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== General Information / Changes ==
== General Information / Changes ==
* The subtitle "PENDUAL" is a portmanteau of "pendulum" (hence the time theme) and "dual".
* The subtitle "PENDUAL" is a portmanteau of "pendulum" (hence the time theme) and "dual".
* The Pendulum system is introduced, which cycles the theme appearance between a "Present Phase" and a "Future Phase", with changes on the interface, background music and with their own exclusive songs.
* The Pendulum system is introduced, which cycles the theme appearance between a "PRESENT Phase" and a "FUTURE Phase", with changes on the interface, background music and with their own exclusive songs.
** The Present Phase (gray skin) is active from Tuesday to Friday, while the Future Phase (purple skin) is active from Saturday to Monday.  
** The PRESENT Phase (gray skin) is active from Tuesday to Friday, while the FUTURE Phase (purple skin) is active from Saturday to Monday.  
** On the song selection screen, Present Phase songs sit on a white background frame, while Future Phase songs sit on a purple background frame.
** On the song selection screen, PRESENT Phase songs sit on a white background frame, while FUTURE Phase songs sit on a purple background frame.
** On the in-game clock, the year displayed is 2014 in the Present Phase, and 2222 in the Future Phase.
** On the in-game clock, the year displayed is 2014 in the PRESENT Phase, and 2222 in the FUTURE Phase.
* EX-COMBO option is introduced. Instead of the combo count, it shows the EX-SCORE next to the judgment rank during gameplay.
* EX-COMBO option is introduced. Instead of the combo count, it shows the EX-SCORE next to the judgment rank during gameplay.
* R-RANDOM (Rotation RANDOM) option is introduced, which lets the player offset patterns by a set (from +1 to +6) amount of lanes. It may also be used with the MIRROR option.
* R-RANDOM (Rotation RANDOM) option is introduced, which lets the player offset patterns by a set (from +1 to +6) amount of lanes. It may also be used with the MIRROR option.
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* The old RANK font in the result screen returns.
* The old RANK font in the result screen returns.
* Titles of beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL songs are written with a pink font.
* Titles of beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL songs are written with a pink font.
* The Present Phase BGM of beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL is made by [[Naoyuki Sato|猫叉Masterβ2]], while the Future Phase BGM is made by [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.]].
* The PRESENT Phase BGM of beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL is made by [[Naoyuki Sato|猫叉Masterβ2]], while the FUTURE Phase BGM is made by [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.]].
* With the removal of song genres in [[PnM AC Lapistoria|pop'n music ラピストリア]], beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL is the only BEMANI game as of late 2014 to continue having music genres for its new songs.
* With the removal of song genres in [[PnM AC Lapistoria|pop'n music ラピストリア]], beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL is the only BEMANI game as of late 2014 to continue having music genres for its new songs.
* [[VANESSA]]'s background video, which was removed in [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]], is restored.
* [[VANESSA]]'s background video, which was removed in [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]], is restored.
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* [[The Relentless|#The_Relentless]] / [[Kento Oizumi|DJ Noriken]]
* [[The Relentless|#The_Relentless]] / [[Kento Oizumi|DJ Noriken]]


== Present Phase Songs ==
== PRESENT Phase Songs ==
The following songs have a white background frame on the music selection screen, and are only available on the Present Phase of beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL.
The following songs have a white background frame on the music selection screen, and are only available on the PRESENT Phase of beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL.


* [[chrono diver -fragment-]] / [[Naoyuki Sato|猫叉Master]] feat.[[Aki Misawa|三澤秋]]
* [[chrono diver -fragment-]] / [[Naoyuki Sato|猫叉Master]] feat.[[Aki Misawa|三澤秋]]
* [[illuminate]] / [[Sota Fujimori]]
* [[illuminate]] / [[Sota Fujimori]]


== Future Phase Songs ==
== FUTURE Phase Songs ==
The following songs have a purple background frame on the music selection screen, and are only available on the Future Phase of beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL.
The following songs have a purple background frame on the music selection screen, and are only available on the FUTURE Phase of beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL.


* [[CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR-]] / [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.]]
* [[CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR-]] / [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.]]