Beatmania IIDX

For the first game in the series, see Beatmania IIDX (video game).
Beatmania IIDX
A LIGHTNING MODEL (left) and a standard (right) cabinet, both running Beatmania IIDX 32 Pinky Crush
Genre(s)Music
Developer(s)Bemani
Publisher(s)Konami
First releaseBeatmania IIDX
  • JP: February 26, 1999
Latest releaseBeatmania IIDX 32: Pinky Crush[1]
  • JP: October 9, 2024

Beatmania IIDX (Japanese: ビートマニア ツーディーエックス, Hepburn: Bītomania Tsū Di Ekkusu) (IIDX) is a series of rhythm video games, that was first released by Konami in Japan on 26 February 1999.[2] Beatmania IIDX has since spawned 32 arcade releases and 14 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2.[3] It is the sequel to the beatmania game series,[4] and is part of the Bemani line of music games.[5]

Initially conceived and developed as a sequel to Beatmania, Konami released Beatmania IIDX in Japan in 1999. The development team designed the game to simulate the experience of a DJ performing at a real venue, and gave the cabinet a "club Visual Jockey style."[6] While its predecessor used five keys, IIDX had seven of them, increasing the games complexity and skill ceiling.[7] The larger controller was integrated into the cabinet alongside a larger 40-inch widescreen monitor, dual speakers, and spotlights to replicate the feeling of performing at a live venue.[6]

  1. ^ "beatmania IIDX 32 Pinky Crush". beatmania IIDX 32 Pinky Crush (in Japanese). KONAMI. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ "beatmania IIDX - beatmania IIDX for JP Arcade Game Information". bemanistyle.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  3. ^ "beatmania IIDX GATEWAY" (in Japanese). Konami. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  4. ^ Roper, Chris (March 28, 2006). "beatmania - There isn't a whole lot of rhythm in Konami's latest music game". IGN. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  5. ^ "BEMANI Portal" (in Japanese). Konami. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  6. ^ a b "overall on beatmania IIDX". Konami. 1999. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Williams, Bryn (April 5, 2006). "beatmania - Page 1". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2020.