Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party (ダンスダンスレボリューションホッテストパーティー, Dansu Dansu Reboryūshon Hottesuto Pātī), known as Dancing Stage Hottest Party in the European and Oceanic regions, is a video game released by Konami in 2007 and 2008 to several countries for the Wii console. Konami took the game beyond the traditional setup of Dance Dance Revolution by incorporating the Wii Remote and the standard dance pad into a full body motion game. It has two sequels, Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 and Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3.

Dance Dance Revolution
Hottest Party
Japanese (left), North American (middle) and PAL (right) cover art versions
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
SeriesDance Dance Revolution
EngineHottest Party
Platform(s)Wii
Release
  • NA: September 25, 2007 [1]
  • JP: October 24, 2007
  • NA: November 6, 2007 (Game only)
  • EU: March 28, 2008
  • NZL: April 11, 2008[2]
  • AU: April 18, 2008[2]
Genre(s)Music, exercise
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Unlike the previous release of Dance Dance Revolution on a Nintendo console, Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix, Hottest Party was not a collaboration between Konami and Nintendo. It is not a sequel, but the GameCube accessories for Mario Mix are compatible with Hottest Party.[3]

Gameplay
See also: Gameplay of Dance Dance Revolution

The Gameplay is largely unchanged from other Dance Dance Revolution games.[4] However, the game features additional modes taking advantage of the hardware of the Wii. The game allows the integration of the Wii Remote into gameplay, where steps can be replaced by markers requiring a hand motion with the remote.[5] Other step types include steps which must be hit twice.

Hottest Party includes a single player mode (Groove Circuit and free play), and Workout Mode.[6] Free play gives the players a free choice of songs, which can be played in Sync mode (several players play the same chart, and only the lowest step judgment on each arrow will count), and Friendship mode (where the highest step judgment is counted).[7] In Groove Circuit, players will play through venues and different groups of songs. At the end of each venue, a boss battle will start.[8] There are challenges for each dance, as well. The game supports multiplayer which requires four dance mats for each player.[9]

In Friendship Mode, the highest step judgement is counted for all players

Music

The soundtrack of Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party differs in the Japanese release. "B4U (The Acolyte Mix)", "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", "Rhythm is a Dancer" and "Unappreciated" are only featured in the North American/European/Oceanic release. "B4U (Rising Sun Mix)", "Double Tornard", "Pluto the First" and "True♥Love (Clubstar's True Club Mix)" are included in their place. All of the Japanese exclusives except "B4U (Rising Sun Mix)" were made available in later DDR console releases, such as Hottest Party 3 and DDR 2010. "Lessons by DJ" in the Japanese release has Japanese language voice overs during the song, whereas all other releases have English voice overs.

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party soundtrack (Japan)[10]
No. Song Artist Originally by
1 "1, 2 Step" Lady-S Ciara
2 "Clocks" T.R.Master MC Coldplay
3 "Yo, Excuse Me Miss" Smooth-1 Chris Brown
4 "Always (Microbots Trance Dance Mix)" Man's Cool Erasure
5 "Lips of an Angel" Jet Rockers Hinder
6 "Summertime" Eazin' DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
7 "Blue Monday" WG New Order
8 "Caught Up" Stopped Cold Usher
9 "Gypsy Woman" Neo-Gruv Crystal Waters
10 "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" Life Aloud Scissor Sisters
11 "Little L" Single Funk Jamiroquai
12 "The Sign" Honey Sweets Ace of Base
13 "Disco Inferno" OK•OK•OK The Trammps
14 "Far Away" Traveler Nickelback
15 "Nothing But You" Trance Jack Paul van Dyk
16 "You Spin Me ‘Round (Like a Record)" M.A.N Dead or Alive
18 "Too Little, Too Late" PFC JoJo
19 "Buried a Lie" Cools K Senses Fail
19 "Finally" Club 90's CeCe Peniston
20 "Karma Chameleon" Happy Happy Cores Culture Club
21 "Hot Stuff" Disco Queen Donna Summer
22 "Call on Me" 2000's Stars Janet Jackson featuring Nelly
23 "99 Red Balloons" M-Crew project Nena
24 "Lesson by DJ" U.T.D & Friends
25 "Touchin'" The Lonely Hearts
26 "Let It Out" True Dreamer
27 "Here I Go Again" NM feat. Malaya
28 "True♥Love (Clubstar's True Club Mix)" Jun feat. Schanita
29 "Will" Naoki
30 "Beautiful Inside (Cube::Hard Mix)" NM feat. Alison Wade
31 "Heavens and the Earth" The Lonely Hearts
32 "Moving On" J.J. Pops
33 "B4U (Rising Sun Mix)" Naoki with J-Ravers Naoki
34 "Such a Feeling" U1
35 "Confession" Trance Star
36 "The Reason" Black Rose Garden
37 "Hold Tight" 800 Slopes
38 "Double Tornard" Evo-X
39 "Mess With My Emotions" Latenighter
40 "Little Steps" Freeman
41 "The Beat" Sparky
42 "Break Down! (World Version)" Ele Rocks BeForU
43 "Candy (UFO Mix)" The Sweetest Luv Unlimited
44 "We Will Live Together" Happy CoreMan
45 "1998 (Sparky 2006)" J-Ravers Naoki
46 "I'm Flying Away" Stepper
47 "Love Shine (Body Grooverz 2006 Mix)" W.W.S Riyu Kosaka
48 "Super Samurai" Jun
49 "TokyoEvolved" NaokiUnderground
50 "Pluto the First" White Wall
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party soundtrack (North America, Europe & Oceania)[11]
No. Song Artist Originally by
1 "1, 2 Step" Lady-S Ciara
2 "Clocks" T.R.Master MC Coldplay
3 "Yo, Excuse Me Miss" Smooth-1 Chris Brown
4 "Always (Microbots Trance Dance Mix)" Man's Cool Erasure
5 "Lips of an Angel" Jet Rockers Hinder
6 "Summertime" Eazin' DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
7 "Blue Monday" WG New Order
8 "Caught Up" Stopped Cold Usher
9 "Gypsy Woman" Neo-Gruv Crystal Waters
10 "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" Life Aloud Scissor Sisters
11 "Little L" Single Funk Jamiroquai
12 "The Sign" Honey Sweets Ace of Base
13 "Disco Inferno" OK•OK•OK The Trammps
14 "Far Away" Traveler Nickelback
15 "Nothing But You" Trance Jack Paul van Dyk
16 "You Spin Me ‘Round (Like a Record)" M.A.N Dead or Alive
17 "Too Little, Too Late" Okokoro JoJo
18 "Buried a Lie" Cools K Senses Fail
19 "Finally" Club 90's CeCe Peniston
20 "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" Rave Attackers C+C Music Factory
21 "Unappreciated" Wrapped Up Cherish
22 "Rhythm Is a Dancer" Spots Snap!
23 "Karma Chameleon" Happy Happy Cores Culture Club
24 "Hot Stuff" Disco Queen Donna Summer
25 "Call on Me" 2000's Stars Janet Jackson featuring Nelly
26 "99 Red Balloons" M-Crew project Nena
27 "Lesson by DJ" U.T.D & Friends
28 "Touchin'" The Lonely Hearts
29 "Let It Out" True Dreamer
30 "Here I Go Again" NM feat. Malaya
31 "Will" Naoki
32 "Beautiful Inside (Cube::Hard Mix)" NM feat. Alison Wade
33 "Heavens and the Earth" The Lonely Hearts
34 "Moving On" J.J. Pops
35 "B4U (The Acolyte Mix)" J-Ravers Naoki
36 "Such a Feeling" U1
37 "Confession" Trance Star
38 "The Reason" Black Rose Garden
39 "Hold Tight" 800 Slopes
40 "Mess With My Emotions" Latenighter
41 "Little Steps" Freeman
42 "The Beat" Sparky
43 "Break Down! (World Version)" Ele Rocks BeForU
44 "Candy (UFO Mix)" The Sweetest Luv Unlimited
45 "We Will Live Together" Happy CoreMan
46 "1998 (Sparky 2006)" J-Ravers Naoki
47 "I'm Flying Away" Stepper
48 "Love Shine (Body Grooverz 2006 Mix)" W.W.S Riyu Kosaka
49 "Super Samurai" Jun
50 "TokyoEvolved" NaokiUnderground

Reception

The game has received generally mixed reviews. Many reviews agree the hand motions freshen the DDR experience and are a positive addition to the game.[12]

References
  1. "Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party with Dance Pad". Konami. Archived from the original on 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  2. "Dancing Stage: Hottest Party". Nintendo Australia. Nintendo. Archived from the original on 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  3. Bozen, Mark (2007-02-02). "Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Hands-on". IGN. Archived from the original on 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  4. Dodson, Joe (October 12, 2007). "Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Review". Gamespot. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  5. Hayward, Andrew (October 8, 2007). "If this is the hottest party you know of, you may need some new friends". GamesRadar+. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  6. "DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION: HOTTEST PARTY REVIEW". IGN. January 28, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  7. "Game Daze: 'Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 8, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  8. "Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Review". GameZone. September 25, 2007. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  9. "Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party". Nintendo World Report. October 25, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  10. "DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY (Japan) Song List". Zenius-I-Vanisher. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  11. "DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY (North America) Song List". Zenius-I-Vanisher. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  12. Clarke, Dan (2007-10-05). "Hottest Party is the best DDR game yet". GameShark. Archived from the original on 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
Preceded by
nothing		 Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party
2007		 Succeeded by
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2
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