Beatmania IIDX 15: DJ Troopers
Beatmania IIDX 15: DJ Troopers is the 15th game in the beatmania IIDX series of music video games. It was released in arcades by Konami Digital Entertainment on December 19, 2007, and a version for the PlayStation 2 was released on December 18, 2008. The game features over 50 new songs, some of which are unlocked over Konami's e-Amusement platform. The overall motif of DJ Troopers is a military themed style, containing rustic greens, grays, and camouflage patterns.
| Beatmania IIDX 15 DJ Troopers | |
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 Cover art of the PlayStation 2 version | |
| Developer(s) | Konami Digital Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Konami Digital Entertainment |
| Series | Beatmania IIDX & Bemani |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Music |
| Mode(s) | Single-player & Multiplayer |
| Cabinet | Custom |
| Arcade system | Konami Bemani PC Type 2 |
| CPU | Pentium 4 @ 2.5GHz |
| Sound | Realtek HD Audio |
| Display | 37" LCD, (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 DJ Troopers. A new hidden modifier called "ALL-SCRATCH" changes most of the notes into scratches. In addition, a new tutorial mode has been added featuring interactive tutorials on basic gameplay elements, which is presented by Michael a la Mode, the vocalist from GOLD RUSH from the previous style (who is visually portrayed by DanceDanceRevolution sound director Jason "Stillwind" Borenstein with sunglasses and a "Beatnation Records" T-shirt). In addition, tweaks to 5-key mode have been made, using the right-side of the keyboard on the 2P side instead of the first 5 keys.
New cabinets produced after the launch of DJ Troopers also feature slight changes, such as a LCD monitor rather than a CRT monitor, and new artwork on the transducer platform.
e-Amusement
Extra Stages
If the player gets three AA's on two songs rated 8 and a song rated 9 (without use of the Random or Mirror modifiers) for Hyper or the total difficulties of the 3 AA'd songs adding up to 31 for Another, the player gets to play the Extra Stage, Time to Air by 青龍 (Seiryu). The stage is played on Hard mode, which removes the 80% Groove Gauge requirement, but the player will fail if it drops down to 0%. If the stage is cleared with an AAA and the player is playing on Another, the player gets to play One More Extra Stage, PARANOiA ~HADES~ by αTYPE-300, a crossover from the then-recently released Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2.
Military Splash
An additional Extra Stage system used in DJ Troopers for e-Amusement users is Military Splash, an extension of the VIP Room concept from Gold. The system is divided into 2 tiers, one containing 3 songs and a One More Extra Stage, and the other containing 4 plus another One More Extra Stage, aptly titled Military Splash #02. The songs featured in the first tier are Mirage Residence by Jimmy Weckl, Übertreffen by dj TAKA, TRIP MACHINE PhoeniX by DE-SIRE alternative, and the One More Extra Stage, TROOPERS by Des-TRACT. When Military Splash is unlocked, an option appears when an Extra Stage is unlocked in Standard mode, allowing access to it instead of a regular Extra Stage.
To unlock Military Splash, the player must meet the criteria for any one of the 3 songs. The first tier of songs are based on the BEMANI series, with contributions from GuitarFreaks/DrumMania, Pop'n Music, And DanceDanceRevolution, respectively. To unlock Mirage Residence the player must get a Border Bonus (a pass with exactly 80% on the Groove Gauge) or Perfect Bonus (getting all Greats and Flashing Greats). To unlock Übertreffen, one must play a specific number of new songs. To unlock TRIP MACHINE PhoeniX, the player must play 2 songs from every song folder with an A or higher without using 5-key or Autoscratch. To access TROOPERS, the player must AA all the previous songs.
The second tier of songs, "Military Splash #02" in a similar fashion to the Cardinal Gate songs in Distorted, are under pseudonyms of major IIDX artists. These 4 songs are Do it!! Do it!! by Kraken (Ryu☆), Steel Needle by Scorpion (L.E.D.), four pieces of heaven by Lion (dj TAKA), and ICARUS by Eagle (kors k). The OMES for #02 is MENDES by Humanoid (DJ Yoshitaka). The background animations for these songs are similar to final bosses in arcade shooting games - there is an "HP bar" at the top that represents the number of notes left in the song in Another mode.
Music
| Genre | Song | Artist | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribal | "2 tribe 4 K" | Remo-con | |
| Hard Renaissance | "Anisakis -somatic mutation type "Forza"-" | 朱雀 (Suzaku) | |
| Classical Piano Solo | "avant-guerre" | Osamu Kubota | |
| Eurobeat | "Be OK" | good-cool feat. Florence | |
| Tech-Tronika | "beatonic nation" | Sōta Fujimori | |
| Trance | "Blue Rain" | dj TAKA VS Ryu* | |
| J-R&B | "Darling my LUV" | DJ Yoshitaka feat. B-Agents | From Guitar Freaks V4 & Drum Mania V4. |
| Handz Up | "Dazzlin' Darlin" | HHH | Later remixed in AC SIRIUS as Extra Stage in the DJ TROOPERS Parallel Rotation folder. The remix is called "Dazzlin Darlin' -Akiba Koubou Mix-". |
| Tech-Breakbeats | "Digitank System" | DJ Mass MAD Izm* | |
| 80's Euro | "エコ爺" (Eco-ji / Eco-G) | Y&Co. | |
| Frenzy House | "end of world" | 猫又Master+ | |
| Prog | "evergreen" | kors k | |
| Trance | "Freeway Shuffle" | dj TAKA | From Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2 |
| Hyper Japanesque 2 | "華爛漫 -Flowers-" (Hanaranman) | TËRRA | From Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova. |
| Trance | "I'm In Love Again -DJ YOSHITAKA REMIX-" | Remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA. | |
| Happy Hardcore | "in the Sky" | Ryu* | From Happy Sky (CS). |
| The World Groove | "JOURNEY TO "FANTASICA" (IIDX LIMITED)" | S.S.D.FANTASICA feat.EMI with ARATA | |
| Electric AOR | "叶うまでは" (Kanau made wa) | ウッチーズ | |
| E-Dance Pop | "Kick Out 仮面" | 上野圭市(a.k.a. Babyweapon, DJ SWAMI) feat. 星野奏子 | |
| Symphonic Techno | "高高度降下低高度開傘" (Koukoudo Kouka Teikoudo Kaisan) | Dr. Honda | |
| Happy Hardcore | "LOVELY STORM" | L.E.D.-G | From Happy Sky (CS). |
| Education | "マチ子の唄" (Machiko no Uta / Song of Machiko) | AKIRA YAMAOKA | |
| Progressive House | "madrugada" | PINK PONG | |
| Lovely Buchiage Pop | "MAX LOVE" | DJ YOSHITAKA feat. 星野奏子 | |
| Hard Hop | "MENTAL MELTDOWN" | GUHROOVY fw. DJ TECHNORCH | |
| Only One Eurobeat | "NEW GENERATION -もう、お前しか見えない-" | SUPER STAR 満-MITSURU- | |
| Energetic Trance | "Now and Forever" | StripE vs MUNETICA feat.ARISA | |
| Hymnus | "oratio" | 蓑舞衆 | |
| Ballad | "PROMISE FOR LIFE" | TËRRA WORKS | |
| Dance | "radius" | yasuhiro abe | |
| Tri Euro Fantasia | "REMINISCENCE"* | jun with Allison | |
| UK Hardcore | "Rising in the Sun (original mix)" | kors k feat. Rie | |
| Overture | "Ristaccia" | Zektbach | |
| Ragga Rock | "ROCK ME NOW" | GUHROOVY fw. NO+CHIN | |
| Hard House | "satellite020712 from "CODED ARMS"" | 猫又Master | From 10th Style (CS) |
| Rave | "satfinal" | RAM | |
| World/Electronica | "scar in the earth" | 猫又Master | |
| Hard Trance | "Shades of Grey" | Fracus | From Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2. |
| Techno | "SHIFT" | AKIRA YAMAOKA | |
| Electro | "湘南族 -cannibal coast-" (Shounanzoku) | Aural Vampire | |
| Post Renaissance | "少年A" (Shonen A) | Remixed by 少年ラジオ | |
| Waltz Beat | "soldier's waltz" | DAJI | |
| Soldier's Ballad | "走馬灯 -The Last Song-" | TAKA | |
| Freeform Hardcore | "SOUND OF GIALLARHORN" | L.E.D.-G | |
| Technotronica | "State Of The Art" | Sōta Fujimori feat. cyborg AKEMI | |
| Ultimate J-Pop | "switch" | DAISUKE ASAKURA ex.TËRRA | From Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2. |
| Nu-Style Gabba | "THE DEEP STRIKER" | L.E.D.-G | |
| Ethnotronica | "the trigger of innocence" | Seiya Murai | |
| Piano House | "Wanna Party?" | RAM | |
| Dance Speed | "Time to Air" | 青龍 (Seiryuu) | Extra (ES) |
| SUPERNOVA2 BEAT #01 | "PARANOiA ~HADES~" | αTYPE-300 | Extra (OMES) From Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2. |
| Progressive Baroque | "Übertreffen" | TAKA respect for J.S.B. | MS #01 From Pop'n Music 14: Fever! |
| Fusion | "ミラージュ・レジデンス" (Mirage Residence) | Jimmy Weckl | MS #01 From Guitar Freaks V3 & Drum Mania V3 |
| SUPERNOVA2 BEAT #02 | "TRIP MACHINE PhoeniX" | DE-SIRE 改 (alternative) | MS #01 From Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2. |
| Ultimate Core | "TROOPERS" | Des-TRACT | MS #01 OMES |
| Jungle | "four pieces of heaven" | Lion | MS #02 |
| Breakcore | "STEEL NEEDLE" | Scorpion | MS #02 |
| N-Beats | "Do it!! Do it!!" | Kraken | MS #02 |
| Nu-Skool Breakbeats Hardcore | "ICARUS" | Eagle | MS #02 |
| Irregular Hi-Break | "MENDES" | Humanoid | MS #02 OMES |
*REMINISCENCE had 3 versions in DJ TROOPERS.
Home version
The PlayStation 2 version of DJ Troopers was released in Japan on December 18, 2008. New songs include collaborations, smooooch ・∀・ from the then-recently released Beatmania IIDX 16: Empress as a preview song, along with revivals from past styles.
CS exclusive songs
| Genre | Song | Artist | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplifting Trance | "Around The Galaxy" | NISH | |
| Hard Dance | "Battle Train -IIDX Edition-" | Sōta Fujimori | From Neo Contra |
| Drum'N'Bass | "BEAUTIFUL ANGEL" | DJ SWAN (Toshiaki Komiya & Keiichi Ueno) | Also featured in AC SIRIUS as Extra Stage in the DJ TROOPERS Parallel Rotation folder. |
| Raggacore | "Biometrics Warrior" | GUHROOVY fw.NO+CHIN | |
| Iluzio | "Claiomh Solais" | DJ Yoshitaka VS S.S.D. | Also featured on AC SPADA |
| Break Core | "Cookie Bouquets" | L.E.D. vs TOMOSUKE fw.crimm | Also featured in Reflec Beat Limelight and AC Tricoro. |
| Gabbah | "HELL SCAPER -Last Escape Remix-" | Remixed by DJ TECHNORCH fw.GUHROOVY | |
| Electro | "Sidechained Threats" | sanodg | |
| Drum'N'Bass | "symptom" | kobo vs kr:agué | |
| Trancecore meets Gabba | "BRAINSTORM" | Hardcore United Tokyo (teranoid & DJ TECHNORCH) | Also featured in AC SPADA. |
| Techno | "REPLAY" | SLAKE | |
| Progressive Tribal | "Saturn" | Mr.Saturn | From Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2. Also featured in AC Tricoro. |
| Digital Hardcore | "CRYMSON" | RAM | From Beatmania 5th MIX. |
| Techno | "GUILTY" | D.J.SETUP | From Beatmania CORE REMIX. Also featured in AC PENDUAL. |
| J-Tekno | "quick master (reform version)" | youhei shimizu | From Beatmania complete MIX |
| Nu jazz | "WHAT'S NEXT?" | SLAKE feat. DAINA NORMAN | From Beatmania 7th MIX |
| Goa Trance | "IMPLANTATION" | TOMOSUKE | MS "Unknown" Music From drummania 2ndMIX. Also Featured in AC PENDUAL. |
| Hard Pf | "fffff" | Five Hammer | MS "Unknown" Music From pop'n music 13: Carnival. Also featured in AC Lincle. |
| Progressive | "子供の落書き帳" | 佐々木博史 | MS "Unknown" Music From Guitar Freaks 6thMIX & Drum Mania 5thMIX. Also featured in AC Lincle. |
| SUPERNOVA2 BEAT EX | "Pluto" | Black∞Hole | MS "Unknown" Music From Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2. |
| Rotterdam Techno | "VOX UP" | sampling masters MEGA vs 青龍 | MS "Unknown" Music Also featured in AC SPADA. |
| Drum & Bass | "THE LAST STRIKER" | L.E.D. | Ending Song (Credits Screen). Also featured in AC SIRIUS as Extra Stage in the DJ TROOPERS Parallel Rotation folder. |
| Regular Song | Unlock |
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