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= DanceDanceRevolution =
[[Image:DanceDanceRevolution logo.png|thumb|DanceDanceRevolution series logo since 2009.]]
'''DanceDanceRevolution''' (ダンスダンスレボリューション), abbreviated '''DDR''' and also known as '''Dancing Stage''' (ダンシングステージ) in select games and territories, is the second music video game series produced by KONAMI in the [[BEMANI]] series in 1998. It started initially as an arcade-only game but since received both home versions (both ports and exclusive versions) and various spin-offs. To this day, DanceDanceRevolution is the BEMANI series with the most titles released internationally.


== Background ==
{| style="float: right; margin: 0 15px 0 15px;text-align:center;" align="right" class="toccolours"
:A timeline of the DanceDanceRevolution series can be [[DDR History|found on this page]].
!  style="background:#cceeff"| [[DDRicon|DanceDanceRevolution series]]
In the spring of 1998, [[Yoshihiko Ota]], a game producer at KCET (a former subsidiary of KONAMI) had an idea for a music game inspired by his habit of walking around town and visiting clubs and discos. He thought that moving his body along to music was fun and could be a great idea for a game.  His initial idea received mostly a negative reception from his colleagues: “It's embarrassing to dance in front of people; no one will want to do it!" He argued that the same logic could be applied to Karaoke which was quite popular at that time. Ota’s initial idea was for a a game operated by hand by pushing buttons to go along with the music. However, during the development of that plan, he heard about a product in development that would require the player to stand on panels and operating the game would require the player‘s foot. That concept mixed with his own idea inspired him to create DanceDanceRevolution.
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| style="font-size:90%;"| [[DDR History|History]] - [[What Is DDR|Gameplay]] ([[DanceDanceRevolution Scoring System|Scoring]] - [[DanceDanceRevolution GROOVE RADAR|GROOVE RADAR]]) - [[DDR General Info|Trivia]] - [[DDR Glossary|Glossary]]
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| style="font-size:90%;"| AC versions ([[DDR AC General Info|Info]] - [[DDRicon|All region]]) - CS versions ([[Japanese DanceDanceRevolution Games|Japan]] - [[North American DanceDanceRevolution Games|America]] - [[European DanceDanceRevolution Games|Europe]] - [[Other Region DanceDanceRevolution Games|Other]])
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| style="font-size:90%;"| [[:Category:DDR Characters|Character directory]] - [[:Category:DDR Artists|Artist directory]] - [[:Category:DDR Songs|Song directory]] ([[:Category:DDR CS Songs|CS songs]])
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Instead of the usual one year production schedule, Ota decided to make the initial prototype in four months with a core team of 35 people. During the production of the first game, the team studied all kind of different dances and used motion capture technique to analyze the dancers' movement. The results of their research indicated that using 4 arrows for the game would be the most optimal setting. The development process went smoothly but the reception within the company was still negative. Ota believed in his concept and decided to pursue the project with a location test. The prototype was then brought to a public arcade in Japan for two days of observation. The first day wasn't successful due to the machine being put higher than the first floor. On the second day, they moved the machine and it was a real success with the customers.
= DanceDanceRevolution Series =
 
: This section could be a mini introduction.
After the official release, DanceDanceRevolution became a success in Japan which led the game being exported in various countries around the world. Throughout the years, DanceDanceRevolution received various spin-offs along with home versions of the game. In recent years, the game returned to be mostly an arcade only game in Asia.
'''DanceDanceRevolution''' (ダンスダンスレボリューション), abbreviated '''DDR''' and also known as '''Dancing Stage''' (ダンシングステージ) in select games and territories, is the second music video game series produced by KONAMI in the [[BEMANI]] series in 1998. It started initially as an arcade-only game but since received both home versions (both ports and exclusive versions) and various spin-offs. To this day, DanceDanceRevolution is the BEMANI series with the most titles released internationally.
 
== Gameplay ==
The goal of the game is to make points by stepping correctly on the matching arrows of the dance platform to the arrows seen on screen when they reach the [[DDR Glossary|Step Zone]]. The STEP ZONE is the four grey arrows (← ↓ ↑ →) that can be seen on the top of the game, below the LIFE GAUGE.
=== Dance Platform ===
[[Image:AC DDR SINGLE PLAY.png|thumb|The standard 4 foot panels]]
The core of the game revolves around 4 arrows placed in a cross position on a dance platform to be stepped on by the feet of the players to musical and visual cues. The spin-off, [[AC DDR Solo BASS|DanceDanceRevolution Solo]] used 6 panels by adding an up-left and up-right arrows to the existing 4 arrows setup. 
 
On the arcade machines, a metal bar can be found attached to each of the dance platform. Although not necessary to use, the handle bar can be useful when playing on the more advanced difficulties in the game.
 
=== Arrow Types (TO EXPAND) ===
 
Usually, the arrows on the screen are seen scrolling upward from the bottom to the top. The arrows are normally placed to match the main beat of the song. The most common note is a 1/4 note (seen in red when NOTE is set as the ARROW COLOR.)
 
* To help the players, many variations exist to color the arrows differently depending on when the note lands.
* When referring to a chart, this actually mean all the arrows found during the song for a difficulty.
* more notes details?
 
Other than the regular arrows, the game also have:
* Freeze Arrows (FA):  One or more arrows that require holding them for the duration indicated on the screen by the length of the arrows. They were added in [[AC DDRMAX|DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX-]].
* JUMPs: Two simultaneous arrows to step on by jumping. It was added in [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]].
* Shock Arrows (SA): A set of 4 in Single Play or 8 arrows in Double Play that the player has to avoid stepping on. The Shock Arrows can be identified with the blue lightning graphics and by the metallic color of the arrows. They were added in DanceDanceRevolution X.
 
=== Timing System ===
Depending on the timing accuracy of the player, various text-based judgement can appear on screen. From highest to lowest:
* <span style="color:#f0d3a1;">'''Marvelous!!!'''</span> is the rating obtained when the step hit perfectly the arrow. It was added on every Play modes in DDR SuperNOVA2. The accuracy for this rating is higher than a Perfect.
* <span style="color: #f6ee1f;">'''Perfect!!'''</span> is the rating obtained when the step hit the arrow exactly on the beat.
* <span style="color: #25ea17;">'''Great!'''</span> is the rating when the step hit the arrow slightly before or after the beat. Prior to DDR 2013, it was the last rating that didn't break a combo count.
* <span style="color: #1ba1ff;">'''Good'''</span> is the rating for a step that hit the arrow more than slightly off-beat. Since 2013,  this rating doesn't break the combo anymore.
* <span style="color: #f47514;">'''O.K.!'''</span> is the rating obtained when a freeze arrow was hold successfully or when shock arrows passed the STEP ZONE without being stepped on.
* <span style="color: #fe1d23;">'''Miss...'''</span> (also known as Boo in the US CS games) is the rating for a step either hit too late, or not at all.
** <span style="color: #757474;">'''N.G.'''</span> (No Good) is the rating obtained when a Freeze Arrow was missed or Shock Arrows were stepped on. N.G. is now counted as part of Miss but is still shown on screen during gameplay.
**In the older games, hitting a step off-beat would get the step rating Boo (known as Almost in the US CS versions). That step rating was merged with Miss in [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]].
 
Since DanceDanceRevolution X2, the game can display a timing indicator: SLOW when the arrow was stepped after it matched the STEP ZONE arrows and FAST if the step was pressed before the arrows met the STEP ZONE properly. This feature can be disabled by the arcade operator and thus, not available on every arcade machines.
 
;LIFE GAUGE
The timing result influences both the score and the player’s LIFE GAUGE. Continuously missing (Miss) or receiving timing judgments lower than Good (except O.K.) drain the life gauge. After a while if the player doesn’t improve, this could lead to the game ending prematurely (getting a “Game Over”, thus failing the song). A visual cue exists to help identify when the life meter is low, it goes from being rainbow colored (no misses in a while) to green (a few miss) and finally to red (danger). The life gauge usually starts at half its capacity and is shown in green as default. Prior to DDR 2013, the LIFE GAUGE was known as the dance meter in the game tutorial.
 
Since DDRMAX, the standard LIFE GAUGE is often replaced with a stricter gauge such as [[DDR AC General Info|RISKY]] during a special event called an EXTRA STAGE which is unlocked after fulfilling one or more conditions.
 
;Combo
Another concept is the ability to create a combo. After hitting successfully a number of steps (4), the combo number will appear on the screen. Since [[AC DDR 2013|DanceDanceRevolution (2013)]], getting a Great won’t break the combo and only getting a Miss or a N.G. can now break the combo.
 
=== Play Styles ===
* SINGLE Play (シングルプレー): A solo game using the 4 foot panels.
* DOUBLE Play (ダブルプレー): A solo game using two 4 foot panels
* VERSUS Play(バーサスプレー): A two players play style. Each player have a 4 foot panels.
 
=== Play Modes ===
* NORMAL MODE: This is the default mode found in every version of the game which allow the player to select one song by STAGE.
* COURSE MODE: Instead of selecting one song at a time, a set of songs (known as a course) can be selected. Available in select games only.
 
=== STAGE System ===
Due to the game being an arcade game, it uses a STAGE system to limit the amount of songs played so that other player can enjoy the game too. Only one song can be played by STAGE. In the earlier games, the number of STAGE possible for a play session was decided by the arcade operator, usually from 3 to 5 songs. In the most recent versions, the game is set to 3 STAGEs (FIRST, 2nd and FINAL) with a potential EXTRA STAGE if unlocked.
 
; EXTRA STAGE
The EXTRA STAGE is a free STAGE awarded to the player after successfully completed a set of conditions.  It was first introduced in DanceDanceRevolution but only returned in DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX-. In fact, EXTRA STAGEs are not available in 2ndMIX through 5thMIX, the Japanese Dancing Stage games, or the Solo games, and are only available for [[PASELI]] users as of [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]].
 
; ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE / ENCORE EXTRA STAGE
If the EXTRA STAGE was cleared by completing a specific condition (different for every games), an ENCORE EXTRA STAGE can be played. It was first introduced as ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE in DDRMAX before being renamed ENCORE EXTRA STAGE in SuperNOVA2. The EXTRA STAGE was removed in DanceDanceRevolution (2013) after being used in nine arcade games.
 
=== Song Selection ===
 
To select a song, the player have to browse through the song list of the game using a song wheel. Throughout the various versions of the game, the song wheel received three major overhauls: 
* In DanceDanceRevolution up to DDR 3rdMIX, a jukebox-like interface was used.
* From DDR 4thMIX up to DDR X, the game used its most well-known iteration, a vertical song wheel.
* Since DDR X2, the songs are chosen from left to right in a Cover Flow-style interface.
Usually, the Song Selection Screen shows for each song its banner, the ratings and difficulties available for that song, its BPM and any previous high score by the player. In DDR X2, the series' long-time traditional banners were replaced by album jackets.
 
Similar to other rhythm game, the songs featured in a DDR game are usually short, around 1:30 in length. Only in DDR 5th and DDR X (known as Xmix) that long versions were in the game. In order to create more complexity in the game, the BPM of the songs can either be constant or vary during the song. Additionally, a feature known as a stop (a moment where the arrows stop scrolling on the screen) was added in DDR 5thMIX.
 
For the first few games, KONAMI opted to use mostly licensed songs from the popular remix compilation series, Dancemania by the label i-DANCE. Some original songs (known as KONAMI originals) made by the game staff were also included in the song list. As the years progressed, the ratio of original songs overtook the number of Dancemania licenses. This also includes cover of songs or licenses mainly from Japanese artists that are included in the game but in a smaller proportion.  With the addition of more rhythm games in the BEMANI series, songs from the other games got transplanted in DanceDanceRevolution as well.
 
=== Difficulty ===
 
==== Foot Level ====
In DanceDanceRevolution, songs are rated using a number from 1, being the easiest, to 20, being the hardest. The difficulty number is known as a Foot Level due to a feet icon being displayed next to the rating number for the song in the earliest games. Initially in the first game, the rating was from 1 to 8 and each number had a corresponding name. However, these names were dropped in DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX. The rating was expanded to 9 in DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX and finally up to 10 in DDRMAX2. The whole system was upgraded to its current range of 1 to 20 in DanceDanceRevolution X.
 
==== DANCE LEVEL ====
Depending on the edition of the game, dance steps are broken into 3 to 5 levels of difficulty. Each dance level is also represented by a color.
 
; <span style="color:#1fd6fe;">BEGINNER</span>
:Added in [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]], this difficulty is aimed at the newcomers to the game. It usually have a foot level of 1 to 4 with the maximum being 9. A typical chart can includes JUMPs and simple Freeze Arrows. It can be also known as 習 (Shuu) or カンタン (Kantan) in Happy Mode found in DDR X2 and X3 vs 2ndMIX respectively only. This difficulty doesn't exist in DOUBLE PLAY.
 
; <span style="color:#fdac1c;">BASIC</span>
:Introduced in [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]], this is the setting for those familiar to the game. Ideal difficulty for players between beginners and intermidiates as the range is 3 to 7 with 13 being the maximum and 1 the minimum. Charts include 4th notes and at times, 8th notes. In DDRMAX to EXTREME, BASIC was known as LIGHT (楽). For the Happy Mode in X2 to X3 VS 2ndMIX, BASIC was known as ふつう (Futsuu).
 
; <span style="color:#ff1e3c;">DIFFICULT</span>
:Introduced in [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]], this is for people looking for some resistance. Minimum difficulty is 4 and the standard range is 5 to 9 with 15 being the maximum. Charts can have 4th, 8th and occasionnal 16th notes.  DIFFICULT was known as ANOTHER from DDR to DDR 3rdMIX, it changed to TRICK in 4thMIX to 5thMIX and became STANDARD (踊) in DDRMAX to EXTREME. It finally received the name DIFFICULT in SuperNOVA.


; <span style="color:#33eb19;">EXPERT</span>
= Arcade versions =
:Introduced in [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]], this difficulty is aimed at people seeking stimulus. The usual interval is 10 to 13 with 18 being the maximum and 6 the minimum. Introduced as MANIAC in DDR to DDR 3rdMIX, it was temporarily named SSR (Step Step Revolution) in 3rdMIX but returned to its former name in 3rdMIX PLUS. From DDRMAX to EXTREME, MANIAC was known as Heavy (激) before receiving its current name EXPERT in SuperNOVA.


; <span style="color:#eb1eff;">CHALLENGE</span>
== Japanese Releases ==
:Added in [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-]], this last difficulty is for people who want to feel a new world. Challenge is also often referred as 鬼 (Oni), which is a kind of supernatural monsters (such as an ogre or demon) in Japanese mythology.
:This difficulty was first made available on select songs during some Non-Stop Courses in DDRMAX2 before being added outside of courses in EXTREME. Typical range is 17-18 with 19 being the highest rated yet and appeared in DDR X2. The Shock Arrows (SA) added in DDR X are only found in challenge charts. An icon is displayed on screen to notify the user of their presence in the chart. Charts with Shock Arrows can also be a modified BEGINNER to EXPERT charts and thus, nearly accessible for everyone.


==== GROOVE RADAR ====
* [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution / DanceDanceRevolution Internet Ranking Version]]
Introduced in DDRMAX, the [[GROOVE RADAR]] (グルーヴレーダー) was supposed to be the successor to the traditional feet level system. Due to the negative reception, the Feet Level system returned in DDRMAX2 and ever since, both systems are used in the game. In a nutshell, the GROOVE RADAR is a graphical representation of a song difficulty using a pentagon shape. The pentagon is drawn using 5 categories:
* [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX / DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX LINK VERSION]]
* VOLTAGE (爆炎の) refers to the peak density of the steps of the song. It's the highest density of arrows that ever appear on the screen at once.
* [[AC DDR CLUB VER.1|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSION]]
* AIR refers to the amount of Jumps of the song.
* [[AC DDR CLUB VER.2|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSION 2]]
* FREEZE refers to the amount of Freeze Arrows of the song.
* [[AC DDR 3rd|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX]]
* CHAOS refers to the amount of steps that do not  match well with the beat of the song.
* [[AC DDR 3rd PLUS|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX PLUS]]
* STREAM refers to the amount of sets of steps that are right after one another (density of steps), in the song.
* [[AC DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX]]
* [[AC DDR 4th PLUS|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX PLUS]]
* [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]]
* [[AC DDRMAX|DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX-]]
* [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-]]
* [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]]
* [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]]
* [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]]
* [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]]
* [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]]
* [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]]
* [[AC DDR 2013|DanceDanceRevolution (2013)]]
* [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]]
* [[AC DDR Solo BASS|DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX]]
* [[AC DDR Solo 2000|DanceDanceRevolution Solo 2000]]
* [[AC DDR KIDS|DanceDanceRevolution KIDS]]
* [[AC DS TRUE KiSS DESTiNATiON|Dancing Stage featuring TRUE KiSS DESTiNATiON]]
* [[AC DS DREAMS COME TRUE|Dancing Stage featuring DREAMS COME TRUE]]
* [[AC DS Disney's RAVE|Dancing Stage featuring Disney's RAVE]]


Different values will appear on the GROOVE RADAR depending on the difficulty currently selected for a song. Before DDR SuperNOVA, BEGINNER charts had no Groove Radar data at all. The maximum value for a category is 200.
== American Releases ==


=== Modifiers ===
* [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]]
:To see the complete list of modifiers found in the arcade releases, [[DDR AC General Info|see this page]].
* [[AC DDR USA|DanceDanceRevolution USA]]
* [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]]
* [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]]
* [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]]
* [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]]


Both to help or to increase the difficulty of the game, modifiers are included for players to use since the very first game. The possible options range from changing the color of the arrows or their shapes to hiding the steps on the screen. Usually, the players are free to use any options but on select occasion such as an EXTRA STAGE, the modifiers are set by the game and can't be changed. Also, some modifiers such as CUT can alter the score obtained by the player.
== European Releases ==


=== Scoring System ===
* [[AC DDR 1st|Dancing Stage]]
:For a complete list of scoring system, [[DanceDanceRevolution Scoring System|see this page]].
* [[AC DS EuroMIX|Dancing Stage EuroMIX]]
* [[AC DS EuroMIX2|Dancing Stage EuroMIX2]]
* [[AC DS Fusion|Dancing Stage Fusion]]
* [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|Dancing Stage SuperNOVA]]
* [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]]
* [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]]


After each song completion, an evaluation is performed on the player’s performances. It typically includes a list of each timing judgement with how many of them were obtained, the max combo, the calories burned (since SN2), a global score and a letter grade. In case the song was failed, the word FAILED appears in red letter before the evaluation screen. The same happens when the song is cleared with the word CLEARED appearing in green.
== Other Regions Releases ==


= Releases =
* [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]]
: A list of all the released DanceDanceRevolution games can [[DDRicon|be found here]].
* [[AC DDR 3rd|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX]]
* [[AC DDR 3rd Ver.KOREA|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX Ver.KOREA]]
* [[AC DDR 3rd Ver.KOREA2|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX Ver.KOREA2]]
* [[AC DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX]]
* [[AC DDR 4th PLUS|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX PLUS]]
* [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]]
* [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]]
* [[AC DDR 2013|DanceDanceRevolution (2013)]]
* [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]]
* [[AC DDR Solo BASS|DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX]]
* [[AC DDR Solo 2000|DanceDanceRevolution Solo 2000]]


Following the naming convention started with beatmania, each new DanceDanceRevolution games had the suffix MIX added after the version number. That system was kept from DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX until DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-. The games released after that, received a unique name instead of simply the MIX number. EXTREME, then SuperNOVA and SuperNOVA 2. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series, DanceDanceRevolution X was announced as the successor to SuperNOVA2 and spanned two sequels: X2 and X3 VS 2ndMIX. Since 2013, the arcade game returned to its core name DanceDanceRevolution. The 2013 version is known as DanceDanceRevolution (2013) while the current version is known as DanceDanceRevolution.
= Home versions =
* [[Japanese DanceDanceRevolution Games]]
* [[North American DanceDanceRevolution Games]]
* [[European DanceDanceRevolution Games]]
* [[Other Region DanceDanceRevolution Games]]


= External Links =
= External Links =
* [http://www.konami.jp/bemani/ddr/jp/ DanceDanceRevolution Japan Gateway website]
Here.
* [http://www.konami.jp/bemani/ddr/na/ DanceDanceRevolution North America Gateway website]
* [http://www.konami.jp/bemani/ddr/eu/ DanceDanceRevolution Europe Gateway website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/dancedancerevolution DanceDanceRevolution Facebook Page]

Revision as of 20:34, 23 February 2015

DanceDanceRevolution series
History - Gameplay (Scoring - GROOVE RADAR) - Trivia - Glossary
AC versions (Info - All region) - CS versions (Japan - America - Europe - Other)
Character directory - Artist directory - Song directory (CS songs)

DanceDanceRevolution Series

This section could be a mini introduction.

DanceDanceRevolution (ダンスダンスレボリューション), abbreviated DDR and also known as Dancing Stage (ダンシングステージ) in select games and territories, is the second music video game series produced by KONAMI in the BEMANI series in 1998. It started initially as an arcade-only game but since received both home versions (both ports and exclusive versions) and various spin-offs. To this day, DanceDanceRevolution is the BEMANI series with the most titles released internationally.

Arcade versions

Japanese Releases

American Releases

European Releases

Other Regions Releases

Home versions

External Links

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