beatmania IIDX
Beatmania IIDX (Japanese: ビートマニア ツーディーエックス, Hepburn: Bītomania Tsū Di Ekkusu) (IIDX) is a series of rhythm video games, that was first released by Konami in Japan on 26 February 1999. Beatmania IIDX has since spawned 31 arcade releases and 14 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to the beatmania game series, and is part of the Bemani line of music games.
| Beatmania IIDX | |
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A LIGHTNING MODEL (left) and a standard (right) cabinet, both running beatmania IIDX 31 Epolis | |
| Genre(s) | Music |
| Developer(s) | Bemani |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| First release | Beatmania IIDX
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| Latest release | Beatmania IIDX 31: EPOLIS
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Initially conceived and developed as a sequel to Beatmania, Konami released Beatmania IIDX in Japan in 1999. The development team designed the game to simulate the experience of a DJ performing at a real venue, and gave the cabinet a "club Visual Jockey style." While its predecessor used five keys, IIDX had seven of them, increasing the games complexity and skill ceiling. The larger controller was integrated into the cabinet alongside a larger 40-inch widescreen monitor, dual speakers, and spotlights to replicate the feeling of performing at a live venue.