Beatmania IIDX 20: Tricoro
| Beatmania IIDX 20: Tricoro | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Konami Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Konami Corporation |
| Series | Beatmania IIDX, Bemani |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | September 19, 2012 (Dedicated cabinet) September 25, 2012 (Upgrade kits) |
| Genre(s) | Music |
| Mode(s) | Single-player & Multiplayer |
| Cabinet | Custom |
| Arcade system | Konami Bemani PC Type 4 |
| CPU | Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.3GHz |
| Sound | Realtek HD Audio |
| Display | 37" LCD, (Raster) 1280x720 resolution |
beatmaniaIIDX 20 tricoro is a music video game and the 20th installment of the Beatmania IIDX series of video games. It was first announced on April 14, 2012. Location tests began in Akihabara and Osaka on April 18 and 20, 2012 respectively. Both ended on April 24, 2012. It was released on September 19, 2012 for new cabinets and September 25, 2012 for upgrade kits of old machines.
For more information about the gameplay of Beatmania IIDX in general, please refer to Beatmania IIDX#Gameplay.
Beatmania IIDX 20: Tricoro retains the basic gameplay since the start of the series, in which players hit notes that fall from top of the screen using either keys or turntables that need to be scratched, which will fill up the Groove Meter. To pass on, the player must have at least 80% of the Groove Meter at the end of the stage. Both the two new "innovations" introduced in Beatmania IIDX 17: Sirius (Charge Notes and Backspin Scratches) are retained.
The game introduced various new features and overhauled the old ones. Modifier screen have been revamped, now consisting of four categories; STYLE, GAUGE, ASSIST, and RANGE. New options have also been introduced such as ghost type selection. HI-SPEED option is also revamped, now separated from the modifier screen and can only be accessed during gameplay by holding the START button. It can be set from 0.5 to 10.0 in 0.01 increments (or 0.25 increments with SUDDEN+ option enabled). With this being the first Beatmania IIDX game in high-definition, the interface during gameplay have been overhauled, with the players now able to change the position of the music video and score graph. Due to this however, some songs have their videos removed due to the change in interface. Expert Mode, the course-based gameplay in previous games have also been removed.
Also, Tricoro marks the first time IIDX have multiple original unlocking systems (not counting events involving other BEMANI games). The multiple unlocking systems is also used by other recent Bemani games, such as jubeat saucer and REFLEC BEAT colette.
In this game, players can still access the normal Extra Stage with the same requirements from previous games; however, new boss songs added in the stage are organized in a new system called the "Limit Burst". In addition to fulfilling the normal Extra Stages, the player must play a specific set of songs to obtain new boss songs. These boss songs consist of an original song of beatmaniaIIDX, as well as songs taken from other Bemani series which are added periodically. With this change, One More Extra Stage is no longer available. The songs are:
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