A lot of people feel that PIU is harder than DDR, because it has five buttons, instead of four. (Although I think the newest version of DDR has six? I haven't seen a machine, so I don't know.)<br><br><br><br>
Despite this, I'm better at PIU than I ever was a DDR. I guess it's something about the movements and/or choreography that I am just better able to handle. DDR always felt more like aerobics than dancing, and the movements in PIU feel more like real dancing, IMHO. (Although realistically, the only game which have movements that could really be used in a club would be Para Para.) I'm not all that great...I can play most of the songs in Normal mode, and I can get survive the easiest songs in Hard mode, but that's about it. I have friends who are a lot better than I am, though.<br><br><br><br>
The American releases of DDR don't feature the best songs, IMHO. Where's the Butterfly, Bumblebee, and Dam Dariram? (I believe the license holders would not permit those songs to be used in the US release. Bah.) The music in PIU is great, IMHO. Space Fantasy is one of the most spastic things I've ever heard, aside from Ultra Relax! I really respect the fact that while there is a US release of PIU, they kept most of the original Korean music, aside from the addition of a few cheesy covers of American pop songs.<br><br><br><br>
So that's about it, I think. ^^;;<br><br><br><br>
I think Bemani games in general are pretty neat. Have you played the one with the Maracas? (sp?)