Beatmania IIDX 12 Happy Sky

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Beatmania IIDX 12 Happy Sky
Titlescreen of the CS version
Developer(s)	Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher(s)	KCET
Distributor(s)	KCET
Designer(s)	KCET
License	Proprietary
Series	beatmania IIDX & Bemani
Aspect ratio	NTSC-J, horizontal
Platform(s)	Arcade & Sony PlayStation 2
Release date	Arcade JP July 13, 2005 PlayStation 2 JP December 14, 2006
Genre(s)	Music
Mode(s)	Single-player & Multiplayer
Rating(s)	CERO: A
Media	Hard drive (Arcade) DVD-ROM (PlayStation 2)
Input methods	Turntable; Keyboard (7 keys)
Cabinet	Custom
Arcade system	Windows XP Embedded based
Display	Widescreen Television

Beatmania IIDX 12 Happy Sky (stylized as beatmania IIDX12: HAPPY SKY) is the 12th game in the beatmania IIDX series of music video games. It was released in arcades by Konami on July 13, 2005. The game features over 45 new songs, some of which are unlocked over Konami's e-Amusement platform. Happy Sky introduced many significant changes to the series.

[edit] Gameplay

Main article: Beatmania IIDX#Gameplay

Core gameplay remained the same on Happy Sky. Songs are now ranked on a 12-point rating scale, with the difficulties being renamed in the process as well. "LIGHT7/14" is now Normal and "7/14KEYS" is now Hyper. All songs have been readjusted to fit the new ranking scales. A new folder called "HARD CLEAR" has also been added to the song selection screen, and is considered to be of higher value than a Full Combo.

[edit] e-Amusement

Main article: e-Amusement#e-AMUSEMENT in Beatmania IIDX

Happy Sky was the last version of IIDX to support the old styled e-Amusement cards, as Distorted would switch to the new "e-Amusement Pass" system. A cell phone application called "IIDX WAVE" could customize the interface of Happy Sky, with different menu music options, different frames for the gameplay interface, and being able to create custom courses.

[edit] Extra Stage

If the player gets AA's on all stages (with all 3 stages being played on Hard Mode and on Another difficulty, and the final stage being a 10), the player is awarded a chance to play the extra stage, Scream Squad by Calf. The stage is played on Hard mode, which removes the 80% groove gauge requirement, but will fail the player if it drops down to 0%. If a AAA is scored, the player gets to play One More Extra Stage, 冥 (Mei) by Amuro vs Killer, a song rated 12 on Another.

[edit] Music

Notable songs from this version include:

• Xepher - a medieval themed song by Tatsh. Xepher was one of several IIDX crossovers to be placed on Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova, which increased the song's popularity.
• CaptivAte ～浄化～ (joukai), a remix of the ending theme of IIDX RED by A/I. Several other CaptivAte songs have appeared on other versions of IIDX, with Sabaki first appearing on Guitar Freaks and DrumMania V2 (before appearing on IIDX Gold itself), and Chikai, a song based on music from Beatmania IIDX13: Distorted.
• 冥 (Mei), widely considered to be one of the toughest songs in IIDX history. The 12-ranked Another chart contains exactly 2000 notes, leading its genre being labeled as "Human Sequencer" - noting that almost all of the sounds in the entire song are played by the player.

[edit] Home version

A home version of Happy Sky was released in Japan for the PlayStation 2 on December 14, 2006. The game includes 9 new songs, plus an unlockable "long mix" of Scripted Connection. The home version also features unlockable customization features and artwork

[edit] Soundtrack

The original soundtrack for Happy Sky was released on October 19, 2005. The soundtrack spans 2 discs, and includes the console exclusive songs from 9th Style, plus 6 long versions.

[edit] External links

• Offical home page (Japanese)
• IIDX Gateway (Japanese)

[edit] References

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