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Beatmania II DX 13 - Distorted cover

Beatmania II DX 13 - Distorted

beatmania IIDX 13: DistorteD emphasizes harder electronic music and complex charts through seven keys, a turntable, combos, ranks, and precise high-difficulty input. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.

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beatmania IIDX 13: DistorteD emphasizes harder electronic music and complex charts through seven keys, a turntable, combos, ranks, and precise high-difficulty input. Intense music, intricate rhythms, and broad difficulty give experts deep practice space, with multiplayer and scores reinforcing competition. Visual density is extreme, beginner support is limited, and standard pads, display latency, or controller availability directly affect performance. It is highly accomplished for core players. This description covers the original ps2 release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.

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8.7 / 10PlayStation 2

beatmania IIDX 13: DistorteD emphasizes harder electronic music and complex charts through seven keys, a turntable, combos, ranks, and precise high-difficulty input.

Intense music, intricate rhythms, and broad difficulty give experts deep practice space, with multiplayer and scores reinforcing competition. Visual density is extreme, beginner support is limited, and standard pads, display latency, or controller availability directly affect performance. It is highly accomplished for core players. Overall, its main strengths are Hard music, complex rhythm, and charts provide depth; Multiplayer, ranks, and scores sustain competition. Its material limitations are Extreme visual density and beginner pressure; Pads, latency, and controller access affect results. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.

Strengths

  • Hard music, complex rhythm, and charts provide depth
  • Multiplayer, ranks, and scores sustain competition

Weaknesses

  • Extreme visual density and beginner pressure
  • Pads, latency, and controller access affect results

Who it is for: Players who value hard music, complex rhythm, and charts provide depth and can accept the original release's limits.

Play notes: Before playing, expect extreme visual density and beginner pressure and pads, latency, and controller access affect results; this assessment covers the recorded original-platform release.

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Multiplayer, ranks, and scores sustain competition; Pads, latency, and controller access affect results.

Reviewed8.8 / 10Not provided
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Hard music, complex rhythm, and charts provide depth; Extreme visual density and beginner pressure.

Reviewed9.3 / 10Not provided
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Multiplayer, ranks, and scores sustain competition; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone.

Reviewed9.0 / 10Not provided
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Judged on the original ps2 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Extreme visual density and beginner pressure.

Reviewed6.8 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
Konami
Publisher
Konami
Release date
2006
Platforms
PlayStation 2
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
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Tags
Solo-friendlyRhythm-based PlayPlayer versus PlayerReplayableMusic Performance2D GraphicsShort SessionsHigh Difficulty
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Standalone
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