Dance Fest takes the standard 'bemani' formula - arrows appear rhythmically on screen and the player must hit the corresponding button (on either a dance mat peripheral or the standard controller) in time with these arrows and the music. Points are awarded for accuracy with bonus multipliers awarded for making certain 'combos' (mini-routines within a song which are deemed especially difficult or long). This is a game for one or two players with three difficulty settings, easy, hard and medium. The player selects their difficulty level and their track and then attempts to score points by hitting the correct buttons in sequence. During the song the player is treated to an distant view of an animated disco dancer on a stage and illuminated with coloured lights. Once the track is over the player can enter their name, assuming they have achieved a high score. The game holds eight scores for each of the three difficulty levels but no scores are recorded for Workout and Recorder modes. The game has a workout mode in which
The first "catch up" Japanese Dance Dance Revolution title. Most of the songlist consists of new Konami originals from Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX and Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME CS (America), along with a few new licenses, some of the licenses from Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME CS (America), some old Konami original DDR songs, and two new KONAMI originals. Song list as a result has a large emphasis on Bemani crossovers than most Japanese CS DDR releases. Of the 55 Konami originals in DDR FESTIVAL, only 19 are original DDR songs/original remixes. Also, it is the only Japanese DDR without Dancemania licenses, hence no Dancemania advertisement is featured in the attract mode.
Cambrian QTS - Kaseki ni Nattemo is an adventure game that is about a strange creatures that became extinct long ago that are discovered by chance in the South Pacific last year, they were successfully commercialized as pets with the name of Cambrian QTS. The new species grows into an aquarium filled with special seawater, as they grow hatched from an egg.
During the day the player can talk to various people in the town, the school, or home. Knowledge and sometimes get training items for his QTS, but also to gather information in preparation for the training mode communication whe he returns to his room. The other part of the game is about raising the QT.
The game features japanese voice acting for all the characters and an unlockable gallery that will be avaliable once the game is completed.
Cafe Lindbergh is a small restaurant famous for its tea, coffee, pastry, and sandwiches, and has become very popular by word-of-mouth for its atmosphere. The cafe is staffed by Itsuki, the master of the shop, Takumi, the cook, Tsukasa, a full-time waiter, and Shinya, a part-time waiter. A fifth employee Chihiro, is newly hired as another part-time waiter. Watching day-to-day events unfold through the eyes of these five co-workers, will they find themselves falling in love?
Boukoku no Aegis 2035: Warship Gunner is a movie tie-in video game for the Japanese live-action summer film, Boukoku no Aegis. Harutoshi Fukui, the author of the base novel, personally planned the screenplay for Boukoku no Aegis 2035. The game presents an original sequel to this continuity which has not been referenced in his other works.
You play as 10 year old boy Tokio who lives in a typical, small Japanese town during the Showa period (1950s). Tokio spends 30 days walking through the town, talking to people, and collecting items. The game lets you experience a bygone period of Japan.
The first PS2 mouse-compatible software. The game may look like another graphic/paint tool software, but it is more of a freestyle drawing software with games. It does not feature zooming capabilities, or let players draw pixel-by-pixels. It only uses 12 colors, and lets players select different types of canvas. Aside from normal pens, there are pens that draw pictures for players. For example, a circle drawn with a black pen may become a black tire, or a circle drawn with a blue pen may become a puddle of water, and a circle drawn with a yellow pen may become a full moon. Other canvases are more like mini-games, where the player will need to draw a frying pan to catch eggs thrown by a game character, or draw objects on top of a jumping board and plunge them into the sea. Players can save pictures they've drawn and record a three-minute movie clip showing their drawing's progression. Up to about ten clips can be recorded.
Bob the Builder is a licensed PS2 game that uses characters and art from the popular UK children TV show 'Bob the Builder'. The game was released bundled with the Eye Toy and it is central to game play. In between clips from the tv show the player hits on screen buttons via the motion control to play. For example hitting left right or jump to navigate an ATV down a country road. Cleaning the vehicles by waving your arms over their on screen position, and nailing sawing and drilling by similar methods.
Ben Hur: Blood of Braves is a 3D chariot racing game set in the time of the Roman empire, where the player will race and battle his opponents across the circuits of the ancient world. The game offers a total of 15 characters to choose from and 17 race courses. These include Pompeii, Circus Maximus and Olympus among others. While racing against the other opponents 64 spells can be used. Ranging from healing to magic attacks as well as skill upgrades. Five game modes can be chosen. These include Arcade, Career, Time attack, Deathmatch and Multiplayer for two players.
beatmania Da Da Da!! is a console adaptation of the PC rhythm typing tutor beatmania Da!!, which combines a typing tutor with the rhythm gameplay of Konami's popular beatmania series. As in regular beatmania, notes descend from the top of the screen toward a bar, timed to cross the bar in time with elements of the music. Each note has a letter above it, which must be typed on the keyboard at the proper time to play the music. At certain points in each song, notes with phrases will appear, and the full phrase must be typed before the note reaches the bar in order to play it. This version includes a total of 26 songs, and comes packaged with a USB keyboard.
This Eye Toy game is a bit different from the rest of the pack. Included with the game is a "nail" controller which you place over your favorite finger and use to make commands in the game. Your goal as young Arashi is to bring peace back to the world by defeating an evil king. To do so you'll take on enemies in real time battles where you use the nail controller to trace out patterns on the screen, with more complex patterns leading to more advanced attacks. To help popularize this franchise, SCE is also releasing some non-game related products for this game. A comic will appear in Japan's popular Coro Coro Comics comic book simultaneously with the game's release. Card decks will be released for the game and will have an effect on the gameplay experience. Placing a card in front of the EyeToy will make the game read the card and will give you access to new skills.
Aqua Kids is an action game based on the Japanese animated CG TV show broadcast on TV Tokyo. Two modes of play are available. A battle mode has you collect items and defeat enemies. A "Help Daibo" mode has you find items in order to power up your "Daibo" robot.