Beatmania IIDX 11 IIDXRED
Beatmania IIDX11: IIDXRED (with RED standing for "Revolutionary Energetic Diversification") is the 11th game in the beatmania IIDX series of music video games. It was released in arcades by Konami in 2003. The game features many new songs, some of which are unlocked over Konami's e-Amusement platform. As suggested by the title, IIDXRED's color scheme is red and black, and was one of the first versions to not use the word "style" to denote its version and have a legitimate theme (a pattern that would continue on later versions).
| Beatmania IIDX 11 IIDXRED | |
|---|---|
 Titlescreen of the CS version | |
| Developer(s) | Konami (Arcade), Konami Digital Entertainment (PlayStation 2) |
| Publisher(s) | Konami (Arcade), Konami Digital Entertainment (PlayStation 2) |
| Series | beatmania IIDX & Bemani |
| Platform(s) | Arcade & Sony PlayStation 2 |
| Release | Arcade
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| Genre(s) | Music |
| Mode(s) | Single-player & Multiplayer |
| Cabinet | Custom |
| Arcade system | Konami Bemani PC Type 1 |
| CPU | Pentium 4 @ 2.4GHz |
| Sound | Realtek AC'97 |
| Display | 36" CRT, (Raster) 640x480 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio |
Gameplay
Beatmania IIDX tasks the player with performing songs through a controller consisting of seven key buttons and a scratchable turntable.[1] 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.[2]
The core gameplay remains the same in IIDX RED. A new rating, a flashing 8 was added to the difficulty scale. The unused side of the screen during single-player play is now used to house a score graph, containing a real-time comparison of the current player against the high scores.
e-Amusement
IIDX RED was the first version of IIDX to require the network for unlocking songs. Unfortunately, this move is seen as an issue for importers of IIDX machines as e-Amusement is not available outside Japan. e-Amusement can also pull scores for a player on a song onto the score graph over the network. Users with e-Amusement cards would also now receive notifications if they beat their personal best score. Using a special e-Amusement card shipped with the home version of Beatmania IIDX 8th Style unlocks 3 extra songs.
Extra Stage
If the player AA's 3 songs on Another mode with Hard enabled, the player will access the Extra Stage, 'GENOCIDE by dj Killer. If the extra stage is beaten, the player is sent to One More Extra Stage, ピアノ協奏曲第1番"蠍火" ("Piano Concertino No. 1 Scorpion Fire", although some translations including the LED marquee's translations reference the name of the song as Anti-Ares, a reference to the star Antares, also known as Scorpii, and its red flame in the sky - the origin of the translation and more commonly used name "Scorpion Fire").
Music
| Genre | Song | Artist | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance | AA | D.J.Amuro | Appeared in DDR Supernova |
| Psychedelic Goa Trance | ANDROMEDA | Sota Fujimori | CORE ARENA series |
| Trance | awakening | AKIRA YAMAOKA | |
| Tribal Lounge | Back To the Dance Floor | DJ SIMON | |
| Hard Dance | Be quiet | Ryu☆ | |
| Happy | believe...? | Nao Nakamura | |
| Rococo Tek | BREATH | SPARKER | |
| Super Eurobeat | CAR OF YOUR DREAMS | DAVE & NUAGE | |
| Click House | Click Again | dj REMO-CON | |
| J-Pop | D.A.N.C.E.! | DJ Yoshitaka feat. 星野奏子 | |
| J-Pop | Don't be afraid myself | platoniX with ray.D | |
| Techno | EVO66 | WALL5 | |
| Dance Pop | Fly Away To India | Baby Weapon feat. KAJIL | |
| Nu-Style Gabba | gigadelic | teranoid feat. MC Natsack | |
| Super Eurobeat | HARMONY | REGINA | |
| Happy Hardcore | HORIZON | LIA | |
| Electric Cabaret | INJECTION OF LOVE | 新谷あきら (Akira Yamaoka feat. Sana) | Appeared in DDR Extreme 2 and DDR Strike |
| Trance | Kecak | John Robinson | |
| Techno | KING OF GROOVE | DJ 19 | |
| J-Pop | KI-SE-KI (IIDX RED EDIT) | BeForU | |
| France | Les filles balancent | Orange Lounge | |
| Erhu Funk | Listen to yourself | Tetsuya Uchida | |
| Africa | Move Me | good-cool feat. Raj Ramayya | |
| Super Eurobeat | NIGHT FLIGHT TO TOKYO | MATT LAND | |
| Minimal | ON THE TUBE | Q'HEY | |
| Colourful Hardcore | Raspberry Heart (English version) | jun feat. PAULA TERRY | Appeared in DDR Supernova 2 |
| Soft Rock | PERFECTWORLD | N.A.R.D feat. masayo | |
| Speed Rave | RED ZONE | Tatsh & NAOKI | Appeared in DDR Supernova |
| Hard Sonata | RESONATE 1794 | KOHTA | CORE ARENA series |
| Mixture | ROK DA WORLD | DJ TOMO | |
| Drum'N'Bass | Secret of Love | DJ Swan | |
| Eurobeat | SPEEDY CAT | Y&Co. | |
| Medieval Choir | Sphere | Tatsh feat. K. Nayuki | |
| Psychedelic Techno | spiral galaxy | D.J.SETUP | CORE ARENA series. Later remixed on AC SIRIUS as Extra Stage in IIDXRED Parallel Rotation folder. The remix is called "spiral galaxy -L.E.D. STYLE SPREADING PARTICLE BEAM MIX-" |
| Death Disco | TEXTURE | SLAKE | |
| Natural Sound | Wonder Bullfighter | Twin AmadeuS | |
| Japan | 大桟橋 (Oosanbashi) | ウッチーズ (Mr.T & Hiro) | |
| Cyber J-Euro | 太陽 ~T・A・I・Y・O～ | NAOKI feat. 星野奏子 | |
| Asian Crossover | 惑 -perplexity- | Osamu Kubota | |
| Club Bossa | More Move | T-Hirono feat. PAULINHO | |
| Psychedelic Trance | NEBULA GRASPER | L.E.D. | |
| R&B | Tell Me More... | Togo-chef feat.朝比奈亜希 | |
| Happy Hardcore | AGEHA | Ryu☆ | |
| Trance | BLOCKS | SPARKER | |
| America | Close My Eyes for Me | D-Crew feat. DENNIS GUNN (DJ Yoshitaka SCRATCHING) | |
| Piano Ballad | earth scape | dj TAKA | CORE ARENA series |
| Hard Rock | FAKE TIME | dj REMO-CON | |
| Beat Rock | KEY | colors | |
| Cyborg Trance | The Hope of Tomorrow | Sota Fujimori | |
| Hyper J-Pop Five | ULTiM∧TE | TËЯRA | |
| Drum & Bass | GENOCIDE | dj Killer | |
| Dirge | ピアノ協奏曲第1番"蠍火" (Pf Concerto Anti-Ares) | virkato |
| Regular Songs | beatmaniaIIDX 8th Style CS Entry Card Songs | Unlock Songs | ES | OMES |
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Home version
The PlayStation 2 version of IIDX RED was released in Japan on May 18, 2006. It was First Title that Developed by Konami Digital Entertainment. It contains all the new songs, plus a selection of new songs and revivals from other mixes. The game also features 2 songs from the US Beatmania game (Toxic and You Really Got Me) with new Another charts. One of the revivals, Gambol, received another chart, although it is rated an 8 - it is exactly the same as the Light7 and 7-keys charts, with the only differences between the difficulty levels being increasingly strict timing windows, with Another containing very strict timing windows. It is considered to be a tribute to previous issues with the song's timing windows in previous versions (Gambol's problems were however fixed on Beatmania IIDX 12: Happy Sky).
The CS Exclusive Songs including:
| Genre | Song | Artist | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcore | Go Berzerk | Scott Brown | |
| Millenium Trance | INORI | dj TAKA feat. HAL | Also featured on AC GOLD |
| Pops | Love Again... | Tatsh feat. Junko Hirata | Also featured on AC GOLD |
| Techno | SOLITON BEAM | L.E.D. | Also featured on AC EMPRESS |
| World/Electronica | 水上の提督 (Short mix from ”幻想水滸伝V”) | 猫叉Master | Also featured in AC SIRIUS as Extra Stage in the IIDXRED Parallel Rotation folder. |
| Euro Trance | リグレット (Regret) | 星野奏子 (with DJ Yoshitaka) | Also featured on AC GOLD |
| Hardcore | eRAseRmOToRpHAntOM *1 | L.E.D.-G feat. GUHROOVY | Also featured in AC SIRIUS as Extra Stage in the IIDXRED Parallel Rotation folder. |
| Garage Mix | Toxic | WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata | Also featured from Beatmania (US) |
| Breakbeats Mix | You Really Got Me | WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata | Also featured from Beatmania (US) |
*1 eRAseRmOToRpHAntOM replaces ErAseRmoToR maXimUM if played on the Another difficulty. The song gains a full set of charts in Distorted (PS2 version).
External links
- Official home page (in Japanese)
- IIDX Gateway (in Japanese)
References
- Foster, Neil (April 1, 2013). "Beatmania (page 8)". Hardcore Gaming 101. Kontek. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- "overall on beatmania IIDX". Konami. Konami. 1999. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2020.