Dance Dance Revolution DVD Game
The only DDR game with no input—just dance and vote!
Dance Dance Revolution DVD Game is a 2006 DVD-based game in the Dance Dance Revolution series (or DDR series) hosted by Roxee, a member of the Australian children's entertainment property, The Funkees. It is unique from other DDR games for a number of reasons. It was the first DDR game not to be developed by the creators of the original series, Konami. To date it remains the only game neither developed nor published by Konami and, perhaps more significantly, it is the only game in the series which lacks input.
- release_year
- 2006 (North America), 2007 (UK and Australia)
- developer
- Not Konami (first non-Konami-developed DDR game)
- publisher
- Not Konami (only game neither developed nor published by Konami)
- platform
- DVD-based game
- host
- Roxee (member of The Funkees)
- input_method
- None (dance pads lack connection to DVD player)
- target_age
- 5 and older
Lore & Background
The game was released in 2006 for the North American (NTSC) market and in 2007 for the UK and Australian (PAL) markets. Since its release, sales were lackluster despite earning the National Parenting Center's 'Seal of Approval.' GameSetWatch's Simon Carless anecdotally suggests that when a player learns that the game mat doesn't have any connection to the DVD player, 'a little piece inside of him die[s].' Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft emphatically denounced the product as 'not a game.' Due to its membership in Konami's Dance Dance Revolution series, however, it has been purchased by collectors and investors speculating on future collectible value.
Reader's Guide
The 2 dance pads which come bundled with Dance Dance Revolution DVD Game are scaled-back to the point where they no longer allow input to the game. The reason for this is that as a game intended for players of ages 5 and older, those players on the younger end of the spectrum could have technical difficulties in gameplay and, as such, input can be seen as akin to maladaptation. Rather, the Dance Dance Revolution DVD Game instruction booklet sets up a subjective scoring system where 1-4 players vote on each other's dance moves (style) and adherence to the rhythm.
Did You Know?
- It was the first DDR game not to be developed by Konami.
- It remains the only game in the series neither developed nor published by Konami.
- It is the only game in the series which lacks input.
- The game features 30 unique songs referred to as Dance Sessions.
- The host Roxee is a member of the Australian children's entertainment property, The Funkees.
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