Dance Dance Revolution: A Revolution To Your Living Room

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06 Apr 2006 02:27 PM

Dance Dance Revolution is a video game where your control the game with your feet rather than your hands. Rather than use a handheld controller you use a dance pad that is connected to your game system. During the game songs are played and arrows light up on the screen directing the game player to step on a certain arrow. Players earn points by stepping one the correct arrow at the correct time. Sound easy?

On the beginner mode this game isn't entirely impossible. There are three levels: beginner, normal, and hard. The hard level makes me dizzy just looking at it, I can't imagine actually trying to play it. If you ever go to arcades with your kids however they will often have one of these games set up with kids moving at speeds unimaginable.

Besides getting your kids off the couch, you may find yourself wanting to get into this game as well. The game has a workout mode on it where you can input your weight, and the game will count how many calories you burn while playing. There is a calendar that will keep track of how many calories you've burned each day and will translate that into how far you might have gone if you had been running, and the equivalent in jumping rope.

Dance Dance Revolution makes working out fun, because you are playing a game rather than heading out to the gym. I once played this game for three hours straight bound and determined to beat a certain song level. I eventually beat the song, but I also burned close to six hundred calories in the process.

Dance Dance Revolution can be a fun video game purchase for you and your children, and get everybody up off the couch and moving.

There are several different releases of the game. They make versions for Playstation, Playstation 2, and Xbox. You can purchase the game at video game stores as well as Amazon.com

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Lisa P (24013) 07 Apr 2006 12:06 AM

So funny that I should read this now - My hubby has an XBox, so I bought a dance pad on Ebay (cheap) months ago, expecting to pick up the game and start playing for fun and exercise. Life happens, we moved and we're finally settling in to the new place.

Well, my son is 18 months old now and LOVES dancing, so I ordered the game and YES - another dance pad for my little guy. I can't wait to hook it up and give it a try!

Aimee Amodio (11995) 07 Apr 2006 11:44 AM

I LOVE DDR! I'm about as graceful and coordinated as a hippo in a tutu, but I love it anyway. And would you believe there's an American Idol version where you can not only dance, but sing, too!

Lisa P (24013) 10 Apr 2006 03:03 PM

LOL! A hippo in a tutu! That's me! I got the XBox hooked up and tried DDR this weekend - what a BLAST! I didn't want to stop! I'm doing the Body-for-Life program (see the Weight Loss Blog at: http://weight-loss.families.com/blog/) and this is awesome high-intensity exercise. The only problem is getting yourself to stop!

Emily Price (4736) 11 Apr 2006 03:39 AM

I know what you mean-

One of the newer verions has "continuous mode" during the game where you can play song after song until you give up, or fail (whichever comes first) instead of the usual 3 song game. I played for maybe two hours straight one day and got my record up to almost thirty songs.

Best workout ever, if you have a competetive personality, the only downside is if you do continuous in game pay you can't chart your calories burned etc.

Can't stop...must win game... :O)