DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY / Dancing Stage HOTTEST PARTY
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 songs are brand-new: all licenses are covers, and all KONAMI original songs need to be unlocked.
- 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
Song List
Songs are listed in order in the North American release of the game.
| Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | |||||||||
| Licenses | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Boss songs | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Licenses | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| B4U (The Acolyte mix) | J-RAVERS | 155 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| Japanese version exclusives | ||||||||||||
| KONAMI originals | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Boss song | ||||||||||||
| 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" | |||||||||