What Gamespot Users have to say about BeatMania (1998)
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Rating:7
FOR HARDCORE MUSIC GAMERS ONLY!!!
From the company that has given us Dance Dance Revolution, comes DDR's big brother Beatmania. A series that's actually a bit older than DDR. While its following is more in Japan, where the series is now in its 13th versi... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:6.8
Finally hits the US but it's not quite there.
Beatmania is a huge arcade game that is in Japan that has you showing your DJ skillzzzzzzzzzz by pressing 7 buttons and spinning a disc according to what is happening on the screen. Made by Bemani, the company behind tho... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8
Beatmania is a decent game, sure to be overlooked by fans of the Japanese versions.
Since the Beatmania series is well known to fans of Konami's Bemani series of rythym games, and I'm just plain lazy, I won't bother explaining its long and storied...erm, backstory for you. If you're reading this, it's m... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:7.2
I think it's good, but not too great
Yeah the graphics do suck, but the graphics don't really matter to me in these types of games because I'm busy concentrating on the music. The game will give you a very good challenge. The soundtracks are great, but ... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:7
I like it.
I don't care what other people say. I like the game. These games have a simple concept, but are hardly easy to master. Also, you get to listen to some great beats while tyring to master the game. I like it. I like it.... Read Full Review
2 of 3 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:6.8
When you make a rythm game, you must have catchy music. Beatmania believes this flawed logic.
I am an avid fan of rythm games. From PaRappa the Rapper to Frequency ( for controller-based rythm), and to DDR, Pump It Up, and Guitar Hero, (Guitar Hero stole my soul!!!). When I heard about Beatmania, I was all over ... Read Full Review
2 of 5 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:6.5
Konami tried to fix something that wasn't broke, and that never ends well.
Oh Konami, why do you hate us american bemani players so much? After years of waiting the Beatmania series has finally seen a stateside home release, with less then great results. Thankfully not everything is lost, and... Read Full Review
6 of 9 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:7
I like it. But every reviewer cant always agree.
I myself have waited for this game for about 5 years when I first had learned of its existence wile overseas in Hong Kong. I like the song list because it is what the game is supposed to be about., cheesy j-club and A... Read Full Review
4 of 7 users found the following review helpful
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