BM US review.

**Moogy** · 03-30-2006, 09:23 PM

It could have been a lot worse.

It could have been a lot better, too.

All the licenses suck badly except for Virtual Insanity. Even then, it has a chart that's incredibly boring.

Which brings me to the main problem with the game. It's intensely boring. There are only 4 flashing 7s: V, Colors, Nemesis, and Summer Vacation. These songs aren't even hard, however. In fact, they're all very easy.

The only real difficulty in the game comes from V [a], Colors [a], Nemesis [a], and Holic [a]. Too bad you have to clear every song on both 5key and 7key mode to unlock anothers.

Oh yes, 5key mode. What an exercise in futility this was. It has no anothers anyway, and all the songs except for ska a go go are pathetically easy, making it a chore to play the songs. Except 321 Stars, quite possibly the only reason to buy this game. Except it has no another so it's pointless.

So yeah BM US sucks. It's boring and easy and ****.

djsmalls · 03-30-2006, 09:48 PM

Second opinion.

BMUS, to me, was pretty damn good

me being a begginer, it has a nice variety of songs that vary in difficulty.

The hardcore players will definitely get bored of this easily, seeing as it was made to introduce beatmania to the US, it was made to be easy, to be for begginers.
So far, I've passed almost all the light 7 (normal) songs, I haven't unlocked anothers and don't need to, seeing as I'm still being challenge on hyper lol

The best thing about the bundle overall has to be the controller, I found it to play wayyy better than a modded japanese controller. The keys were very responsive and haven't stuck once. My only problem is the stiffness in the turntable (which is easily fixed ;D)

I in no way disgaree with Moogy's opinion, he is coming from the point of view of a hadcore player, I on the otherhand am speaking for the n00bs.

PMS-Chromer · 03-31-2006, 05:58 AM

Well, would you warrant a buy or borrow from a friend?

djsmalls · 03-31-2006, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by PMS-Chromer

Well, would you warrant a buy or borrow from a friend?

I would say it is a good buy for harcore and n00b players alike

for hardcore players, you get a controller and a game for LESS than the price of importing a controller alone, plus.. the controlleris better

for newbs, you will get a game you can enjoy PLUS the sweet controller.

also, as far as I know, Konami will NOT be pressing up anymore copies of the game, so this is gonna be like another DDR Mario Mix..

Benny1 · 03-31-2006, 09:30 AM

I have absolutely no clue what this you won't be able to get it stuff is.

Most of my local gamestops/ebgames have it, and if they don't, they have more on the way.
It's not too hard to go to gamestop's or ebgame's website and check.

djsmalls · 03-31-2006, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Benny1

I have absolutely no clue what this you won't be able to get it stuff is.

Most of my local gamestops/ebgames have it, and if they don't, they have more on the way.
It's not too hard to go to gamestop's or ebgame's website and check.

All the game stores i went to said that if you didn't pre order a copy then you most likely wouldn't find one

They also said that there won't ve anymore shipping out.

PMS-Chromer · 03-31-2006, 01:23 PM

Man why not? This could have styles like IIDX.

djsmalls · 03-31-2006, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PMS-Chromer

Man why not? This could have styles like IIDX.

They never said they wouldn't make any new versions

just there won't be any remakes of this particular beatmania bundle as far as i know.

I read an interview somewhere from the designer or something of the game and he said new styles are a very possible thing and that this was only an introduction of the series to an american audience.

Hr2 · 03-31-2006, 09:29 PM

I think it was a good introduction to the US market. Having no experience at all I have been playing mostly beginner songs and having fun. I imagine I'll advance up fairly quickly after I get the timing down (I hit a little early, must be because of stepmania.)

Plus, the price is right for the controller. This will probably be for me like DDR Extreme, I played DDR Extreme a lot until I got ITG. I'll play BMUS a lot until I get some Japanese mix. And I won't bother getting japanese mixes until I'm good.

edit: 5 key mode sucks except battle breaks is fun because its scratchmania.

**Silver_Brian** · 04-2-2006, 12:12 AM

I saw it in ebgames but it wasn't a bundle... maybe it was just the preorder.

djsmalls · 04-3-2006, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver_Brian

I saw it in ebgames but it wasn't a bundle... maybe it was just the preorder.

the preorder is the bundle

Konami only sold bundles. You probrably saw a returned copy of just the game?

Motoko125 · 04-3-2006, 09:01 PM

It's good if you're just starting out. For us more experienced players, it's trash.

Hr2 · 04-4-2006, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motoko125

It's good if you're just starting out. For us more experienced players, it's trash.

It's also the cheapest controller you will ever get :\

nyra · 04-5-2006, 02:05 PM

the buttons should have been circles.
i like this game although i really suck at it i thing the song list could have been cooler.
im glade to hear the scratch isn't supposed to be that hard to turn. anyway yeah not the greatest game i've seen but still fun

Benny1 · 04-5-2006, 04:27 PM

if I see another person say the buttons should be circles I will kill ign

**Chromer** · 04-5-2006, 06:27 PM

Seriously.

dAnceguy117 · 04-9-2006, 12:31 PM

Yeah, I'm already on 5/6 stuff. It won't take me too long to get to flashing 7s (8s? lolz). I'm not even sure if I'm gonna go through the trouble to unlock the [a] charts for those few songs. I'll just have Ben mod my PS2 and then buy a Japanese version. The licenses are incredibly lol. And what's with the difficulty thingy going up to 10? Is that for the [a] charts or some ****?

ps FREE SCRATCH ZONE

pps they totally butchered MGS Main Theme's original chart from the old 5 key games

ppps the only hard part of ska a go go is the end, which I almost beat at my arcade when it still had Complete Mix

fusi0n · 04-9-2006, 01:34 PM

Yeah, Holic, V, and Colors another are the 10s.

emccky · 04-13-2006, 01:01 AM

I bought the game today, it's awesome so far. Coming from little to no beatmania experience, this game is perfect for me. o2jam didn't help at all. This is somuch different.. so much more fun. I'm gonna be playing this for a long time.

Eyoshi · 04-13-2006, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by emccky

I bought the game today, it's awesome so far. Coming from little to no beatmania experience, this game is perfect for me. o2jam didn't help at all. This is somuch different.. so much more fun. I'm gonna be playing this for a long time.

Well, O2Jam only requires you to read the notes. Beatmania requires you to learn a lot more to play. =P

I really hope that there will be another Beatmania game coming later in the year, kind of like Karaoke Revolution. Despite the game being fun, I didn't like how bare-bones it was in terms of content.

03-30-2006, 09:23 PM	#1
Moogy 嗚呼 Join Date: Aug 2003 Age: 34 Posts: 10,303	BM US review. It could have been a lot worse. It could have been a lot better, too. All the licenses suck badly except for Virtual Insanity. Even then, it has a chart that's incredibly boring. Which brings me to the main problem with the game. It's intensely boring. There are only 4 flashing 7s: V, Colors, Nemesis, and Summer Vacation. These songs aren't even hard, however. In fact, they're all very easy. The only real difficulty in the game comes from V [a], Colors [a], Nemesis [a], and Holic [a]. Too bad you have to clear every song on both 5key and 7key mode to unlock anothers. Oh yes, 5key mode. What an exercise in futility this was. It has no anothers anyway, and all the songs except for ska a go go are pathetically easy, making it a chore to play the songs. Except 321 Stars, quite possibly the only reason to buy this game. Except it has no another so it's pointless. So yeah BM US sucks. It's boring and easy and ****. __________________ Plz visit my blog ^^^ vintage signature from like 2006 preserved

03-30-2006, 09:48 PM	#2
djsmalls FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: next in line Posts: 735	Re: BM US review. Second opinion. BMUS, to me, was pretty damn good me being a begginer, it has a nice variety of songs that vary in difficulty. The hardcore players will definitely get bored of this easily, seeing as it was made to introduce beatmania to the US, it was made to be easy, to be for begginers. So far, I've passed almost all the light 7 (normal) songs, I haven't unlocked anothers and don't need to, seeing as I'm still being challenge on hyper lol The best thing about the bundle overall has to be the controller, I found it to play wayyy better than a modded japanese controller. The keys were very responsive and haven't stuck once. My only problem is the stiffness in the turntable (which is easily fixed ;D) I in no way disgaree with Moogy's opinion, he is coming from the point of view of a hadcore player, I on the otherhand am speaking for the n00bs. __________________

03-31-2006, 05:58 AM	#3
PMS-Chromer FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: KFC cuz a brotha hongry Posts: 10	Re: BM US review. Well, would you warrant a buy or borrow from a friend? __________________

03-31-2006, 09:30 AM	#5
Benny1 FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The time was prophesied that will approach surely. Age: 32 Posts: 1,146	Re: BM US review. I have absolutely no clue what this you won't be able to get it stuff is. Most of my local gamestops/ebgames have it, and if they don't, they have more on the way. It's not too hard to go to gamestop's or ebgame's website and check. __________________

03-31-2006, 01:23 PM	#7
PMS-Chromer FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: KFC cuz a brotha hongry Posts: 10	Re: BM US review. Man why not? This could have styles like IIDX. __________________

03-31-2006, 09:29 PM	#9
Hr2 FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 35 Posts: 2,350	Re: BM US review. I think it was a good introduction to the US market. Having no experience at all I have been playing mostly beginner songs and having fun. I imagine I'll advance up fairly quickly after I get the timing down (I hit a little early, must be because of stepmania.) Plus, the price is right for the controller. This will probably be for me like DDR Extreme, I played DDR Extreme a lot until I got ITG. I'll play BMUS a lot until I get some Japanese mix. And I won't bother getting japanese mixes until I'm good. edit: 5 key mode sucks except battle breaks is fun because its scratchmania. __________________

04-3-2006, 09:01 PM	#12
Motoko125 FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wisconsin lol Posts: 691	Re: BM US review. It's good if you're just starting out. For us more experienced players, it's trash. __________________

04-5-2006, 02:05 PM	#14
nyra FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 127	Re: BM US review. the buttons should have been circles. i like this game although i really suck at it i thing the song list could have been cooler. im glade to hear the scratch isn't supposed to be that hard to turn. anyway yeah not the greatest game i've seen but still fun __________________ omg its pikachu

04-5-2006, 04:27 PM	#15
Benny1 FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The time was prophesied that will approach surely. Age: 32 Posts: 1,146	Re: BM US review. if I see another person say the buttons should be circles I will kill ign __________________

04-5-2006, 06:27 PM	#16
Chromer Hookers and Blow Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: You heard the robot. No fun. Age: 34 Posts: 4,981	Re: BM US review. Seriously. __________________

04-9-2006, 12:31 PM	#17
dAnceguy117 new hand moves = dab Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: he/they Age: 33 Posts: 10,094	Re: BM US review. Yeah, I'm already on 5/6 stuff. It won't take me too long to get to flashing 7s (8s? lolz). I'm not even sure if I'm gonna go through the trouble to unlock the [a] charts for those few songs. I'll just have Ben mod my PS2 and then buy a Japanese version. The licenses are incredibly lol. And what's with the difficulty thingy going up to 10? Is that for the [a] charts or some ****? ps FREE SCRATCH ZONE pps they totally butchered MGS Main Theme's original chart from the old 5 key games ppps the only hard part of ska a go go is the end, which I almost beat at my arcade when it still had Complete Mix

04-9-2006, 01:34 PM	#18
fusi0n FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 36 Posts: 2,158	Re: BM US review. Yeah, Holic, V, and Colors another are the 10s.

04-13-2006, 01:01 AM	#19
emccky Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: word Posts: 4,811	Re: BM US review. I bought the game today, it's awesome so far. Coming from little to no beatmania experience, this game is perfect for me. o2jam didn't help at all. This is somuch different.. so much more fun. I'm gonna be playing this for a long time.

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