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Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Series	Dance Dance Revolution
Released	NA September 25, 2007[1] (bundle) November 6, 2007 (game only)
Genre	Music
Mode(s)	Multiplayer, Single Player
Ratings	ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10+) for Mild Language
Platform(s)	Wii
Media	Wii Optical Disc
Input methods	Wii Remote and Nunchuk, dance pad

Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party is a title for the Wii from Konami, released in 2007. It is the first installment for the Wii in the popular rhythm game series. In addition to the traditional dance pad, which utilizes the Nintendo GameCube controller ports, Hottest Party also supports the Wii Remote and Nunchuk attachment, allowing the player to use their hands while playing. In the demo, a new type of arrow, resembling two vertical lines, signified motioning with the Wii Remote or Nunchuk instead of stepping on the mat. These motion arrows can be disabled from the Options menu

Contents 1 Game modes 1.1 Groove Circuit 1.2 Free Mode 1.3 Workout Mode 2 Reaction 3 Featured songs 4 Unlockable songs 4.1 Boss songs 5 Notes and references 6 External links

Unlike the GameCube game Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, which had a Mario theme and some say was aimed at beginners, Hottest Party is a standard Dance Dance Revolution game. However, in Hottest Party, there are also 'gimmick steps' that resemble Mario Mix's 'Mush Mode', in which arrows have special effects like forcing the player to step twice, or arrows that change orientation to confuse.

A demo shown to press in February 2007 included three songs. The final game includes 50 songs from the last "four decades of music".^[2] Several modes of multiplayer for up to four players are included, including an upgraded version of the classic Battle Mode, a new Friendly Sync mode in which all participants must perform actions in sync to get credit for them, and a Friendship Mode in which only the most accurate step out of the 2-4 participating players gets counted. Though previously mentioned as being absent from the game while in development, Workout Mode is featured in the final product.^[3]

The dance mats from Mario Mix are compatible with the game.^[4] All third-party dance pads designed for use with the GameCube are similarly compatible. The dance pad and game bundle was released on September 25, 2007.^[1]

Groove Circuit is the mode in which many of the game's unlockables can be accessed. The player clears stages while simultaneously unlocking the set of Konami Original songs. A typical stage consists of three different challenges, and a condition that applies to them all. The first challenge is to complete the condition for a set number of songs that are already unlocked. The second challenge involves doing the same thing to songs that are not unlocked yet. Completion will unlock those tracks for Free Play. Lastly, the player must beat an opponent, similar to Battle Mode, while also completing the set condition. Completion will unlock the song, a new costume for the dancer the player defeated, and periodically a new Workout Mode.

Free Mode is where a player can dance to any of their unlocked music in five different modes.

Single Mode is for one player. Any number of songs can be played in a single session.

Battle Mode is for one or two players. If only one player is competing, they will go against a random computer opponent. Opponents have to compete at the same level of difficulty

Multi Mode is for two to four players. Each player is free to choose their own difficulty, and the players have no interaction with each other through the game.

Sync Mode is also for two to four players, and consists of everybody sharing the same field of arrows. The least accurate dancer is the one that will be scored, e.g. if one player gets a Good step and another player gets a Perfect step, the step will count as a Good for all players, who share the same score at the end of the song.

Friendship Mode is for two to four players, and is the inverse of Sync Mode in the way that the most accurate dancer, as opposed to the least accurate, gets counted. The other characteristics of Sync Mode stay, such as sharing a single field of arrows.

Workout Mode is where players can dance to either a predetermined or a random set of songs, and their calories burned will be counted. A profile can be set up for each player, and before each session, the player can choose either how long they want to play, or how many calories they want to lose. Play stops when the player reaches the set condition.

The game has received generally mixed reviews. While contrary to belief before the game released, many reviews agree the hand motions freshen the DDR experience and are a positive addition to the game. ^[5]

Note: These are the songs being covered/included in the game so far (All songlist information has been gathered and compiled from Bemanistyle and Konamistyle):

• "1,2 Step" by LADY-S (made famous by Ciara)
• "99 Red Balloons" by M-CREW project (made famous by Nena)
• "Always (Microbots Trance Dance Mix)" by MAN'S COOL (made famous by Erasure)
• "Blue Monday" by wg (made famous by New Order)
• "Buried A Lie" by COOLS K (made famous by Senses Fail)
• "Call On Me" by 2000's STARS (made famous by Nelly and Janet Jackson)
• "Caught Up" by Stopped Cold (made famous by Usher)
• "Clocks" by T.R.MASTER MC (made famous by Coldplay)
• "Disco Inferno" by OK.OK.OK (made famous by The Trammps)
• "Far Away" by Traveler (made famous by Nickelback)
• "Finally" by CLUB 90's (made famous by CeCe Peniston)
• "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by Rave Attackers (made famous by C+C Music Factory)
• "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" by neo GRUV (made famous by Crystal Waters)
• "Hot Stuff" by DISCO QUEEN (made famous by Donna Summer)
• "I Don't Feel Like Dancin' by Life Aloud (made famous by Scissor Sisters)
• "Karma Chameleon" by happy happy cores (made famous by Culture Club)
• "Lips of an Angel" by Jet Rockers (made famous by Hinder)
• "Little L" by Single Funk (made famous by Jamiroquai)
• "Nothing But You" by TRANCE JACK (made famous by Paul Van Dyk)
• "Rhythm is a Dancer" by SPOTS (made famous by Snap!)
• "Summertime" by Eazin' (made famous by Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• "The Sign" by Honey Sweet (made famous by Ace of Base)
• "Too Little Too Late" by Okokoro (made famous by JoJo)
• "Unappreciated" by Wrapped Up (made famous by Cherish)
• "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" by Smooth-1 (made famous by Chris Brown)
• "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" by M.A.N (made famous by Dead or Alive)

• "Lesson by DJ" - U.T.D & Friends
• "Touchin'" - The Lonely Hearts
• "Let it Out" - True Dreamer
• "Here I Go Again" - NM feat. Malaya
• "Will" - NAOKI
• "Beautiful Inside (Cube::Hard Mix)" - NM feat. Alison Wade
• "Heavens and the Earth" - The Lonely Hearts
• "B4U (The Acolyte Mix)" - J-RAVERS
• "Such a Feeling" - U1
• "Confession" - trance star
• "The Reason" - Black Rose Garden
• "Hold Tight" - 800 slopes
• "Mess with my Emotions" - Latenighter
• "Little Steps" - Freeman
• "The Beat" - Sparky
• "BRE∀KDOWN! (World Version)" - ELE ROCKS
• "CANDY (UFO Mix)" - The Sweetest
• "We Will Live Together" - Happy CoreMAN
• "1998 (Sparky 2006)" - J-RAVERS
• "I'm Flying Away" - Stepper
• "LOVE SHINE (Body Grooverz 2006 Mix)" - W.W.S
• "Moving On" - J.J. Pops

• "SUPER SAMURAI" - Jun

• "TokyoEVOLVED" - NAOKI underground (American Version only?)

• "Pluto the First" - White Wall (Japanese version only?)

• DDR Hottest Party official site
• (Japanese) Official site

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