Xbox 360 Beat Pad Pro

by Mad Catz

Product Features

• Fully equipped digital dance pad provides 8-way direction control
• Turn your console on and off or access your Xbox 360 dashboard using the Xbox Guide button
• Built in headset port for convenient messaging and Xbox Live® play
• Foam inserts and zippered design increase stability and provides a more rigid dancing platform
• Reinforced textured surface for comfort and increased traction

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000N2WEAY
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 1, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,396 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #2 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Hardware > Controllers > Dance Mats

Product Description

Feel the beat and move to the music with this officially licensed dance mat for the Xbox 360. This next generation dance pad features the Xbox Guide button for accessing your Xbox 360 dashboard and built in headset port for convenient Xbox live play. Foam inserts and zippered design fit together to provide a stable and rigid dancing platform. Durable textured surface ensures easy step transitions while increasing traction. The non-slip rubber bottom keeps the Beat Pad Pro™ in place.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid X360 foam dance pad, March 16, 2007

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Elihu D. Feustel "daringly" (South Bend, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Xbox 360 Beat Pad Pro (Video Game)

The pad is comparable to the Red Octane foam pad (which is only available for PS2/Xbox, but not 36). If it weren't for the minor graphics on the Beat Pad Pro, it would be almost indistinguishable from Red Octane's pad. This pad met all my expecations for a foam pad.

Foam pads slip more than the Konami thin pad that comes with the game. If you play with 2 pads, you can tape them together with Duct-tape (3 18-inch strips work nicely). With 2 pads taped together, they won't really move, even on the most violent songs.

Foam pads have a couple other advantages over soft pads. First, the arrows are elevated, so you can feel their location with your feet (if you play in socks or barefoot). This lets you play without looking down - in no time at all, you'll be able to tell when you are drifting off center by feel.

Another advantage of foam is that it is padded. X360 Universe has notably more jumps than other versions of this game, and the foam will reduce stress on your calves. If you aren't yet in super shape, this will make it easier to play for long periods of time.

Note that this pad is only usable on the X360. If you want a soft pad for either PS2 or Xbox (old), look for a Red Octane foam pad.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best pad for the money (right now), March 17, 2007

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M. Bobrow (Rochester NY) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Xbox 360 Beat Pad Pro (Video Game)

I agree with Elihu.
The Mad Catz pad is very similar to the red octane pad. The raised arrows make all the difference. I bought one of them to test it out and now I wish I had a second (my daughter is making me use the crappy pad).

A must buy for all you DDR fans!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Much better game play, July 26, 2007

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John (Plano, TX) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Xbox 360 Beat Pad Pro (Video Game)

I got DDR Universe for my wife as a gift and have become quite a fan of the game myself. The Beat Pad Pro is definitely much easier to play on than the Konami mat that came bundeled with the game. As long as you aren't wearing shoes, you can feel where the arrows are with your feet, so you don't have to take your eyes off the screen to get yourself realigned with the mat. The foam insert makes jumping much easier on the ankels and knees. The mat does tend to move around during play, but I don't think it's any worse than the bundeled mat. I woudn't know whether the game play more closely resembles that of the arcade game, since I never really seriously played the arcade. However, I do know that I tend to get higher scores on the Beat pad Pro versus the bundeled Konami mat...I can even beat my wife sometimes!