Which Pop;n Music game?

Mars24 · 11-10-2006, 10:27 PM

I've decided to order pop'n music in ncsx.com. I dont wanna pay too much money, so i am going to buy either 8, 9, or 10. 11 - 14 are around 70 bucks while these are only 30. I dont wanna spend much because the controller is 50 bucks... Which has the most songs? Which should I get? Which has the best songs? I want one that is beginner friendly, yet also has a lot of songs that are very hard. I hated the US beatmania because it the songs were either too easy, and too hard, and most of the songs sucked. Which Pop'n music has the best interface/grapchics?

Thanks for all the info.

DumpsterKeeper · 11-11-2006, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Mars24

I've decided to order pop'n music in ncsx.com. I dont wanna pay too much money, so i am going to buy either 8, 9, or 10. 11 - 14 are around 70 bucks while these are only 30. I dont wanna spend much because the controller is 50 bucks... Which has the most songs? Which should I get? Which has the best songs? I want one that is beginner friendly, yet also has a lot of songs that are very hard. I hated the US beatmania because it the songs were either too easy, and too hard, and most of the songs sucked. Which Pop'n music has the best interface/grapchics?

Thanks for all the info.

I would say that between 8,9, and 10, that 9 is challenging and has a great selection of songs, 8 comes close but the difficulty is a tad easier. 10 pales in comparison in my opinion, so I would go with 8 or 9 depending on which game has the songlist you like most.

Enjoy Pop'n!

Arkaaito · 11-11-2006, 12:55 AM

Don't we already have 6,000 of these threads?

I second DK's recommendation of 8th or 9th. If you don't have a preference between the two I would tend to go with 8th because I think it might be slightly more newbie friendly...

DKW · 11-11-2006, 02:48 AM

Mars24 - I don't have the faintest idea what you want. That makes the unlock system the deciding factor, and 8's is the most reasonable, hands down.

(Seriously, in the future, try to give as many details as possible. What kind of music you like, what you consider easy or hard, what you're looking for in a game. And examples. Examples help.)

*Loserbait* · 11-11-2006, 09:35 AM

Reasonable, yes... But it took forever... I recommend Carnival because the unlock system is easy to understand and relatively quick to unlock. Choose two cards, add the values (4x multiplier if they are the same value) and that's the amount of points towards unlocking. Simple enough.

In terms of music, they're all awesome but I do have preference for 9, 10 and Carnival.

In terms of timing... Pretty sure 8 was the best and more recent versions are pretty good.

I like Carnival, but go for 8-10. Any of them, they're all good (9 has a hard unlock system so you're best to check a game guide for help).

Mars24 · 11-11-2006, 11:40 AM

Thanks for all the advice, cant wait till I get it....

"Don't we already have 6,000 of these threads?" sorry, I was in a rush...

Im probably gonna get 8, since it sounds noob-friendly... Does it have a lot of songs? Does the difficulty range well? (Is it a good game that is for noobs, and pros?) Does it have any anime related songs?

Alex · 11-11-2006, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Mars24

Does it have any anime related songs?

Yes, but probably not too much you're familiar with.

Mars24 · 11-11-2006, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dewgy

Yes, but probably not too much you're familiar with.

Im an otaku, what anime theme songs are in it?

Mars24 · 11-11-2006, 02:48 PM

I did some research and pop'n 8 has an unlock system called Sugoruko De 8. you have to fill ramdom requirments to roll the dice. Are the requirments in Japanese? I dont know japanese, so im worried it will be impossible for me to unlock songs because i wont be able to read the requirements.

Monster in a box · 11-11-2006, 03:11 PM

Most of them are pretty obvious, and if get one you don't understand, you just press the back button, and try again. Takes all of 5 seconds.

Mars24 · 11-11-2006, 04:02 PM

Thanks everyone, for the advice, im going to get 8 since it is beginner friendly (iin difficulty and in unlocking). I just wanna know one more thing. Is the game easy to understand if I dont know Jap,? Thanks,

Xythar · 11-11-2006, 05:19 PM

Yeah, you shouldn't have too much trouble. (Although you might have to guess a little at the Sugoroku requirements)

Marouku · 11-11-2006, 08:25 PM

A lot of menus are in English, and the parts that aren't are usually fairly easy to figure out.

Mars24 · 11-11-2006, 08:45 PM

Thanks everyone for the advice... Very helpful.