Jason: Some of the new online elements will be a chatting feature and the ability to play special exclusive songs online. Hopefully users will have an easier time logging online with the game as well.
Aaron: What type of Eye Toy features can players expect from Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA?
Jason: We've carried over the key functionality from the previous games.
Aaron: Pertaining to Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 for the Microsoft Xbox, what enhancements have been made to the Quest and Party Modes?
Jason: Quest is very different in Ultramix 4. In Ultramix 3, you embarked cross-country and visited various cities. In Ultramix 4, you stay in one city and do your best to work on your success in that city.
Quest mode is also used in Ultramix 4 as a way to unlock more content in the game. As for Party Mode, there have been some new modes added, such as Relay and Power. Power is cool because it presents several songs combined into a continuous dj mix, so the whole track is several minutes long.
We originally had planned to keep Relay and Power unique to the Universe game, but then we decided it would be cool for Ultramix 4 to have them too. In a way, Ultramix 4 benefited from Universe.
Aaron: The official Web page for Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 states there are going to be new modes in the game. Could you explain what new modes are going to be featured in Ultramix4?
Jason: Other than what I just mentioned, another new element will be the ability to edit your own background video sequences. Using Edit Mode, you can now create and save your own visual edits in addition to step edits. You can construct these new sequences in a similar editing tool like the dance steps, but now you can specify which clips, when to do transitions, the type of transition, etc.
It may not be a mode everyone will use, but it is pretty cool and allows you to further customize the gaming experience.
Aaron: It's good to see already-purchased song packs over Xbox Live will transfer once again to the next edition. How soon will we be seeing new song packs, will they remain the same price and what types of music can we look forward to downloading for the new Ultramix?
Jason: We are anticipating having new song packs for Ultramix 4 available on/around the launch of the game. Existing song packs will still be made available and if you already purchased those in the past, they will automatically show up in the game. The song packs will still keep the same pricing structure as before.
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