E3 '07: Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Hands-On

By Joe Dodson, GameSpotPosted Jul 11, 2007 7:23 pm PT

We move our feet and shake our hands to the beat of Konami's new rhythm game for the Wii.

While journalists and fans are content to ‘Ooh’ and ‘Ahh’ about the rock bands and guitar heroics du jour, we chose to remember an older genre-defining rhythm series by asking Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party for a dance. With some crazy new arrow types, fleshed-out motion controls, and an ever-growing song list, this game is turning into a shindig you won’t want to miss this October.

As you might have read in Brian Ekberg’s earlier look at Hottest Party, the big innovation is the use of the Wii controller to add arm and hand movements to the rhythmic mix. In the version we recently played at E3, hand movements are denoted by special arrows that flow up the screen pointing either left or right. When one hits the top, you need to move the corresponding hand, preferably in a fancy-looking way. These are simple gestures, but they add even more challenge for DDR vets and new, hilarious-looking ways to flounder for DDR rookies.

Also new are armored arrows that must be stomped twice before they register. The first stomp knocks the armor off and knocks the arrow about four inches down the screen, before it rises back up. It’s like a double arrow but trickier because it only looks like one. These will definitely put your dancing skills to the test.

Along with these new features comes a robust track list, including re-recorded versions of: 1, 2 Step; Clocks; Hot Stuff; Blue Monday; Disco Inferno; Karma Chameleon; You Spin Me Round (Like A Record); Little L; Yo, Excuse Me Miss; Caught Up; Hot Stuff; Rhythm Is A Dancer; Too Little Too Late; The Sign; Far Away; Lips Of An Angel.

This is only a fraction of a track list that will be at least fifty songs long when the game ships, but as you can see it has something for everyone. So if you like to dance, get ready to move your feet and shake your hands when Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party ships this October.

53 Comments

  • melefty

    Posted Sep 3, 2007 7:47 am PT

    i hope you can turn the hand thing, and the armored arrow thing on and off.

  • wienccw

    Posted Aug 9, 2007 4:55 am PT

    It will be good in WII

  • TowerGuard64

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 9:17 pm PT

    The best part is the game is 4 player

  • gmrndlze

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 10:22 am PT

    Even cooler, I can use my mario DDR pad with this game.

  • gmrndlze

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 10:21 am PT

    sounds like it's gonna be fun.

  • benjaminjoel

    Posted Aug 6, 2007 6:30 pm PT

    Yes, you can use DDR Mario Mix pads with this game.

  • mhder

    Posted Aug 6, 2007 12:10 pm PT

    funny people complain about hand waving when... well some would say that dancing on a mat was stupid too. Maybe none of you have played those arcade ones where hand movements are a part of the routine so I'd say the home version finally caught up.

  • sephiroth_4

    Posted Aug 5, 2007 5:55 am PT

    I hope I can use my GC pads that I got for DDR Mario....yaaawn

  • cleverdan18964

    Posted Jul 30, 2007 5:49 pm PT

    Finally something new for DDR. The dance mat got kinda boring.

  • blehbeast1234

    Posted Jul 29, 2007 10:44 am PT

    The hand controls are kind of whack. So hopefully there will be a mode without the stupid hand controls. Ooh look at me, I'm waving my hands and dancing at the same time. It's not cool!

  • Roxbury_Boy

    Posted Jul 28, 2007 10:57 am PT

    y don't they just use the ddr pad?

  • bugsonglass

    Posted Jul 27, 2007 5:06 pm PT

    First DDR Mario ... now DDR with hand waving.

    What's wrong with just doing a plain, simple, honest to god DDR for a Nintendo console Konami? Why does it always have to be gimicky?

    Colour me disappointed with this one.

  • ckat609

    Posted Jul 27, 2007 1:10 pm PT

    generalish... nope, I'm the other guy who hasn't :-( I'm getting this just to see what all the fuzz is all about

  • p00toilet

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 12:33 pm PT

    the arm motions sound cool. Now if they could somehow incorporate the Donkey Konga bongos and the Guitar Hero guitar, this would be the perfect game for watching your friends make a fool of themselves.

  • Hawk456

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 4:19 am PT

    I played this once in an arcade, many years ago. If no one lived below me, I'd probably pick up DDR

  • Simpsons2102

    Posted Jul 24, 2007 10:43 am PT

    looks sweet i gettin this

  • nely_nelson

    Posted Jul 22, 2007 7:21 pm PT

    they killed it with the hand controls

  • cheddar101

    Posted Jul 22, 2007 4:40 pm PT

    y cant they just make a normal ddr game for wii and just shows the music videos for the songs instead ofnanimated ppl just dancing

  • mrsaturn101

    Posted Jul 21, 2007 7:12 pm PT

    I want them to let us download original songs from PS2 DDR games

  • Princecake

    Posted Jul 21, 2007 9:11 am PT

    I hope they'll sell more tracks online as micro transaction sales...

    I hate changing disks every 2-3 songs because my favourites spread all over the place..

Dance Dance Revolution H Quick Links

Summary | Reviews | News | Previews & Features | Images | Videos | Answers | Hints & Cheats | Forum | Check Prices

Check Prices: $69.99 – 81

Amazon.com $69.99 SHOP ›
eBay $81 SHOP ›
advertisement
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Boxshot Enlarge the boxshot
Dance Dance Revolution H

Game Stats

Full Game Details »Close

Games you may like…

Users who looked at content for this game also looked at these games.

See More Similar Games