DDR: Country Mix bestows new fun

By Ayma Moore-Awn

Someone Who Likes Games

So now, like, I got a chance to play with a new video game the other day on the Playstation 2 my momma bought me for my birthday this year. It was kinda cool.

The name of the game was Dance Dance Revolution: Country Mix. I had never heard of this Dance Dance Revolution before because I don't know why I'd ever want to take part in anything that has to do with hippie revolutions, especially if it has to do with dancing. But it said it was a Country Mix, so I done figured it wouldn't do me so bad. My poppa always said that the old ways are the best, and to me, Reagan was the best, so anything other than pure, old fashioned Reganomics and good ol' American music the way it ought to be is nuthin' to me.

That's why I was a bit put off by the title of this game, saying it has to do with a revolution and all.

Anyway, things started out even worse when I put the CD into the CD player on my stereo, since a bunch of my buddies had gathered around so we could have a good ol' time drinking our moonshine and listening to some classic music on this so-called "country mix," especially our favorite band of all time-Creed.

But no music came out of the CD. I guess it weren't no country mix after all. So we finally put it into the Playstation and hooked up the dance mat that came with the game.

Although I was put off by the whole revolution idea at first (I was thinking the game was developed by a bunch of good-for-nuthin', God-hating, revolution-starting Yankees), but now since I've played it, I have begun to enjoy it (although I still think it was developed by a bunch of good-for-nuthin', God-hating, revolution-starting Yankees).

The soundtrack is stompin', with great tracks like "Don't Kick Me Jesus (Through the Goal Posts of Life)" by Paul Craft, "I Went Out on a Limb for You, and Fell Out of the Family Tree" by Rev. Billy Wirtz, "You Done Me Wrong, but at Least You Done Me!" by Aaron Innes, and the classic "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus.

Another reason why this is beginning to be my favorite game is the gameplay itself.

In the game, you listen to the music and tap your boot on an arrow in the dance pad to the beat, shown by a scrolling arrow on the screen.

Every time an arrow hits the bottle of moonshine, you tap your boot on the pad. It may seem hard at first, and believe me, it is, but you get the hand of it. Once you're good at the game, you can rack up a serious amount of points.

The graphics in the game are great, all the bottles of moonshine look exactly like the ones me and my sister Bobby Jean have, and the overalls look just like the ones that my brother Bobby Joe have.

I really recommend this game to any student out there, it sure beats the hell out of that ruckus that is Geetar Hero 3. You, your girlfriend, your sister (if they aren't the same person) and your buddies will have endless hours of fun with the new game Dance Dance Revolution: Country Mix.