CS 2006

General Information

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• Release Date: March 29th, 2006.
• Total songs: 58 (30 exclusive to 7-key, 17 exclusive to 5-key and 11 global songs playable in both modes)
• Songs are drawn from 5-key and 7-key games, as well as new US exclusives.
• Retail price: As of mid november, 2006, the bundle has decreased to $29.99 at all Gamestop/EB Games locations. This is coming from the previous package which was sold at Gamestop for $59.99 and EB Games for $44.99. This decrease in price should not be seen as a bad thing, though, as Konami's Music Series Website still lists the title on the front page.
• ESRB Rating: E-10+, for "mild lyrics" and "suggestive themes".

Song Information

beatmania

• 20,November (radio edit) / dj nagureo
• 20,November (single mix) / dj nagureo
• 321 STARS / DJ SIMON
• Attack the music / DJ FX
• BATTLE BREAKS / DJ Takawo
• Celebration / WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST
• DO YOU LOVE ME? / reo-nagumo
• e-motion / e.o.s.
• First Day / Timo Maas
• Funkytown / Lipps, Inc.
• GENOM SCREAMS / L.E.D. Light
• HUNTING FOR YOU / Togo Project featuring Megu & Scotty D.
• jam jam reggae / Jam Master '73
• La Bossanova De Fabienne / staccato two-F
• Lift Me Up / Moby
• LOVE SO GROOVY / Lovemints
• Manmachine plays Jazz / Mikio Endo
• METAL GEAR SOLID Main Theme / ESPACIO BROTHERS
• OVERBLAST!! / L.E.D. Light
• PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~ / 190
• s.d.z. / DJ mazinger featuring Muhammad
• SKA a go go / The Bald Heads
• Stop Violence! / Herbie Hammock & His Band
• The Way You Move / Paul Grogan Featuring Natalie Martin
• Toxic / WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata
• tribe grooves / nite system
• u gotta groove / dj nagureo
• Virtual Insanity / WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST
• You Really Got Me / WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata

beatmania IIDX

• 5.1.1. / dj nagureo
• Attitude / Y&Co.
• BAD BOY BASS!! (dj Remo-con MIX) / Y&Co.
• Celebration / WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST
• Colors (radio edit) / dj TAKA
• Dancin' Into The Night / good-cool
• Digital MinD (A/T Libra mix) / TaQ
• e-motion / e.o.s.
• era (nostalmix) / TaQ
• First Day / Timo Maas
• Funkytown / Lipps, Inc.
• Fly through the night / Mr. T
• GENOM SCREAMS / L.E.D. Light
• g.m.d. / DJ Mazinger feat. Muhammad
• Hitch Hiker / good-cool
• Holic / TaQ
• I Was The One / good-cool
• in my eyes / ric
• jelly kiss / Togo project feat. Sana
• LOVE IS DREAMINESS / L.E.D.-G VS GUHROOVY fw/asuka
• M-02stp.ver1.01 / Shoichiro Hirata
• Mobo★Moga / Orange Lounge
• Mr.T. (take me higher) / Risky Men feat. Asuka.M
• MUSIC TO YOUR HEAD / SLAKE
• NEMESIS / D.J.SETUP
• Nothing Ain't Stoppin' Us / Shoichiro Hirata
• OUTER LIMITS / L.E.D.-G
• PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~ / 190
• Presto / Osamu Kubota
• SNOW / RAM
• Spin the disc / good-cool
• Summer Vacation (CU mix) / OutPhase (dj TAKA & TaQ)
• THE CUBE / DJ SUWAMI
• THE SHINING POLARIS / L.E.D. feat. Sana
• The Way You Move / Paul Grogan Featuring Natalie Martin
• Toxic / WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata
• V / TAKA
• Virtual Insanity / WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST
• Voltage (feat. Hidemaru) / TaQ
• You Really Got Me / WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata

Expert Mode Courses

Courses have three difficulties: Light/Standard/Heavy. Unlike the rest of the game, this keeps track of EX scores. Courses beginning with IIDX are the IIDX mode Internet Ranking courses, and courses beginning with beatmania are the 5key mode Internet Ranking courses. Internet ranking is offline at time of publish.

IIDX01

Heavy: 32

• Digital MinD (A/T Libra mix) / TaQ
• GENOM SCREAMS / L.E.D. Light
• MUSIC TO YOUR HEAD / SLAKE
• Holic / TaQ
• NEMESIS / D.J.SETUP

IIDX02

Heavy: 23

• Toxic / WaveGroup / Shoichiro Hirata
• Nothing Ain't Stoppin' Us / Shoichiro Hirata
• I Was The One / good-cool
• M-02stp.ver1.01 / Shoichiro Hirata
• Spin the disc / good-cool

IIDX03

Heavy: 33

• Fly through the night / Mr. T
• THE SHINING POLARIS / L.E.D. feat. Sana
• in my eyes / ric
• Attitude / Y&Co.
• Colors (radio edit) / dj TAKA

IIDX04

Heavy: 24

• Hitch Hiker / good-cool
• The Way You Move / Paul Grogan Featuring Natalie Martin
• You Really Got Me / WaveGroup / Shoichiro Hirata
• Mobo★Moga / Orange Lounge
• BAD BOY BASS!! (dj Remo-con MIX) / Y&Co.

IIDX05

Heavy: 29

• PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~ / 190
• OUTER LIMITS / L.E.D.-G
• SNOW / RAM
• LOVE IS DREAMINESS / L.E.D.-G VS GUHROOVY fw/asuka
• era (nostalmix) / TaQ

IIDX06

• Digital MinD (A/T Libra mix) / TaQ
• Mr.T. (take me higher) / Risky Men feat. Asuka.M
• OUTER LIMITS / L.E.D.-G
• Mobo★Moga / Orange Lounge
• in my eyes / ric

IIDX07

• jelly kiss / Togo project feat. Sana
• THE CUBE / DJ SUWAMI
• LOVE IS DREAMINESS / L.E.D.-G VS GUHROOVY fw/asuka
• M-02stp.ver1.01 / Shoichiro Hirata
• Fly through the night / Mr. T

IIDX08

• GENOM SCREAMS / L.E.D. Light
• SNOW / RAM
• BAD BOY BASS!! (dj Remo-con MIX) / Y&Co.
• THE SHINING POLARIS / L.E.D. feat. Sana
• Voltage (feat. Hidemaru) / TaQ

IIDX09

• Attitude / Y&Co.
• Spin the disc / good-cool
• Presto / Osamu Kubota
• MUSIC TO YOUR HEAD / SLAKE
• era (nostalmix) / TaQ

IIDX10

• Summer Vacation (CU mix) / OutPhase (dj TAKA & TaQ)
• NEMESIS / D.J.SETUP
• Holic / TaQ
• V / TAKA
• Colors (radio edit) / dj TAKA

What's Different About USA

• Game uses the 9th style CS Engine, but has been completely reskinned.
• Game modes include Game Mode (AKA "Arcade Mode" in the Japanese versions), Free Mode, Expert Mode, Practice Mode (not similar to Beginner Mode, but looks more like Lesson Mode in CS DDR games), and Training Mode.
• Another difficulties are available but must be unlocked by playing every song on both 5-key and 7-key once.
• Songs in 5-key mode have only one difficulty chart. Additionally, no US exclusives in 7-key mode have an Another.
• Regarding song charts, nothing has been "toned down", but "very minor changes have been made to some of the 'annoying' measures within songs in hyper mode. Another charts haven't been touched."
• "Just Great" is now called "Perfect."
• Difficulties are listed as "Beginner", "Normal", and "Hyper". Another exists, but needs to be unlocked.
• Difficulties are now on a 1-10 scale, using stars.
• Hard has been renamed to "Challenge", or "CHA" for short.
• 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.
• In 5-key mode, Free Scratch Zones have returned. Free Scratch Zones are areas in songs where you can scratch as much or as little as you want. Scratching here will only increase your money score - it has no effect on your EX score or grade.
• There is a replay mode to save replays of songs you have played.
• The records screen has note counts, money score, playcount, and max combo organized in a DDR-style grid.
• Songs must be played in Game Mode before they appear in Free Mode.
• The beatmania songs are rated on a scale of 200,000 points, just like the IIDX songs.
• The rankings have been changed. You now only need 7\9 possible ex points for a AAA rank. 6/9 for AA, 5/9 for A, and so on.
• All of the 5 key songs recieved new videos.

Related Links

• beatmania USA CS Official Site
• IGN Interview with Shingo Mukaitoge
• VJ Army documentation on BMUSA support