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PSP
Dance Battle
Audition Portable Limited Edition
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Audition Portable LE Synopsis
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The special edition of Audition Portable includes
the following items in addition to the game itself.
» 100,000 Den Item Coupon
» Spiral bound desktop calendar
» Dance Battle Audition daily diary for chronicling
your life
» Puffy sticker cell phone strap featuring a couple
of dancers
» Dance Battle Audition Portable Original Soundtrack
Vol. 1 minidisc
» Decorative simulated wood grain packaging
The front of the Audition Portable SE box features artwork of an
old school turntable with wood base that measures 24.13
x 17.78cm (9.5 x 7.0") in area. The weight is approximately 1.17 kg
or 2.6 lbs.
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Game Synopsis
«©NCS»
During an audition, an aspiring star attempts to
impress talent or casting agents by singing and
dancing. Move and flow like Deer Park Spring water
and you might get a callback. Audition Portable is
sort of like that. Based on the popular Audition
Online game for the PC, PSP players get to follow
arrow cues ala DDR and watch as their onscreen
dancer performs. If you hit the cues brilliantly,
the dancer sways and spins like a hero. Botch the
cues however and your tiny dancer may appear to be
inebriated as her two left feet get in the way of
themselves.
Audition Portable features a 67 song track list with a mix of
Korean pop, trance, club music, and more. While one
can play the game solo, a network mode option allows
up to six players to participate. As mentioned
earlier, the cues consist of a sequence of arrows
that point north,
south, east, and west. To match them, tug on the
d-pad accordingly in the directions as they appear.
Once the string of cues have been hit, wait for
the "closing cue" to complete the move. As you
finish each string, you'll be ranked with "Miss,"
"Bad," "Cool," "Great," and "Perfect." Chain a
number of
"Perfect" rankings together and you'll be earning bonus
points to scale up your score and racking up Den
points. For the uninitiated, Den is the coin of the
realm in the world of Dance Battle Audition. With a
man-purse full of Den, players may purchase goodies
and outfits. Occasionally, a red-colored arrow cue
appears which indicates a reversal move. For
example, if a red up-arrow appears, push downwards
on the d-pad. It's a little mental trick to trip
players up.
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Game Notes
» Press START on the title screen and the
following selections appear:
FREE MODE / Play EASY, NORMAL, HARD, or
VERY HARD solo dancing with a selection of songs
STANDARD MODE / Play a regulation game
against a COM-controlled dancer in 4-Button Mode
or 8-Button Mode if you're up for a challenge
NETWORK MODE / Set your PSP as a HOST or
JOIN a network session already in progress for
multiplayer action
OPTION / Toggle BGM, EFFECT, CAMERA WORK,
AUTO SAVE [On or Off] and LOAD/SAVE/DELETE DATA
JUKE BOX / Listen to 67 tracks, 42 of which
require unlocking before they're available
COLLECTION / View the PLAY INFO to see what
needs to be unlocked or customize HAIR STYLE or
FASHION STYLE for your onscreen dancer
» The music selections are evocative of K-Pop,
Club, Italo music, and something that can only be
termed trance-fusion-rap. The artists that make up
the bulk of the tracks are Audition, XR, Sweet
Box, Wa Wa, and The Gold. Sweet Box was formed
over a decade ago and we remember the song "Shakalaka"
being played at clubs in NYC.
How to Play Dance Battle Audition
A cue line appears on the bottom
of the screen while a blue circle moves across it
from left to right. Blue colored arrows appear
above the line. Move the d-pad in the directions
indicated by the arrows in sequence as they read
from left to right. Do it properly and they'll
turn green. That's not the end of your work
however. Keep an eye on the blue orb that moves
from left to right on the cue line. When it
reaches the pink indicator, press the R-TRIGGER
and your sequence will be scored. So, its a 2-part
exercise where the arrows are tugged and then
triggered by pressing the R-TRIGGER at the right
time. The blue orb makes two passes per arrow-cue
round and you hit the trigger on the second pass
before the next group of cues appear.
» If you play the STANDARD MODE, the first dancing
battle takes place on a subway platform where the
two dancers stand atop a rotating circular
platform. Trains will rush past on both sides of
the platform every so often.
» When performing the arrow cues, if you miss one
cue, the entire line is cleared and you'll have to
start doing them again in sequence from the
beginning.
» To score a perfect, try to hit the R-TRIGGER
when the blue orb touches the white portion within
the blinking pink indicator.
» Stringing PERFECT cues together will add to your
MAX COMBO Meter. When playing the game and you're
linking PERFECTs, a number will be appended to the
end of the "PERFECT" text. For example, PERFECT2
and PERFECT3 as you start to rack them up.
» After each dance, your results are tallied up
with PERFECT, GREAT, COOL, BAD, and MISS cues all
counted up. The MAX Combo counter appears on the
upper right corner of the screen.
» If you botch the cues, your dancer can be seen
kicking the ground and throwing a temper tantrum.
» The 8-key mode adds diagonal d-pad assignments
to the normal N, S, E, and W tugging.
» Later levels increase the speed of the blue orb
on the cue line so you have less time to complete
the d-pad tugging and press the R-trigger in time.
» Locations to play on include Ghost School, Hip
Hop Street, Speaker Room, Meka Box, Pirate Ship,
Island, Snow Crystal, and more. The Ghost School
level gets its namesake from the desks, windows,
and doors that move through some invisible force.
Sample Songs
» Canon Grove by Audition / BPM 105 /
4:04 min / Got a little bit of everything
including reggae
» Chyna Girl by Sweet Box / BPM 92 / 3:13
min / Slow and somewhat melodic vocals backed by
synths
» Atlantis by XR / BPM 130 / 5:28 min /
Entirely forgettable arrangement but at least its
fast
» Yo! DJ!! by Audition / BPM 135 / 3:22 min
/ Samples Adolph Dupree's "Yo DJ Pump This Party!"
» Funky Town by Audition / BPM 130 / 3:08
min / Lipps Inc had nothing to do with this song
» Shakalaka by Sweet Box / BPM 130 / 3:08
min / Lyrics: "Shake that ass... and rock the
room"
» 3254 Techno Party by Audition / BPM 142 /
4:40 min / Vibrant song with a siren sample that
whines
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