AC EMPRESS

• Location test: 25 June 2008 - 1 July 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.

Changes

• The interface is pinks and fuchsias, with a jewel and butterfly motif.
• Returns to the original typeface for the words "beatmania IIDX" in the logo.
• New songs are in pink text.
• Full combo splash is now pink.
• Brings back the Fail Window from 10th style-DistorteD.
• Some new sound effects on the menus.
• HAZARD MODE from GF/DM added (fail on combo break)
• 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.
• Most remaining dj nagureo songs have been removed from the songlist. Several BeForU songs were removed as well.
• All non-licensed SLAKE songs have been revived, except for I'M FOR REAL and LOVE IS DROWING.
• Release date is a play on 19,November, which was released 10 styles before in AC 6th style.
• Total number of songs: 528

Staff Information

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

Song List

• beatmania IIDX AC EMPRESS full song list

New Songs

Regular Songs

• ALL I NEED YOUR LOVE / GUHROOVY fw.M-Project
• ALL MY TURN -このターンに、オレの全てを賭ける- / SUPER STAR 満-MITSURU-
• B4U(BEMANI FOR YOU MIX) / Remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA with Michael a la Mode
• Bahram Attack -猫叉Master Remix- / 猫叉Master feat.JUNE
• BRIDAL FESTIVAL !!! / S.S.D. feat.ななっち
• CaptivAte2～覚醒～ / e-lma
• Cyber Force -DJ Yoshitaka Remix- / Remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA
• Flash Back 90's / kors k as Disconation
• Fly Above / Sota Fujimori
• HOUSE NATION / ravex
• HYPERION / L.E.D.
• I'm Screaming LOVE / Creative Life
• JEWELLERY STORM / L.E.D.-G feat.Eriko Tanzawa
• Mind Mapping / Ryu☆
• Monkey Dance '09 / Y&Co. Feat. DOMINO
• MY FUTURE / PINK PONG
• naughty girl @ Queen's Palace / DJ Mass MAD Izm*
• neogenesis / DM Ashura
• NΦ CRIME / C×F
• Our Song / Shinichi Osawa
• PSYCHE PLANET-GT / Remixed by L.E.D.
• Punch Love ♥ 仮面 / 上野圭市a.k.a.Baby Weapon, DJ SWAMI feat. 星野奏子
• Queen's Tragedy / 猫叉Master+
• Secrets / good-cool feat.CHiCO
• smooooch ・∀・ / kors k
• THE SHINING POLARIS -kors k mix- / Remixed by kors k
• Turii ～Panta rhei～ / Zektbach
• thunder HOUSE NATION Remix / Remix by Sunset In Ibiza (SII)
• Y&Co. is dead or alive / Y&Co.
• V2 / TAKA
• アタック No.3 / IDEA NOTE
• 山岡の「クイズ！家事都合！」 / AKIRA YAMAOKA feat. 喜屋武ちあき
• ハリツヤランデブー / Des-MASTERS
• まほろば / HHH+H
• ミッドナイト堕天使 / Dr.Honda
• 天空脳番長危機十六連打 / D.J.SETUP
• 鉄甲乙女 -under the steel- / Seiya Murai
• 翼 / 小林ゆう

Revived Songs

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

Foundation of Our Love and Pink Rose were originally supposed to be in the game, but were cut off following their removal in AC EMPRESS.

Removed Songs

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

Hidden Songs

• Go Beyond!! / Ryu☆ Vs. Sota
• Jack / DesQ (Des-ROW and TaQ)
• Just a Little Smile / Sota Fujimori
• 凛として咲く花のごとく / 紅色リトマス
• SOLITON BEAM / L.E.D.

Beat Unlocks

• You'll Say"NOW!" / BLACK STAR 幸広-YUKIHIRO-
• 不沈艦CANDY / Risk Junk
• BITTER CHOCOLATE STRIKER / L.E.D.-G
• Colorful Cookie / Lucky Vacuum
• THANK YOU FOR PLAYING / SUPER STAR 満-MITSURU-

Extra Stage

• Programmed World / kors k as StripE

One More Extra Stage

• 3y3s / 青龍

Empress Place

• Kung-fu Empire / 飛燕流舞
• Arabian Rave Night / dj MAX STEROID
• Marie Antoinette / Marguerite du Pré

Empress Place One More Extra Stage

• 卑弥呼 / 朱雀 VS 玄武

Related Links

• Official site
• Product page
• Location test homepage
• Discussion thread on VJA Forums