DanceDanceRevolution X2

DanceDanceRevolution X2, commonly abbreviated as DDR X2 or just X2, is the twelfth installment of the main arcade series. The successor to DDR X, it is the second game in the X series. The game was announced on November 20, 2009, and public beta testing began on November 25, 2009. It was officially released in arcades on July 7, 2010 (for Asian regions and Japan), December 31, 2010 (for North America), and May 13, 2011 (for European regions).
== Development ==
DanceDanceRevolution X2 began its first official public location test on November 25, 2009 to December 3, in Akihabara, Tokyo. Among the new features that were revealed are:
* A brand new song selection interface.
* Sudden+ and Hidden+ modifiers that enhance Sudden and Hidden, respectively.
* The ability to change the arrow speed and the value of the Sudden+ and Hidden+ modifiers in-game by using the control buttons on the cabinet.
The location test version did not have an Extra Stage song, although POSSESSION was accessible if the player met certain conditions.
An updated version of the North American and European cabinet for DanceDanceRevolution X is used for X2 in response to player complaints. Input lag has been reduced, higher quality pads similar to their Japanese counterparts used, but some of the design changes made originally to reduce the cost of the game are kept.
== Features ==
* A songwheel in the style of Cover Flow. This design is based on the iTunes-style cover flow, except that the items are more spaced apart from each other.
* Two new gameplay modes: Happy and Pro. Happy Mode is for beginners, with a simplified interface and significantly lower amount of songs. Pro Mode is basically the "normal" mode.
* Two new options: Hidden+ and Sudden+, and Risky. Hidden+ and Sudden+ are alternate methods of using Hidden and Sudden (respectively) that can be adjusted with the up and down buttons on the cabinet. Risky turns the player's lifebar into a single-battery lifebar (ala Encore Extra Stage). If the player missteps even once, the player will fail the song and still move on to the next stage, even though the opportunity of getting an Extra Stage is lost. Useful for players who want to get higher scores. In addition, players can also adjust their speed modifiers by pressing the left and right buttons (decrease and increase, respectively) on the cabinet. Speed mods go up/down by 0.5 increments.
=== Removed Features ===
* The "Almost" judgement has been removed, and "Boo" is now "Miss" again. Also, N.G.'s now count as misses.
* Battle Mode. It is unknown why.
* The Character select screen now removed,wich mean the players now change the character by E-AMUSEMENT PASS.
== Character Roster ==
DDR X2 features all characters from X (except Older Afro and Lady) with brand new costumes. Among the new characters are: PiX (an elf-like humanoid creature from the console versions of DDR SuperNOVA), Rena (the titular character from the DDR Wii series), Rinon (a non-human character whose recolored clones are fought as enemy characters in Replicant D-action), Geisha-Zukin (successor to DDR X's Queen-Zukin), and Victory Concent (a superhero Concent).
* Rage
* Rena *
* Disco
* Emi
* Yuni
* Baby-Lon
* Alice
* Gus
* Victory Concent *
* Geisha-Zukin *
* Rinon *
* Julio
* Ruby
* Bonnie
* Jenny
* PiX *
* Dark Rinon * **
One asterisk: new character.
Two asterisks: unplayable boss character.
== Extra Stage/Encore Extra Stage ==
=== Extra Stage ===
The Extra Stage system has been changed in DDR X2. There are no more Final Stage exclusive songs. The special song available is KIMONO♥PRINCESS, albeit accessible only on certain difficulties based on the sum of difficulty ratings and the number of stages played on the credit. The table below shows what the sums should be:
# of Stages	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert
2 	~12 	13-20	21-26 	27+
3 	~18 	19-30	31-39 	40+
4 	~24 	25-40	41-52 	53+
5 	~30 	31-50	51-65 	66+
The requirements for getting the battery lives from DDR X are still retained in X2. Options can be chosen for Extra Stage.
=== Encore Extra Stage ===
To access the Encore Extra Stage, simply get AA or better on KIMONO♥PRINCESS on Expert during Extra Stage. Unlike the previous versions where any song could be chosen, the EES system has been reverted back to DDRMAX era, where only a specific song can be played. The EES song is roppongi EVOLVED on Expert. The song has four versions, all of which are chosen randomly. Again, options can be chosen for EES (except when doing Valkyrie dimension, the EES for Replicant D-action).
=== Replicant D-action ===
Main article: Replicant D-action
== Songlist ==
Main article: DanceDanceRevolution X2/Songs
== Trivia ==
== Other Notes ==
* This is not to be confused with the North American PS2 release of the same name.
== See also ==