''Dancing Stage Fusion'' is a

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released by

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for the European

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and PlayStation 2 on 5 November 2004. In April of the following year, ''Dancing Stage Fusion'' was released as an arcade game. The arcade version of ''Dancing Stage Fusion'' was the first arcade machine in Europe since ''

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'' and set a milestone as the first ''Dance Dance Revolution'' arcade machine produced by Konami since ''

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'' in 2002. The arcade release marked a total game engine upgrade from the old PlayStation-based boards to a new system built on top of an off-the-shelf PlayStation 2.

Gameplay

Dancing Stage Fusion features

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support for the PlayStation 2 release as well as new music from artists like The Darkness, The Sugababes and others. There is an option to use two dance mats at the same time, or against each another in versus mode, with eight levels of difficulty. The main mode is the Game Mode, where one or two players compete for points over three songs. Each player can choose a different difficulty, with substantial number of tweaks and settings that can be applied to make the game more or less difficult. Besides Game Mode, also included are a Workout mode targeted towards fitness or workout, as well as the Endless Mode which allows the players to dance continuously.

Music

The arcade release of ''Dancing Stage Fusion'' consists of 49 songs, while the PlayStation 2 version consists of more than 50 songs, replacing five arcade licenses with ten console-only licenses.

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* {{DanceDanceRevolution 2004 video games Arcade video games Dance Dance Revolution games Europe-exclusive video games EyeToy games PlayStation (console) games PlayStation 2 games Video games developed in Germany Multiplayer and single-player video games

Gameplay

Music

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