''Beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem'' is a

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in the ''

Beatmania IIDX is a series of rhythm video games, that was first introduced by Konami in Japan on February 26, 1999. ''IIDX'' has since spawned 31 arcade releases and 14 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to the '' beatmania'' gam ...

'' series of games by

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. On April 19, 2010, ''

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'' fansite Zenius -I- Vanisher reported that Konami had announced the first location test for the newest game in the IIDX series. The location test ran from April 22 to April 26 at the Cat's Eye Machida (キャッツアイ町田) in

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. Follow-up location tests ran in Chōfu, Tokyo and

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from April 30 to May 6, in

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and

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from May 14 to May 20 and in Chiyoda, Tokyo from June 11 to June 12. The game was released on September 15, 2010 This Beatmania iteration's theme focuses heavily on a futuresque modern relaxation and tropical

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concert-like setting, with the interface making use of sleek mechanical components with simple whites and bright colors that are easy on the eyes.

Gameplay

''Beatmania IIDX'' tasks the player with performing songs through a controller consisting of seven key buttons and a scratchable

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. Hitting the notes with strong timing increases the score and groove gauge bar, allowing the player to finish the stage. Failing to do so depletes the gauge until it is empty, abruptly ending the song. There are some changes made for this series. The song wheel is now circular rather than vertical, similar to the one in ''

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''. 2 new modes are presented; Premium Free Mode, a mode where the player plays for 8 minutes as opposed to 2 stages, and DJ Order Mode, a mode which is similar to ''

Pop'n Music , commonly abbreviated as ''Pop'n'', ''PM'' or ''PNM'' and stylized as ''pop'n music'', is a music video game series in the Bemani series made by Konami. The games are known for their bright colors, upbeat songs, and cute cartoon character graphi ...

''s Challenge Mode, where a player can select missions (similar to ''pop'n''s Normas) and earn DELLAR POINTS. Other than that, all of the gameplay remains the same.

Unlocking System

Resort Anthem only has one Extra Stage, making it the first to do this since '' Beatmania IIDX 12: Happy Sky''. However, players can get new songs through Beat Unlocks, JAPAN TOUR, WORLD TOUR and other unlockable events.

Append festival

With the announcement of APPEND FESTIVAL, a new crossover from ''jubeat'' series was unlocked on March 11, 2011 and another crossover from ''jubeat knit APPEND'' was unlocked on March 23, 2011. This unlocking system needs an e-Amusement card.

Lincle LINK

KONAMI announced the Lincle LINK event on June 30, 2011. This event would start in the middle of July, linking ''Resort Anthem'' and ''REFLEC BEAT'' together through song unlocking. Again, this event needed an e-Amusement card.

Music

''Beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem'' feature 74 new songs as well as 567 songs from previous releases for a total of 641 songs. A total of 21 songs had been removed from this game.

References

External links

beatmaniaIIDX18 Resort Anthem location test information

beatmaniaIIDX18 Resort Anthem discussion thread
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