Pump It Up is not the opposite of DDR, rather it is the complement. Instead of up, down, left, and right, it uses four corner panels and the center. For DDR players, it is hard to get used to because of the different places to step and the different arrows at the top of the screen. The center is also used to select songs. Only one version of Pump it Up has been released to the US in game form, called Pump it Up: Exceed. There are several arcade versions, however, as the Japanese have many more versions than the Americans.

          Pump it Up consists of pure Japanese Pop. Many of the song titles have Japanese characters, although this was changed when the American game was released. The most popular "artist" on the game is not an artist, rather a team working together to make songs for games like these. This team is called the BanYa team of Andamiro, and they also released songs to advanced DDR simulations like Stepmania. Their main song is called Beethoven Virus, a tribute and remake to the legendary music composer. Other BanYa songs include "Winter" and "Pump Me Amadeus".

          Pump it Up: Exceed can be found at most large video game retail stores. It probably has a pad available with a bundle, if not, a controller can always be used. The nearest Pump it Up machine to Bethel Park can be found at the Dave & Buster's by the waterfront. Also, it can be found at the arcade Gameworks at most, if not all, of its locations.