Beatmania IIDX 17: Sirius
Beatmania IIDX 17: Sirius is the 17th installment in Konami's Beatmania IIDX series of music video games. The main motif of Sirius's UI is astronomy, as the game is named after Sirius, known to be the brightest star in the night sky. Public location tests began on May 27, 2009,[1] and the game itself was released on October 21, 2009.[2]
| Beatmania IIDX 17: Sirius | |
|---|---|
 Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo |
| Publisher(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo |
| Series | Beatmania IIDX, Bemani |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release |
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| 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 |
Development
The existence of a 17th version in the beatmania IIDX series was confirmed by Konami on May 25, 2009, alongside the announcement of the first public location tests at the Cat's Eye arcade in Japan,[1] which had already been promoting the location tests set to begin on the 27th of May for several days before the official announcement.[3]
The location tests revealed new features contained in the game, such as "charge notes", and contained a sampling of songs slated to be included in the final release.[4] Additional tests were held in late June to early July in Nagoya and at an arcade at the Norbesa in Sapporo.[5]
Gameplay
Beatmania IIDX tasks the player with performing songs through a controller consisting of seven key buttons and a scratchable turntable.[6] 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.[7]
Sirius adds two additional note types to the game, "charge notes", or Hold-me Notes which must be held for their duration, and the "back spin scratch", a type of scratching which must be spun on one direction continuously and spun again to the opposite side at the end of the note. Selected songs contained these features in the location test build.[3]
A new "party mode" consists of a story mode where players earn "fans" based on their performances.[2]
Another new mode, "League Mode" is a course where each song is selected based on the grade that they chose, from D grade to S grade. Songs chosen and the score that earns will convert into League points in the end. The selected songs number is ranged from 4 to 12. The score from this mode is also available to upgrade their own standards.[2]
Song list
There are 66 new songs and 512 songs carried over from previous releases for a total of 578 songs in this game. The entire song list contains songs by Konami original artists and others.[2]
| Genre | Song | Artist | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-Dance Pop | "beatchic☆仮面～好き、でいさせて～" | 上野圭市 (transforming into Masao♥Lovely) feat. 星野奏子 | |
| Electropop | "being torn the sky" | 猫叉Master+ feat. JUNE | |
| Happy hardcore | "bloomin' feeling" | Ryu☆ | |
| Latin house | "Brazilian Fire" | Ben Franklin | |
| Trip hop | "Chocolate Dancing" | Yoche feat.Mayu | |
| Electro | "Do Back Burn" | PRASTIK DANCEFLOOR | |
| UK hardcore | "DESIRE" | M-Project fw. GUHROOVY | |
| Hardcore techno | "DOMINION" | L.E.D.-G | |
| White Sequence | "DROP" | dj TAKA feat. Kanako Hoshino | |
| Trance-core | "Elisha" | DJ YOSHITAKA | |
| Cyberpunk | "Empire State Glory" | Dirty Androids | |
| Hardcore techno | "GALGALIM" | L.E.D. | |
| Tech-dance | "Hydrogen Blueback" | MAD CHILD | |
| Eurobeat | "Keep it -秋葉工房Mix-" | DJ Command feat.NAGISA | |
| Electro | "Last Burning" | Dirty Androids | |
| Bubblegum dance | "Light Shine" | Ryu☆ | |
| Serious Step | "London Affairs Beckoned With Money Loved By Yellow Papers." | Paddington Private Detective | |
| Buchiage trance | "MIRACLE MEETS" | Lucky Vacuum | |
| Electropop | "MIRU key way" | Jacca PoP | Licensed song. |
| Eurobeat | "Mysterious Time" | Y&Co. | |
| Only One Idol Song | "NEW SENSATION -もう、あなたしか見えない-" | SUPER HEROINE 彩香 -AYAKA- | |
| Electropop | "NoN-Fiction Story!" | Creative Life | |
| Techno, dance | "One of A Kind" | Crystal Begley | |
| Psy Trance (Morning) | "Programmed Sun" | kors k | |
| Astral Choir | "Raison d'être～交差する宿命～" (Raison d'être -Intersection of Fates-) | Zektbach | |
| Tech-breakbeats | "Red, by Full Metal Jacket" | DJ Mass MAD Izm* | |
| Actress | "Roots of my way!" | ナイア (Voiced by Masumi Asano) | |
| Only One Ballad | "She is my wife" | SUPER STAR 満-MITSURU- | Appeared in DDR X2. |
| Emo | "Sorrows" | Asako Yoshihiro | from Pop'n Music 16: Party. |
| Drum'N'Metal | "Sunrise" | good-cool ft. KOЯO | |
| Club 80's | "To the Future" | seiya-murai | |
| Electro | "with me..." | Sōta Fujimori feat. Kemy | |
| Insanio | "かずあそび" (Kazuasobi) | CULTVOICE by S.S.D.PRODUCTS | |
| J-pop | "コスモス" (Cosmos) | TSU-NA | |
| Distorted new age | "バビロニア" (Babylonia) | 劇団レコード | |
| モッシュ (Moshing) | "フェティッシュペイパー ～脇の汗回転ガール～ (Fetish Paper ~Waki no Ase Kaiten Girl~) | ガキ大将ティーム | |
| Star pop | "未来のプリズム" (Mirai No Prism / Prism of Future) | 星野奏子 | |
| Pops | "たからもの" (Takaramono) | セリカ&エリカ (Voiced by Mai Nakahara & Rina Satō) | Party Mode Secret Song. |
| Electric Fusion | "Session 1 -Genesis-" | PRASTIK DANCEFLOOR | Extra Stage. |
| Industrial | "Bad Maniacs" | kors k as teranoid | One More Extra Stage. |
Parallel Rotation
The "Parallel Rotation" is an Extra Stage system contained within Sirius, containing various tiers based on previous releases of the Beatmania IIDX franchise, each containing various remixes of songs from their respective title and songs previously exclusive to their respective home version.
| Genre | Song | Artist | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcore | "eRAseRmOToRpHAntOM" | L.E.D.-G VS GUHROOVY | P.R. RED |
| Psychedelic trance | "spiral galaxy -L.E.D. STYLE SPREADING PARTICLE BEAM MIX-" | Remixed by L.E.D.. | P.R. RED |
| World/Electronica | "水上の提督 (Short mix from "幻想水滸伝V")" (The Dahak's Departure) | 猫叉Master | P.R. RED |
| Valse | "ワルツ第17番 ト短調"大犬のワルツ" (Waltz No. 17 in G minor, "Valse du Grande Chien") | virkato | P.R. RED Extra |
| Drum and bass | "DAWN -THE NEXT ENDEAVOUR-" | L.E.D. fw.堀澤麻衣子 | P.R. Happy Sky |
| Trance | "SPARK ! -essential RMX-" | Remixed by dj TAKA VS PINK PONG. | P.R. Happy Sky |
| World/Electronica | "サヨナラ・ヘヴン" (Sayonara Heaven) | 猫叉Master | P.R. Happy Sky |
| Hardcore techno | "EXUSIA" | L.E.D.-G | P.R. Happy Sky Extra |
| Sublime Techno | "CaptivAte ～裁き～(SUBLIME TECHNO MIX)" | Remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA. | P.R. DistorteD |
| Trance | "quell ～the seventh slave～" | dj TAKA Vs. DJ YOSHITAKA | P.R. DistorteD |
| Hardstyle | "SOLID STATE SQUAD" | kors k Vs. L.E.D. | P.R. DistorteD |
| Experimental music | "G59" | 怒れる金の獅子 | P.R. DistorteD Extra |
| Psyche Trance | "DENJIN AKATSUKINI TAORERU -SF PureAnalogSynth Mix-" | Remixed by Sota Fujimori. | P.R. Gold |
| Epic trance | "The Story Begins" | SADA & Sota | P.R. Gold |
| Techno | "GOLDEN CROSS" | dj REMO-CON VS dj TAKA | P.R. Gold |
| Techno Pop Speed | "mosaic" | Auridy | P.R. Gold Extra |
| Drum and bass | "BEAUTIFUL ANGEL" | DJ SWAN (Toshiaki Komiya & Keiichi Ueno) | P.R. DJ Troopers |
| Eurobeat | "Dazzlin' Darlin -秋葉工房Mix-" | Remixed by DJ Command. | P.R. DJ Troopers |
| Drum & Bass | "THE LAST STRIKER" | L.E.D. | P.R. DJ Troopers |
| Next Skool Breakbeats Hardcore | "D" | Eagle | P.R. DJ Troopers Extra |
| Akashic Records | "Almagest" | Galdeira (DJ YOSHITAKA & TOMOSUKE) |
P.R. One More Extra Stage |
Jubeat ripples x Beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS Append Style
Beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius can be linked with jubeat ripples which can unlock new songs for both games. Starting from March 8, 2010, the player can unlock "bass 2 bass", "IN THE NAME OF LOVE", and "Special One" using saved data of jubeat ripples on e-AMUSEMENT. Then, starting from March 18, 2010, if the player has played those three unlocks on Beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius, the player may unlock "AIR RAID FROM THA UNDAGROUND" in thecthen-newly released jubeat ripples APPEND. After playing that song, it would also unlock in Beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius. Finally, after playing all four songs above on Beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius, "Evans" will be unlocked on that game.
| Genre | Song | Artist | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum Dance | "bass 2 bass" | Ryu☆ | Jubeat ripples x Beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius from Jubeat |
| Eurobeat | "IN THE NAME OF LOVE" | Y&Co. feat. Erica | Jubeat ripples x Beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius from Jubeat |
| J-House | "Special One" | kors k feat. Suzuyo Miyamoto | Jubeat ripples x Beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius from Jubeat |
| Speedcore | "AIR RAID FROM THA UNDAGROUND" | GUHROOVY | Jubeat ripples APPEND x Beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius |
| Hard Renaissance | "Evans" | DJ YOSHITAKA | Jubeat ripples APPEND x Beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius from Jubeat |
References
- "Konami Officially Announces beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS". Bemanistyle. May 25, 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- "beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS Released!". Bemanistyle. October 21, 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- "beatmania IIDX 17 Location Test". Bemanistyle. May 22, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- Malcolm (May 27, 2009). "IIDX SIRIUS Location test!". Bemanistyle. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- "KONAMI アーケードゲーム ： beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS ロケテスト情報". Konami arcade website (in Japanese). Konami. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- 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.
External links
- Official Website (in Japanese)