Pop'n music Glossary: Difference between revisions

:You and one other person play simplified charts of only three buttons each (the white, green, and yellow buttons on both sides of the controller), with the goal being to get the most points across three stages. Score enough points and you can unleash various ojamas at certain levels (with 4/MAX being the highest). This mode was not in [[PnM_CS_6|pop'n music 6 CS]], but it was present on all the PS2 installments.

:An arcade mode that plays similar to Challenge Mode, but has Cools on the entire game. Certain ojamas can only be used in this mode, and the point requirements for EXtra Stage are much, much higher.

:How many Goods/Greats/Cools you have going before you get a Bad or miss a note. From pop'n musics [[PnM_AC_3|3]] through [[PnM_AC_6|6]], the combo was displayed in the top center of the screen. Starting with [[PnM_AC_7|pop'n music 7]], though, they are directly displayed above the border line of the individual note hit. Starting with [[PnM_AC_9|pop'n music 9]], the combo slowly fades out after a note is hit, instead of disappearing like in earlier games when no notes are hit.

:A note that registers more accurate than a Great. First introduced in courses, but later spun off into its own mode in [[PnM_AC_13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] called "超CHALLENGEモード". Cools can also be played in Free Mode in [[PnM_CS_14|pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS]]; scores with/without Cools are stored separately. ([[PnM_CS_13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル CS]] lets you play with Cools on in Free Mode, but doesn't display the scores in Records.) In [[PnM CS Portable|pop'n music portable]], cools are ''always'' on.

:Courses are an arcade mode of play where you play four pre-determined songs back to back on a single bar. The bar barely increases during play, and barely fills up between songs. An empty bar results in your immediate disqualification, though you can still enter your name if you got a high enough score on the rankings. In the CS songs from [[PnM_CS_6|6]] through [[PnM_CS_8|8]], certain songs can only be played in Game/Free Mode by playing them through courses. :[[PnM_AC_17|pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE]] marks the final appearance of courses to date in the arcade. Expert Courses were dropped in [[PnM_AC_18|pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝]].

:EX is the name given to the fourth (and highest) highest difficulty level in the game, typically highlighted in red on the music select screen. EX(tra) stage is rewarded for passing three songs without fail & ranking a certain amount of points up in Challenge Mode. Songs in this category tend to be much harder than their Hyper counterparts, typically ranging from Levels 25 to 43 (maximum). This mode was originally named because EX charts could ''only'' be played during the EXtra Stage. Starting with [[PnM_AC_8|pop'n music 8]], EX charts can be played in the arcade on any level after being unlocked, taking away its luster a bit. To unlock an EX chart in recent arcade games, you have to full combo the Normal chart, get a high score (?) on the Hyper, and then beat the EX on the EXtra Stage.

:Also, up [[PnM_CS_10|pop'n music 10 CS]], all EX charts had to be unlocked one by one in Challenge Mode. From [[PnM_CS_10|10 CS]] onward, though, they're all unlocked after you complete the unlocking system of the respective CS game. (Certain EX charts unlocks after certain upgrades are reached in the arcade games as well.)

:Note that if you fail a song and continue Challenge Mode, you can't get an EXtra Stage.

:Every note hit in a song was either a Good, Great, or (depending on the mode) Cool, with no additional missed notes. Starting with [[PnM_AC_13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]], a message displaying "NO BAD!" appears at the end of a song for those who obtain a full combo. In addition, in most of the later AC/CS games, a little mark with two crowns/onions/whatever will be displayed next to the song Full Combo'd.

:The name of a course in pop'n music (usually) containing the four hardest new songs in the entire game. It is often one of the final unlocks in any given pop'n music game. Since [[PnM_AC_8|pop'n music 8]], HELL courses have had exclusively EX charts in them. It is also the name of an ojama that punishes you severely for missing a note when activated.

:The rate a song's notes scroll - the higher the mod, the faster it descends. Originally only double speed was available, but was upgraded in [[PnM_AC_6|pop'n music 6]] with 3X and 4X, and in [[PnM_AC_3|pop'n music 9]] with the originally hidden 6X. (5X was eventually introduced in [[PnM_AC_11|pop'n music 11]], where it was also hidden. In addition, [[PnM_CS_6|pop'n music 9 CS]] has 8X, the only game to ever have that speed mod.) Starting with [[PnM_AC_15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]], the speed mods also come in fractions of 0.5 up to 6X.

:Note that ojamas in Challenge Mode set to a certain speed mod are also compounded into the speed mod. For example, using a 2X ojama and turning on Hi-Speed 3 will result in a scrolling rate of 6X. Be careful!

:A level of difficulty higher than Normal, but less than EX. They are highlighted in yellow on most games' music select screens. Songs in this level range between 10 to the high 30's. (The highest to date is [[Concertare]], a 42.) Originally a CS exclusive level of play - Hyper charts weren't introduced in the arcade until [[PnM_AC_3|pop'n music 3]], and only playable in Hyper mode (a course consisting of Hyper-only notecharts). Hyper notecharts became available for normal arcade play in [[PnM_AC_4|pop'n music 4]]. Since [[PnM_AC_6|pop'n music 6]], all new AC/CS songs (except for a few licenses in [[PnM_AC_10|pop'n music 10]]) have Hyper charts.

:The longest line of Cools/Greats/Goods in a song before you break your combo with a miss or Bad.

:An arcade mode where you play against two other players online, challenging each other for the highest scores in a song. Certain ojamas can be unlocked for play in this mode depending on your performance. In the PS2 installments, Taisen Mode is only playable against two CPU opponents, as the PS2 pop'n music games cannot go online. This mode is absent from [[PnM_AC_19|pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET]].