Beatmania IIDX 9th Style General FAQ Version 1.0 5/17/05 Written by Thunderbird *********************************************************************** Copyright Notice *********************************************************************** This FAQ is copyright (c) 2005 by Sean Taylor This FAQ is merely intended to assist you, the reader, with tips for playing Beatmania IIDX 8th Style for the Playstation 2 computer entertainment system. You may not modify this FAQ and then post it as your original work. You may not use this FAQ for money making purposes (this includes running ads on the same page as this FAQ). If this FAQ is posted on your site, it may not be placed in an area that requires a special membership (paid or otherwise) to access. *********************************************************************** Copyright Notice *********************************************************************** Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Version History 3. How To Play 4. Arcade Mode 5. Beginner Mode 6. Free Mode 7. Modifiers 8. Song List and Information 9. Expert Courses 10. Class Mode 11. Unlocks 12. Scoring System 13. Cleaning Your Controller 14. Additional Frequently Asked Questions 15. Contact Me 16. Credits 17. Conclusion 1. Introduction Welcome to my Beatmania IIDX 9th Style FAQ. There are several similarities between this and my previous IIDX FAQs, simply because there's a lot of similarities between the games, and the series itself. Though 9th saw some pretty big changes as well. 2. Version History Version 1.0 5/17/05 Extra Stage mechanics clarified. Version 0.99 5/12/05 All notecounts in. Added song unlocks and fixed a couple errors in the Gallery unlock section. Added missing Class courses (SP and DP 9 and 10-dan). Version 0.9 4/04/05 Added all notecounts, except for some Beginner counts. Added Class courses except for 9 and 10 dan (both Single and Double Play). Fixed some typos. Added Expert courses. Added Gallery unlock methods. Removed No.13's unlock method due to some doubt being cast on it by the community. Version 0.5 3/30/05 Initial version, known songlist compiled, but without notecounts. 3. How to Play IIDX is said to have the steepest learning curve in the Bemani series. The basic gameplay involves hitting keys on the IIDX controller and turning a turntable. However, as the songs get harder, the note sequences get varied quite well. In order to pass under normal conditions, you must end a song with 80% or higher. However, you cannot be failed out at any time unless you hold Start down for 3-4 seconds. 4. Arcade Mode This is the basic mode of IIDX. When you hit a white key with this selected, you will see three sets of options. The first determines how many are playing, 1 or 2. The second set will determine whether you are playing with 7 keys or 5 keys (if you told the game you have a 5 key controller, you have no choice here, and must pick 5 keys). The third set depends on whether you are playing with 1 or 2 players. If playing with one, you have three options, Normal, Double or Double Battle. Normal is standard 1P play. Double requires two controllers and has one person play both. Double Battle is the same as Double, but the normal 1P patterns are on both sides. Quite a challenge, but no records are kept for it. 7 Keys: The basic mode of IIDX. You have 7 keys and a turntable to hit. Simple, yet possibly very difficult. The game will start with Light 7 as the selected difficulty. Use Select to change to 7 Keys or Another(7). NOTE: Some songs do not have Another(7) or Another(14) sets. If you have a song selected that's lacking an Another for your mode, Select will only swap between Light 7 and 7 Keys. If you have Another(7) or Another(14) selected, the songs lacking a set for your mode won't be on the list. 5 Keys: Same as 7 Keys, but the 2 rightmost columns are set to autoplay. Patterns are the same, the right two columns just won't be played. However, there is no Light 5 or Another(5) mode. Side Note: 5 Keys has been a modifier in the arcade since 7th Style (in the same section as AutoScratch). Who knows when, or even if, Konami will put it on a home style in modifier form. Like previous styles, there is an opportunity to play more than 3 songs per round in arcade mode. The requirement to earn an Extra Stage varies with the difficulty of the song you are playing on. They are as follows: 6 star or higher: Clear. 5 star: Finish with 100% 4 star: Full Combo the song Extra Stage cannot be obtained while playing Light 7 (so it is impossible to earn it for a 1, 2 or 3 star song, as there are no songs on 9th of those difficulties). Also, Paranoia Survivor MAX and Quasar are absent from the arcade mode playlist. These are the special Extra Stage songs. To get PSM, you must get a DJ level of A or higher on a Flashing 7 star song played on Another mode. Hard must be turned on. Apparently Love Shine is an easy target (well, easy for a flashing 7 Another, if it can be called easy). If you meet these conditions, your selector for the Extra Stage will be on PSM Another. Play this on Hard Mode, get an A or better, and you will be set into Quasar after the results screen with no opportunity to change modifiers. You will know if you met the requirements if a special picture shows up as your results screen. Both of these are also gallery pictures. 5. Beginner Mode This mode is to learn IIDX. When you first enter it, a robot will give you tips (in Japanese, naturally, so just skip this section if you don't understand it). You must pick a level to play on. After doing this and reading (or not reading) the information, you will get the songlist for songs of the difficulty (and below) you've chosen. Play proceeds as normal. Double play and 2P play are not available. There are two songs with Double Beginner charts, but they can't be played here. Note: Modifiers cannot be chosen when Level 1 is selected. Note: Although 9th AC had a Beginner Mode, it isn't what is used here. It only gave you the songs that were 3* and below for Light 7. Here the songs have separate Beginner notecharts. 6. Free Mode You might notice this menu has been overhauled since 8th Style. However, the stuff is the same, otherwise. If you don't like the dead time between rounds of Arcade Mode, you'll probably spend nearly all your time here. All songs available to you are here (there are 3 unlocks which do not initially appear), so just pick one and start playing. There's some new stuff around, and some slight changes to some of the new features from 7th. When you first enter Free Mode, you'll see a menu with options. First option is who's playing. If you are playing Double, you can pick 1P or 2P Only, or 1P & 2P. Auto options are available as well. Second line is your game modifier (6th and earlier allowed you to pick your song modifiers here as well, but 7th and 8th do not), Normal, Battle or Double. Normal cancels out the other two. Battle gives two players the standard Single notechart for the song and pits them against each other (choosing Battle will cause 1P & 2P to become automatically selected if 1P or 2P Only is selected). At the end of the song, the player with the better score will be declared the winner. Normal with 2 players gives the Double notechart with each player taking their respective side of it. The 3rd line is the play option. You can choose 7 Keys or 5 Keys here. They are the same as in Arcade Mode. And finally, hit Start to begin your session. You will get the initial menu with All Music, New Music, Old Music, and a plethora of other display categories. The first special set is for songs of a particular difficulty rating. Choose one of them to display the songs with that rating. If you change between Light 7, 7 Keys and Another, the list will update to reflect what it should be at that level (though since Anothers show the 7K rating, changing between 7K and A will not have much of an effect). The second set ofdisplay options are songs starting with a specific letter. Anything starting with a number (5PM Eternal, 80's Capsule) or written in Japanese lettering will be listed under Others. The third set of display options will be by what grade you got on the songs. The fourth set of sorting options is No Play, No Clear, and No Clear (Hard). If any of these are empty, the light next to the sorting category will be lit. The last set of display options is the two Favorites folders, which are individually customizable. The last button is for Settings, which controls what shows up. You can remove sorting categories from the list, except for All Music. You can also edit the contents of the two Favorites folders (which are initially empty). You can also choose to sort the main list alphabetically, by play count, by difficulty (the default), and by miss count (number of noncombo notes). You can also clear existing records from here. After you're done messing with any settings you want to, select your display category, pick a song and start playing. 7. Modifiers There are 7 different modifier sets that can be chosen. You can choose modifiers in two ways: Arcade style, or Home Version style. Go to the Options menu, and select Extra Settings to change this. Push the Start button on any screen to open the modifier list. Group 1: Random: Notes are shuffled, but maintain similar patterns. In Double Play each controller is randomized separately. Mirror: Notes are mirrored. In Double Play, the controllers are mirrored individually. Random+Mirror: Same as Random in Single and Double. Don't know why this combination is possible, as it's pointless. Both Random and Mirror have a + mode this time around. Activating this includes the scratch in the modification (for Mirror+, the scratch is treated as the 8th column, and will mirror to the 1 key). To activate, select your combination of Random and Mirror (one or both) and hold the key down until the selection turns red. Unlike 8th, these modifiers are available from the start. However, like 8th, adding a + to these modifiers will cause your Records to remain unaltered. Group 2: Easy: Groove Gauge decreases less with each Bad/Poor, and gains more with note hits. Hard: Each Bad/Poor will remove 10% from the Groove Gauge. Note hits increase the gauge at a normal rate. The 80% pass restriction is removed (can pass with any percentage), but if 0% is reached, autofail takes effect. (Note that 0% cannot be attained in normal play mode, the gauge bottoms out at 2%) Note that Easy and Hard will affect your Clear status this time around. The order of clear display is Play (failed), Easy Clear, Clear, then Hard Clear. Group 3: Autoscratch: Can be set to one or both sides in Versus/Battle/Double. Turntable notes (called scratches) do not need to be hit. Using this mode will cause the Records to remain unaltered. Group 4: Battle: In 2P Mode, enabling this will give both sides the Single notes. At the end of the song, the two players are compared by Expert Score, and the player scoring higher is deemed the winner. This must be chosen before you start your game. Enabling this in Double Play mode will have the same effects, but no scorekeeping will be in effect. Group 5: Double: One player plays with 2 controllers. This must be chosen before you start your game. Group 6: Hidden: Notes disappear before reaching the bottom. Sudden: Notes appear about halfway down the screen. Hidden+Sudden: Notes are only visible for a short time near the center of the screen. Group 7: Hi-Speed: Alter the speed of the song. Normal Speed, or HS1-4 can be chosen. In Free Mode, Hi-Speed settings can be saved for each individual song. Go to Options Mode and look at Extra Settings to turn this on or off. Double and Single Hi-Speed settings are saved separately. In Class Mode the modifier menu operates in a special way. Hi-Speed modifiers are the only ones that can be chosen, but they can be chosen individually for each song (for instance, play Love Shine on HS2 and Lion Suki on HS3 in the same course). If the Hi-Speed option is set to Each Music, these are read from your saved settings, and saved back if changed. Note that Paranoia Survivor MAX has special Hi-Speed settings. HS1 is a special HS0.5 and HS2 is HS1. 8. Song List and Information Note: Songs will be shown as they appear on the songlist selection. However, if an English name is available for a song in Japanese writing (both Akira Yamaoka songs, Jaeger Final Attack), it will be written next to the Japanese name. 5PM Eternal Artist: GUHROOVY fw.NO+CHIN BPM: 180 Genre: Ragga Jungle Light 7: 4 stars, 486 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 858 notes Another(7): 996 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 434 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 822 notes Another(14): 955 notes 80's Capsule Artist: め組upper-slope BPM: 125 Genre: Discotheque Light 7: 3 stars, 466 notes 7 Keys: 4 stars, 553 notes Another(7): 984 notes Light 14: 3 stars, 366 notes 14 Keys: 5 stars, 554 notes Abyss (The Heavens Remix) Artist: dj TAKA remixed by Ryu BPM: 171 Genre: Trance Core Beginner: 3 stars, 459 notes Light 7: 6 stars, 766 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 938 notes Another(7): 1188 notes Light 14: 7 stars, 803 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1036 notes Another(14): 1102 notes ACT Artist: RAM BPM: 180 Genre: Rave Beginner: 2 stars, 380 notes Light 7: 6 stars, 532 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 864 notes Another(7): 935 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 637 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 890 notes Another(14): 1005 notes Advance Artist: Slake Genre: Electronica Light 7: 2 stars, 241 notes 7 Keys: 5 stars, 444 notes Another(7): 673 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 370 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 890 notes Another(14): 620 notes Atomic Age Artist: Shunzzy BPM: 130 Genre: Ensemble Beginner: 1 star, 155 notes Light 7: 2 stars, 185 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 362 notes Another(7): 628 notes Light 14: 1 star, 185 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 358 notes You may not think this is a 7 at first...then the clusters show up. Bad Boy Bass!! (dj Remo-con Mix) Artist: Y&Co. BPM: 148 Genre: NRG Light 7: 4 stars, 468 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 714 notes Another(7): 908 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 468 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 708 notes Bag Artist: Reven-G BPM: 130 Genre: Spiritual Beginner: 2 stars, 314 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 468 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 621 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 636 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 912 notes Be Rock U (1998 Burst Style) Artist: Naoki BPM: 150 Genre: Ultra Rock Beat Light 7: 4 stars, 442 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 691 notes Another(7): 936 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 442 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 691 notes Beyond the Earth (Unlockable) Artist: 猫叉Master BPM: 140 Genre: World/Electronica Light 7: 5 stars, 668 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1102 notes Another(7): 1646 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 789 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 1237 notes Note: This song is really long (2:30). Breeding Artist: Slake BPM: 150 Genre: Techno Beginner: 2 stars, 358 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 439 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 732 notes Another(7): 778 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 584 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 714 notes Another(14): 732 notes Brightness Darkness Artist: Sparker BPM: 150 Genre: Rococo Tek Light 7: 3 stars, 363 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 750 notes Another(7): 889 notes Light 14: 3 stars, 381 notes Broken My Heart Artist: Naoki feat. Paula Terry BPM: 160 Genre: Hyper Euro Beat Light 7: 5 stars, 474 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 751 notes Another(7): 914 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 405 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 742 notes Another(14): 914 notes Can't Stop Fallin In Love Artist: Naoki BPM: 154 Genre: Hyper Eurobeat Light 7: 3 stars, 310 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 632 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 313 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 620 notes Charlotte Artist: Db.saka feat. Piasa BPM: 150 Genre: French Bossa Light 7: 3 stars, 326 notes 7 Keys: 4 stars, 444 notes Another(7): 732 notes Light 14: 3 stars, 348 notes 14 Keys: 4 stars, 485 notes Another(14): 997 notes Checking You Out Artist: good-cool feat. JP Miles BPM: 108-216 Genre: Hip Hop Light 7: 5 stars, 339 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 481 notes Another(7): 700 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 339 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 482 notes Another(14): 703 notes I hope you have a good scratching hand, you'll need it here. Cradle Artist: positive MA feat. akino BPM: 160-188 Genre: Healin' Hardcore Beginner: 3 stars, 397 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 466 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 751 notes Another(7): 803 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 617 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 784 notes Distress Artist: dj TAKA Remixed by TaQ BPM: 125 Genre: Mixture Beginner: 2 stars, 432 notes Light 7: 7 stars, 691 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 937 notes Light 14: 7 stars, 993 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1254 notes Dive ~Into Your Heart~ Artist: Naoki feat. Paula Terry BPM: 155 Genre: Hyper Trance Eurobeat Beginner: 2 stars, 406 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 656 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 945 notes Another(7): 1066 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 623 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 998 notes Another(14): 1083 notes Dong-Tepo No.1 Artist: dj nagureo BPM: 135 Genre: Techno Light 7: 5 stars, 466 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 623 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 362 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 642 notes Dreamin' Sun Artist: Yu Takami BPM: 152 Genre: Electro Pop Beginner: 3 stars, 471 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 574 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 947 notes Another(7): 1066 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 627 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1183 notes Another(14): 1230 notes e-motion 2003 (Romantic Extra) Artist: e.o.s. Remixed by dj TAKA BPM: 145 Genre: Trance Beginner: 2 stars, 358 notes Light 7: 6 stars, 671 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 824 notes Another(7): 1001 notes Light 14: 7 stars, 715 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 978 notes Echoes Artist: Dragoon BPM: 140 Genre: Techno Beginner: 3 stars, 414 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 475 notes 7 Keys: 5 stars, 589 notes Another(7): 1028 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 463 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 760 notes Empathy Artist: TaQ BPM: 85-170 Genre: Drum'N'Bass Light 7: 5 stars, 416 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 703 notes Another(7): 743 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 411 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 961 notes If you are playing Light 7 or Light 14, the BPM is a constant 170. End of the Century Artist: No.9 BPM: 170 Genre: Dance Speed Light 7: 5 stars, 463 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 692 notes Another(7): 718 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 588 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 729 notes Festa Do Sol Artist: Mt.Circle BPM: 130 Genre: Latin Groove Beginner: 2 stars, 331 notes Light 7: 3 stars, 342 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 642 notes Another(7): 859 notes Light 14: 3 stars, 342 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 581 notes Fun Artist: Mr.T BPM: 100-200 Genre: Funk Shuffle Light 7: 4 stars, 311 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 586 notes Another(7): 950 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 311 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 581 notes Genom Screams Artist: L.E.D. Light BPM: 150 Genre: Trance Light 7: 3 stars, 211 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 417 notes Another(7): 536 notes Light 14: 3 stars, 211 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 417 notes Another(14): 583 notes Golden Horn Artist: Osamu Kubota BPM: 160 Genre: Turkish Piano'n'bass Light 7: 3 stars, 359 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 646 notes Another(7): 763 notes Light 14: 3 stars, 359 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 646 notes Another(14): 853 notes Honey Artist: good-cool BPM: 118 Genre: Pops Light 7: 4 stars, 426 notes 7 Keys: 5 stars, 564 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 623 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 753 notes Hyper Eurobeat (2DX Style) Artist: Naoki feat. Paula Terry BPM: 152 Genre: Eurobeat Light 7: 5 stars, 557 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 843 notes Another(7): 990 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 604 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 832 notes I can fly, I've got reason Artist: Yu Takami BPM: 88 Genre: Extreme Grange Light 7: 4 stars, 312 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 559 notes Another(7): 716 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 321 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 562 notes Another(14): 966 notes I Was The One (80's Eurobeat Style) Artist: good-cool Remixed by Naoki BPM: 142 Genre: Eurobeat Light 7: 4 stars, 397 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 685 notes Another(7): 727 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 439 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 518 notes Another(14): 725 notes I'm In Love Again (Y&Co. Euro Mix) Artist: dj TAKA Remixed by Y&Co. BPM: 150 Genre: Eurobeat Beginner: 2 stars, 341 notes Light 7: 3 stars, 365 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 654 notes Another(7): 897 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 368 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 654 notes 炸裂！イェーガー電光チョップ！！(Jaeger Final Attack) (Unlockable) Artist: L.E.D. BPM: 130 Genre: Hardstyle Light 7: 5 stars, 702 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1077 notes Another(7): 1312 notes Light 14: 7 stars, 950 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1411 notes Another(14): 1621 notes Kamikaze Artist: dj nagureo BPM: 130 Genre: Techno Light 7: 5 stars, 515 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 745 notes Another(7): 1157 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 512 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 745 notes Another(14): 1156 notes Probably one of the hardest Another(7) songs. Also, the Another(14) has no blue notes in it at all. Karma Artist: TaQ BPM: 200 (222 for Another(7) and Another(14)) Genre: Drum'N'Bass Light 7: 5 stars, 668 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 839 notes Another(7): 925 notes Light 14: 7 stars, 797 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1085 notes Another(14): 1267 notes Let The Snow Paint Me (Y&Co. Remix) Artist: Sana Remixed by Y&Co. BPM: 132 Genre: Trance Beginner: 3 stars, 370 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 423 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 644 notes Another(7): 910 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 420 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 662 notes Another(14): 989 notes Let's Say Hello! Artist: Takuma Saiki BPM: 130 Genre: Lolipop Beginner: 2 stars, 356 notes Light 7: 3 stars, 438 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 654 notes Another(7): 841 notes Beginner(14): 273 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 434 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 637 notes Another(14): 853 notes Lights Artist: flare BPM: 142 Genre: Soul Beginner: 2 stars, 293 notes Light 7: 3 stars, 357 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 853 notes Another(7): 910 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 635 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 927 notes Another(14): 995 notes Linus Artist: Lego Studio BPM: 160-176 Genre: Lounge Pop Beginner: 2 stars, 316 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 489 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 789 notes Another(7): 1105 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 585 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 1007 notes Another(14): 1210 notes ライオン好き (Lion Suki) Artist: Akira Yamaoka BPM: 146 Genre: ボデー Beginner: 2 stars, 257 notes Light 7: 3 stars, 329 notes 7 Keys: 5 stars, 600 notes Another(7): 755 notes Light 14: 3 stars, 329 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 614 notes Logic Board Artist: dj nagureo BPM: 130 Genre: Techno Light 7: 5 stars, 529 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 907 notes Another(7): 1173 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 529 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 906 notes Another(14): 1697 notes Love is Drowing Artist: Slake feat. Emiko BPM: 140 Genre: Forktronica Beginner: 2 stars, 241 notes Light 7: 3 stars, 246 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 487 notes Another(7): 771 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 378 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 484 notes Another(14): 771 notes Love Shine Artist: Riyu Kosaka BPM: 177 Genre: J-Happy Hardcore Beginner: 2 stars, 391 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 433 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 921 notes Another(7): 1046 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 427 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 673 notes Another(14): 960 notes Lower World Artist: DJ Setup BPM: 155 Genre: Techno Light 7: 6 stars, 706 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 979 notes Another(7): 1144 notes Light 14: 7 stars, 705 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 981 notes Another(14): 1254 notes Macho Gang Artist: Anal Spyder BPM: 125 Genre: Tribe House Light 7: 1 star, 191 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 548 notes Another(7): 837 notes Light 14: 3 stars, 262 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 836 notes Note: The Another(14) from 3rd Style isn't here, and wasn't in 9th AC either. It had 846 notes, so perhaps it was too similar to the 14K? Make a Difference Artist: Lala Moore with CoCoRo*Co BPM: 130 Genre: Gospel Beginner: 3 stars, 361 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 445 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 859 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 441 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 866 notes Maria (I Believe...) Artist: Naoki feat. Paula Terry BPM: 158 Genre: Eurobeat Beginner: 2 stars, 312 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 375 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 804 notes Another(7): 983 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 375 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 861 notes Another(14): 983 notes 真夏の花・真夏の夢 (Midsummer Flowers - Midsummer Dreams) Artist: Sana BPM: 130 Genre: House Beginner: 2 stars, 350 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 420 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 603 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 580 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 771 notes Minimalian Artist: Detroian BPM: 141 Genre: Minimal (gee, ya think?) Light 7: 3 stars, 271 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 555 notes Another(7): 706 notes Light 14: 3 stars, 263 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 626 notes Another(14): 1015 notes Moon_child Artist: 少年ラジオ BPM: 146 Genre: Post Rock Lgiht 7: 4 stars, 533 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1026 notes Another(7): 1300 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 510 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1049 notes Murmur Twins Artist: yu_tokiwa.djw BPM: 174 Genre: Cuddlecore Light 7: 5 stars, 567 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 854 notes Another(7): 1207 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 589 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 924 notes Another(14): 1188 notes Music To Your Head Artist: Slake BPM: 144 Genre: Techno Light 7: 4 stars, 465 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 743 notes Another(7): 849 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 628 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 769 notes Another(14): 849 notes No.13 Artist: TAKA respect for J.S.B BPM: 172 Genre: Progressive Baroque Light 7: 7 stars, 855 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1376 notes Another(7): 1607 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 778 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1185 notes Another(14): 1639 notes One or Eight Artist: Sampling Masters AYA BPM: 155 Genre: Hardcore Rave Light 7: 7 stars, 695 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 985 notes Another(7): 1177 notes Light 14: 7 stars, 632 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 790 notes Another(14): 1110 notes Over the Clouds (Flying Grind Mix) Artist: Lala Moore Remixed by Flying Grind BPM: 128 Genre: House Beginner: 1 star, 151 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 388 notes 7 Keys: 5 stars, 484 notes Beginner(14): 194 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 439 notes 14 Keys: 5 stars, 561 notes The Beginner(14) set is only available while playing DP 5-kyu in Class Mode. Since it's not on any song select screen, it has no difficulty rating. Paramnesia Artist: Shinji Ushiroda BPM: 133 Genre: Club Jazz Light 7: 4 stars, 333 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 494 notes Another(7): 810 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 356 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 464 notes Another(14): 1163 notes Paranoia Survivor MAX Artist: 290 BPM: 145-290 Genre: Jungle Mixture Light 7: 5 stars, 448 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 662 notes Another(7): 754 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 448 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 661 notes Yes, this song has no A14. I have no idea how Quasar can be earned as an extra stage while playing Double. Also, the BPM is a constant 290 while playing on Light 14 or 14 Keys. Photongenic Artist: L.E.D. fw. Maiko Horisawa BPM: 175 Genre: Drum'N'Bass Light 7: 6 stars, 701 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 1001 notes Another(7): 1163 notes Light 14: 7 stars, 761 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1104 notes Another(14): 1413 notes Power Dream Artist: Pink Pong BPM: 142 Genre: Trance Light 7: 4 stars, 393 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 818 notes Another(7): 939 notes Beginner: 2 stars, 338 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 581 notes 14 Keys: 8 stars, 818 notes Another(14): 879 notes Prelude Artist: Naoki Underground BPM: 140 Genre: Trance Light 7: 5 stars, 442 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 707 notes Another(7): 1034 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 441 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 707 notes Quasar Artist: OutPhase BPM: 155 Genre: Trance Light 7: 6 stars, 591 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 901 notes Another(7): 1161 notes Light 14: 7 stars, 710 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1056 notes Another(14): 1562 notes Is the Another(14) humanly possible on this? Has anyone actually PASSED that beast? Quickening Artist: dj TAKA BPM: 150 Genre: Psychedelic Light 7: 5 stars, 478 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 865 notes Another(7): 1062 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 440 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 620 notes Another(14): 1044 notes Really Love Artist: 大部真由美 BPM: 100 Genre: R&B Light 7: 4 stars, 333 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 506 notes Another(7): 898 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 333 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 861 notes Rislim (Remix) Artist: ric Remixed by Hisashi Nawata BPM: 132 Genre: Electro 2 Step Beginner: 2 stars, 368 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 405 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 508 notes Another(7): 959 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 521 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 817 notes Another(14): 1151 notes rottel-the-Mercury Artist: sampling masters MEGA BPM: 200 Genre: Gabba Light 7: 6 stars, 503 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 963 notes Another(7): 1137 notes Light 14: 7 stars, 634 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 924 notes Another(14): 1132 notes 昭和企業戦士荒山課長 Artist: Akira Yamaoka BPM: 132 Genre: テクノチョップ Beginner: 2 stars, 279 notes Light 7: 3 stars, 399 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 752 notes Another(7): 818 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 399 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 767 notes Silvia Drive Artist: dj TAKA feat. Noria BPM: 129 Genre: Happy Handbag Beginner: 2 stars, 320 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 429 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 790 notes Another(7): 1049 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 687 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 946 notes Another(14): 1364 notes Snow Artist: RAM BPM: 180 Genre: Drum'N'Bass Beginner: 3 stars, 423 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 534 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 704 notes Another(7): 877 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 598 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 762 notes Another(14): 778 notes Somebody Like You Artist: good-cool BPM: 125 Genre: Pops Beginner: 3 stars, 352 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 453 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 678 notes Another(7): 761 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 560 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 609 notes Another(14): 741 notes Spica Artist: D.JW BPM: 128 Genre: House Beginner: 1 star, 189 notes Light 7: 3 stars, 328 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 772 notes Another(7): 1167 notes Light 14: 3 stars, 327 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 782 notes Another(14): 1203 notes Spin the Disc Artist: good-cool BPM: 130 Genre: House Beginner: 3 stars, 271 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 409 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 659 notes Another(7): 674 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 618 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 900 notes Spooky Artist: good-cool BPM: 140 Genre: Hard House Beginner: 3 stars, 450 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 561 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 709 notes Another(7): 833 notes Light 14: 7 stars, 753 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 909 notes Beware the 400+ BPM note at the end of all difficulties. Star Field Artist: Sada BPM: 140 Genre: Trance Beginner: 1 star, 184 notes Light 7: 3 stars, 351 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 806 notes Another(7): 947 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 351 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 793 notes Sweet Sweet Magic Artist: jun BPM: 180 Genre: Happy Hardcore Beginner: 3 stars, 407 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 509 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 784 notes Another(7): 1032 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 519 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 786 notes Another(14): 1055 notes Sweetest Savage Artist: Asletics BPM: 114 Genre: Hiphop Beginner: 2 stars, 286 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 335 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 704 notes Another(7): 755 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 551 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 702 notes Another(14): 751 notes Switch Artist: RAM BPM: 135 Genre: Techno Beginner: 2 stars, 354 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 405 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 592 notes Another(7): 828 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 607 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 780 notes Another(14): 823 notes The Biggest Roaster Artist: DJ Spugna BPM: 135 Genre: Filter House Beginner: 2 stars, 253 notes Light 7: 3 stars, 314 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 529 notes Another(7): 583 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 314 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 529 notes The end of my spiritually Artist: EeL BPM: 110 Genre: Electronica Beginner: 2 stars, 411 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 470 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 600 notes Another(7): 656 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 555 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 642 notes Another(14): 809 notes Traces (Tracing You Mix) Artist: TaQ Remixed by kors k feat. U BPM: 136 Genre: 2 Step Beginner: 3 stars, 395 notes Light 7: 4 stars, 425 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 729 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 726 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 973 notes Two Days Of Love Artist: tiger YAMATO with マイク吉川 feat. ma-sa BPM: 150 Genre: Eurobeat Light 7: 5 stars, 425 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 689 notes Another(7): 932 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 424 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 733 notes Another(14): 1023 notes U Gotta Groove (Extend Joy Style) Artist: dj nagureo Remixed by Mr.T BPM: 124 Genre: Epic House Light 7: 3 stars, 264 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 502 notes Another(7): 727 notes Light 14: 2 stars, 264 notes 14 Keys: 6 stars, 499 notes Another(14): 873 notes Usual Days-remix Artist: ota2 BPM: 139 Genre: Dance Pop Light 7: 4 stars, 558 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 764 notes Another(7): 1364 notes Light 14: 4 stars, 725 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1147 notes Another(14): 1474 notes V Artist: TAKA BPM: 150 Genre: Progressive Beginner: 3 stars, 453 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 646 notes 7 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1272 notes Another(7): 1519 notes Light 14: 6 stars, 757 notes 14 Keys: Flashing 7 stars, 1385 notes Wanna Tell That Word Artist: Sada BPM: 132 Genre: US Hard House Beginner: 2 stars, 294 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 396 notes 7 Keys: 7 stars, 699 notes Another(7): 860 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 435 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 587 notes Another(14): 1066 notes Your Body Artist: good-cool feat. Andrea L. Hopkins BPM: 125 Genre: House Beginner: 3 stars, 447 notes Light 7: 5 stars, 528 notes 7 Keys: 6 stars, 688 notes Another(7): 1136 notes Light 14: 5 stars, 628 notes 14 Keys: 7 stars, 807 notes 9. Expert Courses Courses are listed with their songs and difficulties under the 7 Keys and 14 Keys difficulties. If Light 14 is next to an entry, it is on Light for Double Play only. If Another is next to an entry, it is on Another for both Single and Double Play (unless the A14 chart is absent). 1. Stylish The Biggest Roaster The end of my spiritually Charlotte Atomic Age Fun 2. Remix u gotta groove -extend joy style- Traces -tracing you mix- Light 14 I Was The One (80's Eurobeat Style) Rislim (Remix) Distress 3. Vocal Let's Say Hello! Your Body Light 14 Silvia Drive Light 14 Maria (I believe...) Make A Difference 4. Club I can fly, I've got reason Wanna Tell That Word Bad Boy Bass!! Brightness Darkness Sweetest Savage 5. Golden Festa Do Sol Lion Suki Golden Horn One or Eight moon_child 6. Max Beat Act Rottel-the-Mercury Abyss -The Heavens Remix- Karma Cradle 7. Pops Lights Really Love Two Days of Love Dreamin Sun Midsummer Flowers - Midsummer Dreams 8. Techno Switch Echoes Breeding Lower World 昭和企業戦士荒山課長 9. Trance (Unlockable) Let The Snow Paint Me (Y&Co. Remix) Prelude Star Field Power Dream e-motion 2003 10. Extreme (Unlockable) Sweet Sweet Magic Love Shine bag Hyper Eurobeat Be Rock U 11. Appearance (Unlockable) I'm In Love Again (Y&Co. Euro Mix) Snow Quasar Quickening Logic Board 12. good-cool (Unlockable) Honey Spooky Your Body Somebody Like You Spin the Disc 13. W (Unlockable) Linus Murmur Twins Make A Difference Spica Moon Child 14. Paula Terry (Unlockable) Hyper Eurobeat Maria (I believe...) Broken My Heart Can't Stop Fallin In Love Dive (Into Your Heart) 15. Slake (Unlockable) Advance Love is Drowing Breeding Music To Your Head Brightness Darkness 16. Studio (Unlockable) paramnesia Usual Days -remix- Beyond the Earth Photongenic Jaeger Final Attack 17. Assault (Unlockable) Moon Child Another One Or Eight Another Rislim (Remix) Another Quasar Another Lower World Another I think it's fairly obvious that this course has no Another version. 10. Class Mode This mode essentially measures your skill level for IIDX. There are 17 courses (15 for Double Play mode) consisting of 4 songs each (3 for Double Play mode). As you progress up the chain, the courses get steadily harder. In Internet Ranking, only the score from the highest course is kept (ie, enter a score from 5-dan and then supplying one from 7-dan will cause your 5-dan score to be removed). Single Play Courses 7-kyu Over The Clouds -Flying Grind mix- Beginner Star Field Beginner Atomic Age Light 7 u gotta groove -extend joy style- Light 7 6-kyu Silvia Drive Beginner I'm In Love Again -Y&Co. EURO MIX- Beginner Lion Suki Light 7 lights Light 7 5-kyu 80's Capsule Light 7 Golden Horn Light 7 Spica Light 7 Brigtness Darkness Light 7 4-kyu Midsummer Flowers - Midsummer Dreams Light 7 Make A Difference Light 7 Bad Boy Bass Light 7 Charlotte 7 Keys 3-kyu Echoes 7 Keys Hyper Eurobeat Light 7 Honey 7 Keys Over the Clouds -Flying Grind Mix- 7 Keys 2-kyu Switch 7 Keys Breeding 7 Keys The end of my spiritually 7 Keys 昭和企業戦士荒山課長 7 Keys 1-kyu The Biggest Roaster 7 Keys Midsummer Flowers - Midsummer Dreams 7 Keys Festa Do Sol 7 Keys I'm In Love Again -Y&Co. EURO MIX- 7 Keys 1-dan Traces -tracing you mix- 7 Keys Let's Say Hello! 7 Keys I Was The One (80's Eurobeat Style) 7 Keys Dreamin Sun 7 Keys 2-dan fun 7 Keys End of the Century 7 Keys Your Body 7 Keys Be Rock U 7 Keys 3-dan Star Field 7 Keys Sweetest Savage 7 Keys Brightness Darkness 7 Keys Silvia Drive 7 Keys 4-dan Maria (I believe...) 7 Kes Snow 7 Keys Power Dream 7 Keys empathy 7 Keys 5-dan Golden Horn 7 Keys e-motion 2003 7 Keys Sweet Sweet Magic 7 Keys Love Shine 7 Keys 6-dan Quickening 7 Keys Karma 7 Keys Act 7 Keys Distress 7 Keys 7-dan rottel-the-Mercury 7 Keys V 7 Keys 5PM Eternal 7 Keys moon_child 7 Keys 8-dan Abyss -The Heavens Remix- Another Kamikaze Another one or eight 7 Keys lower world Another 9-dan As with 8th Style, this course contains 12 songs. 4 will be selected for your play when you play the course. However, you can set high speeds for all 12. Checking You Out Another Macho Gang Another Karma Another Quickening Another Your Body Another Logic Board Another Linus Another 5PM Eternal Another fun Another rottel-the-Mercury Another Really Love Another quasar Another Usual Days-remix Another 10-dan Beyond the Earth Another one or eight Another V Another moon_child Another Double Play Courses 5-kyu Over the Clouds -Flying Grind mix- Beginner Atomic Age Light 14 u gotta groove -extend joy style- Light 14 4-kyu Lion Suki Light 14 Let's Say Hello! Beginner Festa Do Sol Light 14 3-kyu Charlotte Light 14 Bad Boy Bass!! Light 14 I can fly, I've got reason Light 14 2-kyu Echoes Light 14 Broken My Heart Light 14 Your Body Light 14 1-kyu Charlotte 14 Keys Let The Snow Paint Me -Y&Co. Remix- Light 14 rottel-the-Mercury Light 14 1-dan 80's Capsule 14 Keys Rislim -Remix- Light 14 The end of my spiritually Light 14 2-dan Lion Suki 14 Keys Honey Light 14 u gotta groove -extend joy style- 14 Keys 3-dan Breeding 14 Keys I'm In Love Again -Y&Co. EURO MIX- 14 Keys The Biggest Roaster 14 Keys 4-dan Brightness Darkness 14 Keys Love Shine 14 Keys Sweetest Savage 14 Keys 5-dan I Was The One (80's Eurobeat Style) 14 Keys Traces -tracing you mix- Light 14 Switch 14 Keys 6-dan Your Body 14 Keys Echoes 14 Keys Hyper Eurobeat 14 Keys 7-dan Golden Horn 14 Keys Sweet Sweet Magic 14 Keys Abyss -The Heavens Remix- 14 Keys 8-dan bag 14 Keys rottel-the-Mercury 14 Keys e-motion 2003 14 Keys 9-dan Karma 14 Keys Jaeger Final Attack 14 Keys lower world 14 Keys 10-dan Distress 14 Keys Photongenic Another(14) one or eight Another(14) 11. Unlocks Song Unlocks To unlock Beyond the Earth, clear Arcade, Expert or Class Mode 3 times consecutively (fail, and the count is reset, unless you fail Arcade Mode on Quasar). To unlock Jaeger Final Attack, clear Arcade, Expert or Class mode 6 times consecutively. To unlock No.13, clear all songs in the New Music category at least once on any difficulty. Including the other two unlocks. Gallery Pictures 1-3: AAA a song (random selection of these 3 pictures) 4-5,8: AA a song (random selection of these 3 pictures) 6,7,9: A a song (random selection of these 3 pictures) 10-15: Finish a song with 100%. Will not always show up (1/10 chance). These next 7 are the daily pictures. To get them, you must finish an Expert Course with a full bar on the day indicated. The game will use your PS2 timezone settings to figure out what day it is in Japan and give you the appropriate picture. 16: Sunday 17: Monday 18: Tuesday 19: Wednesday 20: Thursday 21: Friday 22: Saturday These next 6 pictures come from Expert and Class Mode. To get them, finish a song in the percentage range for your bar (ie, for 23, you can finish with 6% while the range is 2-18%) 23: 2-18% 24: 20-38% 25: 40-58% 26: 60-78% 27: 80-98% 28: 100% 29: Clear a flashing 7 star song on Another with Hard play enabled, and get at least an A on your final stage in Arcade Mode to get this picture and enable Paranoia Survivor MAX to be played as your Extra Stage. 30: Clear Paranoia Survivor MAX Another with Hard play enabled and at least an A on your Extra Stage in Arcade Mode to get this picture and play Quasar Another as another extra stage. Be warned: You are tossed into Quasar Another immediately with no opportunity to change modifiers. 31: Clear SP 7-kyu 32: Clear SP 6-kyu 33: Clear SP 5-kyu 34: Clear SP 4-kyu 35: Clear SP 3-kyu 36: Clear SP 2-kyu 37: Clear SP 1-kyu 38: Clear SP 1-dan 39: Clear SP 2-dan 40: Clear SP 3-dan 41: Clear SP 4-dan 42: Clear SP 5-dan 43: Clear SP 6-dan 44: Clear SP 7-dan 45: Clear SP 8-dan 46: Clear SP 9-dan 47: Clear SP 10-dan 48: Clear DP 5-kyu 49: Clear DP 4-kyu 50: Clear DP 3-kyu 51: Clear DP 2-kyu 52: Clear DP 1-kyu 53: Clear DP 1-dan 54: Clear DP 2-dan 55: Clear DP 3-dan 56: Clear DP 4-dan 57: Clear DP 5-dan 58: Clear DP 6-dan 59: Clear DP 7-dan 60: Clear DP 8-dan 61: Clear DP 9-dan 62: Clear DP 10-dan 63: Fail a Class course (any) Getting the Internet Ranking screen requires reaching at least the 4th song in an Expert Course. 64: Obtain the Internet Ranking screen for a normal course 65: Obtain the Internet Ranking screen for an unlockable course To unlock courses, simply obtain the Internet Ranking screen on any course. However, once you've done it to one course, you cannot use that course again for unlocking. The backside courses unlock in numerical order. 12. Scoring System Flashing Greats are worth more than Greats. Each song is worth 200,000 points maximum. You can gain the following bonuses: Border Bonus: Finish a song with your groove gauge at 80% in normal mode for a bonus of 5730. Great Bonus: Finish a song with all Greats or better (Poors resulting from extra note hits don't count) for a bonus of 3110. Flashing Great Bonus: Finish a song with all flashing Greats or better (Poors resulting from extra note hits are excluded) for a bonus of 4620. Great+Border Bonus: Achieve both the Great and Border bonus for 11900 points. Note that this isn't a straight addition of the two above bonuses. Flashing Great+Border Bonus: Achieve both the Flashing Great and Border bonuses (very difficult) for 19900 points. No bonuses are possible when playing in Expert Mode, as the scoring is different. The Great Bonuses can be applied in Class Mode, however, but the Border Bonus cannot be earned due to the different lifebar. Also, if you are using EX score view instead of the standard score view, you cannot earn any bonus (not that it matters much since Free Mode is the only place where it can be used). EX Score: This is used to determine your DJ level, and for records. Flashing Greats are worth two points, Greats are worth 1, all other judgements are worth 0. Grading System: The IIDX grading system is standard to the series, for the styles that give you grades. While 9th Style will display your grade automatically, you can use this information to figure out how many more EX points you need to get a higher grade, or the grade you would have gotten on an older style that doesn't use grades (such as 3rd Style). To gain an AAA, you need 8/9 of the total possible EX points. AA needs 7/9, A needs 6/9 and so on down the line. The lowest grade with a requirement, E, needs 2/9 of the EX points, if you are lower than this, you will receive an F. 13. Cleaning Your Controller This section only applies to the official Konami IIDX controller. The official IIDX controller is designed to be taken apart. Separate the main key unit from the controller by pressing the eject button underneath the controller and pulling the key unit away. Turn the unit upside down and remove the 6 screws. They are all the same, so don't worry about mixing them up. Remove the underside of the controller, then take out the two screws connecting the PCB to the buttons. They are differently colored from the 6 you removed earlier. Take the PCB out carefully (note that it only goes on in one direction). Make sure the unit is still upside down or the main keys will go flying. Remove the rubber from each of the keys (the rubber attached to the Start and Select buttons is a little different, and cannot be put on the main keys). Remove the keys themselves, and clean around the sides. Afterwards, put the keys back in, attach the rubber (make sure the keys all sink into their slots). Attach the PCB (if you're putting it on incorrectly, you won't be able to see all 6 screw attachment holes. If this is the case, reverse it), then use the two silver colored screws to screw it down. Place the black bottom onto the unit (make sure you can see the 6 screw holes, reverse it if you can't) and then reattach it. Slide it back into the main unit. 14. Additional Frequently Asked Questions This section is for information that doesn't really fit in any other section. Q: The game won't let me select 7 Keys, or play any of the extra modes! A: The game thinks you have a 5 Key controller. This option is set when you start the game without system data available. If you initially set your controller to Original 5 Keys, you will need to go into the options and set it to Original 7 Keys (only if you have a 7 Key IIDX controller). If you do not have a 7 Key IIDX controller, you can set the option to DualShock 2, and use your PS2 controller to play the extra modes. Note that Player 1 and Player 2 have this option set individually (Player 1 can be set to Original 7 Keys, and Player 2 can be set to DualShock 2, for example). Q: I'm left handed. Is there any way to switch the controller around so I can hit the keys with my left hand and use the scratch with my right? A: Sure, at least with a Konami IIDX controller. The key unit is separable from the main unit. Underneath the controller, find a button, and push it to be able to remove the key unit. Take the unit out, remove the protective cover that's on the right side of the unit, and move it to the connector on the left side. Flip the key unit around so that the newly opened connector will slide into the main unit's connector. After you've done this, you will be able to play with the controller switched around from the normal configuration. With the default options, this will appear exactly like Player 2's side does, but you can change this if you like in the Options menu. If you are using a Rave Discman controller, simply rotate the two sides of it. I do not know how this works with a Konami Arcade Style Controller, and I'm not about to dump $430 on one to find out either. Q: I'm looking for a particular song on the game song list, but I don't see it! Where'd it go? A: You are either on Another(7) or Another(14) mode. When either of these is selected, the game removes songs that don't have them from the list. Press Select to switch out, and the songs will reappear. 15. Contact Me If you have a question that's not answered by this FAQ, feel free to email me at sscthunderbird@yahoo.com. Please include "IIDX 9th Style FAQ" in your subject. Failure to follow these directions will result in the email either not reaching me (for an invalid email address) or the email being deleted (wrong subject, or asking a question that's already in the FAQ). Continuous sending of email regarding something (especially when it's breaking the rules I've laid out here) will result in your email address being blocked. 16. Credits Notecounts and BPM data obtained from VJ Army (www.vjarmy.com/iidx). 17. Conclusion I'd like to thank Konami for making IIDX 9th Style and keeping the IIDX series alive on the PS2 (my only way to play due to having no reasonable access to an arcade machine).