Beatmania

by Konami

Product Features

• Spin the music to more than 50 club tracks, including pop, techno, drum 'n' bass, trance and house
• Exciting two player modes that allow players to perform cooperatively or competitively
• Exclusive hits and music from some of the hottest DJs and remixers in the scene
• Multiple options and difficulty settings make beatmania easy to learn and challenging to master
• Pulsating audio and visual presentation delivers the club experience to the home through the PlayStation 2 console

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000CC39J0
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 30, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,932 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beatmania Comes to the PS2!, March 31, 2007

By 

Phil - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Beatmania (Video Game)

This is the first installment of the Beatmania series, and overall it would be a starting point for all gamers who enjoy hitting a beat or two on their spare time.

Outline : The main purpose of the game revolves around hand eye co-ordination and beat recognition. The beatmania pad (which you must purchase seperately), includes 5 keys that represent different notes/beats in different songs. Score is based on how well one presses the correct button at the right time. Gameplay involves the user hitting a specific button corresponding to the beat required in the song.

Graphics: Being the first Beatmania, the graphics are mediocre. Abit flashy at times, with lots of bright colors that occasionally get in the way.

Music: For a game that is based on DJ beat matching, the music choice is very limited and overall not fulfilling. After a few days of playing, I personally felt bored with the song list.

Gameplay: Being the first of its kind, BeatMania was an arcade hit in Asia. Beatmania includes 5 key play as well as 7 key play at different speeds and difficulty. Learning curve is about 2 seconds since its pretty self explanatory.

Overall: To be honest, you're probably better off getting a newer installation of the game as it has more challenging aspects, newer songs, MORE songs, and improved graphics. But for anyone that wouldn't mind getting back to the roots of Beatmania, its still a decent buy.

*Please note that this game does not simulate what a real DJ does, nor is it meant to. If you considered buying this game for the purpose of becoming a DJ, go buy a real turntable and mixer.

Note: Without the purchase of the Beatmania Pad, the game itself is horrendous. Using the PS2 controller for this game yields more frustration than satisfaction. If you buy this game make SURE you also purchase the beatmania pad.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars get this game only for the controller, August 26, 2010

By 

Christopher Arnold (Tampa,fl) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Beatmania (Video Game)

if you're a music game fan and is willing to import a asian ps2, then this game's only use to you is the dj controller, basicly been the only thing better then the Japanese counterparts. basicly a bad port over on konami's part. it using the Beatmania IIDX 9th style theme, recolored and textured with ugly purple layering that doesn't work.

my advice get this game/control, toss the game and head to play asia or ebay and buy yourself Beatmania IIDX Empress,DJ Troopers,Gold,Distoried,Happy Sky,or red" hell even the older mixes are better then this us port. from 10th style to 3rd. on my oppenion. so this has been your music game expert, chris and that's all for now.

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars can't play the game, May 14, 2007

By 

Jennifer Russell "JJ" (Wyandotte, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Beatmania (Video Game)

This game did not come with a controller, and you can't find the controller anywere - not even on Amazon. This was a waste of money, as you can't really play the game without the controller.