New DDRMAX2 Screens And Info

Remy · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Astoria, NY

The folks at GamesAreFun have posted some new DDRMAX2 USA screenshots today.

Among the 13 screenshots, a screenshot shows a number of nonstop courses, including three custom courses that can be made by the user and a random course. While Nonstop mode is now a lock for the game, it remains unclear if Oni mode will be reappearing.

DDRMAX2 is scheduled to ship for the US Playstation 2 early October 2003.
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Catastrophe · Trick Member Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Location: Worcester, MA

So that is nonstop? For sure? I don't know if thats oni or nonstop since it looks so similar to the Japanese make-your-own-oni editor. The only definitive clue I see is the text "Can you keep dancing to the end?" The article didn't say anything informative either way about oni or nonstop. They only said that we were getting beginner mode but we already knew that.

OOH OOH! I know what song that is in information mode!

*starts working on the rest of the screenschots*

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TL · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 10:13 pm Post subject:

one of the pictures looks like either rain of sorrow or ever snow.

Adamn · Trick Member Joined: 17 Jun 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY

Definitely Rain of Sorrow. I know the last few steps of that song, and there's no mistaking them.

Danceatron · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 10:41 pm Post subject:

Either That's 'Breakdown' and 'Crash!', or they're recycling backgrounds... (quite likely, actually)
The "Hit Station" nonstop course implies some of the licenced songs will be well known 'hits' ("Days go by" for one)...

I find it odd that there's a three song nonstop course, but....meh, no biggie.

Didn't Konami confirm a while back that "All the modes from DDRMax (USA) would be present and then some" or something like that? If so, Oni has to be there.

The only songs I'd be willing to bet on definitely being in there are Maxx unlimited, Kakumei, and Tsugaru.....

My hopes:
Paranoia Survivor (and other Extreme songs)
Samba de janeiro
Long train Runnin'
Good US liscenced songs
Endless Mode (in addition to nonstop)
Some nice classics never before on a US release (Dam Daridam, Boom Boom Dollar K.O.G. , Ghosts(yeah, right) , So Deep, Telephone Operator,and Twilight zone come to mind)
and most importantly Create an oni mode.

Um... I guess that's all I've got for now....
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Kyle_Snyder · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jan 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX

We have Rain of Sorrow! I don't seem to recognize some of the step patterns in the new screen shots, so we must have new exclusives. I'm betting that these step patterns are exclusives from IIDX songs.
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Caliber · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 11:13 pm Post subject:

Looks like Jam and Marmalade is making a return from the screenshots.
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pa|N|da · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 11:13 pm Post subject:

one of those looks like long train running doesnt it, the one with the long freeze arrow and the steps on the left, and then a jump.
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Anima · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 11:36 pm Post subject:

mcpusc · Trick Member Joined: 07 Apr 2002 Location: ZZZ

except for the "new song info" screen, those look like stepmania captures to me. Anyone else?
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LouieT · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 12:00 am Post subject:

We're getting Can't Stop Fallin' In Love again. yay?
That doubles screen... perhaps it's CSFIL Speed Mix?

I also see STANDARD is back to that red-violet color instead of yellow, as well as green HEAVY. No more of this "we're going back to Standard/Difficult/Expert" talk, I hope.

And

we're getting random nonstops!
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Melvis at the Disco! · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 12:28 am Post subject:

The bumper card could either be La Copa da Vida or Trance De Janeiro. Makes more sense for the latter, though the former wouldn't surprise me the least bit.
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merridius · Trick Member Joined: 23 Jan 2002

hehehe it's interesting to note that every step they show in the pics is a perfect hehehe.

Eckostyle · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 2:32 am Post subject:

Judging from those BGs in one of the screenshots, I hope Flash In The Night makes a much-needed return.
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Devil Warrior · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: New Hampshire

That doubles screenshot could also be Silent Hill, it has the same step pattern like that. And that part is pretty close to the end, so the score would make sense if they're doing the footrating * 10 scoring method.
Also, on analyzing the stepchart for Silent Hill Heavy doubles, there are 269 steps, and 228 before the RLRL part shown in the screenshot. Up until that point, a full combo is also 248 steps. If two more steps were taken, you get a 250 combo. Also, approximate score for such a place is around 51.3 million. Is it yet safe to say that the screenshot is Silent Hill? Probably...

I'm bored, so lets list these:

Screen 01: Silent Hill
Screen 02: Unkown
Screen 03: Breakdown
Screen 04: Breakdown
Screen 07: Breakdown
Screen 08: Spin the Disc
Screen 09: Rain of Sorrow
Screen 10: Rain of Sorrow
Screen 11: Rain of Sorrow
Screen 12: Rain of Sorrow
Screen 13: Rain of Sorrow

Vic Viper · Trick Member Joined: 21 Jun 2002 Location: Richmond, VA

So the release date is now somewhere in October, and not September?
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Remy · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Astoria, NY