<s>
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Konami	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
eighth	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
(	O
DDR	B-Application
)	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2002	O
for	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
,	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
despite	O
having	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
as	O
its	O
Japanese	O
counterpart	O
,	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
significantly	O
different	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
Video	O
Music	B-Application
Awards	O
in	O
2005	O
on	O
MTV	O
for	O
Best	O
Video	O
Game	O
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
came	O
out	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
DDR	B-Application
arcade	O
franchise	O
for	O
almost	O
four	O
years	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
worldwide	O
release	O
of	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
SuperNova	I-Application
(	O
branded	O
Dancing	B-Application
Stage	I-Application
SuperNova	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
release	O
of	O
Extreme	O
contains	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
soundtracks	O
of	O
any	O
DDR	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
240	O
songs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
music	B-Application
from	O
other	O
Bemani	O
music	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
issued	O
an	O
in-game	O
thank	O
you	O
to	O
the	O
fans	O
of	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
and	O
announced	O
a	O
rejuvenation	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
go	O
into	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
's	O
announcement	O
led	O
people	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
might	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
DDR	B-Application
release	O
,	O
or	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
might	O
be	O
on	O
hiatus	O
or	O
rebooted	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
Beatmania	B-Application
and	O
Beatmania	B-Application
IIDX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
DDRMAX2	O
7th	O
mix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
noticeable	O
changes	O
in	O
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
are	O
the	O
extra	O
stage	O
and	O
the	O
updated	O
green	O
color	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
banner	O
of	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
unlocks	O
access	O
to	O
other	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
songs	O
are	O
introduced	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Bemani	O
revival	O
songs	O
,	O
like	O
"	O
Beatmania	B-Application
IIDX	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
pop'n	O
music	B-Application
"	O
or	O
"	O
Keyboardmania	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
versions	O
of	O
DDR	B-Application
Solo	O
,	O
Home	O
DDR	B-Application
and	O
DDR	B-Application
Club	O
songs	O
created	O
by	O
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
DDR	B-Application
Party	O
Collection	O
which	O
featured	O
58	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
added	O
characters	O
Bus	O
and	O
Train	O
,	O
the	O
dancer	O
helpers	O
in	O
beginner	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
included	O
lesson	O
mode	O
and	O
credits	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Challenge	O
mode	O
,	O
returning	O
from	O
DDRMAX2	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
7thMix	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
game	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
presented	O
with	O
specific	O
goals	O
to	O
meet	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
passing	O
a	O
particular	O
section	O
of	O
a	O
song	O
with	O
different	O
variations	O
,	O
playing	O
a	O
song	O
with	O
special	O
modifiers	O
,	O
or	O
earning	O
a	O
set	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
project	O
known	O
as	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Pro	O
enables	O
the	O
Marvelous	O
judgment	O
in	O
all	O
play	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
introduces	O
two	O
difficulty	O
modes	O
as	O
mainstays	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
Beginner	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
appeared	O
in	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
USA	O
and	O
Dancing	B-Application
Stage	I-Application
EuroMix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
also	O
given	O
a	O
brief	O
tutorial	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
after	O
selecting	O
their	O
first	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
arcade	O
release	O
of	O
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
,	O
no	O
visual	O
indicates	O
that	O
a	O
song	O
has	O
Challenge	O
step	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
,	O
icons	O
representing	O
each	O
difficulty	O
level	O
including	O
Beginner	O
and	O
Challenge	O
light	O
up	O
when	O
a	O
highlighted	O
song	O
is	O
playable	O
on	O
those	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
slightly	O
different	O
rule	O
for	O
Extra	O
Stage	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
basic	O
principle	O
remains	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
gets	O
AA	O
on	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
MAX	O
as	O
ES	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
access	O
One	O
More	O
Extra	O
Stage	O
(	O
OMES	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sole	O
choice	O
(	O
using	O
3x	O
(	O
speed	O
)	O
,	O
Reverse	O
(	O
scroll	O
)	O
,	O
Challenge	O
(	O
difficulty	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sudden	O
Death	O
dance	O
meter	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
introduced	O
Party	O
Mode	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
mini	O
games	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
require	O
the	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
accessory	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	O
Dash	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
dance	B-Device
pad	I-Device
like	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
and	O
has	O
players	O
race	O
each	O
other	O
down	O
a	O
city	O
street	O
avoiding	O
obstacles	O
and	O
using	O
power	O
ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feeding	O
Time	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watch	O
Me	O
Dance	O
uses	O
the	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
to	O
place	O
a	O
live	O
video	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
the	O
background	O
during	O
normal	O
game	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clean	O
the	O
Screen	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
move	O
their	O
arms	O
across	O
the	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
's	O
view	O
to	O
wipe	O
away	O
visual	O
obstructions	O
during	O
normal	O
game	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	O
Ball	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
dance	B-Device
pad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
their	O
hands	O
to	O
knock	O
a	O
ball	O
into	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
block	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
clear	O
them	O
all	O
without	O
losing	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coconut	O
Panic	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
dance	B-Device
pad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
the	O
song	O
wheel	O
introduced	O
in	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
5thMix	O
was	O
altered	O
and	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
song	O
scrolling	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
instead	O
of	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
release	O
of	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
features	O
80	O
new	O
songs	O
of	O
240	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
new	O
songs	O
,	O
three	O
are	O
from	O
Dancing	B-Application
Stage	I-Application
EuroMix	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
11	O
are	O
from	O
both	O
Club	O
Version	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
two	O
regional	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
(	O
KCET	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
2002	O
by	O
Konami	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
KDEI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
disc	O
contains	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
music	B-Application
featured	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
menu	O
music	B-Application
and	O
an	O
uncut	O
version	O
of	O
Graduation	O
~	O
~	O
performed	O
by	O
BeForU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
megamix	O
features	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
menu	O
music	B-Application
and	O
the	O
in-game	O
announcer	O
mimicking	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
playing	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
promotion	O
was	O
a	O
minigame	O
on	O
the	O
Burger	O
King	O
website	O
that	O
if	O
beaten	O
provided	O
an	O
unlock	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
then	O
two-year-old	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
this	O
code	O
DDR	B-Application
fan	O
groups	O
who	O
had	O
read	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
and	O
noticed	O
the	O
song	O
believed	O
its	O
absence	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
last	O
minute	O
change	O
or	O
a	O
glitch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Puzzle/Rhythm	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
category	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
have	O
modified	O
the	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
engine	O
to	O
implement	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
subsequent	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Pro	O
enables	O
the	O
Marvelous	O
timing	O
window	O
in	O
all	O
play	O
modes	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
debuted	O
in	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
SuperNova	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Clarity	O
improves	O
upon	O
Pro	O
by	O
adding	O
Slow	O
and	O
Fast	O
timing	O
indicators	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
only	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
operator	O
's	O
discretion	O
beginning	O
with	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
X2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
only	O
available	O
with	O
an	O
e-Amusement	O
membership	O
since	O
the	O
2014	O
release	O
of	O
DDR	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
official	O
releases	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
led	O
to	O
bootlegged	O
versions	O
of	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Megamix	O
modifies	O
game	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Plus	O
modifies	O
game	O
graphics	O
,	O
including	O
block-style	O
graphics	O
for	O
regular	O
arrows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Clean	O
replaces	O
several	O
songs	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
inappropriate	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
Healing	O
Vision	O
~	O
Angelic	O
mix	O
~	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
also	O
saw	O
bootleg	O
cabinets	O
,	O
which	O
use	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
home	O
version	O
of	O
Extreme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
A	I-Application
received	O
a	O
DDR	B-Application
Selection	O
mode	O
,	O
featuring	O
songs	O
from	O
older	O
mixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
songs	O
available	O
in	O
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
,	O
including	O
two	O
DDRMAX	B-Application
songs	O
and	O
three	O
DDRMAX2	O
songs	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
the	O
Extreme	O
interface	O
by	O
using	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
A20	I-Application
also	O
offers	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
A20	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
Legend	O
License	O
campaign	O
on	O
golden	O
cabinets	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
new	O
cover	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
song	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
as	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
five	O
songs	O
released	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
four	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Barbie	O
Young	O
cover	O
of	O
"	O
Cartoon	O
Heroes	O
"	O
by	O
Aqua	O
was	O
exclusively	O
featured	O
in	O
DDR	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
DDR	B-Application
A20	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
"	O
Cartoon	O
Heroes	O
"	O
by	O
nc	O
featuring	O
Jasmine	O
And	O
Dario	O
Toda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Bus	O
Stop	O
cover	O
of	O
"	O
Long	O
Train	O
Runnin	O
 '	O
by	O
The	O
Doobie	O
Brothers	O
premiered	O
in	O
DDRMAX2	O
and	O
returned	O
in	O
Extreme	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
SuperNova	B-Application
series	O
and	O
DDR	B-Application
X	I-Application
replaced	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
cover	O
by	O
the	O
artist	O
X-Treme	O
with	O
different	O
lyrics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
DDR	B-Application
A20	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
"	O
Long	O
Train	O
Runnin	O
 '	O
"	O
by	O
Haruki	O
Yamada	O
(	O
ATTIC	O
INC	O
.	O
)	O
with	O
Bodhi	O
Kenyon	O
,	O
which	O
incorporates	O
lyrics	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
Bus	O
Stop	O
and	O
X-Treme	O
covers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DJ	O
Miko	O
cover	O
of	O
"	O
Sky	O
High	O
"	O
by	O
Jigsaw	O
premiered	O
in	O
DDR	B-Application
Solo	O
2000	O
and	O
returned	O
in	O
Extreme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
DDR	B-Application
A20	I-Application
will	O
introduce	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
"	O
Sky	O
High	O
"	O
by	O
Haruki	O
Yamada	O
(	O
ATTIC	O
INC	O
.	O
)	O
with	O
Martin	O
Leroux	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
song	O
is	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
"	O
Sky	O
High	O
"	O
by	O
Lucyfer	O
,	O
which	O
exclusively	O
appeared	O
in	O
DDR	B-Application
4thMix	O
Plus	O
and	O
DDR	B-Application
5thMix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Butterfly	O
"	O
by	O
Smile.dk	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
returned	O
in	O
many	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
,	O
including	O
Extreme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
DDR	B-Application
A20	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
"	O
Butterfly	O
"	O
by	O
Sota	O
F	O
.	O
from	O
BEMANI	O
Sound	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
