Beatmania IIDX 20: Tricoro is a music video game and the 20th installment of the Beatmania IIDX series of video games. It was first announced on April 14, 2012. Location tests began in Akihabara and Osaka on April 18 and 20, 2012 respectively. Both ended on April 24, 2012. It was released on September 19, 2012 for new cabinets and September 25, 2012 for upgrade kits of old machines. This is the 1st game that requires an internet connection for startup.
Gameplay[]
Beatmania IIDX tasks the player with performing songs through a controller consisting of seven key buttons and a scratchable turntable. Hitting the notes with strong timing increases the score and groove gauge bar, allowing the player to finish the stage. Failing to do so depletes the gauge until it is empty, abruptly ending the song.
Beatmania IIDX 20: Tricoro retains the basic gameplay since the start of the series, in which players hit notes that fall from the top of the screen using either keys or turntables that need to be scratched, which will fill up the Groove Meter. To pass on, the player must have at least 80% of the Groove Meter at the end of the stage. Both of the two new "innovations" introduced in Beatmania IIDX 17: Sirius (Charge Notes and Backspin Scratches) have been retained.
The game introduced various new features and overhauled the old ones. The modifier screen have been revamped, now consisting of four categories; Style, Gauge, Assist, and Range. New options have also been introduced such as ghost type selection. The Hi-Speed option is also revamped, now separated from the modifier screen and can only be accessed during gameplay by holding the Start button. It can be set from 0.5 to 10.0 in 0.01 increments (or 0.25 increments with he Sudden+ option enabled). With this being the first Beatmania IIDX game in high-definition, the interface during gameplay has been overhauled, with the players now able to change the position of the music video and score graph. Due to this however, some songs have their videos removed due to the change in interface. Expert Mode, the course-based gameplay in previous games had also been removed.
Also, Tricoro marks the first time IIDX has multiple original unlocking systems (not counting events involving other Bemani games). The multiple unlocking systems are also used by other recent Bemani games, such as Jubeat Saucer and REFLEC BEAT Colette.