First Glance: DDR UltraMix 3
I purchased DDR UltraMix 3 the day it came out. I don’t really feel like I can give this game a full review because I’ve spent most of my time playing it in the Quest Mode.
The only complaint I have right now is that it takes an inordinately long time to load the game once you’ve purchased all the available song packs. The same number of song packs take no time to load when I’m playing with DDR-UM2, but it takes at least a minute to load with all the song packs with the new game. I just start the song packs loading and use the time to fill up a water bottle and get a towel to wipe off my face when it gets sweaty.
DDR-UM3 has the benefit of tracking your activity level in any mode that you play. The older games would require you to play in the Workout Mode in order to track your calories and time played, but now you can do that in any mode with the new game. When I saw that feature on one of the PlayStation 2 releases of DDR, I was so jealous I almost convinced Mike to buy a PS2.
The reason I’ve played in Quest Mode more than any of the other modes is because I’m curious. There is a map and I can travel to a lot of places. I’ve yet to really earn enough points to “gain a following†in a city. I keep coming back to that mode to see if I will eventually make progress in this game. I’ve played for hours on end and I’ve only earned 4,356 points. I need 73,100 to earn a following in Seattle. I don’t know if that means that I’m a really crappy dancer or if I started on the wrong city. I’m tempted to start the game again using a different controller port and see if it’s any easier. In the meantime, I’ve gotten in some great workouts.
On the whole DDR-UM3 has all the features that I loved about the first two DDR games released for the Xbox. There are some game features where you compete against other players that I’ve never really been able to use because I don’t have any friends as obsessed with DDR that will play with me. It seems like Konami is getting better and better at making DDR an interesting game to play. I just feel a little betrayed by Xbox 360 because none of the DDR games or my dance pads will work with the new system. I guess when it’s time to upgrade, we’ll go with PS3.
Your 4356 is completely different from the amount needed to conquer a city. You have 4356 POINTS, but you need a FANBASE of 73000. When you’re playing questmode and on a song the pink bubbly meter at the top fills up and becomes rainbow, that means you’ve accomplished your fanbase.
Just thought I’d let you know 🙂
Comment by Sophia — August 5, 2009 @ 5:49 pm