CS 2006

General Information

• Release Date: Spring 2006
• Featuring over 50 songs.
• Songs are drawn from 5-key and 7-key games.
• Game uses the 9th Style CS Engine, but looks nothing like it - at last notice, it was quite purple.
• Game modes will include (at the very least) single play, double play, battle play, free mode, and practice mode.
• There will be unlocks.
• Konami will be including an "advanced mode" to entertain existing players.

Known Songlist

5-Key

• La Bossanova De Fabienne
• METAL GEAR SOLID Main Theme
• HUNTING FOR YOU
• PARANOiA MAX "DIRTY MIX"
• OVERBLAST!!
• s.d.z.
• U GOTTA GROOVE

7-Key

• Dancin' Into The Night
• g.m.d.
• Hitch Hiker
• I Was The One
• in my eyes
• M-02stp.ver1.01
• Nothing Ain't Stoppin' Us
• THE SHINING POLARIS

Known Information

• The judgement system has changed; there is now a judgement called "Perfect", presumably replacing Just Great. (Source: IGN Screenshot)
• Difficulties are listed as "Beginner", "Normal", and "Hyper". Another may or may not exist.
• Difficulties are now on a 1-10 scale, using stars. There may or may not be "flashing 10"/10+ rated songs.
• Hard has apparently been renamed to "Challenge", or "CHA" for short.
• Double and Battle no longer appear as game options, but perhaps exist as separate gameplay modes.
• 5-key mode is known as "beatmania" mode, 7-key mode is known as "beatmania IIDX" mode. Konami no longer appears to be removing references to IIDX from videos, etc.

From E3

• The grading system appears to have changed; it's possible to get a AAA with a money score of 170,000, or with more Greats than Just Greats. (Source: John Stiles)
• Songs are divided between 5-key mode and 7-key mode; they do not appear on both. (Source: Bemanistyle)
• Difficulties have changed - Nothing Ain't Stoppin' Us is a 5. (Source: Gamespot screen shots.)
• The timing window is unchanged. (Source: John Stiles)
• Background music is the same as 9th CS. (Source: John Stiles)
• The 7-key songs only had their Light 7 charts (labeled as "7 Key"). Pressing/holding Select does nothing. Konami claims this is because they didn't want to scare people off at E3 into not trying the game. (Source: John Stiles and happosai311)
• There is no Goli art for result screens in the E3 build. (Source: John Stiles)
• There is no doubles play in the E3 build. (Source: sherl0k)
• In 5 Key mode, the right side player has buttons 1 and 2 disabled, not 6 and 7. (Source: John Stiles)
• The Konami Original Controller is allegedly going to be redesigned to be "better" and at a "more worthwhile price". (Source: djparanoia)
• Random+ is on the E3 demo. (Source: chubs)

Related Links

• beatmania USA CS Official Site
• IGN Interview with Shingo Mukaitoge