great game

Reviewed by jhnmgl on October 01, 2006  |  report this review

very fun game but a little short xd

this is a must have game if you want to lose some weight

Fun and great work out

Reviewed by sainticeman on March 20, 2007  |  report this review

I am no expert Dance Dance player, but this game is fun and very challenging for me. If you are an expert it might be too easy, but there are 5 different difficutly settings which is great. If you are a new dance dancer than this game is great for you. It is hard to find, but if you need another dance pad you can get those directly from nintendo for only 20 dollars. Hope that helps.
This is a great Game

Good Spinoff, But Easy

Reviewed by Reikan on March 24, 2007  |  report this review

DDR : Mario Mix is an interesting little thing - Comes complete with a dance pad and game. It's good for beginners at DDR, because it makes it more fun with familiar beats from Super Mario Bros, and a fun story mode that sends you dancing your way to save the day. The story mode is kind of lame at times, but then again, it's a dancing game, so the story isn't going to be the best out there. This game is alot easier than the actually DDR (Super Hard mode on Mario Mix is about as hard as Normal on the original DDR). So if you want something fun, easy, and that'll help you lose weight :P Then get this one today, because Mario's waiting for you on the dance floor.

Songs don't want to make you dance.

Reviewed by kngzmexican on October 26, 2007  |  report this review

Up, down, left and right. These four simple directions have provided the backbone for Konami's hit Dance Dance Revolution games. The DDR titles took Japan by surprise a decade ago and have since invaded the rest of the world, attracting hardcore players and newcomers (see: girls) more interested in dancing than partaking in traditional videogames. The premise is simple. Players position their feet atop an included dance mat and tap directional pads in unison with on-screen cues. The design seems basic, but the good dance games are separated from the bad ones by way of two key components: a strong selection of popular, groove-inspiring music and well-implemented on-screen instruction that is matched to said tunes. PlayStation 2 owners have over the years come into many rock-solid DDR games. GameCube fans, on the other hand, have not -- they were treated to only one, and it lacked both good music and well-placed on-screen cues.

Luckily, GCN owners finally have a DDR game to get excited about and it comes from Konami, the company that created and advanced the genre over the years. The studio has teamed up with the Big N to deliver GameCubers DDR Mario Mix, a new take on the classic formula with a Mushroom Kingdom-themed twist. Mario Mix enables players to become such characters as Mario and Luigi as they set off through a simplified storyline and participate in dance-offs and mat-ready mini-games. The game's selection of music is light on pop hits and over-the-top difficulty, but heavy on Nintendo inspired themes, storyline and music. The result is an offering that is more likely to please fans of the Big N than conventional DDR types. And that may not be a bad thing.

It's Dance Time
We have to give Konami credit for avoiding the undesirable copy and paste job of the basic DDR setup. Mario Mix arrives with a complete, albeit marginal storyline and a presentation that rivals the best of the Mario Party franchise. The powerful Music Keys, which naturally contain the power of music, have been stolen from the Truffle Towers. It's up to Mario (or Luigi) to get them back before villains such was Waluigi can use them to his dancing advantage. The title's simple storyline is of course merely a means to connect together the various play modes, but it is nevertheless an important and welcomed part of the package if for no other reason than it gives gamers reasons to dance. Cut-scenes take place using the game engine and dialogue is disappointingly delivered in text. Still, the world that players explore is rich with Mushroom Kingdom locations and characters that any Nintendo fan can appreciate.

The title's unique story option is its main attraction and players will need to go through it in order to unlock stages and songs for use in the other modes. The story takes players to four different worlds, each with its own varying dance-offs and mini-games. Seasoned DDR players will have no trouble advancing through the relatively shallow offering