Post by cj iwakura on May 9, 2006 21:57:02 GMT -5
A couple months ago, Konami ended a long period of waiting, and finally decided that American gamers were ready for the most hardcore console rhythm game of them all : Beatmania.
Beatmania's US version has both 5- and 7-key modes for single players, as well as double for the craziest of the crazy, and 50+ songs, including eight songs added to the American version, and a brand new(very purple) interface based off IIDX 10th Style.
Gameplay
Controller
The blue notes are for the black keys, and the grey for the white. Turntable cues show up as red notes. (There's also 'free scratch' zones which pop up here and there, something like Freestyle in Frequency and Amplitude, just without the opportunity to rack up points/making passing easier.)
The music has a wild variety ranging from various genres(a few of which are... very uniquely named), and especially difficulties, as the hardest songs included in the US version are still fan favorites for hardcore to this day.
DDR vets might find a few familiar tracks lying around, too, but don't expect them to be nearly as easy to pass as they were with steps.
Songlist
(Difficulties forthcoming, as I plan on copying them down from the game eventually)
(care of bemanistyle.com, since there's no better source of information on anything Beatmania)
([Genre] / Artist / Title / Difficulty / BPM)
5key / Beatmania
[HOUSE] DJ nagureo - 20, November (single mix) 5/130 BPM
[TECHNO POP] DJ SIMON - 321 STARS 7/192 BPM
[HARD TECHNO] DJ FX - Attack the music 6/140 BPM
[V.R.D.J SKILLS] DJ TAKAWO - BATTLE BREAKS 5/112 BPM
[SOUL MIX] WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST - Celebration 4/121 BPM
[BALLAD] reo-nagumo - Do you love me? 2/100 BPM
[RAVE] e.o.s - e-motion 2/145 BPM
[ELETRONICA] Timo Maas - First Day 2/125 BPM
[80'S REVIVAL] Lipps Inc. - Funkytown 2/122 BPM
[TRANCE] L.E.D. LIGHT - GENOM SCREAMS 7/150 BPM
[R&B] TOGO PROJECT feat. MEGU&SCOTTY D - HUNTING FOR YOU 3/105 BPM
[REGGAE] jam master '73 - jam jam reggae 1/90 BPM
[BOSSA GROOVE] staccato two-F - La Bossanova de Fabienne 3/143 BPM
[ELECTRONICA] Moby - Lift Me Up 3/121 BPM
[SOUL] LOVEMINTS - LOVE SO GROOVY 2/141 BPM
[JAZZ ELECTRO] MIKIO ENDO - Manmachine plays Jazz`MIO2` 6/114 BPM
[BIGBEAT MIX] Espacio Brothers - METAL GEAR SOLID Main Theme 4/140 BPM
[WARP HOUSE] L.E.D. LIGHT - OVERBLAST!! 1/147 BPM
[JUNGLE] 190 - PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~ 3/190 BPM
[HIP-HOP] DJ mazinger featuring Muhammad - s.d.z. 3/100 BPM
[SKA] THE BALD HEADS - SKA a go go 7/160 BPM
[FUNKY JAZZ GROOVE] Herbie Hammock&His Band - Stop Violence! 3/113 BPM
[DANCE] Paul Grogan feat Natalie Martin - The Way You Move 3/128 BPM
[GARAGE MIX] WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata - Toxic 3/143 BPM
[WORLD GROOVE] nite system - tribe groove 6/126 BPM
[HIP-HOP] DJ nagureo - u gotta groove 1/100 BPM
[R&B MIX] WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST - Virtual Insanity 3/100 BPM
[BREAKBEATS] WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata - You Really Got Me 4/138 BPM
7key / Beatmania IIDX
[PIANO AMBIENT] Dj nagureo - 5.1.1. ?/101 BPM
[TRANCE] Y&Co. - Attitude ?/145 BPM
[NRG] Y&CO. - BAD BOY BASS!! (dj Remo-con MIX) 2/?/?/?/148 BPM
[SOUL MIX] WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST - Celebration 1/?/?/?/121 BPM
[TRANCE] dj TAKA - Colors (radio edit) ?/150 BPM
[DISCO] good-cool - Dancin' Into The Night ?/139 BPM
[MINIMAL] TaQ - Digital MinD(A/T Libra mix) ?/155 BPM
[RAVE] e.o.s - e-motion ?/145BPM
[DRUM'N'BASS] TaQ - era (nostalmix) ?/180 BPM
[ELETRONICA] Timo Maas - First Day ?/125 BPM
[TRANCE] Mr.T - fly through the night ?/140 BPM
[80'S REVIVAL] Lipps Inc. - funkytown 1/?/?/?/122 BPM
[HIP-HOP] DJ mazinger featuring Muhammad - g.m.d. ?/100 BPM
[TRANCE] L.E.D.LIGHT - GENOM SCREAMS ?/150 BPM
[WARP HOUSE] good-cool - Hitch Hiker ?/136 BPM
[TECHNO] TaQ - Holic ?/154 BPM
[ITALO HOUSE] good-cool - I Was The One ?/124 BPM
[TRANCE] ric - in my eyes ?/142 BPM
[A.O.R.] Togo project feat. Sana - jelly kiss ?/135 BPM
[ELETRONICA] Moby - Lift Me Up ?/121 BPM
[HAPPY HARDCORE] L.E.D.-G VS GUHROOVY fw/asuka - LOVE IS DREAMINESS ?/178 BPM
[TWO STEP] Shoichiro Hirata - M-02stp.ver1.01 ?/132 BPM
[FRENCH POP] Orange Lounge - MobošMoga ?/172 BPM
[DANCE POP] Risky Men feat. Asuka-M - Mr.T.(take me higher) ?/128 BPM
[TECHNO] SLAKE - MUSIC TO YOUR HEAD ?/144 BPM
[TECHNO] D.J.SETUP - NEMESIS ?/164 BPM
[DISCO] Shoichiro Hirata - Nothing Ain't Stoppin' Us ?/138 BPM
[HARDCORE BREAKBEATS] L.E.D.-G - OUTER LIMITS ?/171 BPM
[JUNGLE] 190 - PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~ ?/190 BPM
[PIANO AMBIENT] Osamu Kubota - Presto ?/135 BPM
[DRUM'N'BASS] RAM - SNOW ?/180 BPM
[HOUSE] good-cool - Spin the disc ?/130 BPM
[TRIP HOP] OutPhase - Summer Vacation(CU mix) ?/135 BPM
[DRUM'N'BASS] DJ SUWAMI - THE CUBE ?/178 BPM
[EPIC TRANCE] L.E.D. feat. Sana - THE SHINING POLARIS ?/147 BPM
[DANCE] Paul Grogan feat Natalie Martin - The Way You Move ?/128 BPM
[GARAGE MIX] WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata - Toxic ?/143 BPM
[PROGRESSIVE] TAKA - V ?/150 BPM
[R&B MIX] WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST - Virtual Insanity ?/100 BPM
TaQ - Voltage (feat. Hidemaru) ?/125 BPM
[BREAKBEATS] WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata - You Really Got Me ?/138 BPM
There's eight exclusive songs to the US version total: Toxic, You Really Got Me, Virtual Insanity, Lift Me Up, Celebration, Funkytown, The Way You Move, and First Day. Toxic's by far the highlight in my opinion, but that's a sort of guilty pleasure.
There aren't any unlockables sadly, but Another difficulty(which goes beyond the defaults of Beginner/Normal/Hyper) can be unlocked for certain songs by playing every song in the game at least once.
Most Beatmania purists critique the US version for being really sparse on songs, but if nothing else, it's very good for beginners, especially those willing to pick up the import versions with dozens upon dozens more songs included. (The latest, 11 RED, is coming out in Japan around the middle of May. Retailing for about the same price as the US bundle, at that.)
Beatmania's US version has both 5- and 7-key modes for single players, as well as double for the craziest of the crazy, and 50+ songs, including eight songs added to the American version, and a brand new(very purple) interface based off IIDX 10th Style.
Gameplay
Controller
The blue notes are for the black keys, and the grey for the white. Turntable cues show up as red notes. (There's also 'free scratch' zones which pop up here and there, something like Freestyle in Frequency and Amplitude, just without the opportunity to rack up points/making passing easier.)
The music has a wild variety ranging from various genres(a few of which are... very uniquely named), and especially difficulties, as the hardest songs included in the US version are still fan favorites for hardcore to this day.
DDR vets might find a few familiar tracks lying around, too, but don't expect them to be nearly as easy to pass as they were with steps.
Songlist
(Difficulties forthcoming, as I plan on copying them down from the game eventually)
(care of bemanistyle.com, since there's no better source of information on anything Beatmania)
([Genre] / Artist / Title / Difficulty / BPM)
5key / Beatmania
[HOUSE] DJ nagureo - 20, November (single mix) 5/130 BPM
[TECHNO POP] DJ SIMON - 321 STARS 7/192 BPM
[HARD TECHNO] DJ FX - Attack the music 6/140 BPM
[V.R.D.J SKILLS] DJ TAKAWO - BATTLE BREAKS 5/112 BPM
[SOUL MIX] WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST - Celebration 4/121 BPM
[BALLAD] reo-nagumo - Do you love me? 2/100 BPM
[RAVE] e.o.s - e-motion 2/145 BPM
[ELETRONICA] Timo Maas - First Day 2/125 BPM
[80'S REVIVAL] Lipps Inc. - Funkytown 2/122 BPM
[TRANCE] L.E.D. LIGHT - GENOM SCREAMS 7/150 BPM
[R&B] TOGO PROJECT feat. MEGU&SCOTTY D - HUNTING FOR YOU 3/105 BPM
[REGGAE] jam master '73 - jam jam reggae 1/90 BPM
[BOSSA GROOVE] staccato two-F - La Bossanova de Fabienne 3/143 BPM
[ELECTRONICA] Moby - Lift Me Up 3/121 BPM
[SOUL] LOVEMINTS - LOVE SO GROOVY 2/141 BPM
[JAZZ ELECTRO] MIKIO ENDO - Manmachine plays Jazz`MIO2` 6/114 BPM
[BIGBEAT MIX] Espacio Brothers - METAL GEAR SOLID Main Theme 4/140 BPM
[WARP HOUSE] L.E.D. LIGHT - OVERBLAST!! 1/147 BPM
[JUNGLE] 190 - PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~ 3/190 BPM
[HIP-HOP] DJ mazinger featuring Muhammad - s.d.z. 3/100 BPM
[SKA] THE BALD HEADS - SKA a go go 7/160 BPM
[FUNKY JAZZ GROOVE] Herbie Hammock&His Band - Stop Violence! 3/113 BPM
[DANCE] Paul Grogan feat Natalie Martin - The Way You Move 3/128 BPM
[GARAGE MIX] WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata - Toxic 3/143 BPM
[WORLD GROOVE] nite system - tribe groove 6/126 BPM
[HIP-HOP] DJ nagureo - u gotta groove 1/100 BPM
[R&B MIX] WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST - Virtual Insanity 3/100 BPM
[BREAKBEATS] WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata - You Really Got Me 4/138 BPM
7key / Beatmania IIDX
[PIANO AMBIENT] Dj nagureo - 5.1.1. ?/101 BPM
[TRANCE] Y&Co. - Attitude ?/145 BPM
[NRG] Y&CO. - BAD BOY BASS!! (dj Remo-con MIX) 2/?/?/?/148 BPM
[SOUL MIX] WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST - Celebration 1/?/?/?/121 BPM
[TRANCE] dj TAKA - Colors (radio edit) ?/150 BPM
[DISCO] good-cool - Dancin' Into The Night ?/139 BPM
[MINIMAL] TaQ - Digital MinD(A/T Libra mix) ?/155 BPM
[RAVE] e.o.s - e-motion ?/145BPM
[DRUM'N'BASS] TaQ - era (nostalmix) ?/180 BPM
[ELETRONICA] Timo Maas - First Day ?/125 BPM
[TRANCE] Mr.T - fly through the night ?/140 BPM
[80'S REVIVAL] Lipps Inc. - funkytown 1/?/?/?/122 BPM
[HIP-HOP] DJ mazinger featuring Muhammad - g.m.d. ?/100 BPM
[TRANCE] L.E.D.LIGHT - GENOM SCREAMS ?/150 BPM
[WARP HOUSE] good-cool - Hitch Hiker ?/136 BPM
[TECHNO] TaQ - Holic ?/154 BPM
[ITALO HOUSE] good-cool - I Was The One ?/124 BPM
[TRANCE] ric - in my eyes ?/142 BPM
[A.O.R.] Togo project feat. Sana - jelly kiss ?/135 BPM
[ELETRONICA] Moby - Lift Me Up ?/121 BPM
[HAPPY HARDCORE] L.E.D.-G VS GUHROOVY fw/asuka - LOVE IS DREAMINESS ?/178 BPM
[TWO STEP] Shoichiro Hirata - M-02stp.ver1.01 ?/132 BPM
[FRENCH POP] Orange Lounge - MobošMoga ?/172 BPM
[DANCE POP] Risky Men feat. Asuka-M - Mr.T.(take me higher) ?/128 BPM
[TECHNO] SLAKE - MUSIC TO YOUR HEAD ?/144 BPM
[TECHNO] D.J.SETUP - NEMESIS ?/164 BPM
[DISCO] Shoichiro Hirata - Nothing Ain't Stoppin' Us ?/138 BPM
[HARDCORE BREAKBEATS] L.E.D.-G - OUTER LIMITS ?/171 BPM
[JUNGLE] 190 - PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~ ?/190 BPM
[PIANO AMBIENT] Osamu Kubota - Presto ?/135 BPM
[DRUM'N'BASS] RAM - SNOW ?/180 BPM
[HOUSE] good-cool - Spin the disc ?/130 BPM
[TRIP HOP] OutPhase - Summer Vacation(CU mix) ?/135 BPM
[DRUM'N'BASS] DJ SUWAMI - THE CUBE ?/178 BPM
[EPIC TRANCE] L.E.D. feat. Sana - THE SHINING POLARIS ?/147 BPM
[DANCE] Paul Grogan feat Natalie Martin - The Way You Move ?/128 BPM
[GARAGE MIX] WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata - Toxic ?/143 BPM
[PROGRESSIVE] TAKA - V ?/150 BPM
[R&B MIX] WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST - Virtual Insanity ?/100 BPM
TaQ - Voltage (feat. Hidemaru) ?/125 BPM
[BREAKBEATS] WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata - You Really Got Me ?/138 BPM
There's eight exclusive songs to the US version total: Toxic, You Really Got Me, Virtual Insanity, Lift Me Up, Celebration, Funkytown, The Way You Move, and First Day. Toxic's by far the highlight in my opinion, but that's a sort of guilty pleasure.
There aren't any unlockables sadly, but Another difficulty(which goes beyond the defaults of Beginner/Normal/Hyper) can be unlocked for certain songs by playing every song in the game at least once.
Most Beatmania purists critique the US version for being really sparse on songs, but if nothing else, it's very good for beginners, especially those willing to pick up the import versions with dozens upon dozens more songs included. (The latest, 11 RED, is coming out in Japan around the middle of May. Retailing for about the same price as the US bundle, at that.)
