Good DDR For a Starter? (PS2 or GC)

[LeoTheBabyLonVampire]

Okay, So my 16 year old friend who suposedly sucks at DDR wants to have his own DDR , so he asked me what DDR would be good for him to start.
And i have no idea :V
Any Suggestions?
It has to be a PS2 or GC DDR

[DR. GREGORY HOUSE]

MAX2 was pretty good, and can be found on the cheap used.

Uh, your only real option on Gamecube is Mario Mix, and that shit's mildly expensive.

[zonic505]

Not to mention it's the ONLY DDR for the GCN, though if you get a Wii, you can use those pads for both Hottest Party games.

I'd say Extreme since it was geared towards everyone & it was the last DDR game to use the "play # of songs, unlock something" method.

[ctc43f]

Not Extreme, once the person gets halfway decent they'll wonder why they get random goods and boos without the dance pad option. Plus the music was pretty mediocre.

I would agree with Max2, the unlock system was straightforward and it had some (at the time) popular and recognizable mainstream songs. After that, I would say Supernova or Supernova 2 because of the amount of recognizable songs, but the unlock system is not beginner-friendly in terms of figuring out how it works.

[ranatalus]

max or max2 us is probably your best bet

[zonic505]

Just a warning, Max doesn't have Beginner (but it has enough easy songs for beginners), though Beginner tells you to stay in the middle, which you SHOULDN'T do. Also, it requires you play a CRAPLOAD of songs to unlock everything (500 song plays total to unlock everything).

Max, Max2, & Extreme all have the "play # songs" unlock system, so it'll be easier to unlock songs for newer players.

& the Mario Mix only has about 30-ish songs, though the game IS geared towards people getting into DDR.

Music-wise, I don't know. What kind of music does he like?

[Kσn]

I say get MAX2, I played it countless amounts of times over the years, and it was my first DDR game. If you cant find it get MAX, it also was very good.

[霧の白]

I don't know, my first was Extreme 2. XD

I would advise Max because it has a lot of nice songs to start out on, and basically has the how range of levels from "Cutie Chaser" to "Max 300".

[LeoTheBabyLonVampire]

WEll, His music taste is pretty much as mine so i guess any DDR would be good for him, Ia lready said to him to get Max or Max 2, because believe it or not, i agree with every single post here...
Supernova 1 and 2 are not that ebgginer friendly (i know it tkaed me a while to get used to it, even tough i am an experienced DDR player)

[Kalek]

i was going to say max2, but it looks like everyone else already suggested it

[DR. GREGORY HOUSE]

So that was a very pointless post.

Originally Posted by LeoTheBabyLonVampire

WEll, His music taste is pretty much as mine so i guess any DDR would be good for him, Ia lready said to him to get Max or Max 2, because believe it or not, i agree with every single post here...
Supernova 1 and 2 are not that ebgginer friendly (i know it tkaed me a while to get used to it, even tough i am an experienced DDR player)

The SuperNOVA series would help him get used to the newer background dancer/stage system in the arcades, the newer ES system (he may get good pretty fast, you never know).

The only reason I may shy away from it is the way to unlock the songs in SuperNOVA is kinda complicated for newbies. If you can help him through it though, more power to ya.

[John Jorell]

But if you like to make yourself exposed like as if you're playing in an amusement center, why not try playing DDR X (both US and Japan), DDR SuperNOVA Series (only in Japan). But I suggest just try out first DDRMAX2 and DDR EXTREME before you try SuperNOVA and X.

[_____Cait]

I'd say Extreme 2. That was my first one, anyway.

[Hajje]

ddr x because when doing missions you can do noob mode or normal mode, or mario mix because when you do the jumps you can kinda do the jump not at the same time (aimed at beginners) and everyone loves mario, but they also have non-mario crap

[Cali]

I would say Mario Mix, but its expensive. Then Max or Max 2. Max 2 is more american leisure player with less good KO's IMO, Max is a bit more KO friendly, and IMO the music is better. Plus its the only way to get 22Dunk Stateside and I believe in the post 4th plus frame rate.