Beatmania

Due to the steep price, Beatmania should only be investigated by hardcore rhythm fanatics - but those fanatics will be plenty pleased.

If PaRappa the Rapper and Bust-A-Groove didn?t fulfill your rhythmic needs on the PlayStation, consider importing Beatmania from Japan. It?s harder and deeper than its U.S. contemporaries--and a lot more expensive.

Block-Rockin? Beats
Like the arcade game that inspired it, Beatmania puts gamers behind the mixing board of a club DJ. Your mission: Make the patrons wanna shake their booties. To be a success, you?ll not only need to trigger samples in complex sequences and scratch on a turntable at 150 beats-per-minute, but also fight off the occasional rival DJ. If you don?t make the crowd happy, they?ll boo you out of the club!

Two CDs full of varying styles and difficulties--from simple to simply impossible--ensure that the fun won?t run out, and the music is enjoyable. While you groove, you?re treated to psychedelic animations and light shows, plus two players can go head-to-head in a fierce DJ battle. All the menus are in English, so it?s not hard for American gamers to figure out what?s going on.

It?s All About the Benjamins
Beatmania can be played with a standard gamepad, but was designed with ASCII?s custom controller in mind--sold separately, of course. This keyboard/turntable device increases the Fun Factor greatly, but costs almost as much as the game. Together, expect the pair to run you around $150. Ouch!

Due to the steep price, Beatmania should only be investigated by hardcore rhythm fanatics--but those fanatics will be plenty pleased.

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