000,000 points on Difficult or higher and beat the Venue Master. (JP)	99 Red Balloons	New gear for Root
VENUE HALLUMINATION
Clear 2 songs on Difficult or higher with over 100 Combos.	Free Play	None
Clear 2 designated songs on Difficult or higher with over 100 Combos.	Far Away Heavens and the Earth	None
Get over 100 Combos on Difficult or higher and beat the Venue Master.	the beat	New gear for Gaku
VENUE ERU
Clear 3 songs on Difficult or higher with 3 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (NA/EU) Clear 3 songs on Difficult or higher with 15 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (JP)	Free Play	None
Clear 3 designated songs on Difficult or higher with 3 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (NA/EU) Clear 3 designated songs on Difficult or higher with 20 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (JP)	Blue Monday Moving On We Will Live Together	None
Get 3 or fewer 'Boo' scores on Difficult or higher and beat the Venue Master. (NA/EU) Get 25 or fewer 'Boo' scores on Difficult or higher and beat the Venue Master. (JP)	CANDY (UFO mix) (NA/EU) Pluto the First (JP)	Song "Pluto the First" (JP) New gear for Rena
SYSTRONIX VENUE
Clear 4 songs on Expert.	Free Play	None
Clear 5 designated songs on Expert.	Little L Buried a Lie BRE∀K DOWN! (World Version) Mess With My Emotions Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (NA/EU) Call On Me (JP)	None
Beat the Venue Master on Expert.	Karma Chameleon	New gear for Domi
STARGAZE VENUE
Clear 3 songs on Expert with over 180 Combos.	Free Play	None
Clear 4 designated songs on Expert with over 180 Combos.	Finally Summertime Here I Go Again Hot Stuff	None
Get over 180 Combos on Expert and beat the Venue Master.	LOVE SHINE (Body Grooverz 2006 mix)	New gear for Danca
VENUE U-MATIC
Clear 3 songs on Expert or higher with a AA score or better.	Free Play	None
Clear 3 designated song on Expert or higher with a AA score or better.	Such A Feeling will Rhythm Is a Dancer (NA/EU) Clocks (JP)	None
Get at least a AA score or better on Expert and beat the Venue Master.	Clocks (NA/EU) CANDY (UFO mix) (JP)	New gear for Chordia
EV VENUE
Clear 4 songs on Expert without receiving any 'Boo' scores. (NA/EU) Clear 4 songs on Expert with 10 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (JP)	Free Play	None
Clear 5 designated songs on Expert without receiving any 'Boo' scores. (NA/EU) Clear 5 designated songs on Expert with 15 or fewer 'Boo' scores. (JP)	Caught Up little steps I'm Flying Away SUPER SAMURAI Confession	None
Don't receive any 'Boo' scores on Expert and beat the Venue Master. (NA/EU) Get 20 or fewer 'Boo' scores on Expert and beat the Venue Master. (JP)	tokyoEVOLVED	Song "tokyoEVOLVED" New gear for U.G. Back-up dancers "Gliss" and "Sharp"

Related Links

• DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY (Japan) official website (archived)
• DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY (America) official website (archived)