Dancing Stage Fusion
Dancing Stage Fusion is a music video game released by Konami for the European PlayStation and PlayStation 2 on 5 November 2004. In April of the following year, Dancing Stage Fusion was released as an arcade game. The arcade version of Dancing Stage Fusion was the first arcade machine in Europe since Dancing Stage EuroMix 2 and set a milestone as the first Dance Dance Revolution arcade machine produced by Konami since Dance Dance Revolution Extreme in 2002. The arcade release marked a total game engine upgrade from the old PlayStation-based boards to a new system built on top of an off-the-shelf PlayStation 2.
| Dancing Stage Fusion | |
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 PlayStation 2 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Konami, Bemani |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Series | Dance Dance Revolution |
| Engine | 4thMix and Extra Mix (PS1) Extreme (USA) (PS2) |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | PlayStation, PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Music, Exercise |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Bemani Python |
Gameplay
Dancing Stage Fusion features EyeToy support for the PlayStation 2 release as well as new music from artists like The Darkness, The Sugababes and others. There is an option to use two dance mats at the same time, or against each another in versus mode, with eight levels of difficulty.[1]
The main mode is the Game Mode, where one or two players compete for points over three songs. Each player can choose a different difficulty, with substantial number of tweaks and settings that can be applied to make the game more or less difficult. Besides Game Mode, also included are a Workout mode targeted towards fitness or workout, as well as the Endless Mode which allows the players to dance continuously.[2]
Music
The arcade release of Dancing Stage Fusion consists of 49 songs, while the PlayStation 2 version consists of more than 50 songs, replacing five arcade licenses with ten console-only licenses.[3]
| Dancing Stage Fusion arcade soundtrack | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed songs (15 total) | |||
| Song | Artist | Notes | |
| "Believe" § | Eddie.J | Cover of Cher | |
| "Danger! High Voltage" | Electric Six | ||
| "Familiar Feeling" | Moloko | ||
| "Freak Like Me" † | Sugababes | Cover of Adina Howard | |
| "Good Luck" | Basement Jaxx feat. Lisa Kekaula | ||
| "Heaven and Earth" | Pop! | ||
| "Kids in America" | Kim Wilde | ||
| "Ladies' Night" § | ∠R | Cover of Kool & the Gang | |
| "Like a Virgin" § | Tama_Happytone | Cover of Madonna | |
| "Mickey" † | Toni Basil | ||
| "Move Your Feet" † | Junior Senior | ||
| "Rappers Delight" | Sugarhill Gang | ||
| "Sunlight" † | DJ Sammy | ||
| "Tough Enough" § | Vanilla Ninja | ||
| "Waiting For Tonight" § | P.A.T | Cover of Jennifer Lopez | |
| SuperNOVA previews (6 total) | |||
| "A Stupid Barber" † | Sho-T | Debut in DDR Extreme (JP PS2) | |
| "Tomorrow Perfume" | DJ Taka | ||
| "Try 2 Luv. U" † | S.F.M.P. | Debut in DDRMAX2 (NA PS2) | |
| "Un Deux Trois" ‡ | SDM | Debut in DDR Extreme (JP PS2) | |
| "You're Not Here" ‡ | Heather | ||
| "Your Rain (Rage Mix)" | Akira Yamaoka feat. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | ||
| From DDR Extreme (10 total) | |||
| "321Stars" †‡ | DJ Simon | ||
| "A" ‡ | DJ Amuro | ||
| "Across the Nightmare" | Jimmy Weckl | ||
| "Be Lovin" | D-Crew | ||
| "Colors (For Extreme)" | DJ Taka | ||
| "Destiny Lovers" ‡ | Miyuki Kunitake | ||
| "Dynamite Rave (Down Bird Sota Mix)" ‡ | Naoki | Debut in DDRMAX (NA PS2) | |
| "Paranoia Survivor" ‡ | 270 | ||
| "Sync (Extreme Version)" ‡ | OutPhase | ||
| "Xenon" ‡ | Mr. T | ||
| From DDRMAX2 (3 total) | |||
| "It's Raining Men (Almighty Mix)" | Geri Halliwell | Cover of The Weather Girls | |
| "Kakumei" ("The Revolutionary Étude") †‡ | DJ Taka with Naoki | Cover of Frédéric Chopin | |
| "Orion.78 (Civilization Mix)" † | 2MB | Debut in DDR 4thMix (PS1) | |
| From EuroMix 2 (3 total) | |||
| "Candy☆" ‡ | Luv Unlimited | Debuted in DDRMAX | |
| "Can't Stop Fallin' in Love (Speed Mix)" † | Naoki | Debuted in DDR 5thMix | |
| "Healing Vision (Angelic Mix)" † | 2MB | Debuted in DDR 5thMix (PS1) | |
| From DDRMAX | |||
| "Firefly" | Be For U | ||
| From DDR 5thMix (2 total) | |||
| "Dive" † | Be For U | ||
| "Still In My Heart" † | Naoki | ||
| From EuroMix (3 total) | |||
| "Keep On Movin'" † | N.M.R | Debuted in DDR 2ndMix | |
| "La Senorita" | Captain.T | Debuted in DDR 3rdMix | |
| "Trip Machine (Luv Mix)" ‡ | 2MB | Debuted in DDR Solo 2000 | |
| From Dancing Stage (4 total) | |||
| "AM-3P" † | KTz | Debut in DDR 2ndMix | |
| "Make It Better" † | Mitsu-O! | ||
| "Make It Better (So-Real Mix)" ‡ | Mitsu-O! Summer | Internet Ranking song | |
| "Trip Machine" | De-Sire | ||
| From DDR 3rdMix Plus (1 total) | |||
| "La Senorita Virtual" ‡ | 190 | Also in DDR 4thMix | |
| From DDR 2ndMix (1 total) | |||
| "Paranoia Max (Dirty Mix)" † | 2MB | Captain.T | |
| Console-only songs (10 total) | |||
| "Chihuahua 2002" | DJ Bobo | ||
| "Come Into My World" † | Kylie Minogue | ||
| "Go West" | Pet Shop Boys | Cover of Village People | |
| "Gotta Get Thru This" † | Daniel Bedingfield | ||
| "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" † | The Darkness | ||
| "OK" | Big Brovaz | ||
| "Promises" | Kylie Minogue | ||
| "Sexiest Man in Jamaica" | Mint Royale feat. Prince Buster | ||
| "Someone like Me" | Atomic Kitten | ||
| "Superstar" | Jamelia | ||
| † indicates songs that are also on the PlayStation version. | |||
| ‡ indicates songs that are locked in the PlayStation 2 version. | |||
| § indicates songs that are exclusive to the arcade version. | |||
See also
- Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
- DDR Festival Dance Dance Revolution
References
- Reed, Kristan (October 25, 2004). "Dancing Stage Fusion". Eurogamer. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- Clark, Gareth (February 2, 2005). "Dancing Stage Fusion Review". VideoGamer. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- Bischoff, Jens (November 12, 2004). "Test: Dancing Stage: Fusion (Musikspiel)". 4Players. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
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