History VideoGame / Bemani

A motion-controlled dance game that utilizies the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}}'s Kinect peripheral, released on the console, and given an enhanced arcade port in Japan known as ''[=DanceEvolution=] Arcade''.

Location tested in 2018 under the title ''Rizminance'', and then tested again under the name ''彩響DJアニクラゲ'' (Anikurage), it appeared to have ''VideoGame/{{Chunithm}}''-esque gameplay, except using a touch-sensitive surface on a curved "screen" of RGB [=LEDs=] ((akin to the ''Dance Rush'' stage) with two sliders below it. It also had a specific focus on remixes of anime music. The game was quietly shelved, and the remixes produced by BEMANI artists appeared as licenses on other games (particularly ''jubeat'' and ''Sound Voltex'') instead.

A game with four touchscreen buttons and two vertical sliders that function as analogue input similar to ''Sound Voltex''. Received one location test in early 2016, and was silently pulled from Konami's websites in February 2017.

Location tested in 2018 under the title ''Rizminance'', and then tested again under the name ''彩響DJアニクラゲ'' (Anikurage), it appeared to have ''VideoGame/{{Chunithm}}''-esque gameplay, except using a touch-sensitive surface on a curved "screen" of RGB [=LEDs=] ((akin to the ''Dance Rush'' stage) with two sliders below it. It also had a specific focus on remixes of anime music. The game was quietly shelved, and the remixes produced by BEMANI artists were moved to other games (particularly ''jubeat'' and ''Sound Voltex'') instead.

Location tested in 2018 under the title ''Rizminance'', and then tested again under the name ''彩響DJアニクラゲ'' (Anikurage), it appeared to have ''VideoGame/{{Chunithm}}''-esque gameplay, except using a touch-sensitive surface on a curved, LED matrix display for the notes (akin to the ''Dance Rush'' stage) and two sliders below it. It also had a specific focus on remixes of anime music. The fate of this game is currently in question; several of the songs on the location test build (specifically those remixed by Bemani artists) resurfaced on ''Jubeat'' and ''Nostalgia'' in 2019.

Another motion-controlled dance game.

A guitar simulation game with a strum bar and three fret buttons. And a drum simulation game with five drums (hi-hat, snare, hi-tom, low-tom, cymbal) and a bass pedal. Often linked up with a ''Guitar Freaks'' machine to allow for linked "Session" play for up to three players. Known as ''Percussion Freaks'' in Korea.

A dance game with a large, touchpad-like platform, variable-width notes, and a ''Sound Voltex''-esque presentation.

A dance game that utilizies the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}}'s Kinect peripheral, although in Japan the game is also available for arcades. After August 31, the online service was terminated and arcade operators installed an update to enable offline play.

''BEMANI'' is the brand name for {{Creator/Konami}}'s lineup of {{Rhythm Game}}s. The name started as a PortmanteauSeriesNickname for ''VideoGame/{{beatmania}}'', but later grew to be a catch-all term for music games by Konami.

It is notable for being one of the few Konami video game properties to remain active even during the Konami scandals of the mid-[=2010s=], mainly due to being an arcade series, and the production of Konami's arcade games were not affected as badly as their console output.[[note]]This is because ''BEMANI'' games are produced by Konami's amusement division that also covers gambling/parlor games (including their infamous pachinko games), which is largely separate from Konami Digital Entertainment, which manages consumer-soft products and ''was'' adversely affected by the scandals.[[/note]] There are currently seven active ''BEMANI'' games, four of which have been [[VideoGameLongRunners active for over 20 years and versions]].

It is notable for being one of the few Konami video game properties to remain active even during the Konami scandals of the mid-[=2010s=], mainly due to being an arcade series, and the production of Konami's arcade games were not affected as badly as their console output. There are currently seven active ''BEMANI'' games, four of which have been [[VideoGameLongRunners active for over 20 years and versions]].

** ''BEMANI x VideoGame/{{Touhou}} [[http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/reitaisai2015/p/music.html Project]]''.

It is notable for being one of the few Konami video game properties to remain active even during the Konami scandals of the mid-[=2010s=], mainly due to being an arcade series, and the production of Konami's arcade games were not affected as badly as their console output.

It is notable for being one of the few Konami video game properties to remain active even during the Konami scandals of the mid-[=2010s=], mainly due to being an arcade series, the production of which was not affected as badly as their console output.

A Bemani series involving competitive based gameplay. Circles bounce around the screen towards your colored line, and some of them may be reflected to the other player's.