Development
Development on X3 began shortly after X2 was released. From June 8 to June 10, 2011, a location test was held in Akihabara, Tokyo. This location test revealed new songs and other features. These features include the new Target Score and BEMANI folders. The menu screens also got an update; they are now blue instead of green. Other enhancements to the theme were also made, such as the animation of the background (these animations are very similar to the one used on Dance Dance Revolution II). Konami also announced that there will be a new 2ndMIX mode, where the player can play a full HD version of DDR 2ndMIX.
Features
- 2ndMIX mode. The player will be able to play a full HD version of "DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX", including all licenses from the game. New features will be added on the mode, such as the e-AMUSEMENT capabilities.
- Target Score, which allows players to view machine and e-Amusement records without playing the song.
- "BEMANI Title" sort, which allows songs to be sorted by the BEMANI title they originally appeared in.
- DRILL COURSE have been removed
Extra Stage
DDR X3 also implements a new system for accessing Extra Stage. "Star system" can now be used to access Extra Stage. When the player clear a song, they will get stars (shown below the grade) depending on what grade they get:- AAA grade = 3 stars
- AA grade= 2 stars
- A-D grade = 1 star
- E grade (Failed) = -
- Getting a full combo = (n)star+1
Encore Extra Stage
The requirement for accessing Encore Extra Stage is the same from DDR X2; scoring AA or better under Expert on the specific song during Extra Stage. Scoring AA or better on Amalgamation will unlock UNBELIEVABLE (Sparky remix). As of January 25, 2012, successfully unlocking UNBELIEVABLE (Sparky remix) on Extra Stage and scoring AA on that song unlocks NEPHILIM DELTA on Encore Extra Stage. Like DDR X2, these songs are the sole choice for Encore Extra Stage and only available on Expert difficulty.Internet Ranking
The game will have Internet Ranking like previous games. As usual, it uses the courses available in the game. The game uses e-Amusement to upload the scores to network. Currently, there are two Internet Rankings, one of which is underway :- INTERNET RANKING#1 = February 8, 2012 - February 22, 2012 ~ uses HYPER and vs X3
- INTERNET RANKING#2 = February 29, 2012 - March 14, 2012 ~ uses VOCAL and UPPER
Daily Special
On AOU 2012, Konami announced a new event called "Daily Special" that will start on February 20, 2012. In this event, a new BEMANI crossover will be available on each day of the week (from Monday to Friday). The cycle of the song unlocking will be done on 12.00 P.M. (JP UTC) and requires e-Amusement. The songs are :- Monday = SigSig
- Tuesday = message
- Wednesday = 天上の星 ～黎明記～ (Tenjou no Hoshi ~Reimeiki~)
- Thursday = 繚乱ヒットチャート (Ryouran Hit Chart)
- Friday = 雫 (Shizuku)
APPEND TRAVEL
DDR X3 is one of the BEMANI games that will hold the new APPEND TRAVEL event to promote jubeat copious APPEND. Currently, the event is scheduled to start on March 14, 2012. Players can collect APPEND ENERGY and buy items from e-Amusement GATE, some of which can alter aspects of the game. Those are :- Song - TWINNKLE♥HEART
- Accessory - Jubeat Mask
- Item - Enjoy Full Stage (will be able to pass the stage even if the dance meter is empty)
- Item - Enjoy Level Booster (leveling up Enjoy Level becomes much easier)
| Song | Artist | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Songs (7 total) | ||
| "コネクト" (Connect) |
cover of Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime opening | |
| "ヘビーローテーション" (Heavy Rotation) |
cover of AKB48 | |
| "女々しくて" (Memeshikute)  |
ゴールデンボンバー | |
| "future gazer" | fripSide | Toaru Kagaku no Railgun OVA opening |
| "STRAIGHT JET" | 栗林みな実 | IS (Infinite Stratos) anime opening |
| "LOVE & JOY" | 木村由姫 | "Hanamura Daisuke" theme song |
"COME BACK TO MY HEART"  |
Another Infinity feat. Mayumi Morinaga | from Ryu☆'s album "AGEHA" |
| Konami Original Songs (9 Total) | ||
| "Fever" | Sota F. feat. Carol Gadsden | New Konami Original |
| "Programmed Universe" | kors k | New Konami Original |
| "ビューティフル レシート" (Beautiful Receipt) |
Lucky Vacuum | New Konami Original also on Reflec Beat Limelight |
| "Tribe" |
猫叉Master | New Konami Original |
| "REBORN MAGIC" |
seiya murai meets "eimy" | New Konami Original |
| "I/O" |
Ryu☆ | New Konami Original |
| "New Beginning" |
Sota Fujimori | New Konami Original |
| "Resurrection" |
Dormir | New Konami Original |
| "HEART BEAT FORMULA" |
TAG | New Konami Original |
| from Console Version Songs (24 total) | ||
| "Get Back Up!" | NMR Runners | from Dance Dance Revolution II |
| "Haunted Rhapsody" | Architecht ft. Jasmine Nii | from Dance Dance Revolution II |
| "HEARTBREAK (Sound Selektaz remix)" | NAOKI ft. Becca Hossany | from Dance Dance Revolution II |
| "Take A Step Forward" | TAG feat. Sydney Powers | from Dance Dance Revolution II |
| "The Heavens Above" | U1 /F Anneliese | from Dance Dance Revolution II |
| "Something Special" |
nc ft. Jasmine Nii | from Dance Dance Revolution II |
| "Seule" |
Preston Powis | from Dance Dance Revolution II |
| "In The Air" |
Bill Hamel & James Rowand | from Dance Dance Revolution II |
| "Wings of an Angel (Fly With Me)" |
J-Mi & Midi-D | from Dance Dance Revolution II |
| "CRAZY♥LOVE" | jun | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series(*) |
| "dreaming can make a wish come true" | jun & NRG Factory feat. Anna Kaelin | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series |
| "ever snow" | TЁЯRA | From the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series (Cover of the Yoma Komatsu song, originally from DDRMAX2) from the album RЁVOLUTIΦN |
| "IN THE ZONE" | U1 (NPD3 style) & KIDD KAZMEO | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series |
| "Let's Get Away" | NAOKI feat. Brenda Burch | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series |
| "MAGIC PARADE" | Lea Drop feat. Katie Dellenbach | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series |
| "Private Eye" | atomsoak ft. cerol | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series |
| "Rhythms Inside" | DKC Crew | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series |
| "Seasons" | TOMOSUKE feat. Crystal Paloa | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series |
| "Wicked Plastik" | nc ft. Electric Touch | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series |
| "Find You Again" |
The W feat. Rita Boudreau | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series |
| "Rescue Me" |
NAOKI feat. Fracus | from Dance Dance Revolution S (Cover of "MEMORIES", originally from Dancing Stage EuroMix 2) |
| "Share The Love" |
Brenda Burch | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series |
| "TIME" |
NM feat. Aleisha G. | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series |
| "Until the End" |
Philip Webb | from the Dance Dance Revolution 2010 series |
| BEMANI crossovers (11 Total) | ||
| "Diamond Dust" | TAG | from Reflec Beat |
| "Mermaid girl" |
Cream puff | from Beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem |
| "Chronos" |
TAG | from GuitarFreaks / Drummania V6: BLAZING!!!! |
| "SigSig" |
kors k | from Beatmania IIDX 12: Happy Sky |
| "message" |
dj TAKA feat. flare | from Reflec Beat |
| "天上の星 ～黎明記～" (Tenjou no Hoshi ~Reimeiki~) |
TЁЯRA | from Pop'n Music 18 せんごく列伝 |
| "繚乱ヒットチャート" (Ryouran Hit Chart) (BG) |
ギラギラメガネ団 | from GuitarFreaks / Drummania V3 |
| "雫" (Shizuku)" |
あさき | from Pop'n Music 12 いろは" |
| "隅田川夏恋歌" (Sumidagawa Karenka) |
seiya-murai feat. ALT | from Jubeat Ripples only playable in HAPPY mode |
| "アルストロメリア (walk with you remix)" (Alstroemeria) |
TAG | from Jubeat Copious |
| "FLOWER" |
DJ YOSHITAKA | from Jubeat Knit APPEND / Reflec Beat |
| Special Songs (3 Total) | ||
| "Amalgamation" |
Mystic Moon | Default EXTRA STAGE |
| "UNBELIEVABLE (Sparky remix)" |
jun feat. Sarah-Jane | Default ENCORE EXTRA STAGE Accessible as EXTRA STAGE#2 from Dance Dance Revolution II |
| "NEPHILIM DELTA" |
L.E.D.-G | Accessible as ENCORE EXTRA STAGE#2 |
| APPEND TRAVEL unlock (1 Total) | ||
| "TWINKLE♥HEART" |
jun | Dance Dance Revolution X3 vs 2ndMix x Jubeat Copious APPEND |
| Removed Songs (20 Total) | ||
| "Bonafied Lovin'" | Chromeo | from Dance Dance Revolution X2 |
| "Feel Good Inc." | Gorillaz | from Dance Dance Revolution X2 |
| "GOLD RUSH (AC and CS DDR ver.)" | DJ Yoshitaka feat. Michael a la Mode | from Dance Dance Revolution X2 only the original IIDX version is available |
| "Always On My Mind" | Pet Shop Boys | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "Big Girls Don't Cry" | Purefocus | from Dance Dance Revolution X (Cover of the Fergie song) |
| "Feel" | Neuropa | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "Ghetto Blasta Deluxe" | Audio Magnetics | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "Happy" | Fischerspooner | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "Here It Goes Again" | OK Go | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "Make Me Cry" | Junk Circuit | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "Put 'Em Up" | Edun | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "Reach Up" | Alien Six | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "Swingin'" | Bill Hamel & Naughty G. | from Dance Dance Revolution X (Cover of the Blu Cantrell song) |
| "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "We Come Alive" | Alien Six | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "We've Got To Make It Tonight" | Babamars | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "スキ☆メロ" | 小倉優子 | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "世界は踊る" | BREAKERZ | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "旅人" | 高杉さと美 | from Dance Dance Revolution X |
| "ANGELUS -アンジェラス-" | 島谷ひとみ | from Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2 |
2ndMIX mode
As the title suggest, the game include a 2ndMIX mode where the player plays a full version of Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMIX, including all songs from the game. Note that the song "Strictly Business" as well as the licenses that were introduced in the LINK version (EL RITMO TROPICAL, LOVE, Tubthumping) are not included in this mode.| Song | Artist | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| Dancemania Licensed Songs (17 total) | ||
| "HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW" | THE OLIVIA PROJECT | from Dancemania 10 |
| "KUNG FU FIGHTING" | BUS STOP featuring CARL DOUGLAS* | from Dancemania EXTRA |
| "LET'S GET DOWN" | JT PLAYAZ | from Dancemania 9 |
| "LITTLE BITCH" | THE SPECIALS | from Dancemania SUMMERS |
| "MY FIRE" | X-TREME | from Dancemania WINTERS |
| "THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT)" | KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND | from Dancemania Classics |
| "BAD GIRLS" | Juliet Roberts | from ZIPmania |
| "BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (Red Monster Mix)" | King Kong & D. Jungle Girls | from Dancemania Super Classics 1 |
| "I believe in miracles (The Lisa Marie Experience Radio Edit)" | HI-RISE | from Dancemania X1 |
| "SMOKE" | MR. ED JUMPS THE GUN | from Dancemania WINTERS |
| "Stomp to my beat" | JS16 | from Dancemania WINTERS |
| "HERO" | PAPAYA | from Dancemania EXTRA |
| "IF YOU WERE HERE" | JENNIFER | from Dancemania EXTRA |
| "butterfly" | SMILE.dk | from Dancemania 10 |
| "BOYS" | SMILE.dk | from Dancemania X1 |
| "DUB-I-DUB" | ME & MY | from Dancemania EXTRA |
| "GET UP'N MOVE" | S&K | from Dancemania BASS#2 |
| Konami Original Songs (11 total) | ||
| "PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME" | UZI-LAY | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME (Jazzy Groove)" | UZI-LAY | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "TRIP MACHINE" | DE-SIRE | from Dance Dance Revolution |
| "SP-TRIP MACHINE ~JUNGLE MIX" | DE-SIRE | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "AM-3P" | KTz | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "BRILLIANT 2U" | NAOKI | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "BRILLIANT 2U (Orchestra-Groove)" | NAOKI | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "MAKE IT BETTER" | mitsu-O! | from Dance Dance Revolution |
| "MAKE IT BETTER (So-REAL MIX)" | mitsu-O! SUMMER | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
| "PARANOiA" | 180 | from Dance Dance Revolution |
| "PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~" | 190 | from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix |
Course
This is the list of courses in this game. The number next to the name refers to the song difficulties in (Single/Double) format. The color of the name indicates the difficulty played. Yellow represents Basic. Fuchsia represents Difficult. Green represents Expert. Also, each course uses either normal dance meter or battery dance meter (8 batteries for NORMAL and 4 batteries for DIFFICULT).| Name | Normal (Single/Double) | Difficult (Single/Double) |
|---|---|---|
| VOCAL (uses normal dance meter) |
1. "Rhythms Inside" (3/4) | 1. "Rhythms Inside" (6/7) |
| 2. "IN THE ZONE" (4/5) | 2. "IN THE ZONE" (7/8) | |
| 3. "ever snow" (4/4) | 3. "ever snow" (8/8) | |
| 4. "Seasons" (5/5) | 4. "Seasons" (8/8) | |
| 5. "Let's Get Away" (4/6) | 5. "Let's Get Away" (7/10) | |
| RECOMMEND (uses normal dance meter) |
||
| 1. "STRAIGHT JET" (4/4) | 1. "STRAIGHT JET" (7/7) | |
| 2. "コネクト" (4/4) | 2. "コネクト" (8/8) | |
| 3. "LOVE & JOY" (5/6) | 3. "LOVE & JOY" (11/11) | |
| 4. "女々しくて" (4/5) | 4. "女々しくて" (11/12) | |
| 5. "future gazer" (5/4) | 5. "future gazer" (10/14) | |
| vs X3 (uses battery dance meter) |
||
| 1. "Get Back Up!" (7/7) | 1. "Get Back Up!" (9/10) | |
| 2. "Haunted Rhapsody" (5/4) | 2. "Haunted Rhapsody" (7/7) | |
| 3. "Fever" (4/4) | 3. "Fever" (7/6) | |
| 4. "Programmed Universe" (5/5) | 4. "Programmed Universe" (9/9) | |
| 5. "Private Eye" (4/6) | 5. "Private Eye" (8/8) | |
| 6. "COME BACK TO MY HEART" (5/5) | 6. "COME BACK TO MY HEART" (8/8) | |
| vs 2ndMIX (uses battery dance meter) |
||
| 1. "Have You Never Been Mellow" (5/6) | 1. "Have You Never Been Mellow" (7/7) | |
| 2. "LET'S GET DOWN" (6/7) | 2. "LET'S GET DOWN" (7/8) | |
| 3. "My Fire (USK Remix)" (7/7) | 3. "My Fire (UKS Remix)" (8/9) | |
| 4. "Boom Boom Dollar (Red Monster Mix)" (7/7) | 4. "Boom Boom Dollar (Red Monster Mix)" (9/10) | |
| 5. "I Believe In Miracles (The Lisa Marie Experience Radio Edit)" (8/9) | 5. "I Believe In Miracles (The Lisa Marie Experience Radio Edit)" (11/11) | |
| 6. "stomp to my beat" (8/8) | 6. "stomp to my beat" (10/9) | |
| HYPER (uses normal dance meter) |
||
| 1. "HEARTBREAK (Sound Selektaz remix)" (6/6) | 1. "HEARTBREAK (Sound Selektaz remix)" (10/11) | |
| 2. "The Heavens Above" (9/10) | 2. "The Heavens Above" (11/12) | |
| 3. "dreaming can make a wish come true" (7/8) | 3. "dreaming can make a wish come true" (11/11) | |
| 4. "MAGIC PARADE" (7/7) | 4. "MAGIC PARADE" (10/10) | |
| 5. "Wicked Plastik" (8/11) | 5. "Wicked Plastik" (13/13) | |
| UPPER (uses battery dance meter) |
||
| 1. "Find You Again" (9/8) | 1. "Find You Again" (12/13) | |
| 2. "Wings of an Angel (Fly With Me)" (8/8) | 2. "Wings of an Angel (Fly With Me" (12/11) | |
| 3. "Until the End" (9/10) | 3. "Until the End" (12/13) | |
| 4. "Share The Love" (8/7) | 4. "Share The Love" (12/12) | |
| 5. "I/O" (7/7) | 5. "I/O" (11/12) | |
| 6. "CRAZY♥LOVE" (6/7) | 6. "CRAZY♥LOVE" (12/12) |
Machine Versions
The game have updates, called "Machine Versions". These update fixes issues within the game and sometimes add features. All of these are distributed over e-Amusement. Currently, there are three versions that have been published :Version KDX:J:A:A:2011121800 (December 20, 2011)
- Implements the "Target Score" function
- Players are no longer able to change the difficulty during Song Selection screen in 2ndMix Mode, limiting to Mode Selection.
- Fixes several song's timing issues
- Fixes BPM errors
- Fixes several typos
Version KDX:J:A:A:2012012200 (January 24, 2012)
- Improves the "Target Score" function
- Enable the Internet Ranking feature
- Players can now choose 3 rivals (previously only 2 are available)
- Adds "NEW" mark on unlockable songs
- Change the order of the songs inside the song folders (from "Basic difficulty count" to alphabetical order)
- Fixes several bugs
Version KDX:J:A:A:2012021500 (February 22, 2012)
- Improves the "Target Score" function
- Adds "Daily Marvelous Star"
- Adds opening movies to both X3 and 2ndMix modes
- Show the expiration date of e-Amusement Pass
- Fixes several song's timing issues
Source : Wikipedia
