Software:Beatmania (2006 video game)

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Beatmania
Beatmania (North America) Coverart.png
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami of America, Inc
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • NA: March 28, 2006
Genre(s)Music game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Beatmania is a music video game and part of the beatmania IIDX series. Designed for the North American market, it was the only beatmania IIDX game released in the region until the arcade release of beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE in 2020. It was released by Konami for the PlayStation 2 on March 28, 2006.[1][2]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic67/100[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM5.83/10[4]
Game Informer8.5/10[5]
GamePro4.5/5 stars[6]
GameRevolutionB−[7]
GameSpot5.6/10[8]
GameSpy3/5 stars[9]
GameZone8/10[10]
Hardcore Gamer4/5[11]
IGN6/10[12]
OPM (US)3/5 stars[13]
PSM7.5/10[14]

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3]

References

  1. Sarrell, Matt (March 28, 2006). "Konami Ships beatmania To Retail Stores Nationwide". http://games.mattsarrel.com/2006/03/konami_ships_beatmania_to_reta.html. 
  2. "Beatmania [2006"] (in en). https://www.ign.com/games/beatmania-2006. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Beatmania for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/beatmania/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  4. EGM staff (April 2006). "Beatmania". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (202): 102. 
  5. "Beatmania". Game Informer (GameStop) (156): 124. April 2006. 
  6. Her Misnomer (March 28, 2006). "Beatmania Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/52946.shtml. Retrieved February 17, 2022. 
  7. Tackett, Tim (April 11, 2006). "Beatmania Review". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/36798-beatmania-review. 
  8. Gouskos, Carrie (March 31, 2006). "Beatmania Review". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/beatmania-review/1900-6146971/. 
  9. Williams, Bryn (April 5, 2006). "GameSpy: beatmania". IGN Entertainment. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/beatmania/700292p1.html. 
  10. Watkins, Rob (April 11, 2006). "beatmania - PS2 - Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/beatmania_ps2_review/. 
  11. Cowan, Danny "Sardius" (March 2006). "Beatmania". Hardcore Gamer 1 (9): 61. https://archive.org/details/hardcore-gamer-magazine-v1i9/page/n29/mode/2up. Retrieved February 17, 2022. 
  12. Roper, Chris (March 28, 2006). "beatmania". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/29/beatmania. 
  13. "Beatmania". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (103): 82. April 2006. 
  14. Lewis, Ed (April 2006). "beatmania". PSM (Future US) (109): 85. https://archive.org/details/psm-109-2006/page/84/mode/2up. Retrieved February 17, 2022. 

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