Celebrate by complaining about how Adventure CS is still not released yet
Go play a plastic guitar.
Yeah, beat’n groovy. Apparently it is Pop’n, kind of. I won’t say that it is the “Button Revolution” that I joke around about every time somebody says Pop’n should come to the US, since it still has judgments, Konami Originals, and a lack of Terry Bogard lookalikes. However, it is far from perfect. Really, really far.
It has Journey. (Edit: Or, at least, we thought it had.)
Courtesy Bemanistyle, again, here’s the license list. There are far more master tracks than there are covers. We’ll start with the American Appeal (TM). There isn’t as much of it as V4. It’s probably why Europe is getting V4 instead of this.
A Blast Beat (by Dune)
Almost Easy (by Avenged Sevenfold)
Hocus Pocus (made famous by Focus)
The Sound of Truth (by As I Lay Dying)
And now the J-Rock. I must note that Zetsubou Billy is a “Long Version”, meaning you can play the whole song instead of a trunicated one.
Afterdark/アフターダーク (made famous by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION)
Crawl (by VELTPUNCH)
Discommunication (by 99 Parabellum Bullet)
Don’t Stop Believing (made famous by ZIGGY, not the one by Journey)
Genesis of Aquarion/創聖のアクエリオン (made famous by Akino)
Going My Way!/ゴーイング マイ ウェイ! (by Tatsumi Megumi/達見恵 featured by Sano Hiroaki/佐野宏晃)
Shangri-la/アフターダーク (made famous by Chatmonchy/シャングリラ)
starline stereo (by winnie)
White Sketchbook (by Reiji Sakurai/桜井零士)
the WORLD (by Nightmare/ナイトメア)
Zetsubou Billy (by Maximum The Hormone/マキシマムザホルモン)
Finally, the half-KO half-license:
鏡花水月楼（GFDM EDITION） (by TЁЯRA x 宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
For the Konami Originals, here’s the original article.
EDIT: Looks like we’ve been Vertigo’d again, it sure as hell isn’t Journey.
This is actually kind of boring, but I had to type it out.
TL;DR: Don’t get too excited about trademark drama and wild theories.
I’ve heard that DDR Disney Channel Edition requires you to get at least one Full Marvelous Combo on each difficulty to unlock the last three songs. I’m not kidding.
Moment 40 / Moshic - Also on Ultramix 3, which is on a completely different console than the other two (the original Xbox). Sadly, it’s also really good. The song, that is.
SAKURA / RevenG - Also on Extreme 2. Yes, it’s everyone’s favorite fake 10. Or, at least it used to be, but I guess humanity will never find out (or care) if this was rerated in Disney Channel Edition like it was in SuperNOVA 2.
exotic ethnic / RevenG - Also in MAX, which is the best US version of any Bemani ever.
Yes, I have given in, about three months ago, actually, to the ever so wonderful game rental service known as Gamefly. I’d talk about it, but people would think I’m a shill, so “ever so wonderful game rental service” is enough.
Here’s one of them. The first one, actually.
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80’s - It does not just look like Guitar Hero II, it is Guitar Hero II. There are more differences between DDR games than there are differences between Guitar Hero II and this. That’s why it is more important to think of it as an expansion, and as an expansion, it is good.
There are some great songs, like Holy Diver, Play With Me, and Because It’s Midnite, the latter being so good that I forgive it for actually being made in the 00s by some internet cartoon thing. However, inbetween these songs are some good songs that I’d rather not play in Guitar Hero. As much as I like I Ran, especially the real I Ran, it does not make for a fun chart at all. Plus, some may dislike that it focuses on the 80s that would be considered cheesy, and not on 80s that would be considered metal.
I’d recommend buying this if you are either a slightly-less-than-diehard Guitar Hero fan, a fan of 80s music, or both. Otherwise, well, rent it. You’ll still have fun, and it’s still a good party game (especially an 80s-themed party!).
Yeah, so I’m using this blog as a place to practice critique. At least I’m using it for something.
I played Guitar Freaks and Drummania V4 for the first time. An imported Japanese one, of course. Betson.
1. I wouldn’t be surprised if this used to be called “Guitar Revolution & Drum Revolution”.
2. From what I’ve played, Jake In The Box is song of the version, even though it wasn’t exactly made for V4. Honorable mention goes to the cover of Fat Lip, it’s just so bad it’s good.
3. Select A Music.
I also played SuperNOVA 2. This one was actually the US version. The one that doesn’t have any unlocks. Betson.
1. It’s better than SN1. Not saying much.
2. Two Months Off has a surprisingly fun Double Expert chart.
3. Faint is probably the worst cover ever made, it’s just so bad it’s horrible. The fact that it isn’t in US CS is proof that Konami has some care for the US.
4. That’s really all I can say. With just the default songlist, this game is more like an update to SuperNOVA than a new game in the series, even by DDR standards.
The only rule with this, is that bundle version or non-bundle version, I choose whichever is higher.
1. Rock Band Special Edition (Xbox 360)
#7 on the overall video game best sellers list. Just so you know, Halo 3 is #9. And if Nintendo products were disallowed from the list, it would be #2. Well, Activision is probably proud that one of their products is beating Rock Band. Granted, it’s Call Of Duty 4. Speaking of Activision…
2. Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (PS2)
#16 and #17, bundle and non-bundle, respectively. Yup, right next to each other.
3. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party (Wii)
Wait, what? DDR has managed to get on this list? I thought most people stopped caring about it! That’s what I get for trusting Kotaku! #22, by the way. Just goes to show you that Konami can still say that they make the #1 rhythm game…on the Wii, at least.
4. Rock Band Special Edition (PS3)
#31. If you’re going to pay 600 dollars for your console, you might as well buy a 170 dollar game.
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Wii)
#39.
6. Guitar Hero II (PS2)
#47.
7. Rock Band Special Edition (PS2)
#48. Online play matters. Unless it’s Guitar Hero. Or DDR.
8. Hanna Montana: Music Jam (DS)
#49. Hey, it definately counts.
9. Hanna Montana: Spotlight Music Tour (Wii)
#55. I’ve never heard of this, but according to Amazon it’s definately a music game.
10. Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (360)
#74. Wha wha wha wha whaaaaaaaaaaa.
Also, the top selling fighting game on the PS2 is King Of Fighters XI, at #160.
EDIT: And because I just feel like it, here’s Konami’s Top 10.
1. DDR Hottest Party (#22)
2. DDR SuperNOVA 2 (#329)
3. DDR Extreme 2 (#394)
4. That Stupid Ass DDR DVD Game (#408)
5. DDR SuperNOVA (#444)
6. DDRMAX2 (#468)
7. DDR Universe 2 (#490)
8. Karaoke Revolution: American Idol (#492)
9. DDR Universe 1 (#498)
10. CMT Presents: Karaoke Revolution: Country (#1415)
(Source: Bemanistyle, who sourced it to 2ch. Voiddd.com)
Guitar Hero and Rock Band are all the rage now, but do you remember Guitar Freaks? Or Drummania? No? Yes? Who gives a crap? Well, whatever you think, this article here is about an arcade game called Guitar Freaks and Drummania V4.
The game will be the first GFDM game since Guitar Freaks 1st Mix to be released worldwide. At least, that’s what the rumors say. The game has recently been released, and it’s very different from the last Vs. I’ll just say, if those rumors of globalization are true, I really would not be surprised.
Licenses:
“魔法のコトバ” (made famous by スピッツ)
“September” (made famous by Earth Wind and Fire)
“Rock And Roll All Nite” (made famous by KISS)
“Strike Party!!!” (by BeForU) (Yeah, they’re licensed now)
“ガラナ” (made famous by スキマスイッチ)
“If The Kids Are United” (made famous by Sham 69)
“Paranoid” (made famous by Black Sabbath) (Wow, there’s a cover of this in all three of these games)
“Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll” (made famous by Rainbow)
“Idle Gossip” (made famous by Toy Dolls)
“ツヨクツヨ” (made famous by mihimaru GT)
“チャンピオーネ” (made famous by Orange Range)
“Fat Lip” (made famous by Sum 41)
“遠雷～遠くにある明かり～” (made famous by High and Mighty Color)
“タリホー” (made famous by ザ・クロマニヨンズ)
“Nemesis” (by Arch Enemy)
“invitation” (made famous by 柴咲コウ)
“Black Night” (made famous by Deep Purple)
“Leaving All Behind” (by Cellador)
“Immortal Bind” (by Anthem)
“BAD MUSIC FREAKS” (by 宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
“Still Of The Night” (made famous by Whitesnake)
“Move Over” (made famous by Janis Joplin)
The rest of the leaked list can be seen here.
UPDATED:
1. Vertigo isn’t the song by U2, but another Konami Original. Also, thankfully, in my opinion, “The Messenger (not decorated)” is definately not the Turisas song.
2. Undefined may not be in the game.
3. IIDX DJ Troopers is the next IIDX’s title.
4. No Blink 182 either. While there’s much rejoicing over having one pop punk song instead of two, I’ll just say don’t get too excited if a song called “God Knows” appears on a leaked songlist from V5. There’s a still a lot more American Appeal(TM) in this songlist than there was in V3.
5. I might as well put in the songs from 3rd Mix that were revived here. Because Still Of The Night is that awesome.