We'd write a much more thorough review right now. But there's a problem --
Beats has taken control, and we find it difficult to stop playing it. Before you read any further, make sure you load the
PLAYSTATION Store, get your credit card ready, and download
Beats. It's only $5 -- you won't even notice the cost. What can you do in
Beats? A lot.
- Import your music -- and play it! Yes, Beats will detect every song on your Memory Stick and turn them into playable levels. There are multiple difficulties, and they very accurately correspond to the music. The advanced stages will also detect some of the finer nuances of each song. The amount of playability you have from this mode corresponds to how much music you want to put on your PSP. It can be limitless. And what does it play like? A lot like Gitaroo-Man (that's a very good thing). You'll hit buttons according to the beat, but they'll fly in from all sides of the screen, and you'll have to hit the corresponding D-Pad direction in tandem with the buttons on screen. Don't worry, in-game tutorials will teach you everything you need to know.
- Create your own music! Seriously. You'll get access to some rudimentary loops and samples, but you'll get everything you need to create your own tunes. Then, you'll be able to save your music to your Memory Stick.
- Play online via Infrastructure mode! Yes, you can go against other players online and compete in Beats challenges.
- Share your music online! You can also upload your musical creations and download other user generated content.
- Oh, and it's beautiful! Tons of animated skins bring the screen to life. This game is gorgeous.
We have nothing but praise for such an incredible game. It deserves more attention, and we
implore you to buy this game. You really have no excuse. Stay tuned for updated impressions.
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 3)
12-07-2007 @ 1:20AM
radpanic said...
Thanks Noshino, I didn't know about that. I'll give it a shot
12-07-2007 @ 1:16AM
Andy said...
Yay! A new Pulse! But on a better system. Srsly, Pulse is fun but the iPod's screen is not all that good for playing games...
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12-08-2007 @ 12:56AM
Hashbrown_Hunter said...
This is pretty different from Pulse, but it's pretty much the same idea.
12-08-2007 @ 12:57AM
Hashbrown_Hunter said...
oops, i forgot it was called phase
hahaha i feel stupid.
12-07-2007 @ 1:17AM
Darkiewonder said...
Very delicious game I must say.
I'm going to have to delete Wild Arms off my mem stick because i want to try different songs to see which synch up right.
but really. it's a fun an addictive music game!
sharing this game with a friend too. because he needed some colour in his life :3
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12-07-2007 @ 1:25AM
lenny0487 said...
i am very, very happy about this game, downloaded it, and its going to be my new crack when im on the go! love it! anyone that has a PSP right now should download this immediately!!!
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12-06-2007 @ 11:01PM
Hashbrown_Hunter said...
stop....tempting.......me!!
12-06-2007 @ 11:04PM
Brandon said...
Its only 5 dollars Hashbrown, just buy it!
12-06-2007 @ 11:29PM
Hashbrown_Hunter said...
haha you're right. I'd might as well.
12-07-2007 @ 1:42AM
Silver R. Wolfe said...
Alright, so is there a limit to the types of songs that can be on here?
I'm using all mp3s, but some songs are working and some aren't. None of my songs by Modest Mouse or The Cars are registering. :(
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12-07-2007 @ 2:19AM
daniel-kun said...
I'll blindly buy this thing because of your recommendation. I know I can trust you, Andrew! :-)
And man this page has become lively. Never seen so much comments in so short time before. Great!
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12-07-2007 @ 2:25AM
daniel-kun said...
Baaaah it's 7,99 EUR instead of 4,99 :-(
Stupid Dollar :P
12-07-2007 @ 2:25AM
Chris Matchett said...
I'm not getting this because I have an iPod with Phase. Phase is made by the Guitar Hero people and already uses music on my iPod.
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12-07-2007 @ 7:52AM
Alien said...
The game is awesome ... whom had thaught that this will be such a great game ? :D
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12-07-2007 @ 8:26AM
HENDO said...
its £4.99 on the UK site, but only $5 on the US site?
Rip off Britain at its best
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12-09-2007 @ 11:24AM
phl0w said...
Although it's €7.99 in Europe I might give this a try. What I don't like about the PS Store is that youdon't get to see the size of the download until you paid.
So, can somebody please tell me, how big the d/l is? I only got a 1gb stick that holds wipeout1 and some other stuff already, and according to the list of features you wanna have loads of music stored on your stick too.
Thanks!
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12-10-2007 @ 12:41PM
Splatt said...
D/L size is 237 mb
12-09-2007 @ 11:44AM
aeron said...
I got beats today and well, I can't play any of my songs.. They are all in the ATRAC format... Is anyone else having my problem??
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12-10-2007 @ 3:49PM
archtech324 said...
This game is awesome. I downloaded it as soon as I saw it was available in the US and have been playing it non-stop. I love the PSP for its music abilities, and I am thrilled with the synergy of music and gameplay. If this had been another "Sorry, you can only play the songs we include" game, I would have passed over it instantly, but the fact that it can play any mp3 blows any other music game out of the water. I can now play through all of my favorite Beatles songs.
Come Together.
Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds.
I am the Walrus.
All on the PSP!
GooGooGaJoob!
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12-19-2007 @ 7:02PM
gaetaonjeans3 said...
this game is amazing!!!!!!:] one thing though. Whenever it loads up my music it only loads up about half of it 130 songs (i have 212 in my library). They are all the same file type and everything but it randomly selects only half of my songs to be on Beats. Confusion!?!DSGLA?!? oh well still the best game on psp to date!
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