Dance Evolution: The Ultimate Guide to Playing and Mastering the Kinect Music Game

2023-11-19 15:00:00
Today, November 20th, 13 years have passed since Konami Digital Entertainment’s music game “Dance Evolution” (hereinafter referred to as DanEvo) was released. “Dan Evo” is a music game released on Xbox 360. The title uses Kinect, an Xbox 360 peripheral that allows you to play by having a sensor recognize your body, and it is a music game where you actually dance in front of the screen. After the huge success of the music game “DanceDanceRevolution,” which features a controller that can be operated by stepping on the foot, a number of music games that use the body to play have been released. One example is Sega’s Samba DE Amigo, which was recently remade. In “Samba DE Amigo,” players hold a maracas-shaped controller and wave the maracas in time with the rhythm and pose according to the instructions on the screen. However, the shocking element of “Dan Evo” is that “you are also the controller.” In “Dan Evo,” you don’t have to hold a controller; instead, you play by dancing along with the characters displayed on the screen. In order to pass a highly difficult score, students are required to complete the choreography from the beginning to the end of the song, similar to a dance performance at a school sports festival. This competition was tough for me, an indoor fan, but it’s strange that I enjoyed it as a game. This time, to commemorate the 13th anniversary of “Dan Evo,” I recalled my memories from that time and wrote them down.[DanceEvolution (Xbox 360) gamescom2010 trailer movie]A device whose sensor recognizes your body movements and allows you to control the game by moving your body. In addition to dance games, a new music game that you can play with your whole body includes sensory games such as sports games such as boxing! However, I encountered the original version of this game when I was a boy!? The author first encountered this game at a game shop. I mainly play fighting games and shooting games, so I used to play on the Xbox 360, which is good for arcade games, but I got tired of playing only that. I wanted to play games unique to the Xbox 360, so a friend introduced me to a local game shop that specializes in foreign games and titles for the Xbox 360. The shop had many trial play corners for Xbox 360 titles, but he was surprised to hear nostalgic songs he had heard in KONAMI’s music games “beatmania” and “DanceDanceRevolution” being played. Ta. When I asked the store manager for details about this game, he told me that it was indeed a work by KONAMI’s music game brand “Bemani.” That was “Dan Evo”. “Dan Evo” is a music game where you actually dance to music. The dancers on the screen perform the choreography of the song, and during the dance, a musical score, or “notes” in music game parlance, is occasionally displayed. If you do the same movements as the choreography, such as waving your hands, taking steps with your feet, jumping, or shaking your hips, you will receive additional points. If you make a mistake, you will not score any points and the gauge at the bottom of the screen will decrease. If you perform the choreography successfully in succession, you will get more points and the gauge at the bottom left will also increase. The game will be forced to end when the gauge runs out, and if the gauge remains until the game is over and the song ends, the stage will be cleared. Dance to the dancers on the screen! There is also a musical score difficulty level that is common to Konami’s music game series, starting with “LIGHT” where notes are rarely played and the elements checked by the sensor are easy, “STANDARD” which is an intermediate difficulty level, and advanced difficulty level. “EXTREME”. Furthermore, there are five hidden difficulty levels: “MASTER” where there are many notes, and “STEALTH” where all notes are hidden and it is almost impossible to conquer unless you have memorized the choreography of the song. exists. In addition, as an element of play, there are hidden notes called secret ripples in the scores of STANDARD and higher, which do not display instructions on the screen and cannot be obtained in normal mode. This is an operation called parallel universe that increases the score for a certain period of time, and you can only get points by performing the choreography during the effect time. However, if you dance the song’s choreography correctly, it is easy to get a secret ripple. There are five hidden spots in every song, so memorizing the choreography will be essential in order to discover them all. Although “Dan Evo” is a completely new game, there was a sense of déjà vu with this game. The game dates back another 12 years to the release of “Dan Evo.” “ParaParaParadise”. It is a music game also released by KONAMI that started operating as an arcade game around 2000. It is a dance game that focuses on the dance that was popular at the time, Parapara.The housing has a sensor in front of an octagonal stage, and you move your hand in accordance with the objects displayed on the monitor to make the sensor react. The content was to dance the parapara. A home version was later released for the PlayStation 2, which also had a dedicated sensor installed to reproduce the same controls as the arcade version.[Parapara Paradise]This is a controller for PlayStation 2. There were many similarities between “Parapara Paradise” and “Dan Evo.” It involves moving the whole body, and the included songs include famous songs such as “NIGHT OF FIRE” and “YESTERDAY,” as well as Konami’s original dance music. However, there is a difference: in Dan Evo, not only hand movements are checked, but also the flip-flopping of the feet. “Parapara Paradise” is an extreme story, even if you only had to react to the sensor with your hand even with a difficult score, “Dan Evo” requires the movement of your whole body, which is perfect for dancing to a difficult score. must master the choreography. “Dan Evo” evolved from “Parapara Paradise” by keeping the hands at a certain height for a certain period of time and taking steps[DanceEvolution (Xbox 360) “KIMONO PRINCESS” Choreography Movie]Official choreography video. As the internet environment has evolved since the days of “Parapara Paradise,” it has become easier to learn choreography. The songs that are included in both “Dan Evo” and “Parapara Paradise” are basically choreographed to “Parapara Paradise.” It follows what was at the time. So, while I used to be able to clear songs by just moving my hands along with the notes, I now have to literally “memorize from scratch with my body.” Even though the music and choreography themselves are old, learning them is new. I was enjoying that strange feeling. Arcade version in operation. The fun of figuring out what to show and attract others.And in March 2012, the arcade version “Dance Evolution ARCADE” (hereinafter referred to as “Dan Evo AC”) went into operation. The overall feel is pop, and the white casing is beautiful. At the top center of the case, you can see the same Kinect logo as the Xbox 360 and the sensor. “Dan Evo AC” included songs from the home version of “Dan Evo”, as well as “Onna Shikite” and “Luka Luka Night Fever”. Popular J-POP and Vocaloid songs of the time were also added. There are many Konami original songs, and I was impressed by the vigorous online updates that included “Din Don Dan” and “Daisuke,” which was very popular on online video sites. This has made it even more possible to play for others to see by playing at a game center instead of at home. In the arcade version, many songs were unlocked by clearing certain conditions or by online updates, but the official choreography videos were never released. However, it was possible to learn the choreography if users posted playing videos early on. Thanks to the community, things like “learning the choreography for home use and performing it at the game center”, “learning a new song on a video site and going to the game center”, and “dancing with other players I met there” came naturally. It was completed. It was as if the game center had become a dance floor. Although 13 years have passed since its release, he has continued this trend, and as of 2023, there are no additional songs for either “Dan Evo” or “Dan Evo AC”, and it can be said that their role has ended. However, I believe that this lineage has not disappeared. The reason for this is that KONAMI’s arcade games that move the whole body are still going on. For example, there are games called “DANCERUSH STARDOM” and “Dance aROUND” (hereinafter referred to as “Danara”). The former is a game that focuses on taking steps, and unlike Dan Evo, the motion sensor does not detect the entire body. However, the camera built into the housing allows you to record your own dancing and post it to a video site using your smartphone. Because it is a game where you compete for scores using only your foot movements, you can create your own choreography, unlike Dan Evo. During play, the LED panel under your feet lights up, making your steps more noticeable. Since it is a game played only with the basic feet, videos of players creating their own choreography and filming are uploaded to video sites, and it is interesting to see the ingenuity of the players.On the other hand, “Danara” is close to the lineage of “Dan Evo”. , a game in which the player’s movements are detected by two cameras installed in the chassis and the player dances according to the choreography. Unlike “Dan Evo”, the choreography movements are displayed on the screen, so you can dance to a certain extent without having to prepare in advance. Best of all, the songs that were also included in “Dan Evo” are also used in these, and the choreography in “Dan Ara” in particular is carried over from “Dan Evo.” The lineage of “Dan Evo” is still being inherited. If you find yourself wanting to play the songs you once enjoyed after reading this article, please visit a game center.
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