AC GFDM XG

GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG

Release Information

• Release date: March 10th, 2010
• Slogan: You hope to X-Grade here!

General Information / Changes

• New songs: 70 (Standard Mode), 48 (Classic Mode)
• Total number of songs: 232 (Standard Mode - GuitarFreaks: 231, DrumMania: 231), 610 (Classic Mode - GuitarFreaks: 603, DrumMania: 604)
• First GF/DM game in the XG (X-Grade) series, featuring completely revamped guitar and drum cabinets.
• Released concurrently with GF/DM V7, featuring many of the same songs found in GF/DM XG but retaining classic GF/DM gameplay.
• First GF/DM game to feature videos with video overlays.
• First GF/DM game since GF/DM V3 not to have a subtitle.
• First GF/DM game since GUITARFREAKS not to introduce any new Long Version songs.
• First GF/DM game since GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX with no new Osamu Migitera song.
• First GF/DM game not to contain a new song from TËЯRA since their debut in the GF/DM series.
• One of the few games in the series without any difficulty changes to songs from the previous games.
• Games feature a Classic Mode, with gameplay identical to classic GF/DM, and a Standard Mode, which features the games' new controls, in addition to new charts for select songs from previous games remade for XG.
• Difficulty levels have received different titles, from Basic-Advanced-Extreme to Novice-Regular-Expert.
• First game to feature the Master difficulty for select songs, above Expert difficulty. The Master chart for a song can be accessed by clearing the song's Expert chart.
• Has a collaboration with the arcade game Fortune Trinity, similar to beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS and jubeat ripples APPEND. By playing Fortune Trinity, GF/DM XG players can unlock Croquette. Fortune Trinity features GF/DM XG's You've Got 2 Get Me, and by playing GF/DM XG, players can unlock 三毛猫JIVE&ジャイブ and 太陽の花.
• Unlike previous games, information for licensed songs and covers are absent from the game's website.
• eAMUSEMENT support for GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG ended on April 30th, 2011.

Gameplay Changes

Information obtained from BEMANIwiki.

GuitarFreaks Changes

• Guitar now features 5 frets, in order from left to right on the game screen: Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Purple. The Red through Yellow frets are used on NOVICE and REGULAR difficulties, and all frets are used on EXPERT and MASTER difficulties.
• Open Pick mode has been removed entirely. Open notes now appear on EXPERT and MASTER difficulties for Guitar and Bass.
• Wailing bonuses must now be performed in a specific direction, either up, down, or right.
• A foot effector has been added, which allows the guitar to be played with Chorus, Delay, or Reverb effects. The guitar effect knob has been retained, which now alters the effect strength.
• Guitar neck and body have been made significantly lighter.

DrumMania Changes

• Drums now feature a left cymbal (LC), floor tom (FT), and left pedal (LP) in addition to the existing kit: hi-hat (HH), snare drum (SN), high tom (HT), low tom (LT), bass pedal (BP), and cymbal (CY).
• The left pedal is used only on EXPERT and MASTER difficulties, and depending on the song, serves as a hi-hat and/or a bass drum.
• Three configurations for viewing lanes are available:
  • A: LC HH LP SN HT BP LT FT CY (Default)
  • B: LC HH SN LP BP HT LT FT CY
  • C: LC HH LP SN BP HT LT FT CY
• A drum kit with the viewing lanes is now displayed onscreen, and is now placed in front of the song video.

Grading & Achievement Ratio

Achievement Ratio is now used to determine letter grades for a song. The formulas for the ratio are as follows:

• GF: Perfect% x .85 + Great% x .25 + Max Combo% x .15
• DM: Perfect% x .85 + Great% x .35 + Max Combo% x .15

Based on this ratio, the following letter grades are available:

• SS = 95.00+
• S = 80.00 - 94.99
• A = 73.00 - 79.99
• B = 63.00 - 72.99
• C = 53.00 - 62.99
• D = 45.00 - 52.99
• E = 0 - 44.99

Staff Information

• GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG OST beginning edition Booklet Credits
• GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG OST rising edition Booklet Credits

Full Song List

• GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG Full Song List

New Songs

This song list will only cover songs new to STANDARD MODE. For songs new to CLASSIC MODE, please see GuitarFreaks V7 & DrumMania V7.

Default Songs

Song	Artist	BPM	Drum				Guitar				Bass
			Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
KONAMI originals
Believing	阿部靖広
Blue planet	Trick Trap
Confession	Takao Nagatani
Deep Forest	Kozo Nakamura
Eau Rouge	Yosuke Onishi
Egocentricity	Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
HYPER JET LAND	泉 陸奥彦
I Want It All	Benjamin Franklin
IMI	RYDER
IMITATION TOUCH	柴田 浩之
Love☆Carnival	Atsuki
Piranha	Rotten Blotch
You've Got 2 Get Me	Sota Fujimori feat. RIO
太陽の花	DAIHEI
Licensed Songs
Blue Feather	BINECKS
LAST TRAIN	knotlamp
Reality Lost	fade
Two Hurt	DELUHI
WILD CREATURES	LIV MOON
WILL	jealkb
キミマチスカイ	Camvas
ロレッタ	音速ライン
モナリザ	FUZZY CONTROL
人間進化論	ピロカルピン
朝から夜に	The cold tommy
ジャパニーズ ロック ファイター	アンダーグラフ
真実と闘争 TRUTH AND STRUGGLE	DAITA
Licensed Covers
GO-ON	(UVERworld)
My SunShine	(ROCK'A'TRENCH)
Stairway Generation	(Base Ball Bear)
Trickster	(水樹奈々)
歩み	(GReeeeN)
いちご	(ゆず)
嘘	(シド)
気まぐれロマンティック	(いきものがかり)
君を守って 君を愛して	(サンボマスター)
空色デイズ	(中川翔子)

Unlockable Songs

Song	Artist	BPM	Drum				Guitar				Bass
			Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
GF/DM XG OST beginning edition Unlocks (Added on April 21st, 2010)
紅蓮の焔	劇団レコードfeat.浅葉リオ
Hunter～どうしても欲しいもの～	達見恵 featured by 佐野宏晃
FORTUNE TRINITY Collaboration Song
Croquette	Hoshikawa Noboru☆ feat. Clinton Strother and MAT
GuitarFreaks V7 & DrumMania V7 GDP Unlocks
Unlocked for everyone on April 29th, 2010
ほしふり	Sana
Keep Ur Dreams	Mac Nobuka
Sky Runner	古川もとあき

X-Trial Unlocks

• OPENING Trial
  • Start: May 31th, 2010
  • Unlocked for all tournament participants on June 14th, 2010
  • Unlocked for everyone on August 9th, 2010
• PERFECT Trial
  • Start: August 23th, 2010
  • Unlocked for all tournament participants on September 6th, 2010
  • Unlocked for everyone on October 4th, 2010
• COMBO Trial
  • Start: October 18th, 2010
  • Unlocked for all tournament participants on November 1st, 2010
  • Unlocked for everyone on December 27th, 2010
• MASTER Trial
  • Start: December 27th, 2010
  • Unlocked on January 11th, 2011

Song	Artist	BPM	Drum				Guitar				Bass
			Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
X-Trial Unlocks
OPENING Trial
Before Daybreak	TAG
PERFECT Trial
Crack	猫叉Master+
COMBO Trial
White wings	阿部靖広
MASTER Trial
X-treme Grade	96

JukeBox Unlocks

Song	Artist	BPM	Drum				Guitar				Bass
			Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
JukeBox#2+ Unlocks (8/2/2010-8/31/2010)
All songs unlocked into Standard Mode as of 9/27/2010.
10,000,000,000	TAG featuring 96
Ascetic	QUIXOTIK Meets kobo
Invincible	80Apes
kiss me	ピンクターボ
憧れのボディービル!!	good-cool ft. すわひでお
青い鳥	Juri
幻想花	星野奏子
ヒカリ	mao
JukeBox#3 Unlocks (9/29/2010-11/14/2010)
All songs unlocked into Standard Mode as of 11/26/2010.
天庭 おとこのこ編	あさき
On top of the world	LUCA
クリーンクリーン	ブラックカプセル
さよなら僕自身	PON
stay away	STIL
No Way For One Will	TeeJayz,Inc.

Revived Songs

Unlockable Songs

Only Cutie pie is available by default; one additional song is unlocked after each STANDARD or CLASSIC MODE playthrough.

• Cutie pie / Toshio Sakurai
• 愛のしるし / (PUFFY)
• 天体観測 / (BUMP OF CHICKEN)
• innocent world / (Mr.Children)
• Home Girl / (THE☆SCANTY)
• RUSSIAN ROULETTE / (布袋 寅泰)
• CROSS ROAD / (Mr.Children)
• Funky sonic World / Des-ROW feat. SHIGE
• Timepiece phase II / 佐々木博史
• 大切なもの / (ROAD OF MAJOR)
• 愛のために。 / (上戸 彩)
• 春の歌 / (スピッツ)
• 南風 / (レミオロメン)
• リライト / (ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION)
• カルマ / (BUMP OF CHICKEN)
• 偶然という名の必然 / ROAD OF MAJOR
• 全力少年 / (スキマスイッチ)
• BLACK NIGHT / (Deep Purple)
• invitation / (柴咲 コウ)
• Strike Party!!! / BeForU
• 遠雷～遠くにある明かり～ / (HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR)
• ガラナ / (スキマスイッチ)
• チャンピオーネ / (ORANGE RANGE)
• ツヨクツヨク / (mihimaru GT)
• 魔法のコトバ / (スピッツ)
• シャングリラ / チャットモンチー
• メーデー / (BUMP OF CHICKEN)
• 凛として咲く花の如く / 紅色リトマス
• 20th Century Boy / (T.REX)
• Catharsis Garden / TËЯRA
• Chronos / TAG
• ENCORE CONQUEST / Trick Trap+
• Fantasista / Dragon Ash
• Highway star / 小野秀幸 feat. Mercy
• OVER THE LIMIT! / 伊藤 賢治
• Through the Fire and Flames / DragonForce
• Vampire Killer / 浅田 靖
• イジワルなあなた / 達見 恵 featured by 佐野宏晃
• キセキ / (GReeeeN)
• 恐怖の右脳改革 / 96
• 心の折れたエンジェル / 筋肉少女帯
• 風神雲龍伝 / 98
• ブルーバード / (いきものがかり)
• 罠 / THE BACK HORN

Secret Songs

Added on May 31th, 2010

• BRE∀K DOWN! (GF&DM STYLE) / BeForU
• ☆shining☆ (GF&dm style) / りゆ＆のりあ
• ヒマワリ / RIYU from BeForU

Added on June 9th, 2010

• ロマンス / (PENICILLIN)
• the WORLD / ナイトメア
• 創聖のアクエリオン / (AKINO)

Added on June 16th, 2010

• アンダンテ / (矢井田瞳)
• ROLLING1000tOON / マキシマムザホルモン
• Lost in Blue / ナイトメア

Added on June 23th, 2010

• 人にやさしく / (THE BLUE HEARTS)
• 上海ハニー / (ORANGE RANGE)
• ツバサ / (UNDER GRAPH)

Added on August 25th, 2010

• SEPTEMBER / (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• PARANOID / (Black Sabbath)
• Fat Lip / (SUM41)
• STILL OF THE NIGHT / (WHITESNAKE)
• Rock And Roll All Nite / (KISS)

JukeBox#1 Songs

JukeBox#1 began on March 10th, 2010 and ended on April 20th, 2010. All songs unlocked into STANDARD MODE as of 4/23/2010.

• Across the nightmare / Jimmy Weckl
• I think about you / Elizabeth Dobbs
• Ska Ska No.1 / 小野秀幸
• CLASSIC PARTY / 小野秀幸
• COSMIC COWGIRL / Toshio Sakurai
• 子供の落書き帳 / 佐々木博史
• MODEL DD2 / Mutsuhiko Izumi
• たまゆら / 佐々木博史
• 三毛猫ロック / 亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾
• 月光蝶 / あさき
• Dragon Blade / Kozo Nakamura
• WE ARE / TËЯRA
• AXIS / 千本松 仁
• El Dorado / TAG
• Micro fin / Rotten Blotch
• 大和撫子魂 / 小坂りゆ
• PRIME LIGHT / TAG
• R#1 / colors
• RËVOLUTIΦN / TËЯRA
• 一網打尽 / 96
• ALMOST EASY / AVENGED SEVENFOLD
• Blue Forest / Mutsuhiko Izumi
• Dynamis / 千本松 仁
• TENGU / Jimmy Weckl
• The Sound of Truth / As I Lay Dying
• からふるぱすてる / ki☆ki
• ゴーイング マイ ウェイ！ / 達見 恵 featured by 佐野宏晃
• 1/n / iri
• Driven Shooter / 猫叉Master+
• four-leaf / Sis Bond Chit
• Icicles / Jimmy Weckl
• Jungle / Mutsuhiko Izumi with Jimmy Weckl
• Red / Kozo Nakamura
• Walnuts / good-cool
• Water frame / Hemi-you

JukeBox#2 Songs (6/9/2010-8/1/2010)

From 5/1/2010-5/17/2010, players were allowed to nominate songs from previous games for XG charts via the GF/DM staff blog.
All songs were automatically unlocked into Standard Mode as of 8/13/2010.

• Heaven is a '57 metallic gray / Sweet little 30's
• JET WORLD / 泉 陸奥彦
• DAY DREAM / Mutsuhiko Izumi
• RIGHT ON TIME / Robbie Danzie
• The Least 100sec / 佐々木博史
• Brazilian Anthem / Berimbau '66
• Concertino in Blue / 佐々木博史
• under control / Kevin Vecchione
• 蛹 / あさき
• cachaca / Mokky de Yah Yah's
• Infinite / PARALLEL FLOATERS
• 涙のregret / くにたけみゆき
• Agnus Dei / あさき
• TOCCATA / (Paul Mauriat)
• 浮舟 / (Go!Go!7188)
• 鬼姫 / 鬼の子合唱団
• ESCAPE TO THE SKY★彡 / TËЯRA
• Little Prayer / 土岐麻子
• Panasonic Youth / THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
• Say / TOMOKO MIWA
• White tornado / Trick Trap
• CaptivAte～裁き～ / DJ YOSHITAKA feat. A/I
• JJ-road / JJ-road
• over there / vox
• αρχη / Dormir
• MODEL FT2 / Mutsuhiko Izumi
• ミラージュ・レジデンス / Jimmy Weckl
• 繚乱ヒットチャート / ギラギラメガネ団
• Leaving All Behind / CELLADOR
• NEMESIS / ARCH ENEMY
• Slang / Kozo Nakamura
• 恋は臆病 / 達見 恵
• A.DOGMA / あさき
• Rock to Infinity / 千本松 仁
• アフターダーク / (ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION)

JukeBox#3 Songs (9/29/2010-11/14/2010)

From 6/24/2010-7/5/2010, players were allowed to nominate songs from previous games for XG charts via the GF/DM staff blog.
All songs unlocked into Standard Mode as of 11/26/2010.

• Depend on me / Thomas Howard Lichtenstein (DM only)
• FIRE / 泉 陸奥彦
• MAGIC MUSIC MAGIC / Melodie Sexton (GF only)
• P.P.R. / Handsome JET
• STOP SPINNING ME IN CIRCLES / Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
• BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM / Raj Ramayya
• Herring roe / Jimmy Weckl
• 正論 / 鈴木愛
• jet coaster☆girl / TOMOSUKE feat. Three Berry Icecream
• begin / 小坂りゆ
• KISS ME GOODBYE! / TAEKO
• THE OCEAN AND YOU / 古川もとあき
• I'm a loser / 樽木栄一郎
• MAD BLAST / THE INFECTION
• joker / Jimmy Weckl
• MODEL DD5 / Mutsuhiko Izumi
• カゴノトリ / 橙色特別室
• この子の七つのお祝いに / あさき
• YARA TUM KAHAN? / ASMAT
• こたつとみかん / ピンクカプセル
• Die Zauberflöte / わんにゃん☆パニックス
• タラッタダンス / 森野くま子
• 香港☆超特急Z / 明星有限公司
• Purple storm / Trick Trap
• ZЁNITH / TËЯRA
• murmur twins (guitar pop ver.) / yu_tokiwa.djw merge scl.gtr
• FORCE Interval Build / 96
• VANESSA -転生編- / 朱雀 vs. TAG
• walk with you / TOMOSUKE feat. Jazzin' park
• 空言の海 / 音々

Extra Rush Information

Extra/Encore Stage Requirements

• Extra Stage: Obtain a net total of 0 points over a playthrough, where for a given song:
  • SS = 3 points, S = 1 point, A = -1 point, B = -3 points, C = -5 points, D = -7 points, E = -9 points.

When accessed, an Extra Stage-specific song may be played in addition to any song on the regular songlist.

• Encore Stage: Obtain 95% achievement ratio (Perfects only on Classic Mode) on an Extra Stage-specific song (marked in red on the songlist) without using any Auto modes. When accessed, the Encore Stage (and only the Encore Stage) will be made playable up to the highest difficulty level played on Extra Stage. On Extra Level 15, the game's final Extra Stage, the requirement is lowered to 92%.
• Climax Stage: Obtain 98% achievement ratio (Perfects only on Classic Mode) on an Extra Stage-specific song (marked in red on the songlist) without using any Auto modes. When accessed, the Climax Stage (and only the Climax Stage) will be made playable up to the highest difficulty level played on Extra Stage. On Extra Level 15, the game's final Extra Stage, the requirement is lowered to 95%.

Extra Rush Stages

GF/DM XG has reached Extra Level 15 as of 10/14/2010.

• Sonne / あさき (Extra Level 1-2 Extra Stage)
• 三毛猫JIVE&ジャイブ / 小野秀幸 (Extra Level 1-4 Extra Stage)
• KAISER PHOENIX / 96 (Extra Level 1 Encore Stage / Extra Level 2-6 Extra Stage)
• Shake and Shout!! / 伊藤賢治 (Extra Level 2-3 Encore Stage / Extra Level 4-8 Extra Stage)
• Limitless Possibility / AIKO OI (Extra Level 4-5 Encore Stage / Extra Level 6-10 Extra Stage)
• Excavation Damage / 浅田靖 (Extra Level 6-7 Encore Stage / Extra Level 8-12 Extra Stage)
• photon / TIME CAPSULE Lab. (Extra Level 8-9 Encore Stage / Extra Level 10+ Extra Stage)
• CALAMITY PHOENIX / 96 (Extra Level 10-11 Encore Stage / Extra Level 12+ Extra Stage)
• MODEL DD9 / Mutsuhiko Izumi (Extra Level 12+ Encore Stage)
• Einherjar / 植松伸夫とわんにゃんパニックス (Nobuo Uematsu & Wannyan Panics: Zektbach, 閣下, and Hideyuki Ono) (Extra Level 13+ Climax Stage)

Unlocking Extra Rush Stages

Before reaching a designated Extra Level, the Extra Rush Stages may be unlocked into Standard play by obtaining a specific achievement ratio (Perfects only on Classic Mode) on the song. These percentages are listed below:

Extra Level 1

三毛猫JIVE&ジャイブ: 98%

Extra Level 2

三毛猫JIVE&ジャイブ: 95%
KAISER PHOENIX: 98%

Extra Level 3-4

• Sonne unlocked into Standard mode.

三毛猫JIVE&ジャイブ: 90%
KAISER PHOENIX: 95%
Shake and Shout!!: 98%

Extra Level 5-6

• 三毛猫JIVE&ジャイブ unlocked into Standard mode.

KAISER PHOENIX: 90%
Shake and Shout!!: 95%
Limitless Possibility: 98%

Extra Level 7-8

• KAISER PHOENIX unlocked into Standard mode.

Shake and Shout!!: 90%
Limitless Possibility: 95%
Excavation Damage: 98%

Extra Level 9-10

• Shake and Shout!! unlocked into Standard mode.

Limitless Possibility: 90%
Excavation Damage: 95%
photon: 98%

Extra Level 11-12

• Limitless Possibility unlocked into Standard mode.

Excavation Damage: 90%
photon: 95%
CALAMITY PHOENIX: 98%

Extra Level 13

• Excavation Damage unlocked into Standard mode.

photon: 85%
CALAMITY PHOENIX: 90%
MODEL DD9: 95%
Einherjar: 98%

Extra Level 14

photon: 80%
CALAMITY PHOENIX: 85%
MODEL DD9: 90%
Einherjar: 95%

Extra Level 15

photon: Clear the song on Extra Stage.
CALAMITY PHOENIX: Clear the song on Extra Stage.
MODEL DD9: Clear the song on Encore Stage.
Einherjar: Clear the song on Climax Stage.

Related Links

• GuitarFreaks XG & DrumMania XG Official Site