

The player must coordinate their hands in order to hit the correct keyboard buttons, spin the turntable, or a combination of both in correspondence to color-coded notes that approach the judgement bar displayed on screen. In IIDX games, players recreate the musical score of songs available to them through the use of a DJ simulating controller. A PC release titled beatmania IIDX INFINITAS has been announced, and began alpha testing in September 2015. It is the sequel to the beatmania game series, and part of the Bemani line of music games. IIDX has since spawned 24 arcade releases and 14 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2. Beatmania IIDX 5th style also allows options such as speed modifiers to be added by the player after selecting a song.A cabinet running beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERSīeatmania IIDX ( ビートマニア ツーディーエックス, Bītomania Tsūdiekkusu) is a series of rhythm video games, that was first introduced by Konami in Japan on February 26, 1999. The gameplay involves the player selecting a song, with the player then having to match the notes by pressing the keys and scratching the turntable in time with the music. Other notable features of the Beatmania IIDX cabinet are the widescreen 16:9 display and the powerful speakers and bass platform that vibrates beneath the player's feet. This is a main difference between the original Beatmania and the Beatmania II series, with the Beatmania keyboard only consisting of 5 buttons per player. The controls across all of the different styles remain the same, with the Beatmania IIDX cabinet controls consisting of two turntables, and two keyboards each with seven keys. The alternate songs remain pretty much the same, however the notes become harder.ĭifferent software versions of the game are referred to as 'styles', with the different IIDX styles varying mainly in their songlists and graphical interfaces.

Beatmania IIDX 5th Style also introduced the ability to select alternate versions of certain songs by holding down the VEFX button during song selection.

Beatmania IIDX 5th Style introduced auto-scratch, as well as two more Hi-Speed settings.
