Beatmania II DX 11: II DX Red

Like other recent versions in the Beatmania series, Beatmania II DX 11: II DX Red utilises the e-AMUSEMENT system; and for the first time players can use the e-AMUSEMENT network to unlock new songs.

Beatmania II DX 11: II DX Red also includes a new Beginner's Mode which gives every song a difficulty of 1 - making it impossible to fail. Another new introduction is that the song select screen shows a 'clear rate' which shows how often a song has been cleared by previous players.

The Beatmania IIDX cabinet controls consist of two turntables, and two keyboards each with seven keys. This is a main difference between the original Beatmania and the Beatmania II series, with the Beatmania keyboard only consisting of 5 buttons per player. Other notable features of the Beatmania IIDX cabinet are the widescreen 16:9 display; and the powerful speakers and bass platform that vibrates beneath the player's feet.

The gameplay involves the player selecting a song, with the player then having to match the notes by pressing the keys and scratching the turntable in time with the music.