El33tonline Review: Dancing Stage Supernova 2

Before every other rhythm game there was Bemani. It can be argued that just about every other rhythm ever invented is just a variation of Bemani – it is the series that introduced pressing buttons in time with the music. So before Guitar Hero there was Dance Dance Revolution, or Dancing Stage as it seems to be called now. Like Guitar Hero, it is a variation of Bemani played with a special controller – in this case a dance mat. The dance mat simply simulates pressing buttons, but because it’s big and on the floor it feels like you’re dancing when all you’re doing is pressing big buttons with your feet in time with the music. In fact, when I play it doesn’t look like dancing at all, but you may have seen those amazing people playing DDR at your friendly neighbourhood arcade – they certainly do look like they’re dancing, and having huge amounts of fun too.