The perfect game for DJs, dance floor fanatics, or anybody who loves fresh beats. You play an aspiring DJ who gets the break of a lifetime - it's up to you to write a hot, new dance track for a huge party. Problem is, the party is tonight! So, hit the streets of London with your sampler and grab some 'sounds of the street' to mix into a new song.
American Idol is a rhythm game based on the reality TV singing competition of the same name.
Players can create characters of either gender, choosing from several character templates, and then customizing them with body size, skin color, and one of three singing voices per gender.
Created characters can then be taken through the game's various modes. In the main Competition mode, players move through different stages patterned after the TV series, from auditions to shows with a live audience and hopefully the finals. Between performances, outfit, hair style and color and make up can be customized, since not only the singing but also the style will be judged.
Dancing Stage MegaMix is the fifth home release in the Dancing Stage series, a European version of the Dance Dance Revolution series of music video games. MegaMix was the first Dancing Stage game released on the Sony PlayStation 2 game console.
Based largely on Dancing Stage EuroMix 2, MegaMiX was separated from the arcade game by a completely different track list of songs. The game was marketed by Konami as a family game and an exercise tool in an effort to make the niche series more mainstream.
When the Morolians invade, ace reporter Ulala scoops the story for Space Channel 5. The hip-hopping aliens zap citizens into a hypnotic dance trance, but beat girl Ulala is their ultimate match. She busts out her grooviest attacks to free the captives and make headlines. Get down with Sega's supernova star as she struts through the space station in style.
Game features include 18 unique stages, hip, eye-catching moves and a colorful retro-futuristic environment.
In Superstar Dance Club, players control 18-year old Suzy as she strives to become the Super Star Dance Club Champion of Tokyo by perfecting her rhythmic dance skills during 21 stages at various clubs. By earning a high passing grade in each stage, new stages are unlocked and Suzy earns money (chips) that determine which of the multiple endings are achieved at the end of the game.
Three difficulty levels (easy, intermediate, and expert) offer a chance for beginning players to build up the necessary coordination skills to match the correct button press (Circle, Square, X, or Triangle) with the onscreen prompt in time to the music. Bonus money can be earned by using the left and right triggers to add special sound effects during the dances.
Fun with Shapes Patterns & Music is an Australian edutainment game targeted towards kids aged 3 to 6 that is made to teach children about shapes, pattern recognition and music.
The Synthcart is a rather unique title for the 2600 that allows you to play music using a pair of keyboard controllers. Each keyboard controller controls one of the two oscillators in the Atari 2600.
Pokémon Crazy Drummer is a music simulation game developed by Tomsoft. Apart from "Pokémon" being in the title and a mugshot of Pikachu's head used in-game, this is a mostly original game.
Superstar Dance Club is a character-based dancing game, compatible with Konami's DDR mat controller. Show your best moves with Suzy and friends as you tap your feet (or the controller) to the music. You'll start at the local club and if you're good enough, work your way to Superstar status where you can show off your hottest dance skills in different arenas and locations. Join various different characters and create the ultimate dance sensation.
DDRMAX will have you working up a sweat to over 65 songs. The 100+ minutes of music include licensed tracks, fresh dance hits, and cool new songs exclusive to the North American release. DDRMAX delivers never-before-seen in-game videos, new gameplay options, blistering 60-frames per second frame rates and the largest song library in franchise history. Further enhancing the gameplay experience is the introduction of the FREEZE ARROW option that freezes on-screen arrows and forces you to modify your dance steps thus increasing complexity and adding a twist to the routine. Popular gameplay options that return in DDRMAX are the Edit Mode that enables you to customize your own dance steps, and the special Work Out mode that tracks the number of calories burned with every move.
Tatacon de Dodon ga Don was the first Taiko no Tatsujin game to be released on the PlayStation 2, the first console to feature Taiko games. All the first-run copies of the game came with a Tatacon, a small plastic drum which is identical in functionality to the bigger arcade drums. As for the future console Taiko titles, the game can also be played with buttons as the alternative control scheme.
Due to the first arcade versions relying on the PS1-grade Namco System 10 board, the game has PS1-grade graphics and longer load times in order to reproduce a good arcade fidelity. For the same reason, the arcade-styled Arcade mode (together with unique ending/Game Over sequences) was ported for the game, together with the (then popular) Battle mode. Arcade mode is also the staple for unlocking secret tracks, for this and the next 3 console games.
The console-exclusive features added to the first console Taiko game were a Free mode for playing the songs without the song selection constrains of the Arcade mode, the fas