The Scoop: It's time to put away those plastic guitars and break out that dance pad as Konami brings the latest game from the DDR series to the Nintendo Wii.
GamingUnion.net: For the hardcore, as long as there is a good third party mat lying around it may hold some value to play. As for newcomers to the series, a Balance Board is highly recommended, otherwise the dance mat may lead to some extreme frustration when playing. Beyond the physical limitations of the game, it's really hard to play this game without thoroughly enjoying a decent amount of the songs in the game, so take a look at the songs featured to see if it is worth it on a personal level.
The box that Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 3, the latest DDR title, is packaged in is a fairly compact size for what is included: the Wii Dance Dance Revolution Dance Pad Controller and the game itself. There isn't any extreme excess packaging as sometime happens with game releases that come with things beyond the game, though the Dance Pad Controller does come folded with a piece of white tissue paper. The Dance Pad Controller is the similar to every other dance apparatus associated with DDR.
CSM writes: "Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 3 is the third DDR title to come out for the Nintendo Wii, adding new songs to dance to and a handful of new features, the most significant of which is a mode that lets players use the Wii Balance Board instead of the included dance mat. Instead of stepping on and off the board, players lean in the four directions to simulate hip-shaking and butt-wiggling dance moves. Like prior games in this series, Hottest Part 3 also incorporates arm movements via the motion-sensitive controllers. For those unfamiliar with how dancing games work, players must move to the beat of the song by responding to the arrows and other symbols that scroll up the screen."
