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Konami has been the musical hit machine for some time now. They’ve successfully brought the greatness of Dance Dance Revolution and Karaoke Revolution to homes all over the world. Now Konami feels that DJ’s need love too, so not only have they spawned the popular arcade titled Beatmania, but they have also brought that experience home with the help of the PS2 and a cool turntable peripheral.
One thing about Beatmania is true, you either love it or hate it, there is really no in between. Unfortunately, I have a hard time believing that even fans will be all that excited about this port, as the music selection is terrible. That’s not taking into account that the controller itself has a high learning curve and cumbersome button arrangement. Even that could have all been tolerable if the song variety and list were better.
Visually, Beatmania does little else to improve upon the typical menus and spectator screens of the rhythm and dance genre. It is just a bunch of bars moving on screen that you time to the beat, as in the background all sorts of flashy colors and low-res videos play to try to provide entertainment for onlookers. In Beatmania, it is even worse than most and looks much like a PS One title when it comes to visual flair and menu fonts. If I’m being honest, I get more out of the visualizer on my PC’s music player than what is displayed in Beatmania. Report this review >>
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