During regular play, players randomly accumulate colored jewels (the algorithm has not been disclosed). Empress Place Įmpress Place is the Extra Wtage system used by Empress. Jewels can be collected for the Empress Place system using e-Amusement. More advanced statistics can be accessed through e-Amusement's online components. Main article: e-Amusement § e-AMUSEMENT in Beatmania IIDX The upgrade to Empress also comes with a new turntable design, which has been built to be easier to trigger, and also features a more textured surface. To access this mode, All the black buttons must be pushed (when highlighting Free mode in mode selection) to activate the Hazard mode. A new mode that is introduced before DJ Troopers CS, 'Hazard Mode', instantly fails the player if a combo is broken many times (effectively requiring a full combo in order to pass the stage). Many sound effects in the user interface have also been changed. More tutorials have been added to the Tutorial mode from DJ Troopers. A new hidden modifier called 'ALL-SCRATCH' changes most of the notes into scratches. The core gameplay remains the same in Empress. Failing to do so depletes the gauge until it is empty, abruptly ending the song. Hitting the notes with strong timing increases the score and groove gauge bar, allowing the player to finish the stage. Beatmania IIDX tasks the player with performing songs through a controller consisting of seven key buttons and a scratchable turntable.

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