Pump It Up: Exceed (game & dance mat) (PlayStation 2, 2005)

Since you've just clicked on a review of a dancing game it's a fair bet that you've played one in the past and probably already have a plastic pad taking up space in your home. Pump It Up: Exceed is another game in the genre, but it breaks out of the four-button pad setup that the Dance Dance Revolution series and In the Groove use. Thankfully, the new pad with its directional arrows on the corners and a new button in the middle easily justifies its existence for the new kinds of dance moves that can be pulled off and with over a 100 songs to play through there's a lot of dancing to do. This makes it a worthy alternative even if it still has some growing up to do.

It's possible to buy Pump It Up: Exceed as a standalone game, but the only way you're going to truly play it is to pick up the bundle for $20 more. The pad itself has a sticky bottom and stays firmly in place on a hard surface so there should be no worries in it moving around. That makes sure that all your attention can be focused on the dancing itself and you're going to need it. With a fifth center button there are now five icons to keep track of on the screen as well as four new buttons combos that can be used in the game. But since the center button is adjacent to the corner buttons, these new combinations can be hit with a single well-placed foot.

What the new button layout enables the game to do is to throw out many more movements into the songs. Players are required to move around the pad in more ways than in the other dancing games and the double-button jumps can have them facing left, right, and diagonally. The designers have used this new possibility well in the choreography so that the dance moves feel more like dancing than elsewhere. This can also make the moves a little trickier to pull off and for the hardcore there is much more to take care of here.

Another benefit of the five buttons and their configuration is that the arrows on the screen are in a more intuitive layout. The DDR games stick to the standard icons with the arrows pointing left, down, up, and left, the Pump It Up: Exceed layout has the buttons (from left to right) as back left, front left, center, front right, and back right. This makes the screen easier to read, especially for those new to the genre.

With the new moves in hand there are loads of songs to go and explore with over 100 tracks making an appearance here. There are a few licensed tracks here from The Crystal Method, Sugarhill Gang, and Elvis Presley, but the vast majority are original tracks. But even though they're unknown they still represent a surprisingly healthy amount of different music genres. Latin beats work into hip hop and on into some hard rock and on through to some J-Pop. The songs are professionally done and all of them have a pretty happy feel to them to add to the party atmosphere.

I bought the game for my wife that loves to dance, I'm a drummer not a dancer. It turns out that she has problems with the game and I'm great at it. I've enjoyed the game so much that I started waking up an hour early and playing the game to start my day. I'v had the game for a month and a half, play it every morning for an hour and a half, and I've lost 30lbs. I'm not joking, 30lbs from playing a PS2 game. I wish I had found it a long time ago. From what the kids tall me it's almost like "Dance,Dance Revalution" but better. Hey, if your a gammer wanting to loose a couple of pounds, or if you have a party comming up that you can't think of somthing different to do, this game is for you! Family and friends will have a blast trying to get through the songs, and the songs are fun.

My daughter and I compete with each other using Pump It Up: Exceed, so we needed a second dance pad. While a hard pad would have been better, we're not too hard core, so the soft pad works fine for us. It tends to slide around on the carpet, and there's no tactile feedback to let you know where your feet are. Otherwise, it seems to be holding up well to our stomping, and we're happy with the way it has been working. If your expectations are set correctly and you're not expecting a commercial product, you should be happy with this pad.

Tha game itself is fun. We had been just using the Home Mode, but now that we're using Arcade Mode, we have more songs to use. I haven't tried DDR, so I don't know how the two compare - it seems that there are more accessoried available for DDR, but PIU was not a major investment, so we are satisfied with our purchase.

This game is NOT for anyone who has never done these types of games. I think it should specify better how fast- paced it is and how much previous skill is required to do these moves. My kids have played other dancing games and are having tons of problems trying to use this game. To me, not worth the money I spent!

Was not impressed at all. In fact, I ended up having to replace it with Dance Dance Revolution.
First, the game itself does not have a beginners level. The easiest level was too difficult for any of my children.
Second, there were no songs on this game that I or my children even recognized. Where as with Dance Dance Revolution, we knew 90% of the songs, and that game has a beginners level.
Also, the mat doesn't hold up very well. The mat stopped funtioning after 2 weeks of play.

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This game has good songs but does cause alot exhaustion. It can be kinda difficult for some people but it is addictive too.

This is an excellent game w/mat, I'm an average player and I found it perfect for my game level (hard/crazy). There are enough songs to have fun for a looong time! Anti-Slip mat is awesome ! you can do as many steps in a Combo as you can without risk!

it brings memory of me like 8 years ago.
it's got pretty much all the songs from previous pump it up.
but first 2 generations of pump it up was sorta easy, but this version is a lot harder!!! which i love!!!!

pad is better than normal DDR pad, but still not stable.
if you have a drill, get a stable wooden board and put screws and washers on the edge. it feels like a real thing!!

such a good and fun workout :)

If you like Dance Dance Revolution and Korean songs then try this game out. For those of you that are DDR players this game might challenge you since the direction arrows on the dance pad are complete opposite of the DDR dance pad.

got here pretty fast... seller left out that system was badly scratched but you get what you paid for. works well other than that. Definitely would do business with again

i like the songs.. and also that helps to find skills, the thing that i love about this game,, is that u can do things u never think

I decided to buy this game because I thought it was another "Dance Dance Revolution" game, which I have always enjoyed. This game, however, is not. You have to use the corners of the mat, and the center is also button, so you have five points to keep up with.

I purchased this as a party game, and as such it is too difficult. It doesn't give you any visual representation of the beat, and the arrows move much too quickly to get back on track when you mess up.

IMPORTANT: The game does not have any level that is easy enough for a beginner to play without prior experience. BAD KNOCKOFF!

i got it because my daughter was really wanting it.shewas dissappointede when i got outbided on the games. i can't wait to see her use it. it was a very good tranaction. thank you so much. i have made my daughter very happy.

I chose to buy this as a xmas gift for my sons. Well it was the right choice. Kids love it use it all the time and I can't wait to use it as well. You guys were very helpful and sent it to me right away. Thanks for the wonderful experiance

I thought this would be like DDR, but it is significantly different and much more difficult to play. Also, I have never even heard of most of the songs on this game. My recommendation, spend the extra few bucks and get the real thing.

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This is a great game! It is simple to use, a lot of fun and, most of all, an easy exercise to do at home!
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I purchased this for my kids for Christmas, My kids love to dance and sing. When we go out to eat at Valentino's my kids are always playing the dance game there. The price of this game was perfect saving me a total of 40-50 dollars in the game room at Valentino's. The game was new and sealed and the shipping costs were just right. My kids are gonna love this game and with winter comming fast we don't have to go out to eat so much and spend so much money on the dance game(lol). This seller shipped the game out super fast even with Thanksgiving in there and it was sealed, just as described. Feedback was left right away and this seller even followed up with an email making sure I was happy with my purchase. I will buy from this seller again, very kind seller and very professional, and I appreciate that. Thanks for a great product and keep up the good work.
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Bought for a gift for our daughter and she really loves it she plays it all the time. Excellent product and a great seller.

It was the most fairly priced game but unfortunately it was no compatible with my ps2 because it is made for xbox.

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