Beatmania for PS2 redated

IguanaGrrl · Staff Member Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA

While some of Konami's holiday season releases have received a bump up in release dates, unfortunately for the Bemani crowd, Beatmania has been pushed back until 2006 for release.

Thanks to jas for the link!
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Cutriss · Staff Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

I find it weird that Gamestop is reporting such, as the only people that had a 2005 release date for Beatmania were the retailers. Konami has been saying '06 ever since the game was announced.
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Sentient Mode is capable...

gdog66 · Trick Member Joined: 11 May 2004 Location: Ottawa, ON

Also, take a look at some of the new screens found at IGN: VERY different look than at E3, and I definitely approve, as well as a couple more song confirmations:

Hitchhiker
M.02stp.ver.01
g.m.d.
Battle Breaks
s.d.z.
you gotta groove

http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/748/748592/imgs_1.html

Cutriss · Staff Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

I wouldn't say "confirmations" just yet, of course.

OMG ITS TO THE X MODE. Not.

Now we can finally put that shit to rest.
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act deft · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:31 am Post subject:

EDIT: I didn't saw Cutriss (I can't spell)' post...

Oh well new songs! yay!
and another yay! for not being TO THE X-TREME!
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AceJay · Trick Member Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Location: Princeton, NJ

Temple Of Love NEEDS to be in this.
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El Mullet · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

We're getting the Happy Sky method of song ratings and Difficulty labeling.

Notice in the 5-Key song list screen that difficulty is measured out of TEN STARS.

And in the 7-Key song list screen, difficulty is labeled Beginner, Normal, and Hyper.

Am I the only one that's surprised by this?
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DJTyrant · Maniac Member Joined: 25 Jan 2002 Location: Ventura, CA

Why oh why are there perfects in Beatmania

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Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject:

Has a bundle or anything been announced so we can get the controller as well as the game?

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ColorOfSakura · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:01 pm Post subject:

Eh, it's more recognizeable along with DDR. Konami realizes that a lot of people who play DDR here are going to pick up Beatmania because it's more BEMANI for their collection.

And since most of the people who are going to play it are probably going to be newbies, I'm sure they figured it'd be easier to have PERFECT! there instead of a Flashing Great.

And for anyone who was too slow to understand what Cutriss (I can't spell) meant in his post:

The IIDX part highlighted for convience.
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ColorOfSakura · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:06 pm Post subject:

Reenee · Trick Member Joined: 21 Nov 2003

Am I the only one who noticed that the keys on the upper row are represented with thinner columns on the game screen?

Wolfman Jake · Trick Member Joined: 13 Sep 2002

Looks like the Veriphone FX "knob" is still in the game. People were crying over the fact that it simply said "beatmania" in the E3 9th style-based build of the game, expecting that the option was out when they should have realized that the "beatmania" was replacing the "ver. 09" there in 9th style CS that stood for no FX options turned on, but now that spot is very clearly marked VEFX.

Also, I wouldn't freak about about the lack of ANOTHER in the difficulty list. It's obviously a mock-up. Look more closely at the stats for "The Shigning Polaris." If the playcount of 573 isn't a giveaway, the EX score should be. The best grade is listed as AAA while the best score is listed as 573. That EX score would NOT get you a AAA for The Shinging Polaris on Hyper (7Keys), it would get you a D. You need to score at least 1186 on The Shinging Polaris to get a AAA on Hyper.

Also, the new revamped interface looks cool, but I hope they don't stick with purple. It's too dark. I prefer the cooler and brighter look of blues from 6th and 9th styles.
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geo_android · Trick Member Joined: 27 Apr 2005

Didn't we already know that beatmania for the US was released for 2006 already? I'm not saying we should lock this board, though.

Tomo_kun · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Location: SE-WI.

I *really*, *Really* hope there is support for the 2P side with the right hand turntable. Im glad they decided to have "IIDX" listed as a mode.
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gdog66 · Trick Member Joined: 11 May 2004 Location: Ottawa, ON

FoxFireX · Trick Member Joined: 07 Dec 2003

I'm wondering if the US controller might look at least a little bit different than the JP one. Notice in the top of those screenshots where the Cancel and Confirm buttons are called out. The controller is shown in a very detailed layout, but the turntable side has been completely rounded off, where the JP controller is rectangular all the way around. Think we're getting a streamlined unit?

Wolfman Jake · Trick Member Joined: 13 Sep 2002