Mad Maestro!

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Mad Maestro!

Developer(s)	Desert Productions
Publisher(s)	Eidos Interactive (NA)
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release date	^NA March 12, 2002 ^JP October 11, 2001 ^PAL March 28, 2002 [1]
Genre(s)	Music
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (E)

Mad Maestro! (known as "Let's Bravo Music!" in Japan) is a classical music rhythm game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Desert Productions and released in the U.S. by Eidos Interactive in 2002 under their "Fresh Games" label. The game features classical songs, such as Swan Lake, Hungarian Dance No. 5 & 6, and Night on Bald Mountain.

Subsequent sequels were released in Japan under the "Let's Bravo Music!" name.

1 Gameplay
2 Peripheral
3 Reception
4 External links

[edit] Gameplay

Typically rhythm games rely on timed input according to on screen cues and tempo. Mad Maestro features this style of gameplay, with the additional layer of pressure sensitivity. Utilizing the pressure sensitivity with the dualshock 2, the player must conduct an orchestra by tapping correlating buttons with varying degrees of pressure. There are three levels of pressure; light, medium and hard.

[edit] Peripheral

The Japanese release featured an optional Baton peripheral.

[edit] Reception

The use of pressure sensitivity in addition to standard rhythm game play mechanics was considered by some to be overly complicated.^{[citation needed]}