Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2, or simply Ultramix 2, is a music rhythm video game released on November 18, 2004 by Konami in American markets for the Microsoft Xbox.
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| Developer(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Series | Dance Dance Revolution |
| Platform(s) | Xbox |
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| Genre(s) | Music, Rhythm game Exergaming |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Gameplay
Music
Ultramix 2 has a unique songlist compared to previous releases on other console systems. Rather than focusing on songs pulled from specific arcade versions, there is more emphasis on completely new material. This is also the first DDR release to feature licenses from A Different Drum records, a trend that would continue on throughout the Ultramix and DDR Universe series, as well as the arcade release of Dance Dance Revolution X. This is also the second DDR game to utilize downloadable content after its predecessor, allowing users to download song packs off of Xbox Live.
A large portion of the new songs were ported over to the Japanese PlayStation 2 release, Dance Dance Revolution Strike.
| Song | Artist | Note |
|---|---|---|
| New Licensed Songs | ||
| "After All (Svenson & Gielen Remix Edit)" | Delerium | |
| "Brick House" | The Commodores | |
| "Burn For You" | Kreo | |
| "I'm In Heaven (Radio Version)" | Jason Nevins Presents Holly James | |
| "Jam On It" | Newcleus | |
| "Life Is A Game" | Arctic Blue | |
| "Play My Game" | Lightning | |
| "Rubberneckin' (Paul Oakenfold Remix Radio Edit)" | Elvis Presley | |
| "Sleepwalker" | Perfect Ending | |
| "Tough Enough" | Vanilla Ninja | |
| "Wherever You Are" | Laava | |
| A Different Drum Collaboration Songs | ||
| "Standing Still in Time" | Neuropa | |
| "Close Your Eyes" | daybehavior | |
| "Looking For You" | BOYJAZZ | |
| "skulk" | echo !mage | |
| "Mello" | Alien #Six13 | |
| "C Squared" | Alien #Six13 | |
| "Superstar (Nevarakka Mix)" | daybehavior | |
| New Dancemania Licensed Song | ||
| "Don't Stop" | Freestylers | |
| Returning Dancemania Licensed Songs | ||
| "DAM DARIRAM" | JOGA | |
| "DREAM A DREAM (MIAMI BOOTY MIX)" | CAPTAIN JACK | |
| "Flashdance...What a Feeling" | MAGIKA | |
| "MOONLIGHT SHADOW (New Vocal Version)" | MISSING HEART | |
| "NIGHT IN MOTION" | Cubic 22 | |
| "VOL.4" | RAVERS CHOICE | |
| Returning Konami Originals | ||
| "321 STARS" | DJ SIMON | |
| "A" | DJ Amuro | |
| "Air" | DJ SIMON | |
| "B4U" | NAOKI | |
| "Dead End" | N&S | |
| "DROP OUT" | NW260 | |
| "Leading Cyber" | dj TAKA | |
| "Love ♥ Shine" | Kosaka Riyu | |
| "MACHO GANG" | ANAL SPYDER | |
| "MAKE A JAM!" | U1 | |
| "Make Your Move" | good-cool feat. JP Miles | |
| "My Summer Love" | Mitsu-O! with Geila | |
| "V (for EXTREME)" | TAKA | |
| "MAXX UNLIMITED" | Z | From DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix |
| New Original Songs and BEMANI Crossovers | ||
| ".59 Remix" | Jesper Kyd | |
| "19, November" | good-cool | |
| "Altitude" | Kause & Konception | |
| "Baile le Samba" | Big Idea | |
| "Catch It!" | Total Science | |
| "Disco Break" | Art of Hot | |
| "EyeSpy" | or-if-is | |
| "Fly Through the Night" | Mr. T | |
| "Gyruss -Full Tilt-" | JT. 1Up | |
| "Hit n' Slap" | ASLETICS | |
| "I feel... (T.O.Y. Remix)" | T.O.Y. | |
| "In My Eyes (Midihead Remix)" | Midihead | |
| "Istanbul Café" | Jesper Kyd | |
| "La Cucaracha" | Big Idea | |
| "Love is Dreaminess" | L.E.D.-G vs Guhroovy fw/asuka | From Beatmania IIDX 5th Style (PS2 Version) Now first appeared in the original arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA |
| "Luv to Me (Ucchie's Edition)" | tiger YAMATO | |
| "Make a Jam! (Dub/House)" | Big Idea | |
| "Midnight Special" | Love Machineguns | |
| "Monkey Punk" | Big Idea | New Konami original song Now first appeared in the original arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA |
| "R10K" | tiger YAMATO | |
| "Red Room" | Jesper Kyd" | |
| "Ride on the Light (Hi Great Mix)" | Mr. T | |
| "Route 80s" | Sampling Masters MEGA | |
| "Starmine" | Ryu* | From Beatmania IIDX 4th Style Now first appeared in the arcade game DanceDanceRevolution (2014) |
| "The Big Voyager -Infinite Prayer Reinterpretation-" | L.E.D. | |
| "Tittle Tattle" | ZONK | |
| "TOE JAM" | Big Idea | |
| "VJ Army" | good-cool | |
| "Zero-One" | Mr. T | |
| "G2" | Aya | |
| "MAX 300 (Super-Max-Me Mix)" | Jondi & Spesh | New Konami original song Now first appeared in the original arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA |
Downloadable content
| No. | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "End of the Century" | No. 9 |
| 2 | "Era (NostalMix)' | Taq |
| 3 | "I Feel... (Junk Circuit Mix)" | Junk Circuit |
| 4 | "La Senorita" | Captain.T |
| 5 | "Silent Hill" | Thomas Howard |
| No. | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Balalaika, Carried with the Wind" | Julie Ann Frost |
| 2 | "Cosmic Cowgirl" | Toshio Sakurai |
| 3 | "In My Eyes (Neuromix)" | Neuropa |
| 4 | "Kind Lady (Interlude)" | Okuyatos |
| 5 | "More Deep (Ver.2.1)" | Togo Project feat. Sana |
| No. | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Disabled the Flaw" | D-crew |
| 2 | "Forever Sunshine" | Chel Y. |
| 3 | "Jelly Kiss" | Togo Project feat. Sana |
| 4 | "O Jiya" | Asmat & Emi |
| 5 | "Regret" | Ryo & Q-Mex S |
| No. | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hack" | Komaba |
| 2 | "Love This Feelin'" | Chang Ma |
| 3 | "R5" | Tiger Yamato with Ultrabeatbox |
| 4 | "Real" | Aya |
| 5 | "Waverer (Slide Mix)" | Akira Yamaoka |
| No. | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Diamond Jealousy" | Akira Yamaoka |
| 2 | "Guilty" | DJ Setup |
| 3 | "Helpless" | Taeko |
| 4 | "Hold On Me" | Tiger Yamato |
| 5 | "Open the P.A." | Akira Ishihara |
Music sampler
| Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 2 LIMITED EDITION MUSIC SAMPLER | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | November 18, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Various Genres | |||
| Length | 60:00 | |||
| Label | Konami | |||
| Producer | Konami | |||
| Various Artists chronology | ||||
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Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 Limited Edition Music Sampler is a bonus music CD featuring songs from the game. These samplers are available only to those who reserve the game before its release, typically at a GameStop or EB Games retail outlet.[3] The CD contains tracks taken directly from the game as well as unique remixes done by Konami's in-house artists from a broad range of musical styles.
Known to Konami as V-RARE SOUNDTRACK-4 USA, the V-RARE moniker had first been used by Konami to release similar albums in Japan to commemorate Bemani game releases there and still are to this date are. In Japan the music CDs are usually bundled with a given game upon release. To date Konami has released 13 V-RARE discs in the US to promote various Dance Dance Revolution game releases and has released them through various video game and non-video game vendors such as GameStop, EB Games, Toys "R" Us, and Burger King.
| Track | Song | Artist | Genre |
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| 1 | air | DJ SIMON | HOUSE |
| 2 | Skulk | echo image | DANCE POP |
| 3 | Starmine | Ryu | HAPPY HARDCORE |
| 4 | fly through the night | Mr. T | TRANCE |
| 5 | G2 | Aya | DRUM'N'BASS |
| 6 | Hit 'n' Slap | Asletics | HIPHOP |
| 7 | C Squared | Alien#Six13 | BIG BEAT |
| 8 | Midnight Special | Love Machineguns | SKA |
| 9 | GYRUSS -FULL TILT- | JT.1Up | ARCADE REMIX |
| 10 | In My Eyes (Midihead Remix) | Midihead | PROGRESSIVE TRANCE |
| 11 | Love Is Dreaminess | L.E.D.-G vs GUHROOVY feat. Asuka | HAPPY HARDCORE |
| 12 | Standing Still In Time | Neuropa | SYNTHPOP |
| 13 | ZERO-ONE | Mr. T | ELECTROSHOCK |
| 14 | THE BIG VOYAGER -INFINITE PRAYER REINTERPRETATION- | L.E.D. | GOA TRANCE |
| 15 | Baile Le Samba | Big Idea | SAMBA |
| 16 | I feel... (T.O.Y. Remix) | T.O.Y. | TRANCE |
| 17 | Make A Jam! (Dub/House) | Big Idea | DUB/HOUSE |
| 18 | Superstar (Neverakka Mix) | Daybehavior | ATMOSPHERIC TRANCE |
| 19 | MAX 300 (Super-Max-Me Mix) | Jondi & Spesh | HARDCORE TECHNO/TRANCE |
| EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACKS | |||
| 20 | Skulk (Album version) | echo image | DANCE POP |
| 21 | GYRUSS (Original theme) | Konami Classics | ARCADE |
| 22 | Superstar (Neverakka Mix)(Album version) | Daybehavior | ATMOSPHERIC TRANCE |
| 23 | C Squared (Album version) | Alien#Six13 | BIG BEAT |
| 24 | In My Eyes (Midihead Supalong Mix) | Midihead | PROGRESSIVE TRANCE |
Of the tracks that comprise this CD the more notable ones are MAX 300 (Super-Max-Me Mix) a remix of MAX 300 from the Japanese DDRMAX arcade and is also one song of many that marks the first time Konami has allowed outside talent to remix their in-house music, and In My Eyes (Midihead Remix) which introduces Bemani fans to Midihead, an artist that also goes by the name Monolithic and has been well received by DDR fans for his unique vocals and song structure.
Reception
References
- Neko Neko. "Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 2 for XBOX (NTSC NA)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- Konami. DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX 2 (Xbox). Konami. Level/area: Song select screen.
- Konami Insider News – December 2006 Page 2
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