AC EMPRESS

beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS

Release Information

• Location test dates: June 25th to July 1st, 2008
• Release date: November 19th, 2008
• Slogan: 超、頂、蝶、煌く (Chou, Chou, Chou Kirameku) Though it literally means "Super Sparkling Crown and Butterflies", it could be also read to mean "Super, super, super sparkly" due to a pun involving the word "chou" in Japanese.

General Information / Changes

• The interface is pinks and fuchsias, with a jewel and butterfly motif. The logo returns to the original "beatmania IIDX" one for the first time since beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY.
• New songs are in pink text, and full combo splashes are now pink.
• A few licenses appear as part of a new collaboration with avex's house nation compilation series. It would be one of only 4 BEMANI releases to feature the partnership, the others being beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS, DanceDanceRevolution フルフル♪パーティー, and DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3.
• Last game where the options you have chosen appear on the pre-song splash screen, ending a tradition that began in beatmania IIDX 8th style.
• Some new sound effects on the menus.
• HAZARD mode has been added, and is available by highlighting FREE mode and pressing the three black keys. In HAZARD mode, breaking combo will result in instant stage failure. However, the player is guaranteed four stages regardless of clear/fail status on the first three.
  • In HAZARD mode, the Clear Rate indicator will change to instead display Full Combo rate.
• First arcade beatmania IIDX game where all the new songs are given full Double charts.
• First style to feature a different style of music for its extra stage system (EMPRESS PLACE) depending on which level of difficulty is chosen; the pitch shifts up to an eerier minor when the ANOTHER difficulty is highlighted.
• Brings back the Fail Window from 10th style-DistorteD.
• All dj nagureo songs made after 4th style have been removed from the songlist. Several BeForU songs were removed as well.
  • With 37 removed songs, beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS has the highest number of removed songs since 10th style.
• All non-licensed SLAKE songs have been revived, except for I'M FOR REAL and LOVE IS DROWING.
• First arcade style where both the default EXTRA STAGE and the ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE are composed by commission artists.
• Release date is a play on 19,November, which was released 10 styles before in beatmania IIDX 6th style.
• The beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK booklet contains a review of the entire soundtrack by top ranker beatmania IIDX player DOLCE.
• First beatmania IIDX game whose soundtrack has been released on the Japanese iTunes store, under the title beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS Music Selection.
  • Despite the "Music Selection" subtitle, it contains all the KONAMI originals from the game.
  • Licenses do not appear on the iTunes versions of beatmania IIDX albums (except for three).
• eAMUSEMENT support for beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS ended on December 31st, 2009 for non-mobile users, and on January 31st, 2010 for mobile users.
• Total number of songs: 528

Staff Information

Full credits: beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS AC credits

• Direction: KAGE
• Sound: TAKA, DJ Yoshitaka, L.E.D., AKO, PON, Cody
• Programming: JONY.C, WASYA, TOCHI, karasu
• Movie: VJ GYO, MAYA
• Illustration & Anime: GOLI
• Interface: HES, XTC
• beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS OST Booklet Credits

Full Song List

• beatmania IIDX AC EMPRESS full song list

New Songs

Genre	Song	Artist	BPM	SP Difficulty				DP Difficulty
				BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER
Default Songs
HARD CORE	ALL I NEED YOUR LOVE	GUHROOVY fw.M-Project	145	-	5	7	9	6	7	9
ONLY ONE EURO BEAT	ALL MY TURN -このターンに、オレの全てを賭ける-	SUPER STAR 満-MITSURU-	170	-	6	9	11	6	9	11
RECKLESS RAVE	B4U (BEMANI FOR YOU MIX)	Remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA with Michael a la mode	170	-	6	9	11	7	9	11
HOUSE	Bahram Attack -猫叉Master Remix- from 電人K	猫叉Master feat.JUNE	155	-	4	9	10	5	9	11
HAPPY☆JIG	BRIDAL FESTIVAL !!!	S.S.D. feat.ななっち	138	-	4	7	9	5	8	9
NOSTALISH REQUIEM	CaptivAte2～覚醒～	e-lma	175	1	6	9	11	5	9	11
BUCHIAGE TRANCE	Cyber Force -DJ Yoshitaka Remix- from SYNTHESIZED	Remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA	146	-	5	9	10	6	9	10
MEGA MIX	Flash Back 90's	kors k as disconation	155	-	4	8	10	5	8	10
DREAM TRANCE	Fly Above	Sota Fujimori	150	-	5	6	8	5	8	9
HOUSE	HOUSE NATION	ravex	128	1	4	7	9	5	8	10
MORNING FULL ON	HYPERION	L.E.D.	150	-	6	9	11	6	10	11
TECHNO POP	I'm Screaming LOVE	Creative Life	147	-	4	6	7	5	7	9
HARDCORE	JEWELLERY STORM	L.E.D.-G fw. Eriko Tanzawa	176	-	5	8	10	5	9	11
ELECTRO-TECH	Mind Mapping	Ryu☆	128	-	4	7	9	4	7	8
EUROBEAT	Monkey Dance '09	Y&Co. Feat. DOMINO	155	-	4	8	10	4	8	11
TRANCE	MY FUTURE	PINK PONG	148	-	5	8	9	6	9	10
TECH-BREAKBEATS	naughty girl@Queen's Palace	DJ Mass MAD Izm*	145	-	5	9	11	5	8	10
ENERGETIC TRANCE	neogenesis	DM Ashura	151	-	4	6	9	5	7	9
DANCE MUSIC OF SORROW	NΦ CRIME	C×F	160	2	4	7	9	5	8	9
HOUSE	Our Song	Shinichi Osawa	136	1	4	7	9	5	8	10
PSYCHEDELIC TRANCE	PSYCHE PLANET-GT from SYNTHESIZED	Remixed by L.E.D.	152	-	6	9	10	6	9	10
E-DANCE POP	Punch Love ♥ 仮面	上野圭市(a.k.a.Baby Weapon,DJ SWAMI) feat.星野奏子	172	-	5	8	10	6	9	10
BIG BEAT	Queen's Tragedy	猫叉Master+	152	-	4	8	10	4	8	9
TECH PARA	Secrets	good-cool feat.CHiCO	150	-	6	9	11	5	9	11
CANDY RAVE	smooooch ・∀・	kors k	177	2	4	8	10	5	8	10
UK HARDCORE	THE SHINING POLARIS (kors k mix) from 電人K	Remixed by kors k	172	-	5	8	9	6	7	8
HOUSE	thunder HOUSE NATION Remix	Remix by Sunset In Ibiza (SII)	128	1	4	7	9	5	8	10
ELEMENTAL CHANT	Turii ～Panta rhei～	Zektbach	148	2	4	9	10	4	8	10
PROGESSIVE	V₂	TAKA	150	-	6	10	11	5	10	11
90's RAVE	Y&Co. is dead or alive	Y&Co.	145-876	-	5	9	10	5	10	11
DRAGON'BASS	アタック NO.3	IDEA NOTE	170	-	5	7	9	6	9	10
ポップス	山岡晃の「クイズ！家事都合！」	AKIRA YAMAOKA feat.喜屋武ちあき	148	-	4	7	10	5	8	10
HOU-ROCK	ハリツヤランデヴー	Des-MASTERS	143	-	5	8	10	5	8	10
J-DANCE POP	まほろば	HHH+H	149	-	5	7	9	5	8	11
TRENDY TECHNO	ミッドナイト堕天使	Dr. Honda	150	-	5	7	9	5	8	9
RAGE AGAINST EMPRESS	天空脳番長危機十六連打	D.J.SETUP	150	-	5	10	11	5	10	11
IRON CONCERTO	鉄甲乙女 -under the steel-	Seiya Murai	160	-	4	7	10	5	9	10
J-TRANCE	翼	小林ゆう	148	1	4	7	9	5	8	10
Hidden Songs
TRANCE CORE	Go Beyond!! from beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS	Ryu☆ Vs. Sota	200	-	6	10	12	6	10	12
MIXTURE	Jack from pop'n music 10	DesQ	116	-	5	7	10	5	8	11
NU SKOOL BREAKS	Just a Little Smile from beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS	Sota Fujimori	136	-	4	8	11	5	8	11
撫子ロック	凛として咲く花の如く from pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE	紅色リトマス	163	3	6	9	10	6	9	10
TECHNO	SOLITON BEAM from beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS	L.E.D.	152	-	6	9	10	7	10	12
Beat Unlocks
ONLY ONE TECHNO	You'll say "Now!"	BLACK STAR 幸広-YUKIHIRO-	155	-	6	10	11	7	10	11
ONLY ONE EPILOGUE	THANK YOU FOR PLAYING	SUPER STAR 満-MITSURU-	45-170	-	5	9	10	5	8	10
EXTRA STAGE
PSY TRANCE(FULL ON)	Programmed World	kors k as StripE	153	-	5	9	11	5	10	11
ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE
DANCE SPEED	3y3s	青龍	191	-	7	10	12	8	10	12
EMPRESS PLACE
ASIAN JANGLE	Kung-fu Empire	飛燕流舞	177	-	6	10	11	6	10	11
ARABIC HARDCORE	Arabian Rave Night	dj MAX STEROID	180	-	6	10	11	6	10	11
宮廷円舞曲	Marie Antoinette	Marguerite du Pré	205-248	-	6	9	11	6	9	11
EMPRESS PLACE One More Extra Stage
ESOTERIC SPEEDCORE	卑弥呼	朱雀 VS 玄武	83-185	-	6	11	12	7	11	12
SWEETS One More Extra Stages
JUMPSTYLE	BITTER CHOCOLATE STRIKER	L.E.D.-G	165	-	5	10	12	5	10	11
HAPPY HARDCORE	Colorful Cookie	Lucky Vacuum	180	-	5	10	12	7	10	12
HARDCORE	不沈艦CANDY	Risk Junk	188	-	6	9	12	6	9	11

Revived Songs

Song Title	Artist	Game
Dancin' Into The Night	good-cool	beatmania IIDX 2nd style
PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME (for beatmania II)	dj TAKA feat. UZI-LAY	beatmania IIDX 2nd style
INSERTiON	NAOKI underground	beatmania IIDX 5th style
BALLAD FOR YOU ～想いの雨～	NM feat.Thomas Howard	beatmania IIDX 6th style
route 80s	sampling masters MEGA	beatmania IIDX 6th style
CLOUDY MUSIC	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 7th style
ALL RIGHT	RAM	beatmania IIDX 8th style
dissolve	kobo	beatmania IIDX 8th style
FLUTE MAN	SPARKER	beatmania IIDX 8th style
OUTER LIMITS	L.E.D.-G	beatmania IIDX 8th style
ADVANCE	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 9th style
BREEDING	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 9th style
Make A Difference	Lala Moore with CoCoRo*Co	beatmania IIDX 9th style
POWER DREAM	PINK PONG	beatmania IIDX 9th style
Changes	TaQ	beatmania IIDX 10th style
LIMITED	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 10th style
Ready To Rockit Blues	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 10th style
TEXTURE	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED

New Charts

The following songs have received new charts since their last arcade/console appearance:

Song	Game	SP Difficulty				DP Difficulty
		BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER
Anisakis -somatic mutation type"Forza"-	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
SOLITON BEAM	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	-	6	-	10	-	10	12

Difficulty Changes

The following songs have received difficulty changes since their last arcade/console appearance:

Song	Game	SP Difficulty				DP Difficulty
		BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER
Blue Rain	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	-	-	-	-	-	8→7	-
Do it!! Do it!!	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	-	7→8	-	-	-	-	11→12
MENTAL MELTDOWN	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	-	-	9→10	10→11	-	-	-
TRIP MACHINE PhoeniX	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	-	-	-	-	-		11→10
Übertreffen	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	-	-	-	-	-		12→11
叶うまでは	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	-	-	-	-	-	9→8	-
Go Beyond!!	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	-	-	-	-	7→6	-	-
Just a Little Smile	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	-	-	7→8	-	4→5	7→8	-
SOLITON BEAM	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	-	-	8→9	-	6→7	-	-

Removed Songs

The following songs from previous beatmania IIDX releases have been removed:

Song Title	Artist	Game
diving money	QUADRA	beatmania IIDX
LUV TO ME (disco mix)	tiger YAMATO	beatmania IIDX
Prince on a star	SPIRITUAL RIDE	beatmania IIDX
Special energy	DJ FX	beatmania IIDX
GET ON BEAT (WILD STYLE)	Lion MUSASHI	beatmania IIDX 4th style
JIVE INTO THE NIGHT	CYDNEY	beatmania IIDX 4th style
LUV TO ME (UCCHIE'S EDITION)	tiger YAMATO	beatmania IIDX 4th style
NORTH	WALL5	beatmania IIDX 4th style
Nothing Ain't Stoppin' Us	Shoichiro Hirata	beatmania IIDX 4th style
Give Me A Sign	Shoichiro Hirata feat. "Red"	beatmania IIDX 5th style
Mobo★Moga	Orange Lounge	beatmania IIDX 5th style
OVER THE CLOUDS	Lala Moore	beatmania IIDX 5th style
Remember You	NM feat. Julie	beatmania IIDX 5th style
VIRTUAL MIND	Brian Morris feat.Thomas	beatmania IIDX 5th style
20,November	DJ nagureo	beatmania IIDX 6th style
Y31	tiger YAMATO	beatmania IIDX 6th style
2002	tiger YAMATO	beatmania IIDX 7th style
Secret Tale	dj nagureo feat.Asuka.M	beatmania IIDX 7th style
Foundation of our love	dj TAKA feat.ASAKO	beatmania IIDX 8th style
V35	tiger YAMATO	beatmania IIDX 8th style
CHARLOTTE	Db.Saka feat.Piasa	beatmania IIDX 9th style
I'm In Love Again -Y&Co. EURO MIX-	dj TAKA remixed by Y&Co.	beatmania IIDX 9th style
Let's say Hello!	Takuma Saiki	beatmania IIDX 9th style
Logic Board	dj nagureo	beatmania IIDX 9th style
Two DAYS OF LOVE	tiger YAMATO with マイク吉川 feat.ma-sa	beatmania IIDX 9th style
5.8.8.	dj nagureo	beatmania IIDX 10th style
R2	tiger YAMATO	beatmania IIDX 10th style
KI・SE・KI (IIDX RED EDIT)	BeForU	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED
Listen up	Mitsuto Suzuki	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY
Pink Rose	Kiyommy+Seiya	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY
Under the Sky	南さやか(BeForU) with platoniX	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY
Look To The Sky (cyber True Color)	Sota Fujimori	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD
tiger yamato	tiger YAMATO	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD
HONEY♂PUNCH	小坂りゆ	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD
Red Rocket Rising	BeForU	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD
I'm In Love Again -DJ YOSHITAKA REMIX-	Remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS
湘南族 -cannibal coast-	Aural Vampire	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS

Related Links

• beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS official site (archived)
• beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS product page (archived)
• beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS location test homepage (archived)