Dancing Stage Universe 2
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Dancing Stage Universe 2, or Universe 2, is a music video game
that was announced by Konami
Germany on July 17, 2008 for the Europe
an Xbox 360
. Released on November 18, 2008, as the follow-up to Dancing Stage Universe
it features new music and new and refined modes of play, as well as content downloads (although the game does not appear on the Xbox.com website outside the U.S., making it impossible to download content).
Announced alongside Dancing Stage SuperNova 2 by Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH on July 17, 2008, Dancing Stage Universe 2 will continue the Dancing Stage series on the Xbox 360
for the Europe
an gaming audience. The game will feature new music from Goldfrapp
, Klaxons
and OK Go
. New modes of gameplay will also be available to players such as Free Mode that will allow players to dance to the music without needing to match their steps to predefined charts. Online play will be improved as well giving players fiercer competition between each other and CPU players. Xbox Live! will also feature downloadable content that will extend the replay value of the game and give players additional music and features to choose from.
It has also been announced that Dancing Stage Universe 2 will features more than 70 songs dating back from the 70s to present day hits, a DJ Mode that allows players to mix the songs in the game to their liking and Quest Mode the ability for players to modify their dancing characters with over 400 features. Universe 2 will feature music videos to licensed songs in the game.
Music video game
A music video game, also commonly known as a music game, is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player's interactions with a musical score or individual songs...
that was announced by Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
Germany on July 17, 2008 for the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
. Released on November 18, 2008, as the follow-up to Dancing Stage Universe
Dancing Stage Universe
Dancing Stage Universe, or DS Universe, was released by Konami to the European game market on December 12, 2007. Then to the Australian game market on December 21, 2007. Universe is the first Dance Dance Revolution game to be released on the Xbox 360 in Europe and Australia...
it features new music and new and refined modes of play, as well as content downloads (although the game does not appear on the Xbox.com website outside the U.S., making it impossible to download content).
Development
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
for the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an gaming audience. The game will feature new music from Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1999 in London, England, that consists of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory ....
, Klaxons
Klaxons
Klaxons are a British indie rock band, based in London. Following the release of numerous 7-inch singles on different independent record labels, as well as the success of previous singles "Magick" and "Golden Skans", the band released their debut album, Myths of the Near Future on 29 January 2007....
and OK Go
OK Go
OK Go is a rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, USA, now residing in Los Angeles, California, USA. The band is composed of Damian Kulash , Tim Nordwind , Dan Konopka and Andy Ross , who joined them in 2005, replacing Andy Duncan...
. New modes of gameplay will also be available to players such as Free Mode that will allow players to dance to the music without needing to match their steps to predefined charts. Online play will be improved as well giving players fiercer competition between each other and CPU players. Xbox Live! will also feature downloadable content that will extend the replay value of the game and give players additional music and features to choose from.
It has also been announced that Dancing Stage Universe 2 will features more than 70 songs dating back from the 70s to present day hits, a DJ Mode that allows players to mix the songs in the game to their liking and Quest Mode the ability for players to modify their dancing characters with over 400 features. Universe 2 will feature music videos to licensed songs in the game.
Music
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| "Atlantis to Interzone Atlantis to Interzone "Atlantis to Interzone" is a song by British indie electro act Klaxons. The song references the mythical lost city of Atlantis and the short story collection Interzone by William S. Burroughs, which is itself Burroughs' concept of a "metaphorical stateless city"... " |
Klaxons Klaxons Klaxons are a British indie rock band, based in London. Following the release of numerous 7-inch singles on different independent record labels, as well as the success of previous singles "Magick" and "Golden Skans", the band released their debut album, Myths of the Near Future on 29 January 2007.... |
| "Galang" | M.I.A. M.I.A. (artist) Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam , better known by her stage name M.I.A. , is an English singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, painter and director of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Her compositions combine elements of hip hop, electronica, dance, alternative and world music. M.I.A... |
| "Here It Goes Again Here It Goes Again "Here It Goes Again" is an alternative rock/power pop song by OK Go, and is the third released single from the album Oh No. It also appears on the compilation album Now 23. It remains the band's only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, where it entered the Top 40 at #38, mostly due to the... " |
OK Go OK Go OK Go is a rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, USA, now residing in Los Angeles, California, USA. The band is composed of Damian Kulash , Tim Nordwind , Dan Konopka and Andy Ross , who joined them in 2005, replacing Andy Duncan... |
| "Ooh La La" | Goldfrapp Goldfrapp Goldfrapp are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1999 in London, England, that consists of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory .... |
| "Young Folks Young Folks "Young Folks" is the first single from Peter Bjorn and John's third album, Writer's Block . The single features Victoria Bergsman of The Concretes as a guest vocalist.-Reception:... " |
Peter, Bjorn and John |
| "It's The Beat" | Simian Mobile Disco Simian Mobile Disco Simian Mobile Disco are a United Kingdom-based production and remix team formed in 2005 by James Ford and Jas Shaw of the band Simian. Musically, they are known for their analogue production... |
| "Noise Won't Stop Noise Won't Stop Noise Won't Stop is the third studio album by New York electronica band Shy Child.-Release:The album was the first by the band to be released in the UK, leading many to erroneously believe that it was the band's first album... " |
Shy Child Shy Child Shy Child are an electronic music duo from New York consisting of Pete Cafarella on vocals and synthesizers and Nate Smith on drums.-History:Shy Child formed in the summer of 2000, when former college friends Pete Cafarella and Nate Smith separately moved to New York... |
| "You Gonna Want Me" | Tiga Tiga (musician) Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount... |
| "Chicken Payback" | The Bees The Bees The Bees can refer to:* The Bees , an indie group from the Isle of Wight, known in the US as A Band of Bees* The Bees , a Nashville, Tennessee-based acoustic pop band, now called The Silver Seas... |
| "Heartbeats" | The Knife The Knife The Knife are a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg, formed in 1999. The group consists of siblings Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. They first received international attention after their song "Heartbeats", covered by... |
| "Golden Dawn Golden Dawn Golden Dawn may refer to:In popular culture:* Golden Dawn , an Austrian black metal band* The Golden Dawn , a 1960s psychedelic band* The Golden Dawn , an indie pop/rock band* Golden Dawn , a 1930 musical... " |
South Central South Central South Central may refer to:* South Los Angeles , an area in Los Angeles, California* South Central Alaska, a region containing Anchorage metropolitan area* South Central Railway Zone , a part of Indian Railways... |