Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2 (North America)
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Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2, abbreviated DDR SuperNova 2, was released on September 26, 2007 by Konami
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 to the North American PlayStation 2
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 audience. SuperNova 2 features the standard gameplay modes as well as new modes to challenge seasoned players. The soundtrack ranges from classic Konami Originals to new pop and dance standards like music from Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
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, Gwen Stefani
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, Ian Van Dahl and Goldfrapp
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. Also featured is EyeToy
EyeToy
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 support for additional gameplay elements as well as mini-games using the camera and online play through the PlayStation Network allowing players to face-off with other players across the country. Released for the PlayStation 2 before the multi-regional arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2 is an arcade game in the Dance Dance Revolution series of music video games. It was produced by Konami and released through Betson Enterprises. The game was released in Japan in August, 2007, while the North American version was released several months later. The...

, the game gave American players a peek at the refined game engine and graphical improvements that were to come. The game was well received as a solid addition to the DDR lineup.

Gameplay

Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2 features the classic Game Mode of Dance Dance Revolution, including Nonstop and Challenge Mode courses. Battle Mode from the previous SuperNova returns. Replacing Stellar Master Mode from SuperNova is Hyper Master Mode, the main form of gameplay that allows new songs, courses, and other extras to be unlocked.

Hyper Master Mode

New to Master Mode is the use of the dancing character as a tool to help players advance through the levels. As players progress they earn points which can be used in the shop to buy new songs, courses, new modes of play, and components for the on-screen dancing character. Components, when equipped, make passing song in Hyper Master Mode easier or harder depending on the player's configuration. It is up to the player to determine which components are best suited for each song.

Music

This is the soundtrack of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2. The songs with a padlock next to their title are locked until purchased using in-game points. Yellow songs are licensed tracks, pink songs are new Konami Originals, green songs are returning Konami Originals and red songs are "boss songs" indicating the most difficult tracks available in the game.

Notable music

  • "Until Forever": One of the two winning songs of the Broadjam 2007 DDR Song Content. It was written by Beatdrop (Dain Olsen), long-time OverClocked ReMix
    OverClocked ReMix
    OverClocked ReMix, also known as OC ReMix and OCR, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and paying tribute to video game music through arranging and re-interpreting the songs with new technology and software, as well as by various traditional means...

     contributor.

  • "Eternus": The second winning song of the Broadjam 2007 DDR Song Contest. It was written by Sanxion7 (Tony Konzel), who is known as Saxxonpike on many DDR fansites.

  • "Paranoia (Hades)": This remix of the song "Paranoia" appeares as a Boss Song in SuperNova 2, written by Bemani artist Junko Karashima.

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