Product Description

The global dancing phenomenon gets even more physical with an entirely new game designed for the Nintendo Wii. Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party enhances the series' trademark interactive gameplay by combining the physically engaging, innovative and easy-to-pick-up-and-play mechanics of the Nintendo Wii platform. 4 player multiplayer, Nintendo Wii Remote and Nunchuck support, smash hits taken from the last 4 decades of music, entirely new modes and more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #327 in Video Games
• Brand: Konami
• Model: 40056
• Published on: 2009-11
• Released on: 2008-09-16
• ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .50" h x 5.25" w x 7.50" l, .36 pounds

Features

• Brand new DDR game designed exclusively for the Nintendo Wii
• 4 players simultaneous play turns any house into the hottest party
• All-new soundtrack includes licensed smash-hits from the last 4 decades
• Use the Nintendo Wii Remote and Nunchuck while dancing for greater total body interaction
• Swing the Nintendo Wii controller to send obstructions to your opponents

Customer Reviews

Not As Good As DDR Hottest Party 2
If you're deciding between buying DDR Hottest Party (HP) and DDR Hottest Party 2 (HP2), I highly recommend purchasing Hottest Party 2. I own both and recently purchased HP for additional songs to dance to. Also, it was the only other DDR out there for the Nintendo Wii.

In my opinion, HP has a better soundtrack than HP2. It has a lot of contemporary songs and many more fast tracks than HP2. But that's the only positive I really have to say about Hottest Party.

Hottest Party lacks a number of really nice options Hottest Party 2 has. You can't turn off steps less than 1/4 beat in anything but Workout Mode. In Hottest Party 2, you can turn them off in all modes (Groove Arena, Free Play, etc.). That's okay for very experienced DDR players and kids, but not so much for so less agile adults like myself (I'm 26, not THAT old) who will have a very tough time playing any level other than Beginner and Basic. HP also only saves your option selections for the duration of play. Once you turn your Wii off, HP will go back to all your default options...at least, in one of the options menus. That's another major issue - there's some options you can only access from the main menu, not the options button present in Groove Circuit or Free Play. So really, you need to go through 2 separate options menus each time you play to get it "just right."

There is also the issue with the game's sensitivity to the dance pad. I used the SAME PAD that came with Hottest Party 2. I've never had any issues with HP2 not registering my steps on the pad. But using this very same pad with Hottest Party made me realize the GAME does not register my steps very well since obviously, the pad works just fine on HP2.

So, my final thoughts are that HP might be a good investment for an experienced DDR player who actually knows how to hit 1/8 and 1/16 beats. But even then, you'll be frustrated by the 10 minutes it will take you to set up your options each time and the lack of communication between the dance pad and the game (you'll be screaming, "WHAT?! I TOTALLY GOT THAT!"). Get Hottest Party 2 - it may not have your favorite songs, but it's fun and better designed!

Great Game, tough workout
My wife and I got this game a few weeks now, and I think I lost about 5 pounds in the first week.
This game might just be able to help me with my rhythm.
It is great fun, and just the kind of workout I needed. It even keeps track of your burned calories.
Very addictive.

I just wish I could get the original dance pad as the second one, the one I did get is not as good and does not seem to react as well.

Great game!
I love DDR and own all of the games for playstation. When I heard it was coming out on the Wii I was very excited! It's just as fun as the playstation games, and it has options to make it more challenging. I really like the fact that you have the choice of turning on and off all options. Sometimes I don't feel like playing with the Wii remotes and it's very simple to just turn off that option to make it more like the original DDR games.

There were only two small things I did not like about the game.
First, the sensitivity of the Wii remote seems fairly poor. When you're playing a difficult level and you have to hit the arrows using the remote it does not always respond if you're moving too fast. It's frustrating to get docked points when you know you moved your arms, but the sensors didn't seem to pick it up.
Second, I was not able to use my metal pads with the Wii. I own a pair of metal pads that are meant to be used with the Playstation DDR games. I purchased a PS2 to Gamecube adapter, hoping that I would be able to use my metal pads with the Wii game. Unfortunately, this did not work, so i had to go out and purchase the plastic pad. It's very difficult to play harder levels with a plastic pad because it slides around a lot and your feet slip on it as well.

Overall, this is an excellent game for anyone who plays DDR or wants to learn, and the added features for the Wii are very fun and creative!