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Other minor differences such as a widescreen display and a nine-speaker setup are present, too, but aren't as important to this guide. | Other minor differences such as a widescreen display and a nine-speaker setup are present, too, but aren't as important to this guide. | ||
== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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** This mode teaches you how to play the game through a series of tutorials. | ** This mode teaches you how to play the game through a series of tutorials. | ||
* STEP UP Mode (Lincle | * STEP UP Mode (''introduced in Lincle'') | ||
** [[AC Lincle|Lincle]]: | ** [[AC Lincle|Lincle]]: | ||
*** Choose from one of four different difficulty tiers, each corresponding to a particular dan rank range. | *** Choose from one of four different difficulty tiers, each corresponding to a particular dan rank range. | ||
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** Note that you can't choose the same song more than once per game. | ** Note that you can't choose the same song more than once per game. | ||
* EXPERT Mode (not present in tricoro, SPADA, or earlier versions of PENDUAL) | * EXPERT Mode (''not present in tricoro, SPADA, or earlier versions of PENDUAL'') | ||
** Pick from a selection of courses. Through Lincle, each course had five songs, but this was changed to four songs when EXPERT mode was reintroduced in PENDUAL. | ** Pick from a selection of courses. Through Lincle, each course had five songs, but this was changed to four songs when EXPERT mode was reintroduced in PENDUAL. | ||
** See if you can last all the way to the end! You lose if your life bar reaches zero at any point (it should be noted that the Expert groove gauge falls slower than a normal one). | ** See if you can last all the way to the end! You lose if your life bar reaches zero at any point (it should be noted that the Expert groove gauge falls slower than a normal one). | ||
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** You get to play both stages even if you fail the first | ** You get to play both stages even if you fail the first | ||
* FREE PLUS Mode | * FREE PLUS Mode (introduced in Lincle) | ||
** Available when two players are present. | ** Available when two players are present. | ||
** Similar to FREE Mode, but with three stages instead of two. | ** Similar to FREE Mode, but with three stages instead of two. | ||
* HAZARD Mode (EMPRESS | * HAZARD Mode (''introduced in EMPRESS'') | ||
** Hidden mode; select FREE Mode and press the three black keys; FREE will change to HAZARD and you will hear a sound effect. | ** Hidden mode; select FREE Mode and press the three black keys; FREE will change to HAZARD and you will hear a sound effect. | ||
** Similar to FREE Mode, but: | ** Similar to FREE Mode, but: | ||