Beatmania (2006)

Beatmania (2006)
A real-time dance music game hard and crappy. That's Beatmania (2006)! It's NOT so cool!
Genre(s): Music Platform(s): PlayStation 2 Release: March 28, 2006 Developer(s): Konami Publisher(s): Konami Country: Japan Series: Beatmania IIDX

Beatmania is a music game released in 2006 for the PlayStation 2. It is the only console game in the Beatmania IIDX series to be released in North America.

Why It's POOR

1. It lacks the wit and charm of both arcade and Japanese PS2 Beatmania IIDX games.
2. It is a reskin of Beatmania IIDX 9th Style, with the interface being recolored in purple.
3. It uses a 1-10 difficulty rating scale (the one used by Dance Dance Revolution from Max 2 to Supernova 2), which wasn't a good fit for the series.
4. Horrible selection of songs, including forgettable licenses.
   • Only 47 songs that were in the original Beatmania and Beatmania IIDX series are present.
5. Some songs have timing problems.
6. The grading system is worse comparing to other games in the series.
7. No class mode.
8. Free mode does not have an auto play feature.
9. None of the characters from the Beatmania IIDX series appear in the results screen. As such, there is no gallery mode.
   • Speaking of the characters, only a few appeared in videos.

Redeeming Qualities

1. It has a replay mode, where you can watch the plays you recorded in free mode.
2. There's a practice mode for beginners, which teaches the basics of the game.

Reception

Although Beatmania received mixed reviews from critics, having a Metascore of 67, it was disliked by most long-time Beatmania and Beatmania IIDX fans.

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