Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 with Dance Mat

Manufacturer: Konami
Dance Dance Revolution 3 has universal appeal with over 70 songs from 70s to today. A game for the whole family and beyond, DJ Mode makes its debut on the Xbox 360 so you can create your own tracks and song lists to dance to. Brand new "City Mode" lets you compete against bosses throughout the DanceDanceRevolution city to become the ultimate champion. Enhanced Quest Mode lets you customize your own character with over 400 options of clothing, faces, skin tones and hair styles. Now you can do more on Xbox Live, play online, and download new music seamlessly. Compete internationally with a different song list every week to boot.
Lowest Used Price: USD 19.99
Lowest New Price: USD 15.00
- Over 70 songs with universal appeal with music from 70s to today
- Everyone can play, accessible for all skill levels
- DJ Mode makes its debut on the Xbox 360 and lets you create your own songs to dance to
- Brand new "City Mode" lets you compete against bosses to become the ultimate champion
- Enhanced "Quest Mode" lets you customize your own character with over 400 options of clothing, faces, skin tones, and hair styles
Model: 25089
Release Date: 2008-10-21
Unknown: English

Great game ruined by terrible, useless pad.
I have had the game for a little over a week now, and it is a blast to play. Decent for working out, too--you can work up a real sweat if you play for an hour or so.
That said, as others have mentioned, the pad included is absolute junk, and makes the game unplayable. It will just randomly miss your steps and ruin your score. It doesn't seem like a big deal in writing, but so much of the enjoyment of the game hinges on getting high scores and long combos, and even if you play perfectly, the pad makes it almost impossible to do.
For instance, when you play a bonus stage, you have the chance to unlock a new song. You have to play through the whole song making no more than three errors. Well, even if you make every step perfectly, there is still a chance that the pad will miss your steps and keep you from unlocking said song. I would estimate that, in a 60-90 second song, it will miss between 5-6 steps.
It is INCREDIBLY annoying and ruins the whole fun of the game. If you want a game to workout to, maybe buy a Wii and get one of the many highly-rated workout games for that system. Otherwise, just get Guitar Hero. It's the exact same game as this, just a different controller.
If the pad worked, I would give five stars for both "fun" and "overall" ratings. As it stands, the game is frustrating and not playable beyond a certain point.

unfriendly
I've only played it for a night so far. It's the only game my wife has seen me buy that she thought she might want to try. So from my perspective and seeing her's, this game has a terrible user interface. It is not navigation friendly. I would think this would be more of the Wii crowd that gets this type of game, as such it would be easier to navigate and get right to what you want for a casual gamer. I'm not giving up on it though myself.

OK, but Just Dance is better
I recently bought both this game as well as Just Dance, and I like Just Dance a lot better.
The dance mat can be disgusting once you break a sweat and use it bare foot.
Me and my 7 year old daughter enjoy Just Dance a lot more, the upper body movements are just more fun than trying to hit the arrows with your feet.
The dance mat also move around if you use it on carpet.
I was quite disappointed because there are so many great reviews for this game on the internet.
I just can't get a cardio effect from this game.
The music titles are also somewhat lame.

We love this game.
I was hesitant to try this game at first but after you get the hang of it, it's great. You get a workout while you're playing a game! Excellent!

Wow, phew!
Talk about take a deep breathe! This is for the experienced DDR'er, which my kids and I are not, we purchased for entertainment and exercise and talk about work out. I think we will forever be basic/beginners on this game, it's for the experienced only, but if you are wanting a work out or just to have fun this game will surely do it!! Music selection isn't all that it's cracked up to be but thank goodness for downloading! We do have a whole bunch of fun and sweating moments though!

















