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==Game modes== | ==Game modes== | ||
''Note: These are the default settings for each mode. They might be changed by the arcade operator.'' | ''Note: These are the default settings for each mode. They might be changed by the arcade operator.'' | ||
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!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" |Mode | |||
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" |Duration | |||
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" |Repeat songs | |||
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" |Hidden mode | |||
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" |Comments | |||
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| STEP UP | |||
| 3 songs | |||
| Yes | |||
| No | |||
| This mode gives you a songlist from a particular range of difficulty, and depending on your performance on each stage, available charts on successive stages will be easier or harder. SETUP is unavailable on 2-Player mode. | |||
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| STANDARD (Asian and Korean cabinets) | |||
| Up to 3 songs plus EXTRA STAGE (4 total) | |||
| No | |||
| No | |||
| Select a song per stage and try to clear the stage with a Groove Gauge of at least 80% (except when using an alternative gauge). | |||
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| STANDARD (Japanese cabinets) | |||
| Up to 3 songs | |||
| No | |||
| No | |||
| Like STANDARD mode, but EXTRA STAGE is not accessible. | |||
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| PREMIUM (Japanese cabinets) | |||
| Up to 3 songs plus EXTRA STAGE (4 total) | |||
| No | |||
| No | |||
| Like STANDARD mode, but requires PASELI. | |||
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| EXPERT | |||
| Up to 5 songs | |||
| No | |||
| No | |||
| This mode is one in which you can play a course of songs in a row without stopping. You start with the gauge at its maximum; if it drops to 0, the game is over. The gauge is the same as that used in Hard mode in normal play, but drops at a much slower rate. | |||
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| FREE | |||
| 2 songs (3 if on 2-Player mode) | |||
| Yes | |||
| No | |||
| This mode is one in which you can play a course of songs in a row without stopping. You start with the gauge at its maximum; if it drops to 0, the game is over. The gauge is the same as that used in Hard mode in normal play, but drops at a much slower rate. | |||
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| TIME FREE / PREMIUM FREE | |||
| 5-Minute session (or more in PREMIUM FREE) | |||
| Yes | |||
| No | |||
| TIME FREE is only available in certain days (replacing FREE mode) or if ARENA MODE only detects CPU players. Like FREE mode, except that you see a timer instead of giving you 2 stages. PREMIUM FREE is only available in japanese cabinets and requires PASELI. | |||
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| HAZARD | |||
| 4 songs | |||
| Yes | |||
| yes | |||
| This mode was added in IIDX EMPRESS. In HAZARD mode, breaking combo will result in instant stage failure. A Poor with no notes on the line will drop the gauge by 25% and there is no gauge increasing. | |||
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| TIME HAZARD | |||
| 8-Minute session | |||
| Yes | |||
| Yes | |||
| Like HAZARD mode, except that you see a timer instead of giving you 4 stages. Only available in certain days. Replaces HAZARD mode. | |||
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| TIME HELL | |||
| 8-Minute session (or more in PREMIUM FREE) | |||
| Yes | |||
| Yes | |||
| Like TIME FREE mode, except that You can't recover the groove gauge while playing. Only available in certain days. Replaces HAZARD mode. | |||
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| CLASS / DAN / Step Rank Recognition | |||
| Up to 4 songs | |||
| No | |||
| No | |||
| This is basically the same as EXPERT, but as for options, you can only select HI-SPEED, and each course has four songs. The combination of songs differs for every difficulty, which is the difference between this and EXPERT. | |||
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| ARENA | |||
| 4 songs | |||
| No | |||
| No | |||
| An online matching mode where four players compete against each other on a four-song set. If only CPU players are detected, the player can choose TIME FREE instead. ARENA is unavailable on 2-Player mode. | |||
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HAZARD, TIME HAZARD and TIME HELL are available by highlighting (TIME) FREE mode and pressing the three black keys. | |||
The availability of the modes is the following: | The availability of the modes is the following: |
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