beatmaniaIIDX 16 EMPRESS [Japan-wide Rollout 11/19/2008]

[Takash]

[JAPAN] Nationwide Rollout 11/19/2008

Details known thus far:

[NEW SONGS]

[HARDCORE] GUHROOVY fw. M-PROJECT - ALL I NEED YOUR LOVE - 145bpm SP[N5/H7] DP[N6/H7]
[RECKLESS RAVE] remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA with Michael a la mode - B4U (BEMANI FOR YOU MIX) - 170bpm SP[N6/H11] DP[N7/H11]
[HAPPY☆JIG] S.S.D. FANTASICA with ななっち - BRIDAL FESTIVAL!!! - 160bpm SP[N4/H7] DP[N5/H8]
[DREAM TRANCE] Sota Fujimori - Fly Above - 150bpm SP[N5/H6] DP[N5/H8]
[HARDCORE] L.E.D.-G fw.Eriko Tanzawa - JEWELLERY STORM - 176bpm SP[N5/H9] DP[N5/H9]
[TRANCE] PINK PONG - MY FUTURE - 148bpm SP[N5/H8] DP[N6/H9]
[TECH BREAKBEAT] DJ Mass @ MAD izm - naughty girl@queens palace - 145bpm SP[N?/H?] DP[N5/H8]
[E-DANCE POP] 上野圪市 aka baby weapon, DJ SWAMI feat.星野奏媐 - Punch Love 仮面 - 172bpm SP[N5/H8] DP[N6/H9]
[BIG BEAT] 猫叉Master+ - Queen's tragedy - 152bpm SP[N4/H8] DP[N4/H8]
[TECH PARA] good-cool ft. CHiCO - secrets - 150bpm SP[N6/H9/A11] DP[N5/H9]
[CANDY RAVE] kors k - smooooch･∀･ - 177bpm SP[N4/H8] DP[N5/H8]
[UK HARDCORE] L.E.D. remixed by kors k - THE SHINING POLARIS (kors k mix) - 172bpm SP[N5/H8] DP[N6/H7]
[ELEMENTAL CHANT] Zektbach - Turill -PENTA RHEI- - 148bpm SP[N4/H9] DP[N4/H8]
[PROGRESSIVE] TAKA - V2 - 150bpm SP[N6/H11] DP[N5/H10]
[IRON CONCERT] Seiya Murai - 鉄甲乙女 -under the steel- - 160bpm SP[N4/H7] DP[N5/H9]
[DRAGON'BASS] IDEA NOTE - アタック No.3 - 170bpm SP[N5/H7] DP[N6/H9]
[J-DANCE POP] HHH+H - まほろば - 149bpm SP[N5/H7] DP[N5/H8]
[POP TECHNO] Dr.Honda - ミッドナイト媕天使 - 150bpm SP[N5/H7] DP[N5/H8]
[HOUSE] 猫叉Master feat.JUNE - Bahram Attack -猫叉Master Remix- 155bpm SP[N4/H?] DP[N?/H?]


[REMOVED SONGS]

3rd [3]　IS THIS LOVE? - never let you down -　Sense
4th [2]　Nasty! -　JIVE INTO THE NIGHT
5th [1]　Time is money
6th [1]　Freestyle
7th [3]　2002 -　Spooky - Secret Tale
8th [1]　Blown My Heart Away
9th [3]　CHARLOTTE -　ECHOES -　昪和企楪戦士荒山課長
10th [2]　CARRY ON NIGHT -　Smell Like This
RED [3]　Fly Away To India -　awakening -　INJECTION OF LOVE
DD [5]　Tonight? -　Crazy K.I.N.O. -　tiger yamato -　Ubiquitous Fantastic Ride -　Winning Eleven9 Theme
GOLD [3]　GHOSTBUSTERS - Red Rocket Rising - Come On

[OTHER DETAILS]

HAZARD MODE - Available in free mode both doubles and single, activated by hitting the top black keys. Loss of combo results in sudden death. Empty poors do not effect your play.

Absolute timing display (green) added to Sudden+ [feature from GOLD CS]

There is a new turntable for the machines. Based on response from a survey Konami held, the new turntables take considerably less force to trigger and move much more smoothly than the old turntables.

Full Combo splash is pink.

[SONG NOTES]

SMOOOOCH ･∀･ is being called "SigSig 2". Very upbeat, happy song. Will be preview song for DJ TROOPERS CS.

V2 is basically V -Conclusion- from milestone.

B4U (BEMANI FOR YOU MIX) is said to be extremely hard on hyper, with constant jackhammers and a generally cruel note pattern.

Fly Above is very easy. Can be heard on Sota's SYNTHESIZED album.

Turill -PENTA RHEI- is said to be hard but constant on Hyper. A fun chart.

ALL I NEED YOUR LOVE is more reminiscent of Hyper Techno. Features a rap sample in the middle and female vocals towards the end.

Secrets is difficult for a 9. Most players say it should be a 10.

MY FUTURE is much like typical PINK PONG.

[Opethian]

empressive:

[]梅田ラウンドワンにて２７日～７月１日までロケテです。 [08/06/23(月) 01:23:40]
[続き]beatmaniaIIDX 16th EMPRESSです。 [08/06/23(月) 01:25:11]

店頭の告知POPかなんかに書かれてあったのかな…？？ ソース！ ソース！！ ソースが無いとババーンと紹介できねえ…。写メ、ゴー。
ちなみにラウンドワン梅田店の閉店は7月26日。あと一か月ちょっとなのか。

[t7r]

KONAMI

Wait till the title changes. :P For now, 404 not found, but I'll clap if that changes.

[Digi379]

Allright... time to activate the IIDX radar once more!

And 4 days ain't too much of a big wait anyway...

[word]

Holy shit, why do they come out so suddenly without warning

;__;

[Blackraven]

Originally Posted by Jewbeat

Holy shit, why do they come out so suddenly without warning

;__;

That's Konami for you. They're lightning fast when it comes to releases.

This just two weeks after we got our version of DJT (Asian version release).

Konami = swift and silent (like NINJA)

[rogeriidx]

Oh, goodies! I wonder what the theme and logo are going to be like. Empress? Is IIDX royalty now?

[Jops]

Empress? ok... I'll deal with it if that's the title...

[Blackraven]

Originally Posted by rogeriidx

Oh, goodies! I wonder what the theme and logo are going to be like. Empress? Is IIDX royalty now?

Well, whether this would be true or not (if 'EMPRESS'), you could obviously bet that the main character would be female (alright).

Whether there'll be a new female DJ character or if they'll just use existing ones from the GOLI list is anyone's guess atm........but definitely female character (heh guess that's why I like GOLD so much )

We'll just wait and see

[t7r]

I have this feeling that the default Music Select BGM will be by Zektbach...

[word]

I have this feeling the Empress will be a trap....

[t7r]

I want a new Kraken song.

Humanoid is going to go first.

[zonic505]

Empress? Wasn't Gold already the "rich" theme? I don't know why, but I don't like the sound of IIDX 16: Empress.....

[kannazuki]

I'm very skeptical about the title. It doesn't have any kick to it. Could possibly be a Japanese themed IIDX or an imperial, royalty, ornate thing

[kjw]

Looking forward for another Suzaku alias song with a Vanessa BGA.
A sequel.

and some tracks in Denjin K to appear in IIDX 16th.
- THE SHINING POLARIS (kors K mix)
- preDAWN
- THE DETONATOR (less likely)
- Type Mars (Daji Mix)

One side question:
Has Yoshitaka confirmed to be Humanoid?