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* First DanceDanceRevolution game to not feature "How To Play" in attract mode. | * First DanceDanceRevolution game to not feature "How To Play" in attract mode. | ||
* First DanceDanceRevolution game with CHALLENGE difficulty and CHALLENGE mode. | * First DanceDanceRevolution game with CHALLENGE difficulty and CHALLENGE mode. | ||
** CHALLENGE mode is a variant of NONSTOP mode, with courses containing a variable number of songs ( | ** CHALLENGE mode is a variant of NONSTOP mode, with courses containing a variable number of songs (from 4 to 20) under a single difficulty. Unlike NONSTOP mode, players may not set any modifiers (some courses had certain stages with fixed modifiers instead). | ||
** When playing CHALLENGE courses, the LIFE GAUGE is instead replaced with | ** When playing CHALLENGE courses, the LIFE GAUGE is instead replaced with LIFE4 (depicted as a battery with three segments). Getting any four missteps (combo breaks and/or N.G.s on Freeze Arrows) anytime during a song will trigger an instant stage failure. LIFE4 would remain exclusive in this mode until the EXTRA STAGE system revamp in [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]]. | ||
** Only DanceDanceRevolution title to hide the actual title from CHALLENGE-only songs by displaying their original version's title, banner and background when played in their respective courses. This was changed in [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]]. | ** Only DanceDanceRevolution title to hide the actual title from CHALLENGE-only songs by displaying their original version's title, banner and background when played in their respective courses. This was changed in [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]]. | ||
* Scoring system works similar to DDRMAX, with one major difference: fixed maximum score is now 10,000,000 X the foot level in a song (for example, a Level 10 chart has a max possible score of 100,000,000). | * Scoring system works similar to DDRMAX, with one major difference: fixed maximum score is now 10,000,000 X the foot level in a song (for example, a Level 10 chart has a max possible score of 100,000,000). | ||
Revision as of 05:40, 29 May 2023
| DanceDanceRevolution arcade releases |
|---|
| Main series |
| 1st (Internet Ranking Version / Asia/North America) 2nd (CLUB VER.1 / CLUB VER.2) 3rd (VER.KOREA / Ver.KOREA2 / PLUS) 4th (PLUS) - 5th - MAX - MAX2 - EXTREME SuperNOVA - SuperNOVA2 - X - X2 - X3 VS 2ndMIX 2013 - 2014 - A - A20 (PLUS) - A3 - WORLD |
| Spin-offs |
| Solo BASS - Solo 2000 Karaoke - Karaoke 2nd - KIDS - USA TRUE KiSS DESTiNATiON - DREAMS COME TRUE Disney's RAVE |
| Dancing Stage European exclusive releases |
| 1st / 1.5 - EuroMIX - EuroMIX2 - Fusion |
DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-
Release Information
- Release Date: March 27th, 2002
- Soundtrack Release Date: June 19th, 2002
General Information / Changes
- Many of the KONAMI originals from 5thMIX returned. However, none of the previous Dancemania licenses removed in DDRMAX returned.
- First DanceDanceRevolution game to not feature "How To Play" in attract mode.
- First DanceDanceRevolution game with CHALLENGE difficulty and CHALLENGE mode.
- CHALLENGE mode is a variant of NONSTOP mode, with courses containing a variable number of songs (from 4 to 20) under a single difficulty. Unlike NONSTOP mode, players may not set any modifiers (some courses had certain stages with fixed modifiers instead).
- When playing CHALLENGE courses, the LIFE GAUGE is instead replaced with LIFE4 (depicted as a battery with three segments). Getting any four missteps (combo breaks and/or N.G.s on Freeze Arrows) anytime during a song will trigger an instant stage failure. LIFE4 would remain exclusive in this mode until the EXTRA STAGE system revamp in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2.
- Only DanceDanceRevolution title to hide the actual title from CHALLENGE-only songs by displaying their original version's title, banner and background when played in their respective courses. This was changed in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME.
- Scoring system works similar to DDRMAX, with one major difference: fixed maximum score is now 10,000,000 X the foot level in a song (for example, a Level 10 chart has a max possible score of 100,000,000).
- This scoring system would also be used in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME.
- Post-song bonuses are no longer granted.
- Difficulty ratings return, now on a scale of 1 to 10.
- First mainline DanceDanceRevolution game to have a difficulty level of 10.
- The default song sorting order is now by group/color, followed by the Single Light foot rating, and then by title.
- Junko Karashima makes her BEMANI debut.
- First appearance of the DARK modifier (also known as STEP ZONE in later games), which hides the stepping zone. Until SuperNOVA, DARK is placed under the ARROW option.
- Final DanceDanceRevolution game that uses the "music from beatmania" label from old versions.
- All DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX arcade songs received brand-new banners, replacing the old banners (which were crops of the background images).
- The Dancemania licenses have generic movie backgrounds for their graphics.
- First DanceDanceRevolution game to hide the actual BPM of a song by quickly cycling through random 3-digit BPMs on the songwheel. For this game, this feature is used for MAXX UNLIMITED and 革命. Their actual BPM would not be shown until the following game.
- First and only DanceDanceRevolution game to hide the GROOVE RADAR rating of a song by continually animating through random songs' ratings. This can only be seen on 革命 on ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE. 革命 will show its normal GROOVE RADAR rating during all other instances.
- Color labeling on the songwheel has changed since DDRMAX:
- Green for default songs new to DDRMAX2.
- Blue for DDRMAX songs.
- Yellow for songs pre-DDRMAX.
- Purple for unlocks.
- Red for EXTRA STAGE and ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE songs.
- Total songs: 135
Staff Information
- DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX- credits
- DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX- OST Booklet Credits
Full Song List
Default Songs
Songs listed by order on the songwheel.
| Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Standard | Heavy | Light | Standard | Heavy | |||||||
| Default Songs | ||||||||||||
| A MINUTE (Extended Mix) | X-TREME | 128 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| DESTINY | NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY | 155 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| DRIFTING AWAY | LANGE feat. SKYE | 136 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| ever snow | YOMA KOMATSU | 145 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| FANTASY | LOCKOUT | 140 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| IT'S RAINING MEN (Almighty Mix) | GERI HALLIWELL | 136 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' | BUS STOP | 126 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| LOOK AT US (Daddy DJ Remix) | SARINA PARIS | 135 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (KC Club Mix) | 2 UNLIMITED | 140 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| NOTHING GONNA STOP (Dance Mania Mix) | MICKY | 145 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| rain of sorrow | NM feat. Ebony Fay | 140 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| Secret Rendez-vous | DIVAS | 98 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| STAY | TESS | 140 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| THE REFLEX | DURAN DURAN | 126 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| TRANCE DE JANEIRO (SAMBA DE JANEIRO 2002 Epic Vocal Remix) | BELLINI | 145 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| BABY LOVE ME | JUDY CRYSTAL | 160 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| CANDY♥ | 小坂りゆ | 180 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| D2R | NAOKI | 160 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| DIVE TO THE NIGHT | 小坂りゆ | 155 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| LITTLE BOY (BOY ON BOY MIX) | CAPTAIN JACK | 150 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| LIVING IN AMERICA | JOHN DESIRE | 169 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| MORE THAN I NEEDED TO KNOW | SCOOTH | 136 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| SO FABULOUS SO FIERCE (FREAK OUT) | THUDERPUSS feat. JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ | 128 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Sweet Sweet ♥ Magic | jun | 180 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| THE WHISTLE SONG (Blow My Whistle Bitch) | DJ ALLIGATOR PROJECT | 140 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| THERE YOU'LL BE | DJ SPEEDO feat. ANGELICA | 172 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| TSUGARU | RevenG vs DE-SIRE | 165 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| WAKA LAKA | JENNY ROM vs ZIPPERS | 170 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| BRE∀K DOWN ! | Be For U | 190 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | ||||
Hidden Songs
EXTRA STAGE
To unlock this song, you must clear a HEAVY chart with a rating of AA or higher on your last stage. MAXX UNLIMITED's HEAVY chart (Single or Double depending on current play style) will then become available as your EXTRA STAGE, with no way to change difficulty or song.
The EXTRA STAGE is on a "Pressure" life meter; it starts out at maximum health, but will not be replenished. In addition, the x1.5, Reverse, and Dark modifiers are in effect.
| Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Standard | Heavy | Light | Standard | Heavy | |||
| MAXX UNLIMITED | Z | 0-320 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE
To unlock this song, you must AA one of MAXX UNLIMITED's HEAVY charts on EXTRA STAGE. 革命's CHALLENGE charts (Single or Double depending on current play style) will then appear as your ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE. Like with the EXTRA STAGE, you cannot change the song or chart.
The ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE is on a "Sudden Death" life system: If you break your combo, you instantly fail the stage. The modifiers 3X, Dark, and Reverse are on by default, and cannot be turned off.
| Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Standard | Heavy | Challenge | Light | Standard | Heavy | Challenge | |||
| 革命 | dj TAKA with NAOKI | 83-148 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Level Unlocks
| Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Standard | Heavy | Light | Standard | Heavy | |||||||
| Unlockable Songs | ||||||||||||
| Unlocked at level 24 | ||||||||||||
| Burning Heat! (3 Option Mix) from beatmania IIDX 7th style |
Mr.T with Motoaki.F | 166 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| Unlocked at level 25 | ||||||||||||
| Spin the disc from beatmania IIDX 5th style |
good-cool | 130 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| Unlocked at level 27 | ||||||||||||
| i feel ... from beatmania IIDX 7th style |
AKIRA YAMAOKA | 141 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||||
CHALLENGE MODE
New to DDRMAX2 is CHALLENGE MODE. In this mode, you play a set of songs back-to-back with no breaks, similar to NONSTOP in earlier games. However, it works very differently:
- Instead of the usual dance gauge, you have a battery with three marks on it. Each time you get anything lower than a PERFECT or GREAT, or break a freeze arrow, a part of the battery will deplete; four missteps results in an instant GAME OVER. The battery will refill between songs.
- Mods cannot be set in this mode; you are locked into default colored arrows at 1X.
- Your combo will only increase with PERFECTs.
- Jumps count as one step, unlike in regular play.
- Regardless if you fail or pass a course, you get an overall percentage out of 100 of your performance in the course, which can also be seen in the top left/right corners of the screen as you play.
Exclusive to this course as well are 19 remixes of older DanceDanceRevolution songs that use the new difficulty level of CHALLENGE. These CHALLENGE-only charts can only be played in this mode. They are listed with their original version's song title, banner, and background. These unique songs will be marked with an asterisk. These songs were later unlocked for regular play in the following game, with them receiving unique graphics and receiving their proper title.
Only the first three courses are available by default. The rest must be unlocked.
| # | Song | Single Difficulty | Double Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAOKI STANDARD | |||||||
| 1 | BRILLIANT 2U | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | DYNAMITE RAVE | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | CELEBRATE NITE | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | B4U | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 5 | BURNIN' THE FLOOR | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 6 | D2R | 7 | 7 | ||||
| NEARLY = 130 | |||||||
| 1 | LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | SO FABULOUS SO FIERCE (FREAK OUT) | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | LOOK AT US (Daddy DJ Remix) | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | *HIGHER | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | A MINUTE (Extended Mix) | 7 | 7 | ||||
| PARANOiA BROTHERS | |||||||
| 1 | PARANOiA | 8 | 9 | ||||
| 2 | PARANOiA MAX (DIRTY MIX) | 8 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | PARANOiA KCET (clean mix) | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 4 | PARANOIA EVOLUTION | 8 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | PARANOiA Rebirth | 9 | 9 | ||||
| TEMPO CHANGE (level 1 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | era (nostalmix) | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | INSERTiON | 9 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | LET'S GROOVE | 6 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | MORE THAN I NEEDED TO KNOW | 7 | 7 | ||||
| NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY (level 3 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | *STILL IN MY HEART | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | BROKEN MY HEART | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | LOVE AGAIN TONIGHT (For Melissa MIX) | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | DESTINY | 7 | 8 | ||||
| SOUL 6 (level 6 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | Share My Love | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | Do It Right | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | Secret Rendez-vous | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | LET'S GROOVE | 6 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | *HYSTERIA | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | Groove | 8 | 8 | ||||
| COOL 7 (level 8 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | JUSTIFY MY LOVE | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | Look To The Sky | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | Groove 2001 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Holic | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | ON THE JAZZ | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | rain of sorrow | 9 | 8 | ||||
| 7 | DRIFTING AWAY | 8 | 8 | ||||
| BeForU (level 9 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | true... (trance sunrise mix) | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | DIVE(more deep & deeper style) | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | Firefly | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | ever snow | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | BRE∀K DOWN! | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 6 | CANDY♥ | 7 | 7 | ||||
| POP 8 (level 12 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | MORE THAN I NEEDED TO KNOW | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | *Silent Hill | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | CANDY☆ | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | BABY LOVE ME | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | *HIGHER | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | そばかす FRECKLES (KCP Re-Edit) | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 7 | DO YOU REMEMBER ME | 8 | 9 | ||||
| 8 | MY SWEET DARLIN' | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Fine Choice (level 16 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | NORI NORI NORI | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | *MY SUMMER LOVE | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | *祭 JAPAN | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | WITCH DOCTOR (GIANTS TOONS VERSION) | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 5 | THE WHISTLE SONG (Blow My Whistle Bitch) | 7 | 7 | ||||
| HAPPY HARDCORE (level 17 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | WWW.BLONDE GIRL (MOMO MIX) | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | *STILL IN MY HEART | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | *DYNAMITE RAVE | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | WAKA LAKA | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | Sweet Sweet ♥ Magic | 9 | 9 | ||||
| LOVE RevenG (level 21 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | *祭 JAPAN | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | *AFRONOVA | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | *TSUGARU | 9 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | ORION.78 (AMeuro-MIX) | 9 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | exotic ethnic | 9 | 9 | ||||
| From SOLO (level 22 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | Let the beat hit em! (CLASSIC R&B STYLE) | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | *SUPER STAR | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | *WILD RUSH | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | *HYSTERIA | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE | 8 | 8 | ||||
| MIDNIGHT BLUE (level 23 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | *AM-3P | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | *ECSTASY | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | *SEXY PLANET | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | Secret Rendez-vous | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | INSERTiON | 9 | 8 | ||||
| From IIDX (level 26 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | ABSOLUTE | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | Holic | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | Abyss | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | DXY! | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | Burning Heat! (3 Option Mix) | 9 | 9 | ||||
| NAOKI PLATINUM (level 28 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | *BRILLIANT 2U | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | *DYNAMITE RAVE | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | *CELEBRATE NITE | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | *B4U | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | *BURNIN' THE FLOOR | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | D2R | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 鬼道 (Demon road) (level 29 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | DROP OUT | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 2 | D2R | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | WAKA LAKA | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | PARANOiA | 8 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | TRANCE DE JANEIRO (SAMBA DE JANEIRO 2002 Epic Vocal Remix) | 8 | 9 | ||||
| 6 | PARANOiA KCET (clean mix) | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 7 | STAY | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 8 | Healing Vision (Angelic mix) | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 9 | TSUGARU | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 10 | MAXX UNLIMITED (REVERSE/DARK mods on) | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 鬼道 弐 (Demon Road 2) (level 31 unlock) | |||||||
| 1 | *DROP OUT | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 2 | *SEXY PLANET | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | BRE∀K DOWN! | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 4 | *TSUGARU | 9 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | Burning Heat! (3 Option Mix) | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 6 | 革命 (REVERSE/DARK mods on) | 9 | 9 | ||||
Revived Songs
DDRMAX2 questionnaire results
Shortly after the release of DDRMAX, KONAMI put up a poll for what songs should be revived for inclusion in its sequel, DDRMAX2, as one of DDRMAX's most common criticisms was the removal of all songs from the series prior. The poll only included KONAMI originals in the arcade series up to 5thMIX. KONAMI only planned to revive the top 15 polled songs, but poll feedback was so high they decided to revive the top 30 as default songs (a few scattered other revivals were later added as unlocks). (The top 5 songs also appeared in the Japanese CS release of DDRMAX2.) The results of said poll, as shown on this archived DDRMAX page, are as follows:
Difficulty Changes
The following songs have received difficulty changes since their last appearance:
| Song | Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Standard | Heavy | Light | Standard | Heavy | ||
| PARANOiA KCET ～clean mix～ | DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX LINK VERSION | 6→5 | - | 8→9 | 7→5 | 8→7 | - |
| END OF THE CENTURY | DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX | - | - | 8→9 | - | - | - |
| BURNIN' THE FLOOR | DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX | 4→2 | 6→5 | 7→9 | 4→2 | - | 8→9 |
| DROP OUT | DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX | - | - | 8→9 | - | - | - |
| Midnite Blaze | DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX CS | - | - | 7→8 | - | - | - |
| Share My Love | DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX CS | - | 4→5 | 5→7 | - | - | - |
| Look To The Sky | DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX CS | - | 4→5 | 6→7 | - | - | - |
| ON THE JAZZ | DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX CS | - | 4→5 | - | - | - | - |
Unlock Information
In DDRMAX2, all players using the arcade machine contribute points that can unlock various content hidden in the game. A total of 31 items can be unlocked. The total of points earned is seen by the player after each play session with the item numbers that are unlocked so far (if any).
Points are earned as follows:
- Finish a song with an E or D grade: 0 points
- Finish a song with a C, B, A, or AA grade: 1 point
- Finish a song with a AAA grade: 10 points
This applies to each song played during CHALLENGE courses as well. In VERSUS play, both players contribute points; in DOUBLE play, the player contributes double the points.
By default, it takes 750 points to unlock an item, but if unlocks happen too quickly or slowly, that value will be adjusted downward or upward when the next item comes up. For example, if players earn two unlocks in a short time period, the next unlock after that will likely be raised to 1,500 points. Additionally, the items do not necessarily unlock in order. If an item is unlocked within a short time, then the next item is skipped. Once the list gets down to 30, it will cycle back to the top and unlocks will resume with the next item. Item 31 will always be unlocked last.
- Unlock List
- CHALLENGE Course - TEMPO CHANGER
- Song - La Senorita
- CHALLENGE Course - NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY
- Songs - .59, DXY!
- Songs - Abyss, ECSTASY
- CHALLENGE Course - SOUL 6
- Song - サナ・モレッテ・ネ・エンテ
- CHALLENGE Course - COOL 7
- CHALLENGE Course - BeForU
- Song - SEXY PLANET
- Song - WILD RUSH
- CHALLENGE Course - POP 8
- Song - Holic
- Song - TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX
- Song - SUPER STAR
- CHALLENGE Course - Fine Choice
- CHALLENGE Course - HAPPY HARDCORE
- Song - MY SUMMER LOVE
- Song - LUV TO ME (AMD MIX)
- Songs - Silent Hill, HIGHER
- CHALLENGE Course - LOVE RevenG
- CHALLENGE Course - From SOLO
- CHALLENGE Course - MIDNIGHT BLUE
- Song - Spin the Disc
- Song - Burning Heat! (3 Option Mix)
- CHALLENGE Course - From IIDX
- Song - i feel...
- CHALLENGE Course - NAOKI PLATINUM
- CHALLENGE Course - Demon Road (鬼道, Oni Dou)
- Songs - MAXX UNLIMITED, 革命
- CHALLENGE Course - Demon Road 2 (鬼道 弐, Oni Dou Ni)
- Unlock Codes
Alternatively, KONAMI also provided command codes for arcade operators to manually unlock content. To do so, all the earned points in the machine have to be reset and thus, all unlocked items (if any) will be lost. Each PASS code only unlock the specified amount of items.
- Open the cabinet, and put the machine into TEST MODE by pressing the Service button inside the cabinet.
- Select GAME OPTIONS and then, CLEAR MACHINE POINT. When asked for confirmation, select YES.
- Select EXIT on the game options screens to return to the TEST MODE screen.
- Select GAME OPTIONS again but instead of pressing the Start button, step and hold on the Down arrow on the left (P1) side.
- Press and hold the Service button inside the cabinet again. While holding the button, press the P1 Start button.
- The screen will now display the SECRET screen, select APPEND.
- The screen will now display the password input screen. Use P1 Left and Right buttons on the cabinet to move the cursor, P1 Start button to change the letter at the cursor. When done with the password, press P1 Start button while holding P1 Left and Right buttons.
- The screen will display either "REGISTRATION" or "PASSWORD ERROR", then return to the SECRET screen. The former means the items have been successfully unlocked. The latter is an error message displayed when an incorrect password has been entered; re-select "APPEND" and enter the correct password.
- Select "EXIT" to return to the main TEST MODE screen. Do not select "INITIALIZE" as this will reset the machine.
- Unlock codes
- 1st PASS to unlock items 1 to 5: DGMBJCU-YCDPMAS
- 2nd PASS to unlock items 1 to 10: MCQEMRG-KHVOBWG
- 3rd PASS to unlock items 1 to 15: BARTYY_-PDSHTBH (_ is actually a blank space)
- 4th PASS to unlock items 1 to 20: USGCFHJ-JLBBYXK
- 5th PASS to unlock items 1 to 25: IJURVIT-WXFCOJW
- 6th PASS (FINAL) to unlock items 1 to 31: JCYWEKJ-DZJNBGF
Removed Songs
The following songs from DDRMAX have been removed:
| Song Title | Artist | Game |
|---|---|---|
| BYE BYE BABY BALLOON | JOGA | DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX- |
| FLASH IN THE NIGHT | FLASHMAN | DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX- |
| FOLLOW ME | LADY BABY | DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX- |
| GHOSTS (VINCENT DE MOOR REMIX) | TENTH PLANET | DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX- |
| TELEPHONE OPERATOR (Club MIX) | SHELLEY PETER | DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX- |
Related Link
- DDRMAX2 official site (archived)