Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party (Wii, 2007)

Dance Dance Revolution, or DDR, Hottest Party for the Wii is incredible fun. It is also an awesome workout! :)

This is a review of the game alone. In order to play the game you need to have a gamepad. If you do not get the combo pack you have to get another gamepad that fits a Nintendo gamecube port to play this game.

UPDATE:
*I picked up a gamecube dancepad by Powerplay Global LTD for $13.99 at my local Toys R US. Check out prices like this before buying the bundle, you might save more buying the parts apart from each other.*

The object of DDR is to dance along to the song and hit the appropriate pad arrow with your feet. It is a rhythm game that is based on remixes of popular songs. This version has songs from the past 40 years. As an added twist to other DDR games the Wii version has hand single that you have to swing either the remote or nunchuk in time with. So basically you have 4 arrows to hit and then the 2 hand singles also! :)

As a teacher I suggest that this is a fun game to get your kids up and working out on. There are studies out of California that actually show that kids playing this at lunch while at school lost pounds like mad. Some students even lost upwards of 50 pounds while playing the game! It is that addicting and fun!

There are many different modes for the game.

Basic Training. Learn how to use the pad and hand gestures
Dancing. Dance to different songs
Work Out. My personal favorite. Dance and burn off those calories!

Each song has 4 difficulty levels also! This helps the replay value of the game! :)

You can pick from different "dancers" and the graphics are fun to watch. The songs are great and catchy. I found I was dancing away for an hour and a half before I realized how much time I had been on the game. I was covered in sweat and had a big grin! :)

This is a great game. It is set up for 1 person, but you can play up to 4 people on it.

This is by far one of the best games out there for the Wii right now!

5/5. Heck 10/10 if I could. Awesome!

Latsyrhc
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i bought it to help me workout. it is a herd game but it helps to keep me active when i have very little time to work out

It is nice to be able to find something on Ebay that is not being sold anymore in the stores.
Grandaughters love it and wanted another one so I got it for them.
The demand keeps the price to high for used merchandise in my opinion.
But what are grandparents for!?!?

We all loved the game...............................................................................................................

I like it, but it's a young person's game with stamina, although I did have a great time trying to keep up with my daughters it didnt happen. Overall the game is good wholesome family entertainment...Very Satisfied

To correct some negative things that "mazric26" said. You CAN turn off the hand gestures and only have to do the dance pad motions. There is ALSO a DJ lesson that tells you how the game works so you do get a tutorial if you have never done a DDR before. Great tunes remixed into awesome tracks!!

Ever been to a party where the DJ plays one song that you almost like for every seven or eight that you don't, but you try to amuse yourself dancing to some of the crap songs anyway? This is kind of like that.
To say that the dancepad-based Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party features Wii Remote and Nunchuk integration is an overstatement. The only way you'll use the Remote and Nunchuk is by "swinging" them. The game doesn't even tell you how to swing, and there's no tutorial or practice mode either (we found that a quick shake of either gets the job done). So Hottest Party ultimately has Up, Down, Left, and Right arrows for the dance mat like every other DDR game plus two hand markers that scroll over the Left and Right arrows; it's DDR with six inputs instead of four.

The lack of deeper Wii Remote and Nunchuk functionality initially seems like a letdown since the game requires both (unless you disable hand markers in the options). But after diving into the game's Groove Circuit Mode -- the main quest mode where you'll complete audience requests at a variety of venues and unlock new songs, dancers, and stages -- you might find yourself actually having fun when you can stand the music. Shaking the controllers while stepping around is a blast.

Have to stomp on pad if it is on carpet. Grandkids love it. Hard to find in stores. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I have never tried DDR before this. I love it! It's fun and you get your exercise. I have found it easy in my socks, the pad does not stick to my socks. I have always wanted to try DDR but never got up the nerve to do it, now I'm glad I did!!! I do one song, until I get aleast a B, then move on.

The DDR for the Wii is VERY different from the DDR for Playstation2. The DDR for the Wii involves very tricky foot work and hand motions. It's much more challenging. Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty awesome. The DDR for the Wii has better songs, but you have to watch out for some of the lyrics around younger children. The graphics are nice, but I think the DDR for the Playstation2 has better graphics...the screen gets to busy on the Wii. The mats are very different as well. The mats for the Wii are very thin and tend to stick to your feet or move. Overall, this is a decent game and will provide hours of fun and activity.

It's a fun, interactive game. I wish it would link up to the internet to get new songs as the ones on the game get old after a couple of times.

game alright, but dance matts are cheap and ripped. I feeel that if I spent that nuch on a product that it schould hold up alot better. i recieved it in excellent time, but i thenk the product is poor, not the game, just the matt. i dont think that that is necesasrily the sellers fault, he just sells it, he dont make it.

I decided to buy Dance, Dance Revolution because my daughters love to dance and we just purchased a Wii system. They absolutely LOVE playing it!

I like it because it keeps you moving.. It is great exercise... but, if your not up on how all these games work, it is not at all easy to figure out.. we have other games that much easier to get to where you want to be, this one you have to shut down, or keep going back to get the number of people you want to play, or it just goes to another song with no notice...etc. But like I said it is a Great workout. Also the mat slides all over, so you are always fixing that too. Would I buy again, probably not.

I liked how fast I got everything is lots of fun but the dance pads don't work on DDR2 kinda disapointed. I can only play on my wii that has not been updated with DDR2. So to Dance with frinds I have to take my Wii and dance pads. Thought they were going to work on all Wii games. Sad

I bought this item thinking it would be fun to do as well as GREAT exercise . However Ive had two mats for the game thinkinbg the first one was broke . You dont just have to step you have to whole body jump to get enough of a bang to show that you made the right move . Not only is it to tiring after 2 minutes of that but also make your knees and ankles hurt from excessive bangs they have to endure . If they could make a better mat it would be great but as is wish i hadnt bought it . Oh yea im not 2 pounds more like 140 so it isnt the lack of weight that causes the having to whole body jump .

Received so quickly and my girls are having a ball!!! Not only did they ship immediately ... but when asked a question provided a very prompt reply!

Would recommend them 100 percent!!!

Game is OK but if you or yours do not have a lot of weight your moves do not get picked up by the game

I have had DDR 2 since I got my Wii and I thought this one would be the same but it is harder to navigate and has fewer features. I like the music on this version but I wish you could get out once the game starts or pause things. Also I can't stand that annoying announcer guy on either DDR I have. Finally, I wish they would come out with an oldies version and leave the pompous announcer guy off of it.

My daughter loves it A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

I like the DDRHP because it gives you motivation to exercise while having fun, and you do sweat alot after just few songs! It's kind of hard at first, but it gets easier and easier! My kids love playing it and the DDRHP2 also, it's better for them to be active physically playing this DDR then sitting down playing video games. It's a different kind of fun, definitely should have all the DDR's, thinking about getting the newest one with the disney charaters. Anyway, you won't regret it!

I Played this game for about 2 weeks after a while it started getting complicated and tried and tried and cudnt beat it so i gave up on this game o.0

It is very stimulating,Granddaughter say Harder than she thought it would be. As you have to use your hands and feet. But she says she enjoys it and is having fun with it. Good for exercise if you exercise to music.