experience than just an arcade game; that circle of friends having dispersed after graduating

經驗，而不僅僅是一個街機遊戲；畢業後，朋友圈已經散去了。

college, I’m left being the occasional lanky white guy tearing up Kakumei or Jet World

大學裡，我就只能做一個偶爾撕毀《角美》或《噴射世界》的瘦弱白人了

on a long-neglected MAX2 machine in an otherwise deserted mall arcade. Part of that is because

在一個原本荒廢的商場拱廊裡，一臺被忽視已久的MAX2機器上。部分原因是

said mall arcades are becoming scarce, and a machine in poor repair can and will mangle

說，商場商場越來越少，機器維修不好，可能會，也會搗亂。

your ankles or frustrate you with a nonresponsive pad. And while there are plenty of home versions

你的腳踝或挫折你與一個無反應的墊子。雖然有很多家庭版本

these days - emphasis on “these days” - it takes a concerted effort to find a working

這些日子--強調 "這些日子"--需要共同努力，才能找到一個可行的辦法。

pad, tape it down (if you know what’s good for you), and actively try to enjoy a game

墊，用膠帶粘住（如果你知道什麼對你有好處），並積極嘗試享受遊戲的樂趣

that’s been designed not for the long-time player, but for the passer-by with some cash.

這不是為長期玩家設計的，而是為有一定現金的路人設計的。

Universe 2, though, challenges some of these preconceptions. And it completely reinforces

不過，《宇宙2》挑戰了其中的一些成見。而它完全強化了

others.

其他。

First off, the song list. This isn’t the barely-disguised Dancemania vehicle that started

先說歌單。這不是那個赤裸裸偽裝的《舞娘》車，開始的時候

the series, with the ridiculously endearing cheeseball tracks like Bye Bye Baby Balloon

該系列，與可笑的可愛的cheeseball曲目，如Bye Bye Baby Balloon。

or Cartoon Heroes. There are actual, recognizable songs on here, like the Safety Dance and Rockit

或卡通英雄。有實際的，可識別的歌曲在這裡， 像安全舞和Rockit的。

and that one song you’ve heard a million times but only now learned is “Apache”

還有那首你聽過無數次的歌 但現在才知道是 "阿帕奇"

by The Incredible Bongo Band. Every DDR game has had licensed songs, though, but these...

由The Incredible Bongo Band演唱。雖然每個DDR遊戲都有正版歌曲，但這些...

these are actually difficult. It used to be that if Sandstorm or I Like To Move It got

這些其實很難。以前，如果《沙塵暴》和《我喜歡移動》得到了。

jammed into a US DDR release, it’d max out at maybe seven feet and be, in reality, a

塞進美國DDR發行，它會最大限度地在也許七英尺，是，在現實中，一個。

lot easier than that. But... honestly, Take Me Out is really, really good. It’s this

很多比這更容易。但是... 說實話，"帶我出去 "真的很不錯是這樣的

kind of thing that got my hopes up a bit... only to find out that to unlock Spin the Disc

這種事情，讓我有點希望... ...才發現，要解鎖旋轉光盤

- one of my standbys a decade ago - I’d have to smash my way through a lengthy, grindy

- 十年前我的常客之一--我得用我的方式粉碎一個冗長的，磨磨蹭蹭的。

Quest mode, where I’d have to beat opponents into submission or get a certain combo count

任務模式，我必須將對手打倒或獲得一定的組合次數。

and, ostensibly, earn cash to trick out the dancer I prefer not to have in the background.

並且，表面上是賺取現金，把我寧願不在後臺的舞者騙出來。

In reality, this usually boils down to playing the fastest, highest-density songs you can

在現實中，這通常歸結為播放最快的，最高密度的歌曲，你可以。

find (Walk Like an Egyptian and Dead End are fine for this purpose), and hope you can read

找到（《像埃及人一樣走路》和《死衚衕》都可以用），希望你能讀懂

it when the top quarter of the screen is taken up by a meaningless picture, the bottom quarter

當螢幕的上半部分被一張毫無意義的圖片佔據時，下半部分則是一片空白

has an info bar splashed across it, and the larger-than-necessary report of your combo

有一個資訊欄，上面寫著你的組合的大報告。

and accuracy obscures most of the center. Fortunately, you can leave the song any time

和精度掩蓋了大部分的中心。幸運的是，你可以在任何時候離開這首歌

after completing the goal, so you don’t have to actually finish anything.

在完成目標後，所以你不必真正完成任何事情。

Since it’s a home release of a DDR game, there’s the requisite training mode some

由於是DDR遊戲的家庭版，所以有必要的訓練模式一些

people use and the workout mode no one uses, as well as stepchart editor if you really

人使用和鍛鍊模式沒有人使用，以及步驟圖編輯器，如果你真的

think Jungle Boogie needs Butterfly spins. (Please tell me you know what Butterfly spins

覺得Jungle Boogie需要蝴蝶轉。(請你告訴我你知道什麼是蝴蝶轉。

are.) Also, since this is the 7th generation and you can’t really release a game without

是）。)另外，由於這是第七代，你不可能真正發佈一款遊戲，而沒有

DLC, you can tack on a 10-song bonus pack for ten bucks that’ll let you actually play

DLC，你可以用10塊錢加一個10首歌的紅包，讓你真正玩到

Dynamite Rave and Graduistic Cyber. But aside from my frustrations with the interface - why

Dynamite Rave和Graduistic Cyber。但是，除了我對界面的不滿之外--為什麼要用這個軟件？

they got rid of double-tapping up or down to change difficulty is beyond me, since I’ve

他們擺脫了雙擊向上或向下改變難度是超出了我，因為我已

accidentally switched from Heavy (erm, Expert) to Beginner more times than I can count - at

不小心從重度（呃，專家）切換到初級的次數我都數不清了--在

least the new songs they’ve jammed in are worth playing. Sure, this batch might sound

至少他們塞進去的新歌是值得演奏的。當然，這批歌可能聽起來

a little more techno and altogether samey, but the stepfiles are the important part,

更多的技術性和完全相同的，但繼文件是重要的部分。

and they’re quite sound. Even that clown song.

而且他們很健全。即使是那首小丑的歌。