Customer Reviews

PS2 USB Energy Non-Slip 4 in 1 Dance Pad

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

These are ok if you are doing easy or medium difficulty (light/standard). On hard/heavy I can't get A's though, it's annoying. You have to hit the sensors dead center or it doesn't like to register. Normally with pads you can hit kinda in the vicinity and they will pick it up. Not so with these ones. Compounding this problem is the fact that the pads do slip. All soft pads will slip no matter what the box says. Non-slip is bogus. I've seen ppl duct tape them down and maybe if you do this they will stay in place. I don't bother as I tend to move them here and there a lot and I don't want them sitting in the middle of my living room all the time.

They're cheap pads and I wasn't sure what to expect. I guess they are pretty much what I thought they would be...actually a little less. I'm left wondering if I should've bought some other pads instead. Maybe I will if I end up playing a lot with my friends. If you are pretty into DDR it's unlikely these pads will satisfy you. If you just play recreationally and not aggressively they might be ok. I've gotten A's on songs I'm playing now with other pads (check RedOctane, they make good ones but they are costly) and I'm getting much lower now, frustrating.

If you've got a little extra cash you may want to spring for some pads with foam inserts. This helps you orient yourself so you don't start veering, and it also keeps the pad somewhat in place. With this soft one you will have to readjust it after every song--oftentimes I have to do it mid-song or I will run into something. On a positive note, these pads worked well with my PC--just plug them in by USB and they are good to go, StepMania pretty much recognizes them too, no drivers or all of that. However I'm struggling to get them to work with a USB hub, they may not do that.

Conclusion: Newbies and recreational players go ahead I guess; more serious or competitive players probably don't bother. Biggest complaint is probably the seemingly small sensors. The rest of the negatives are mostly common to soft pads and not really unique to these ones. DDR is incredibly fun, but I have to take away a star of fun since my scores aren't accurately reflecting my performance. Well the songs are still good at least.

The dance pad that i bought was very awesome. It was really good to use because most pads that i have played on have a flat surface and you have to stomp on it. For the one i just bought i just have to put my weight on it and it reads it. I enjoy this product.

This pad probably isn't the best for expert dancers, but it HAS held up for 30 minute workouts 4+ times a week for over a month now. I guess that's better than a lot of dance pads I've heard of. For the price, I'd highly recommend this one and will probably get the same one once it wears out.

Great dance pad!!!

The reviews for the dance pad said that it is not good for experts but might be OK for beginners. Not true. It is bad for beginners as well. The pad slips too much. Within a month of buying it the sensors are already weak and have moved from their original position. I don't recommend buying this dance pad.

The pad is great. Excellent for novice DDR players. Sensors are a bit small though. Worth the money.

It's definitely NOT non-slip. Slips a lot, actually. Use something like duct tape or something to hold it in place. I guess it wouldn't slip so much if your center of gravity stays center. It doesn't slip too much when playing light-mode songs. It'll starts slipping when I played more intensive standard-mode songs.

The sensitivity of the buttons are okay. I don't have to stomp too hard, but it's definitely not comparable to the ones at the arcade.

Pads work fine, though, one seems to have the "Up" arrow not only being the up arrow on the pad, but the middle section too, which causes you to accidentally up your difficulty, but, ultimately, the play experience is still fun.

A bit weird, not perfect, but still good enough.

I bought this dance pad to connect to my computer through USB. After configuring the mappings in StepMania, it works quite well.

This pad is quite sturdy, and is capable of detecting my moves. I usually play on the Light/Medium levels of StepMania, but I find it easier to hit the notes on Light. On the arcade machines (the ones with the heavy metal pads), I was able to easily hit the ones on the Medium levels.

The only grouse that I have is that it keeps slipping a bit on the carpeted floor of my apartment. Because of that, I'd give it only 4.5 stars out of 5. But otherwise, it's a great deal.

Only one gripe about this pad--non-slip? On what surface, flypaper!? The cruddy pad I got bundled with DDR X had a better non-slip backing. It's slightly better on bare carpet, but horrendous on a smooth surface. The good news is, I throw my pad down on a "dance floor" made of four of those hard plastic interlocking floor tiles, and a little duct tape on the edges of the pad keeps it in place very nicely. Granted, I am a relative DDR n00b and I haven't gotten into the really hairy songs yet, but it stays in place just fine on everything I've tried with the duct tape trick. ("Why Not" and "SUNKiSS'DROP" on Basic are probably the fastest things I've tried so far, just for reference--quiet, you in the back, I am old and you were a beginner once too)

Also, since I'm going to be buying a Wii soon, I kind of wish it was Wii-compatible as well but that's a very minor gripe.

Other than that, the pad works as it should. The sensors aren't terribly picky, at least not on the pad I got--I think I've had maybe one or two "WTF, I STEPPED THERE" moments with it and those were fixed by adjusting my duct taping of the edges. I finally got around to trying it with Stepmania today, and it works great.

I'm still saving up for a better pad, but this one is just fine in the meantime. And it'll be a fine travel pad to haul with my laptop.

I bought 2 of them to play with my girl friend.

After a week and not more than 5 sessions, one of the pad has already problems... Arrows wouldn't detect when I press them and would detect when I don't press them. Very annoying...

For that price I'm not really want to return it to have a new one.