Pop'n music 5 is a rhythm game. It is the 5th game in the Pop'n Music series and a part of Konami's BEMANI Franchise.
The game is played on a controller with 9 large coloured buttons, each button has a lane representation on the screen, along each lane similarly coloured icons (called pop-kun) move down the screen, when they reach the judgement line the player must press the corresponding button with correct timing.
pop'n music 5 is the first game in the series to have Internet Ranking, where a code is generated after play that can be submitted to Konamis leaderboards. It is also the first apperance of the difficulty level EX, which could only be played on EXtra stages.
All songs from before pop'n music 4 are not returning for this game. 25 songs returns from pop'n music 4 and are joined by 30 new songs for a total of 55 songs.
The cabinet utilizes octagonal platform with motion detecting sensors above it. Players must trigger the sensors by moving their arms (or other body parts) under the sensors when a corresponding arrow reaches. There are 2 modes, ParaPara Mode, which guides the arrows through an actual routine for the song, and Freestyle ModeThe home Playstation 2 version features a USB peripheral, which has five pink "pods" each with three infrared sensors. Each pod can be individually calibrated to accommodate the height of the player.
A music simulator for the Famicom Disk System, created by Konami. It was sold with a keyboard controller the player could use to make musical compositions.
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Portable DX (Deluxe) comes 5 whole years and 6 Nintendo console releases after the release of the last PSP Taiko, Portable 2. The total number of initial songs is 70, and with the additional downloadable songs thereafter (like every Taiko PSP has done), it matches the massive songlists introduced on the Wii. Like the other recent games, the songlist has become a lot more geared towards Namco Originals.
Portable DX is also the first console Taiko to show the total number of drumrolls made in the song, and the second console Taiko game to introduce the all new Ura Oni difficulties. Other new mechanics in the game include organizing almost all unlockables in the game into an Achievement list, and a mode called Medley Mode, in which three, five, or eight different songs are put together and played all at once. Two new gameplay modifiers were also added into the game, which randomize the notes to different degrees. The Bell note has been removed from this release and the vestigial function of the analog stick is to pro
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