The US version of beatmania did have some good ideas here and there. Replay mode, Beginner being a difficulty rather than a separate mode, a decent tutorial, some respect for the 5key games by having a mode dedicated to it, and a pretty good cover of Virtual Insanity that ended up being exclusive to this game. Unfortunately, the rather ugly theme, the really easy licensed songs, and the small song selection that had to be split into two different modes make this one lackluster compared to any of the imports. At least it came with a decent controller.