Based on the manga series, Nodame Cantabile is a music/rhythm game where you lead a group of misfit musicians in an orchestra. You use the stylus to tap the screen in beat with the song, playing the part of the conductor Chiaki. The game features classical pieces from the anime series, as well as the Puri Gorota March! Nodame Cantabile has likely been inspired by Nintendo's popular Nintendo DS Ouendan/Elite Beat Agents series. You have the scene playing out on the top screen and you hit moving notes on the bottom screen.
DJ Max Portable 2 introduces one more gameplay mode and offers a song selection of more than 60 tunes. In the new Fever Mode, you fill up your Fever ability which, when activated, speeds up the notes and applies a 2x score multiplier. By filling up yet another Fever, you can activate it again for a 3x multiplier, so on and so forth.
The DDR dance party continues its long tradition of innovation and creativity with an entirely new game! Dance Dance Revolution Universe takes dancing to a whole new dance floor exclusively on the Xbox 360. A game that everyone can play and enjoy, including anyone with two left feet.
Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol combines the highly acclaimed Karaoke Revolution game engine with America’s most popular television show to deliver an authentic Idol experience for the PlayStation 2. Sing along to 40 new songs, including hits from the show, and compete from auditions to performances on center stage in your quest to become the next American Idol.
The standard version of Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol does not include a Karaoke Revolution microphone (a special bundle is also available for those who need a mic). Players who already own a different Karaoke Revolution game can jump right in with their Karaoke Revolution microphone, or gamers can use a PlayStation 2-compatible USB headset or microphone to play.
SingStar: Studio 100 is a karaoke game exclusively released in the Netherlands. It includes songs from Studio 100's children's TV shows. There are no changes to the gameplay formula: player(s) sing into a microphone and the game gives points based on the performance. The only basis of assessment is if the correct note is hit with the correct timing; the sung words or octave does not play into the result.
The Norwegian SingStar edition contains both material from the international edition and hits by Norwegian artists. Gameplay undergoes no major changes.
A piano rythm/music based game. Synthesia follows the same path as many current rythm based games but deviates in the way that it also doubles as a learning tool.
The rapping pup, PaRappa, dreams of impressing his friend, the beautiful Sunny Funny, and going out on a date with her. But what he lacks is confidence - help PaRappa rap his way through learning Kung Fu, a driving test, cooking and more, all in order to get the girl. And remember - You Gotta Believe! PaRappa the Rapper is a game based on lyrics, music and rhythm. The game itself is very basic - each stage has a 'teacher', that PaRappa must follow. You'll see the teacher say some lyrics, and then PaRappa must copy the teacher by pressing the appropriate buttons to repeat those lyrics back. Rap well, and you'll be able to continue; fudge up the lyrics, and the music will start to distort and the teacher will become displeased. Continue to mess up and you'll fail the stage. Of course, the goal is not to copy the teacher, but instead to outperform them - you can do this by improvising in the song's gaps. Listen to how the song goes, and improvise in time to the music; if you perform well enough, the teacher will step
Taiko no Tatsujin: Doka! to Oomori Nanadaime is the seventh Taiko no Tatsujin game released for PlayStation 2. It features the addition of Reverse mode and additional challenges with the incorporation of Taiko Towers.
On 30 November 2006, Pump it Up: Exceed was released for the PSP as "Pump it Up Exceed Portable", exclusively in Korea. This version of the game is rated All by the Korea Media Rating Board. It features the same scrolling shapes as the console/arcade versions of Pump It Up playable by using face buttons of the PSP system.
SingStar La Edad de Oro del Pop Español is a karaoke game on the PlayStation 2 system published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and developed by SCEE and London Studio. This is the 7th installment in the SingStar saga and an exclusive version for Spain.
The hottest revolution and bestselling video game in the music game category delivers its best dance performance yet on the Xbox with Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4. Jam-packed with new features, modes, music and gameplay, ULTRAMIX4 offers incredible content for casual, beginner and advanced dancers. For first time players, Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX4 is the perfect introductory game in the series with new tutorials and super-easy levels to make anyone a dancing machine.