Wow, they're releasing it in the US???

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Post by Amp Divorax » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:18 am

This is from RemyWiki's IIDXicon which has a ton of information on the impending US release.

- Regarding song charts, nothing has been "toned down", but "very minor changes have been made to some of the 'annoying' measures within songs in hyper mode. Another charts haven't been touched."

Hopefully more information is given concerning this as the idea of tampering with the intended notecharts has the potential to be the worst idea Konami has had since their decision to not include the Dance Play Option in DDR Extreme US.

Notechart altering Trivia: The console release of 10th Style uses a different verion of Love is Eternity Light 7 with measures 7 through 21 being much more simplistic compared to it's arcade counterpart.
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Post by Amp Divorax » Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:25 pm

A Small Update: The Cube has been confirmed for 7 Keys mode.
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Post by Amp Divorax » Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:32 pm

New update:

Outer Limits has been confirmed on the official Beatmania site.
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Post by Jizzon » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:41 pm

Here is the best price for the bundle I've seen yet. Who knows how long this price will remain...but wow. If you ever thought of starting the crack of Bemani, this would be a great place to get in.
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Post by chocobojoe » Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:23 pm

Got mine reserved at Game Stop.
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Post by Amp Divorax » Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:15 pm

A massively updated songlist from VJarmy:

beatmania

* 20,November (radio edit) / dj nagureo
* 20,November (single mix) / dj nagureo
* 321STARS / DJ SIMON
* Attack the music / DJ FX
* BATTLE BREAKS / DJ Takawo
* DO YOU LOVE ME? / reo-nagumo
* e-motion / e.o.s.
* First Day / Timo Maas
* GENOM SCREAMS / L.E.D. Light
* HUNTING FOR YOU / Togo Project featuring Megu & Scotty D.
* jam jam reggae /
* La Bossanova De Fabienne / staccato two-F
* Lift Me Up / Moby
* LOVE SO GROOVY /
* Manmachine plays Jazz /
* METAL GEAR SOLID Main Theme / ESPACIO BROTHERS
* OVERBLAST!! / L.E.D. Light
* PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~ / 190
* s.d.z. / DJ mazinger featuring Muhammad
* SKA a go go /
* Stop Violence! /
* The Way You Move / Paul Grogan Featuring Natalie Martin
* Toxic / WaveGroup / Shoichiro Hirata
* tribe groove /
* u gotta groove / dj nagureo
* Virtual Insanity /
* You Really Got Me / WaveGroup / Shoichiro Hirata

beatmania IIDX

* 5.1.1. / dj nagureo
* Attitude / Y&Co.
* BAD BOY BASS!! (dj Remo-con MIX) / Y&Co.
* Celebrations /
* Colors (radio edit) / dj TAKA
* Dancin' Into The Night / good-cool
* Digital MinD (A/T Libra mix) / TaQ
* e-motion / e.o.s.
* era(nostal mix) / TaQ
* First Day / Timo Maas
* Funky Town / Lipps, Inc.
* Fly Through the Night / Mr. T
* GENOM SCREAMS / L.E.D. Light
* g.m.d. / DJ Mazinger feat. Muhammad
* Hitch Hiker / good-cool
* Holic / TaQ
* I Was The One / good-cool
* in my eyes / ric
* jelly kiss / Togo project feat. Sana
* LOVE IS DREAMINESS / L.E.D.-G VS GUHROOVY fw/asuka
* M-02stp.ver1.01 / Shoichiro Hirata
* Mobo★Moga / Orange Lounge
* Mr.T (Take Me Higher) / Risky Men feat. Asuka.M
* MUSIC TO YOUR HEAD / SLAKE
* NEMESIS / D.J.SETUP
* Nothing Ain't Stoppin' Us / Shoichiro Hirata
* OUTER LIMITS / L.E.D.-G
* PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~ / 190
* Presto / Osamu Kubota
* SNOW / RAM
* Spin the Disc / good-cool
* Summer Vacation (CU mix) / OutPhase (dj TAKA & TaQ)
* THE CUBE / DJ SUWAMI
* THE SHINING POLARIS / L.E.D. feat. Sana
* Toxic / WaveGroup / Shoichiro Hirata
* V / TAKA
* Virtual Insanity /
* Voltage (feat. Hidemaru) / TaQ
* You Really Got Me / WaveGroup / Shoichiro Hirata
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Post by Amp Divorax » Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:18 am

PSM Magazine is now available and features a playable demo.

Initial impressions:

3 songs playable in Beatmania and Beatmania IIDX modes. (Celebration, Funkytown, MGS Theme [5 Key], and Bad Boy Bass [IIDX], all 7 key songs are on beginner mode.) The songlist is shown on there and pretty much shows everything that I've already listed. Given that they don't alter the Hyper mode notecharts as rumored putting up scores on VJarmy should work just fine aside from the few licensed songs that are on there.

Graphics are very unimpressive when compared to 9th style, which is the very engine that is used for the game. Arcade Display is not available in the demo, which is disappointing to me as I have a widescreen HDTV.

Timing is the same as 9th style JP. You heard me, they didn't dumb that down thankfully. The grading system seems to have been altered so insteading of requiring 7/9 EX points for the AA and 8/9 EX points for the AAA, the grading has been shifted down one so getting better grades is easier. However, the final grade is still on the same system as the JP release!

Offnote: Demo only uses dualshock and does not work with KOCs as control options cannot be changed.
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