DANCE aROUND Information

DANCE aROUND

DANCE aROUND is the newest BEMANI game from KONAMI. DANCE aROUND is a dancing game similar to DanceEvolution, using VisionPose and normal cameras to capture the player's body movements.

Game

• DANCE aROUND

Game Modes

DANCE aROUND have three different game modes, and as like other BEMANI games, players can choose can be paid with credits or PASELI.

• Light mode is the regular game mode. Two stages are played and the difficulty level restriction (capped up to Level 6) applies during the first stage.
• Standard mode is akin to Light Mode, and up to three stages can be played, without a difficulty level restriction. A third stage, Extra Stage, can be obtained by scoring a total of at least 200 points.
• Training mode (トレーニングモード) is similar to the "PREMIUM" modes found in beatmania IIDX and SOUND VOLTEX. Players are given six minutes to play as many songs and the ability to skip certain parts of the song as desired.

Upon selecting a mode, the player can select from one of two styles:

• Normal style (ノーマルスタイル) is the regular play mode.
• Performance style (パフォーマンススタイル) is similar to Normal style, except that the dance guide on the top of the screen is hidden.

Gameplay

The gameplay screen is similar to the other BEMANI series: when a picture of a certain dance pose moves (or phrase) to the left of the screen, the player have to mimic/repeat the pose shown above (when the picture was highlighted). Certain dance cues are also shown to aid on where the hand or feet should be during the section.

In addition to the poses, three other gimmick phrases are included, both to repeat said pose until the phrase ends:

• Repeat phrase (リピートフレーズ): indicated as a red anti-clockwise circle arrow.
• Mirror phrase (ミラーフレーズ): indicated as a purple left-white right arrow, and players have to pose on the other direction.
• Highlight Chance: indicated with a rainbow hue, similar to Highlight Zones in pop'n music or the Special Phase in the GITADORA series, this phrase allows players to obtain bonus points.

The life gauge is called Viewer gauge, and once the gauge reaches the yellow zone (and the gauge turns rainbow), the player clears the stage. But unlike other games, the gauge do not drain for poor performance.

Upon selecting a song, the player can select from one of three difficulties: BASIC, ADVANCED or MASTER; however, not all songs have full charts. Levels are rated from 1 (easiest) to 9 (hardest).

Scoring

Players are judged on four different levels: PERFECT, GREAT, GOOD and BOO. The score uses a 100-point system (with three decimal points).

Rating

TBD

Song Information

Song information is compiled under Category:DANCE aROUND Songs.

Artist Information

All artists that have written original songs for the DANCE aROUND series can be found under Category:DANCE aROUND Artists.

DANCE aROUND Resources

• DANCE aROUND official Twitter account
• BEMANIwiki 2nd

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