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Thanks for your concern. ========================================== | ~Table of Contents~ | ========================================== |1.Basics of Being an Agent | |2.Difficulty Settings | |3.Ranking System | |4.Single Player Mode | | 4A.Episode 1-Walkie Talkie Man | | 4B.Episode 2-Makes No Difference | | 4C.Episode 3-Sk8er Boi | | 4D.Episode 4-I Was Born to Love You | | 4E.Episode 5-Rock This Town | | 4F.Episode 6-Highway Star | | 4G.Episode 7-Y.M.C.A. | | 4H.Episode 8-September | | 4I.Episode 9-Canned Heat | | 4J.Episode 10-Material Girl | | 4K.Episode 11-La La | | 4L.Episode 12-You're The Inspiration | | 4M.Episode 13-Let's Dance | | 4N.Episode 14-The Anthem | | 4O.Episode 15-1 Without a Fight | | 4P.Episode 15-2 Jumpin' Jack Flash | | 4Q.Bonus Episode 1-Believe | | 4R.Bonus Episode 2-ABC | | 4S.Bonus Episode 3-Survivor | |5.Replay Data | |6.Agent of Rank and Unlockables | |7.Multiplayer Modes | | 7A.VS Ghost | | 7B.VS Player | | 7C.Co-op | |8.Credits | ========================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~1.Basics of Being an Agent~ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elite Beat Agents is different than other rhythm games you may have played, so it is best that you start with the Training Mode on the main menu. You will learn everything you need to know in order to tap to the rhythm during the Single Player mode. Descriptions of the exercises are as follows. Elite-O-Meter--This meter, which is represented by a red and yellow bar at the top of the touch screen, is basically the "life bar" for the game. The bar is split up like this: --------------------------------- / | Yes\ --------------------------------- At the beginning of each song, the Elite-O-Meter will start at the very top (as opposed to the middle as is with other games). However, during the course of the song the meter will steadily be falling. In order to refill the gauge you will need to tap the Hit Markers, Phrase Markers, and Spinners that appear on the screen at various times. Do so correctly, and the meter will fill back up again. Miss a beat, and the meter will go down by about 1/6th. If it passes the "|" (which is about 45% up the meter), you will be in the "No" section. When that occurs, the screen will zoom in on the lead agent, signifying that you are currently failing that song. When the meter falls below 10%, you will be at the "!" stage, the camera zooms in further on the lead agent, and shows that you are dangerously close to failing the song altogether. How fast the meter falls by default depends on the amount of beats in the song and the difficulty level. An easy song on an easy difficulty will have a slow falling meter. An easy song on a hard difficulty will have the meter fall at a quickened rate, while a hard song on a hard difficulty will have the meter drop very quickly. Be careful. Songs are split into several different sections. If the Elite-O-Meter reads "Yes" when you reach the end of a section, you will clear it with a "O" reading. However, if you reach the end of a section with the meter in the "No" or "!" section, then you will get an "X" instead. The only thing the O's and X's effect are the ending of the mission. You will still clear the song even with all X's. Hit Marker--These are what you will be tapping throughout the majority of the game. Hit Markers are colored circles with a number on them. When they appear on the screen, a Timer Circle will appear around them. The Timer Circle will determine when you hit the beat in rhythm with the song. When the Timer Circle touches the boundary of the Hit Marker, tap it! ----- ----- / \ / \ | (1) |.........| (2) | | | | | \-----/ \-----/ This is basically what Hit Markers look like. You will always hit them in their numbered order. Not only should that be a basic concept, but the Timer Circle for later Hit Markers cover the the marker after the ones before it do. Even if you wanted to, you couldn't hit the 2nd Hit Marker without hitting (or missing entirely) the first one. The other situation for Hit Markers is when there is more then one overlapping each other. The way you can tell this happens is when you see multiple Timer Circles appear around what originally looks like one Hit Marker. If you look closely, you will be able to see another one (or a third, sometimes even a fourth and fifth) beneath it. They look somewhat like this: /-------\ | --- | | |(1)| | | --- | \-------/ As you can see, there are two Timer Circles surrounding this beat. However, once you tap the first Hit Marker, the point value for it will appear, essentially covering up the second Hit Marker (and more if there were others) and the Timer Circle. You'll need to rely on the song itself to determine when to tap. Is it right after? Do you need to wait half a second? Maybe a full second? As you play the game, you will understand how the beats work, and you'll be able to determine when to tap subsequent Hit Markers the lie under below the first. Phrase Markers--Quite different from Hit Markers, you will also be encountering Phrase Markers during the songs. Phrase Markers will appear as a number with a long line attached to it (or half-circle, curver, zig-zag, there are many different shapes in the songs). What you need to do is tap the number when the Timer Circle overlaps it. However, instead of lifting up the stylus as you normally would, you will need to hold it on a ball that will travel across the length of the marker in rhythm with the song. The ball will move by itself, and all you need to do is keep the stylus on it at all times. -------------------- (1). . . . . . . . . . ( ) -------------------- The ( ) at the right represents the end of the Phrase Marker. Be sure that you are holding the stylus on the ball until it reaches the end! You can safely take it off when the point value appears for clearing the marker. The periods represent the pellets found in Phrase Markers. You MUST be holding the stylus on the ball when it rolls over these. Each pellet will add to the multiplier. If you aren't holding the ball as it passes over a pellet, you won't collect it, the multiplier will drop backk to zero, and the Elite-O-Meter will suffer a little. However... -------------------- (1). . . . . . . . . . (<) -------------------- When you see a U-turn arrow at the end of a Phrase Marker, it signifies that when the ball reaches that point it will rebound and head back for the start of the marker. The pellets will reappear on the Phrase Marker when you hit the rebound point, so no getting off easy. Sometimes you will have multiple rebounds within the same Phrase Marker, so be constantly aware of that. Despite what Commander Kahn says, you do NOT have to keep the stylus on the ball at all times, although it is highly advised. The only times you need to have it on the ball is when you tap the Phrase Marker to get the ball moving to begin with, each time it passes over a pellet, and when it reaches the end/rebound point. You will not suffer any penalties if you accidentally take the stylus off the ball for a brief moment assuming the ball doesn't hit a pellet or reach the end of the marker. Under any circumstance, NEVER miss an entire Phrase Marker. Doing so is hard because most last several seconds, but if you somehow manage to get an X on it, the Elite-O-Meter will suffer more than just missing a single Hit Marker. It all depends on the length of the Phrase Marker missed and the difficulty, but you can lose between 1/4th and 2/3rds of the Elite-O- Meter from missing a single Phrase Marker. As long as you collect at least one pellet, or are holding onto the ball is it reaches the end of the marker, you will get some point for the effort. Never give up! Spin Marker--Finally, there is the Spin Marker. These are the simplest to understand as well as to complete. On most songs, these appear right at the end, although a few will have them in the middle (or not at all, even). All you need to do is spin the spinner. It doesn't matter which direction you spin it. As you do, the meters on the left and right will fill up. You need to make them reach a top (inciting the word "Clear" to appear) in order to pass the Spin Marker. Once you have cleared the Spin Marker, each additional spin will earn you 1000 Bonus Points. Keep it in mind for when you are actually playing the songs! Points--As you could tell during the practice sessions when hitting Hit Markers, or by the fact there is a number representing your score, you will earn points as you hit the beats in rhythm to the songs. First off are Hit Markers. Hitting the Hit Marker with perfect timing earns you 300 points. Barely missing the timing will earn you 100 points, and being quite off beat will earn you 50. If you were insanely off, or you missed it entirely, you will get an X and no points. Phrase Markers work slightly differently. When you tap the beginning of the Phrase Marker won't affect the score. You can be slightly late or early, it only matters that you tap it. You will get 10 points for each pellet picked up (these 10 points are never affected by the current multiplier), and 300 for completing the Phrase Marker. If you miss a pellet, then you will earn 100. If you miss multiple pellets, but get at least one, then you will earn 50 points. If you get every pellet, but take the stylus off the ball right before it rolls into the finish, you will earn 100 points (the multiplier will not be affected, however). Spin Markers will earn you 300 points for clearing them. Each full spin after clearing a Spin Marker will earn you 1000 Bonus Points (the Bonus Points are not affected by the multiplier). The last beat of the color group of beats is generally the most important. If you managed to get all 300's in a color group, you will earn a 300 point Elite Beat which will refill the Elite-O-Meter by a large amount. If you got a least one 100 in a color group, but the last beat was a 300, then you will get a 300 point Beat, which refills the Elite-O-Meter a decent amount. If the final beat in a color group is a 100, you will get a 100 point Beat which barely refills the Elite-O-Meter at all. Multiplier--As you hit consecutive beats without missing one, you will notice that the multiplier will rise. It will rise by one for each Hit Marker you tap, one for each pellet collected in a Phrase Marker (and an additional one for completing the Phrase Marker), and by one for completing a Spin Marker. The multiplier will reset if you miss a pellet in a Phrase Marker, or get an X on anything. However, the multiplier effects are not direct. Just because it's at x100 doesn't mean you're getting 30,000 points per Hit Marker. The bonus you get depends on the difficulty level and, of course, the multipler. Here are the formulas: Breezin' Difficulty--(Multiplier-2)*.04*(Points earned on Marker) Cruisin' Difficulty--(Multiplier-2)*.10*(Points earned on Marker) Sweatin'/Hard ROCK Difficulty--(Multiplier-2)*.20*(Points earned on Marker) Basically, this is the reason you will earn far more points on Sweatin' and Hard ROCK than on Breezin' or Cruisin'. There aren't any other concepts behind point gains that need to be grapsed. Another thing about the multiplier:Every now and then during the song you may notice the lead agent's face appear on the left side of the screen. This is a signal you're playing the song well, and happens when the multiplier hits certain points. Their head appears when the multiplier is at 30, 60, 100, 150, 200, and so on. It has no effect on the outcome of the song. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~2.Difficulty Settings~ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are four difficulty settings for you to choose from, but only two of them are unlocked from the start. Breezin' is lead by Agent Spin, and is the easiest of the difficulties. You will not find many Hit Markers in most of the early songs, as compared to later difficulties. You will earn the fewest amount of points here. Cruisin' is led by Agent J, and is the medium difficulty. You will find a decent amount of Hit Markers, far more when compared to Breezin'. You will earn a decent amount of points on this difficulty. Sweatin' is led by Agent Chieftain. This mode is harder than the others, and features a huge amount of beats. The Elite-O-Meter also falls at a very quick pace. Although there are more beats, you can probably see how they are more in-tune with the song as compared to easier difficulties. You can earn the most amount of points here. You will unlock this for beating Jumpin' Jack Flash on Cruisin'. Hard ROCK features the Elite Beat Divas, led by Agent Starr. This is the hardest difficulty available, and can only be unlocked once you finish Jumpin' Jack Flash on Sweatin'. Hard ROCK has the exact same beat patterns as Sweatin', and the amount of points you can get stays the same. However, all of the beat patterns have been mirrored. If there was series of Hit Markers going from left to right on the top of the touch screen in Sweatin', it would be going from right to left on the bottom of the touch screen in Hard ROCK. What's worse is that the beats appear a mere second before you need to touch them, and they are much smaller. Phrase Markers are hard to spot as you generally won't know something is a Phrase Marker until you've already started it (requiring some memorization). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~3.Ranking System~ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you finish a song, you will be given a rank. It'll be either D, C, B, A, or S. Getting S-Ranks on every song and difficulty is a general goal for most players. Your ranking is not determined by your score, or your highest/average multiplier. Instead, it is determined by the amount of 300's you earn on a song. An S-Rank is difficult to obtain, but simpliest on concept. You will need to earn at least 90% 300's on a song. The 10% of 100's and 50's you can get is rounded down. If there are 139 beats in a song, then you can only get 13 100's or 50's. Also, you have to hit every single beat. If you don't get perfect on the song, missing a pellet in a Phrase Marker or getting an X on anything, then an A-Rank is the best you can obtain. An A-Rank will probably be one of your most common ranks. If you get between 19% and 11% 100's or 50's, then this will be your rank. You will also recieve an A-Rank if you get less than 10% 100's or 50's and you weren't able to perfect the song. A B-Rank is obtained when you get between 29% and 21% 100's or 50's. You will likely earn this rank on harder difficulties on the harder songs, and most certainly on Hard ROCK. A C-Rank is obtained when when you get between 39% and 31% 100's or 50's. Try not to get this rank--with a little practice on harder songs, you can easily do better than this. A D-Rank is obtained if you get more than 40% 100's or 50's. Try not to play as horrible as to obtain this rank. On later difficulties and harder songs, this isn't exactly easy to obtain. Getting tons of 100's and 50's won't refill the Elite-O-Meter much, so you'll probably fail the song entirely. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~4.Single Player Mode~ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Single Player Mode is the main mode of the game. When you select this mode, you will need to choose the difficulty level you want to play on. Each one is basically its own save file. If you complete the first three songs on Breezin', then go back to Cruisin', you will start at the very beginning and will have to do those songs again. When you fully complete a tier of songs, several new ones in the next tier will become available. In order to unlock new songs, you merely need to finish the ones before it. It doesn't matter if you got all X's on the cutscenes, got S-ranks, or just flat out played awful. You only need to finish them. The differences between the difficulties has already been descibed in an earlier section. The main difference is the amount of beats per song. There is also a different lead agent for each difficulty, but that's just for asthetic appearences. Once you choose a difficulty, you are brought to the overworld map. All of the levels that you can play on can be chosen at any time. Move the map around by dragging it with the stylus, and tap on the building/structure with the mission you want to play on. Locations with either "HELP!" or "BONUS" (in the event of the bonus missions) signify songs you have yet to clear. Locations with a gold medal above them represent you have already cleared that song. You can replay songs as many times as you want. The way I describe songs is pretty simple. I'll list the general episode information at first, and then describe the overall beat patterns for each difficulty. I split them up into sections (1st Section through the Final Section). Sections are the parts of the songs with cutscenes between them. You'll always start on the 1st Section, reach a cutscene shortly after, and then you'll be on the 2nd Section. Not too hard of a concept. For harder songs and difficulties, I'll map out the beat patterns that are likely to make you go "How'd I fail so fast?". Finally, I also provide links to Youtube videos of people getting all 300's on the particular songs and difficulties. NONE OF THESE VIDEOS ARE OF ME PLAYING. Just wanted to get that across. I take no credit for any of these videos--these people have far more skill than I'll ever possess. There aren't too many songs for Breezin', however. I suppose watching those is just boring to most people. But there are videos for the other difficulties. Use the videos to identify spots in the song where you have the most trouble, then try to correct it. That's the best advice I can offer. Yes, it does work. That's how I managed to get the majority of my S-ranks. I also list the total amount of beats per song (as represented at the end screen of every song). Every Hit Marker is a beat, every Phrase Marker is a beat, and every Spin Marker is a beat. I list the maximum multiplier obtainable in the song, too. Finally, I give S-rank tips and difficulty for every difficulty setting, identifying the hardest areas of the song and what you can do to not make those kind of mistakes. Finally, I mention the rate the Elite-O-Meter will drop during the song. =========================================================================== ~4A.Episode 1-Walkie Talkie Man~ =========================================================================== Mission-Trio of Mayhem! Love and Boyfriends! Song-Walkie Talkie Man Difficulty-* Target-Jane Age-17 Sex-Female Misc. Info-She loves eating cookies. ===================== ~Breezin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--68 Maximum Multiplier--68 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Slow Overview--This the first song on the easiest difficulty, so naturally you should find it easy to finish. I feel that few of these beats are even close to what they sound like in the song, so don't get the feeling the rest of the game will be like this. Take it easy. 1st Section--You will start out with four singular beats, all appearing at the center of the screen. A group of three beats will appear from left to right across the center of the screen again soon after. Tap them each three seconds after the one before. The last three beats of the section are exactly the same. 2nd Section--There will be four sets of two beats each, going from top to bottom, alternating on the left and right sides of the screen. You'll then repeat the chorus from the 1st section, but this time it is from right to left. You will do it four times. Also of note is that the chorus is just a little faster--there is a two second pause between each beat instead of three. 3rd Section--Like the 2nd section, but the four pairs of beats are going left to right, alternating from the top of the screen to the bottom. There will then be four sets of three beats, going from left to right like normal. The interval between the beats is still two seconds. Final Section--Once again, four pairs of beats going from left to right along the top and bottom of the screen. There will then be three final sets of three beats. Once that is done, there will be the final Spin Marker. Clear that and the song is over. S-Rank Difficulty--4/10 S-Rank Notes--It may seem absurd this isn't the easiest S-Rank to obtain, but the fact you can only mess up six times makes things far harder. That, and the fact that once you get used to Sweatin' you will realize that Breezin' has VERY off-beat patterns, making things much harder. Focus on the Timer Circles and completely ignore the song is you have to. ===================== ~Cruisin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--109 Maximum Multiplier--109 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Slow Overview--There are far more beats here than in Breezin', but there still aren't any Phrase Markers. In any case, it's still an easy song, and most of the beats actually make some sense. 1st Section--There will be three pairs of beats going from top to bottom, slowly shifting their way right across the screen. After that there will be a single beat at the top of the screen, leading to three beats next to each other at the bottom. These beats have a one second interval between them. There will then be a group of three beats going from left to right, then two beats at the bototm of the screen (two second interval between them), then three more in the middle of the screen. There will then be three beats on the left side of the screen going from top to bottom, two more on the right in a similar fashion (two seconds apart), and then three more in the middle from top to bottom. 2nd Section--Oddly enough, this section has literally the exact same beat pattern as the first section. The only thing that changes are the words in the background. Some of the beats in groups of three can be difficult since the Timer Markers overlap the other beats in the group briefly, but otherwise nothing changes in this section. 3rd Section--The third section is, once again, exactly like the first section. If you had trouble with something on any of the previous sections, you're still going to have trouble with it here. Try and change your timing if that is the problem. Final Section--There will be four pairs of three beats going in diagonal directions across the screen. Each is two seconds apart from the other. There will then be four sets of three beats going left to right (follow the background music for them), and then two final sets of three beats from top to bottom. A Spin Marker finishes the song. S-Rank Difficulty--2/10 S-Rank Notes--There's more beats, so you can mess up several more times (A total of ten, by the way). If you can perfect the first section, then you've perfected 75% of the song since sections two and three are exactly the same. The final section has all triple-beats, and you have had enough practice of those from the rest of the song. Not too hard. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=ocybPwoxk_U ===================== ~Sweatin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--228 Maximum Multiplier--279 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Slow Overview--Wow! It got a lot harder from the previous difficulties. Most of the beats this time now follow the words of the song, and not the background music, so watch out. Some areas of the song also alternate between beats to the lyrics and beats to the music. You'll need to remember those moments so you don't hit a beat too far ahead of time. 1st Section--This starts off with eight simple beats--four to the right and four to the left. Then there's two sets of three beats, beats 7 and 8 come right after, and then three more above them. Then there's four more heading right and then heading left, followed by a long Phrase Marker. There's four beats after it. The next eight beats follow each syllable in the chorus, with another five beats after them and a Phrase Marker. The next few beats are a mirrored image of what you just tapped, but instead of a Phrase Marker there will be four more beats. 2nd Section--Like in Cruisin', this section is just like the first. The difference here is that it's mirrored slightly. Everything that went from right to left is now left to right, a vice versa. Nothing flips from the top of the screen to the bottom, though. Remember that the Phrase Markers take several seconds, so don't move the stylus too fast. 3rd Section--The beginning is just like the 1st section, but after that you get a very short Phrase Marker and a three-two-three beat set up afterwards leading to the top of the screen. Past that point, the rest of the section will remain much like the first, except for the ending. Instead of several more beats, you will have to do a Spin Marker. It fills up fast, so rack up some Bonus Points. Final Section--There's the usual eight-beat setup at the start, but beats 3, 4, and 5 are all close to eachother. You will repeat this same pattern again after a group of five beats, and the beats past that have a Phrase Marker at the end. You will then face several groups of three beats, and then one final color group whose timing is very tricky. The lyrics speed up right at the end of the song: (3)--(2)--(1) (4)(5)(6) There is no long pause between beats 3 and 4, so hit them quickly. After this there is the final Spin Marker, and the song is over. S-Rank Difficulty--4/10 S-Rank Notes--The beats make a lot more sense, so with a little practice you probably won't be making as many mistakes. The hardest part of the song is probably right at the very end (as diagrammed above). It may take several tries to not get miss one, or most, of those beats. Once you can clear that part, the rest of the song shouldn't be much harder to get mostly 300's on. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=SmFRYwHUeLw ====================== ~Hard ROCK Difficulty~ ====================== Total Beats--228 Maximum Multiplier--279 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--This will be your first Hard ROCK song, so get used to the way things work. The beats appear only a second before you need to him them, and they are much smaller. You also can't tell if something is a Phrase Marker until it's too late, so memorizing their locations is key. Although it feels Hard ROCK is faster, it's actually the same rate as Sweatin' (since the beat patterns here are just mirrored from Sweatin'). If you can get past the Phrase Markers, you can probably finish the song no problem. 1st Section--You'll start with eight beats-four to the left and then four to the right. You'll then have to tap two sets of three beats, a pair of beats with a short pause between them, then three more beats. After the next eight beats there is a Phrase Marker followed by four quick beats. Another set of eight beats is after this (beats 3, 4, and 5 need to be hit quickly), and then there is a green color group of beats. The sixth will be a Phrase Marker. You'll then need to hit another set of eight beats, and then nine beats. The last four are about half a second apart from each other. 2nd Section--This section is just mirrored from the first (everything on the left is now on the right, but there won't be an vertical changes). The fourth group of beats with be blue, and there will be eight of them. The beat after that is a Phrase Marker. The second group after that will be green, and the sixth beat in that set will also be a Phrase Marker. Two more groups will be next, and they are the same as in the first section. 3rd Section--This section is almost exactly the same as the first. However, the first beat in the second group (which is green) is a short Phrase Marker. There's no pellets, so even if you don't hold the ball you will clear with 50 Points. After a group of eight beats there will be a red Phrase Marker, so be alert. There is another Phrase Marker in the next green group. It's the sixth beat in. After another group of eight beats there will be a Spin Marker. Final Section--The first part of this section isn't anything new. However, the red group has a Phrase Marker on the sixth beat. The next group is pretty easy, and then you have the final group. (6)(5)(4) (1)--(2)--(3) Again, there is almost no pause between beats 3 and 4. Once you finish these you have to clear one last Spin Marker, and the song is finished. S-Rank Difficulty--5/10 S-Rank Notes--There's only a small amount of Phrase Markers in this song, and they are pretty easily guessable first time through. Remembering their locations isn't too hard, so you should be fine on that regard. Don't falter on the last six beats as shown above. They are a bit tricky, but Hard ROCK technically makes their timing slightly easier. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=-NcOV9AEC4Y =========================================================================== ~4B.Episode 2-Makes No Difference~ =========================================================================== Mission-Red Carpet Premiere! Smash Hit or Box Office Crash! Song-Makes No Difference Difficulty-** Target-Chris Age-36 Sex-Male Misc. Info-Thinking about his speech for the awards ceremony. ===================== ~Breezin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--78 Maximum Multiplier--259 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Slow Overview--This is one of only two songs that has five sections instead of the usual four. For Breezin', most of the song is Phrase Markers. Four consecutive Hit Markers is the worst you'll need to overcome. Overall, it isn't too bad. 1st Section--This section is composed of just several pairs of Hit Markers. There is nothing too hard about this section, and for the most part the beats occur three words after eachother. Timing isn't absurdly hard. 2nd Section--Things get mixed up a bit here. You will encounter the first of many Phrase Markers here. There are two of them in this section, and there will be several beats after each one. At the end of the section there is a group of four beats moving from right to left. The last one needs to be hit right before "To" in the song, not during "Me". Don't get tripped up there. 3rd Section--You will start with two sets of four beats before a Phrase Marker. You'll hit about another ten beats before the next Phrase Marker, and almost every beat is the same distance away from eachother. After another group of beats you will encounter the same four beats like at the end of the 2nd section. The same rule applies on the last beat, so don't think it changed. 4th Section--You will have to hit four straight Phrase Markers. All of them move quite slowly. After the fourth one you will need to hit a final Hit Marker, and that's the end of the section. Final Section--This first half of the section is exactly identical to the 2nd section of the song. Right after the fourth beat at what would be the end of the 2nd section, you will need to hit the Phrase Marker, some more beats another Phrase Marker, then four beats. After that, there's a final Phrase Marker, two more beats, and then the Spin Marker to finish the song with. S-Rank Difficulty--1/10 S-Rank Notes--Half of this song is nothing but Phrase Markers, and those are insanely easy to get 300's on. The hardest part of the song is the group of four beats where the final one needs to be hit on "To". Once you figure that out, you can perfect it on the several occasions it is used in the song. An S-Rank should be easily obtainable, possibly on your first play of the song. ===================== ~Cruisin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--151 Maximum Multiplier--276 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--There are more beats, as well as shorter Phrase Markers, so you will need to work a little harder in Cruisin'. However, now there's a beat for every word in "Makes no difference to me", so there aren't any tricks in that respect. 1st Section--There are only eleven beats in this section, and they only skip several words in the song. You can probably guess when to hit them based off of how close they are to eachother. Nothing major yet. 2nd Section--There are Phrase Markers in this section. After the first one you will face several diagonal-patterned beats. The first red color group has six beats, and they match every word in the sentence (except for "what"). The second half of this section is just a mirrored version of the first half, but the six beats at the end match the lyrics of "Makes no diff-erence to me". 3rd Section--You will have several groups of four and three beats, all with about a second pause between each beat. About halfway through the section you will encounter a Phrase Marker, with two sets of diagonal beats, and then the continuing six beats. Another Phrase Marker is after that, with another two sets of diagonal beats and then six beats to finish the section. 4th Section--The pattern here will start with a Phrase Marker, then six beats in tune with "Makes no difference to me". This will be repeated two more time. After the fourth Phrase Marker, there will be four beats in tune with "Makes no difference". The last two words aren't said, so don't be expecting them. Final Section--This section works exactly like it did in Breezin'. You will start off by performing the 2nd section all over again. Once you finish what is similar to the 2nd section, you will then repeat something similar to the 4th section. However, the first beats after the Phrase Marker match "Makes no difference", the ones after the second Phrase Marker are "Makes no difference to me", and the beats after the final Phrase Marker match "Makes no difference" again. After this is the final Spin Marker. S-Rank Difficulty--3/10 S-Rank Notes--There may be more beats, but the difficulty isn't too much harder. The later sections of the song just reuse beat patterns from earlier in the song. If you could handle it then, you can handle it when it gets repeated. If you get mostly 300's on the first three sections of the song, chances are you will be able to get an S-Rank. Otherwise, practice up on the areas you get many 100's at and try again. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cx0ZFDFHtj0 ===================== ~Sweatin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--179 Maximum Multiplier--425 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--This song has a lot of beats, and almost all of them match the words of the song (some of them the specific syllables of words, especially in the case of "difference"). There otherwise isn't too much of a difference from Cruisin', although many beats switch directional positions (from horizontal to vertical), so you will need to adjust. 1st Section--The amazingly short first section is the easiest of them all. It's composed of several five beat groups, the last one being four. In every single group, the fourth beat is placed close to the third. Needless to say, you will need to hit it right aftere you tap the third Hit Marker. Other than that, nothing major in this section. 2nd Section--The first three groups of beats will compose of two beats moving in a diagonal direction, and the third will be a Phrase Marker (the first Phrase Marker has a rebound at the end of it!). After that is another Phrase Marker with four beats after it. Another Phrase Marker, and then you will repeat the first two groups of this section. It ends with six beats looping around to the bottom of the screen. 3rd Section--You will face three groups of six beats. All of the beats are hit at roughly the exact same rate after one another, so keep your tapping consistant with the lyrics. The final group (which is red) has the final two beats very close to eachother. After that, you will repeat the second half of the second section. There are several Phrase Markers, but they are nice and slow. 4th Section--In this section there will be a Phrase Marker, followed by six beats. This repeats three times, but the last one has four beats after the Phrase Marker. Once you end each Phrase Marker, hit the second and third Hit Markers right away. Those follow the background music, not the lyrics. Don't get caught in that trap. Final Section--Like the other difficulties, it is only a repeat of the second section. Halfway through, however, it changes a bit. It turns into a Phrase Marker with three Hit Markers right after. Right after you finish the Phrase Marker you must hit the second beat to get the 300. Any hesitation and you will get a 100, or possibly miss it entirely. Two beat groups after some Phrase Markers have a two Hit Markers overlapping eachother. It's easily seen. Once you pass the second overlap, you will need to clear the Spin Marker to finish the song. S-Rank Difficulty--4/10 S-Rank Notes--The only difficult part about getting an S-Rank here would be the third section. Being slight off-beat there can result in multiple 100's destroying your chance at an S-Rank in a flash. If you can survive that easily, then the latter half of the final section is the only other trouble area. Keep your timing straight and you should all 300 that area with ease. Otherwise, you're in trouble. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=tnoV3DlFfR4 ====================== ~Hard ROCK Difficulty~ ====================== Total Beats--179 Maximum Multiplier--425 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--This song is full of Phrase Markers, and that is what can destroy you on Hard ROCK. Luckily, the last half of the song reuses the beat patterns from earlier in the song, so if you can memorize the first half then you should be fine for the last half. There aren't too many Hit Markers, and most of them are fairly easy to hit. 1st Section--Much like what you had to do in Sweatin', all of the fourth beats in this section come right after the third. There isn't any form of a pause, so don't hesitate to tap them. The final group of beats in this section contains only four of them, and there is a pause between the second and the third/fourth beats. Nothing else is in this section. 2nd Section--The first three sets of beats each have a Phrase Marker in them, and all of them are on the third beat. After the third set there will be yet another Phrase Marker, which is followed by four beats. There is another Phrase Marker right after that, and then two more sets of three beats. The third beat of each of these is also a Phrase Marker. The section ends with another group of six beats, the last four close to eachother. 3rd Section--You will face three sets of six beats, each of them moving in a circular direction. The third and fourth beats of each group are closer together (but very slightly) than the rest of the group. Once you get through that, there will be four more beats (the third and fourth ones very close together). The next three groups will have a Phrase Marker on the third beat, so keep that in mind. After that there will be another Phrase Marker followed by four more Hit Markers. There will be another Phrase Marker, then followed by two more groups with three beats each. The third beat is a Phrase Marker in both. Then there are six beats looping in a backwards-four shape. 4th Section--This section contains four groups of beats. All of the groups starts with a Phrase Marker, followed by six Hit Markers. The last group only has four Hit Markers after the Phrase Marker. Note that the second and third beats of each group needs to be hit right after you finish the Phrase Marker--these Hit Markers match the music instead of the lyrics. You'll probably remember them from Sweatin'. The last group, again, only has four Hit Markers after the Phrase Marker. Final Section--You will start off with a repeat of the second section. There will be three groups of three beats, the third one being a Phrase Marker. After that is another Phrase Marker with four Hit Markers after it, another Phrase Marker, then two groups of three beats each (the third, again, Phrase Markers). After six more beats there will be a Phrase Marker and three beats following it right away. After four more beats (3 and 4 are overlapping) there will be another Phrase Marker with three beats quickly following. The previous three groups will repeat themselves again, and then you need to clear the Spin Marker to finish the song. S-Rank Difficulty--5/10 S-Rank Notes--This song has a ton of Phrase Markers, so learning all of them can be a real pain. Once you do learn all of the Phrase Markers, getting an S-Rank shouldn't be too hard. Some of the beats in the final section can throw you off (especially the ones that come right after the Phrase Markers), so practice those if you have trouble. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=0N3mq-23qgI =========================================================================== ~4C.Episode 3-Sk8er Boi~ =========================================================================== Mission-Hey, Taxi! To the Hospital, and Hurry!! Song-Sk8er Boi Difficulty-** Target-Jack Age-32 Sex-Male Misc. Info-Has his coffee with eight sugars. ===================== ~Breezin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--96 Maximum Multiplier--96 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Slow Overview--As with almost all Breezin' songs, most of the beats aren't exactly in tune with the song. The Timer Circles make things pretty easy, though, and since the chorus is repeated many times, once you nail it you can easily clear half the song. The other half is just seperated beat by beat. Not too hard. 1st Section--This section is just composed of nine beats. The first six will occur in pairs. For them, the second beat comes two words of the song after the first beat. At the end are three beats, the first two are the first two words of the line, and the third beat is the last word. 2nd Section--This section alternates between four beat patterns and three beat patterns. Much like the first section, each beat generally comes two words after the beat previous. This is the chorus of the song, so you'll be seeing something similar to this pattern several more times. All of the beats are kept the same distance from eachother, so keep an even rhythm. After the last group you will need to hit one final beat. 3rd Section--The first few color groups are just mirrored patterns of the first section. After three of these groups, a group of four Hit Markers lines down the center of the screen (the last two beats are close to each other). After that, you will repeat the second half of the second section, but most of it is mirrored to the bottom side of the screen. Hit the last beat at the end to finish the section. Final Section--The first three groups are setup in a pyramid shape, and they are slightly off beat with the song. After those groups comes a long Phrase Marker, and then you will be repeating the second section once again. The chorus repeats itself twice, so keep on tapping. Once you clear this you will have to finish a Spin Marker before the song ends. S-Rank Difficulty--2/10 S-Rank Notes--Although some Hit Markers are quite off beat from the song, several playthroughs and you will have gotten used to it. There aren't any particularily challenging sections, but the first half of the final section might be difficult to some people. Practice it a little until you can get 300's on those beats. ===================== ~Cruisin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--135 Maximum Multiplier--211 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Slow Overview--Most of the beats match the words of the song, making your job slightly easier. The only difference here is there's more Hit Markers and an extra Phrase Marker or two, but otherwise the song is still pretty slow, and should easily be finished. 1st Section--Here, you will be faced with a group of four beats, then two beats, then another group of four beats. Like in Breezin', almost all of these beats match every other word of the song, so follow that cue. Once you finish the last group, five beats will appear across the screen. They match every single word of the song, and all of them are tapped at the same steady rate. 2nd Section--The chorus of the song is full of the same group of beats repeated four times. It starts with one line of beats, the second and third close to eachother, then three more beats below it (the fifth and sixth close together), and then there is a new group that starts with a Phrase Marker and has three beats all tapped at an even rate right after. After the final Phrase Marker you will be presented with five more Hit Markers, also hit on every word of the last sentence. 3rd Section--The first half of this section will just repeat the same patterns from the first section. The transition group has three beats near eachother, then the fourth is a Phrase Marker. After that, you will just repeat the second section chorus. This part of the chorus, though, is much shorter, so expect the group of five beats at the end instead of a repeat of the lyrics. The last five, again, are each hit word-by-word. Final Section--You will have to hit several beats moving in a square-shaped pattern. After finishing those groups, two more beat will appear, the second being a Phrase Marker. After this, most of the second section will be repeated. Towards the end, however, there will be three straight Phrase Markers, three more beats, and then a Spin Marker signifying the end of the song. S-Rank Difficulty--3/10 S-Rank Notes--Most of the beats are on tune with the song this time around, so there's not much else for me to say. Some of the beats after several Phrase Markers have a very short pause before you need to hit them, so learn the timing a bit better if you can't get 300's on those. It's a slow and easy song. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=nfIjyRfDuc8 ===================== ~Sweatin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--191 Maximum Multiplier--282 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--There is now a beat for pretty much every word in the song, so you shouldn't be questioning their placements anymore. However, you will be contending with very short Phrase Markers followed by some quick Hit Markers during the chorus, and that's the only really hard part of the song. 1st Section--This section contains two main groups repeated several times. The first has three beats, where the last two overlap eachother. They match the words (the last two words are said quickly together, so tap accordingly). The other group has five beats, each matching the words at an even rate. The final group has three beats, the last one being a Phrase Marker. 2nd Section--The chorus of the song took a major overhaul, so be prepared for it. The main two groups of the chorus alternate. The first one has a short Phrase Marker, two Hit Markers, and another short Phrase Marker with two Hit Markers. The second group has a Phrase Marker followed by five Hit Markers matching the words to the song. This will repeat several times, but in the middle of the chorus will be a green group that has only three beats (the third is a Phrase Marker). The final group in this section also has an additional beat at the end--a long Phrase Marker. 3rd Section--The first half of this section is just a repeat of the first section. Right after that will be some diamond-patterned beats, all needing to be hit at a quick rate, and then the pattern repeats. The fourth beat of the second group, though, is a long Phrase Marker. You will then have to tap to the latter half of the second section chorus. Unlike the second section, there will be an additional three beats at the end that go with the background drums. Final Section--The first half of this section will be a group of six beats, all matching the lyrics, and the sixth beat is a Phrase Marker. In the fourth group, there will be seven beats and no Phrase Markers. After that the chorus will repeat, but there are several key beat changes. The first two groups lack Phrase Markers, so all four beats are hit at a fast rate. After a line with the Phrase Markers, the no Phrase Marker group will return twice again, followed by two more groups with the Phrase Markers. Finally, there will be a group of seven beats with Hit Markers two and three overlapping. Clear the Spin Marker and the song is over. S-Rank Difficulty--5/10 S-Rank Notes--This song may surprise you with the amount of beats it has, but you will need to stay calm. By far, the Phrase Markers are what destroy your chances at an S-Rank more than anything else. If you let go of the stylus too early, you will likely just clear the Phrase Marker with 100 points. With the absurd amount of short Phrase Markers, doing this too many times will cost you. If this is a problem, force yourself to wait until you see the point value for the Phrase Marker appear before moving on. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=PpPPbCab2SU ====================== ~Hard ROCK Difficulty~ ====================== Total Beats--191 Maximum Multiplier--282 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--The chorus is the hardest part of the song. You'll need to remember the locations of the Phrase Markers, otherwise you may be tempted to lift the stylus up assuming it was just a normal Hit Marker, which will certainly impact the Elite-O-Meter. Other then that, there aren't too many beats here. The majority of them are simple. 1st Section--The first group of beats consists of a single beat followed by two beats that overlap eachother. This is repeated again, and then there are a series of five beats following the lyrics of the song. The first two groups of beats will be repeated yet again (don't forget to double tap), and the final group has three beats. The third beat is a short Phrase Marker. 2nd Section--You can easily fail this section if you aren't careful. At first, every odd numbered group will have a short Phrase Marker on the first and fourth beats of the group. The even numbered groups will have a Phrase Marker on the first beat, then followed by five normal Hit Markers. After a total of four groups, there will be a green group with only three beats (the third is a Phrase Marker). Then the odd-even-odd patterned groups will repeat, but the final group has a long Phrase Marker on the seventh beat. 3rd Section--The first half of this section is a repeat of the first section. After that there will be two groups of beats moving in a diamon shaped pattern, and the final beat of the second group is a long Phrase Marker. After that, you will just repeat the last half of the second section chorus. Don't forget the long Phrase Marker on the seventh beat of the red group. There are also three additional beats at the very end, so keep watch for them. Final Section--The beginning of this section will have three groups of six beats each. Each groups has a Phrase Marker on the sixth beat. The next group will have seven beats and no Phrase Markers. You will then repeat the chorus, but the first two groups of beats have no Phrase Markers--just really quick Hit Markers. The next threee groups have one Phrase Marker as the first beat, though. Then there is one final group without a Phrase Marker, and then you just need to clear the Spin Marker to finish the song. S-Rank Difficulty--5/10 S-Rank Notes--There are a ton of Phrase Markers, and that is easily where you can mess up your chances for an S-Rank (either by getting 100's or simply missing the marker entirely). Memorize those locations and you should be fine. Some of the overlapping beats can be hard to see, so if you have trouble, remember where those are too. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=b5Dl9O0WlNM =========================================================================== ~4D.Episode 4-I Was Born to Love You~ =========================================================================== Mission-Art and Beauty! Love and Happiness!? Song-I Was Born to Love You Difficulty-*** Target-Leonard Age-27 Sex-Male Misc. Info-His cap collection is said to be the largest in the world. ===================== ~Breezin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--52 Maximum Multiplier--212 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Slow Overview--Half the song is Phrase Markers, the other half is mostly off beat Hit Markers. If you can ignore that, it's a really simple song. 1st Section--This section contains ten beats, and I honestly can't find any real connection between them and the song. Follow the Timer Circles, I suppose. There aren't very many beats so you should get by just fine. 2nd Section--This section starts off with several Phrase Markers. The third one has a single Hit Marker right before it, and after it is a group of four Hit Markers barely matching the music of the song. You will then have to tap mirrored images of the previous Phrase Markers you just hit, ending on a single Hit Marker. 3rd Section--In the first two groups in this section, the first two beats are hit to the word "Born". The last Hit Marker in the first groups matches "Yeah", while the remaining Hit Markers in the second group match the rest of the words in the sentence. Then there's just one more Phrase Marker. Final Section--The first half of this section will look exactly like the second section. Then you will get a group of three Hit Markers, followed by another Phrase Marker, and then one final. Then you just need to complete the Spin Marker to finish the song. S-Rank Difficulty--2/10 S-Rank Notes--Well, you can only get 5 100's or 50's. But, half the song is nothing but Phrase Markers, and those you shouldn't be getting 100's on. This S-Rank isn't too hard, but several beats might mess you up a bit. ===================== ~Cruisin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--101 Maximum Multiplier--182 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Slow Overview--There's roughly twice as many beats, and much fewer Phrase Markers, so you have some room for error. The song is still slow, but most of these beats make sense, so things should be a bit easier. 1st Section--The first two groups contain four Hit Markers all spread out at the same pace. You'll then have a Phrase Marker, then several more beats. The red Phrase Marker on the bottom will have two final beats appear after it. They are close together, so don't pause between hitting them. 2nd Section--You start with a huge Phrase Marker, followed by several beats matching the words, and then yet another Phrase Marker. The next three beats match the music. Then there is a short Phrase Marker with several more beats. The next group of Hit Markers follows the music, not the lyrics. The group after it, though, follows the lyrics and has a Phrase Marker on the sixth beat. The next two groups have several more Hit Markers, but the second has a Phrase Marker at the start. 3rd Section--You will face single beats in corners of the screen several times, with two Phrase Markers inbetween them. There will then be a string of five Hit Markers following each syllable in the sentence. After that there will be a Spin Marker. Final Section--This section matches the last half of the second section perfectly. Most of the beats here match the word "Born" in the lyrics, so note that. Near the end is a group of five beats in an "M" pattern. Listen to the lyrics--listening to the music will make you miss the timing by a little bit. After that will be three more Hit Markers, then another group of three (markers two and three overlap, the timing for the third is based on the lyrics). Finish the next Phrase Marker and eight more Hit Markers, and you'll have to spin the Spin Marker to finish the song. S-Rank Difficulty--3/10 S-Rank Notes--There's nothing real special about this song, and I don't think that there are any spots that are too challenging. The final section might have several tough spots (notably the beginning and the ending), but nothing else than that. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=njttxNb0e-8 ===================== ~Sweatin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--121 Maximum Multiplier--270 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--Sweatin' has far more Hit Markers to counter the fact there are even fewer Phrase Markers. That's good because you probably don't want to memorize them when you do it on Hard ROCK. As per usual, the beats here really match the words, but the pace seems to have quickened up a bit. 1st Section--There will be four groups with four Hit Markers each. These match the syllables of each word, rather than just the word itself. After the fourth group there will be a group of three beats, the first and third being short Phrase Markers. The final group has four beats, split into two overlapping pairs. 2nd Section--This section contains many groups with Phrase Markers, generally followed by several beats. After the first few groups, the second beat of the group will need to be tapped right after the Phrase Marker. There won't be a pause. There are also several overlaying Hit Markers here. All of them follow the words of the song, and the first overlapping beats have a pause between them. Other than that, nothing too difficult. 3rd Section--The beginning pattern of the first section will be repeated several times. There will be a Phrase Markers and several extra Hit Markers inbetween them, however. After that is a group with three overlaying Hit Markers, ending with a short Phrase Marker with several rebounds and one final Hit Marker. Final Section--Most of the second section will be repeated here. You need to keep in mind that there are a bunch of short, consecutive Phrase Markers in the middle of this section. After several diamond-shaped beat patterns there will be some more Phrase Markers quickly followed by more Hit Markers. After three more Hit Markers, you'll need to finish a Spin Marker to clear the song. S-Rank Difficulty--3/10 S-Rank Notes--Because of the many consecutive short Phrase Markers, you may only get 100 points for lifting up on the ball too early. Also, several overlapping Hit Markers can be slightly difficult due to the nature of whether they are on beat with the music or the lyrics. Past that, only the Phrase Markers are the hard part of this song. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=v7tgT9D0z5g ====================== ~Hard ROCK Difficulty~ ====================== Total Beats--121 Maximum Multiplier--270 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow-Medium Overview--Ah, crap. You'll hate the realization there are a ton of Phrase Markers in this song. Also, some of the double and triple overlapping Hit Markers you'll need to remember as you may not recongnize them until it is too late. It'll probably take a lot of practice to S-Rank, let alone finish, this song. 1st Section--There will be four groups of four beats each. The fifth group will have two Phrase Markers on the first and third beats. The final group has two pairs or two overlapping Hit Markers. 2nd Section--You will start off with several straight Phrase Markers, with two Hit Markers overlapping the second. Then another Phrase Marker, and another on the fourth beat of the group. There will be a Phrase Marker on the first beat of the next group, and then another on the second group of the group after it. Then there are two more consecutive Phrase Markers, and then another three Phrase Markers in the upcoming the groups. The last beat in the red group is a Phrase Marker. (Ugh! So many Phrase Markers!). 3rd Section--The beat pattern from the beginning of the first section will repeat four times. After the second time there will be a Phrase Marker and two overlapping Hit Markers. Be alert. After the fourth repeat, there will be four Hit Markers (the last two overlap), and then a short Phrase Marker that rebounds several times, with a last Hit Marker after it. Final Section--This section start with a Phrase Marker, two overlapping beats, another Phrase Marker with several beats after it (the fourth is another Phrase Marker). The next group starts with a Phrase Marker, and then shifts to another group with three Phrase Markers on the second, third, and fourth beats. The first half of this section gets repeated again, and there will be a Phrase Marker at the end of the second to last group, and then there will be three more Hit Markers before the Spin Marker at the end. S-Rank Difficulty--7/10 S-Rank Notes--I can't stand the absurd amount of Phrase Markers in this song. If you forget the location of just one of them, you'll likely miss a pellet and destroy the possibility of an S-Rank. Several of the overlapping Hit Markers can be hard to determine when to tap them as they appear very quickly, but they are much easier to figure out than remembering the Phrase Markers. It'll take a little practice, but once you remember all of the Phrase Markers, you will be table to tackle this S-Rank head on. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=w49iiLI_vf4 =========================================================================== ~4E.Episode 5-Rock This Town~ =========================================================================== Mission-Magic Meets Madness! The Show Must Go On! Song-Rock This Town Difficulty-*** Target-Thomas Age-36 Sex-Male Misc. Info-Has a doctorate in Mathematics. ===================== ~Breezin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--82 Maximum Multiplier--202 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Slow Overview--There's nothing tricky about this song. Well, some of the beats don't match the song, but you should be used to that by now. As fast paced as the song seems to go, the beats are spread out enough to make it seem quite slow. 1st Section--This section starts with groups of a Hit Marker and a Phrase Marker. Nothing special. Soon after is a group with with three beats placed close to eachother. After that there will be a a long, then a short, Phrase Marker to finish. 2nd Section--The first half of this section is exactly like the first section. However, instead of two Phrase Markers at the end, there will only be one followed by more beats. There isn't much else to say about the ending groups of Hit Markers. The only ones that fit the beat of the song are the three placed near eachother. Just follow the Timer Circles carefully (which can be hard since they often overlap nearby Timer Circles as well). 3rd Section--This is the shortest section of the song. There will be two groups with a Phrase Marker and several Hit Markers. After that there will be several more groups with three and four Hit Markers each. There is one lone Hit Marker to end the section. Final Section--This section is mant spaced out Hit Markers. Midway through the section there will be a simple Hit Marker, and then more three-group Hit Markers. At the end there will be two Phrase Markers, and the Spin Marker to finish the song. S-Rank Difficulty--2/10 S-Rank Notes--Sure, there are a decent amount of beats that seem off from the rest of the song, but that's nothing you can't solve by staring at the Timer Circles. There is a fair amount of beats, so you have some room for error. Overall, it isn't too difficult of a song to S-Rank. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=vNZ3z9g5YIg ===================== ~Cruisin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--121 Maximum Multiplier--271 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--The song overall seems to have been quickened, and there are more beats this time around. They match the song far more than they did on Breezin', so you should certainly have an easier time. 1st Section--This section of the song contains many consecutive beats, generally in groups of three. They match the words of the song, so once you get the hang of it, they aren't too hard. Other than that, there will be two Phrase Markers towards the end of the section. Don't get tripped up by them. 2nd Section--The first half of this section is just a repeat of the first section. After the Phrase Marker lining the bottom of the screen, there will be several more groups of Hit Markers, several of them having Phrase Markers at the end. At the end of the section there will be one final Hit Marker that doesn't fit into the song at all. Be careful. 3rd Section--In this short section, you mainly have to face several Phrase Markers, each with a could of Hit Markers placed after them. Midway through the section there will be three close beats, but it shouldn't be too much trouble. Several more Phrase Markers and the section ends. Final Section--There are a ton of beats in the final section. Most of this part of the song is just three beats close together, with a fourth Hit Marker a second afterwards. There's usually a Phrase Marker and two other Hit Markers between these types of groups. The end of the song has two groups of four Hit Markers, and the timing is a bit weird for them. You may need to practice them--they can be tough. Get through the Spin Marker to finish the song. S-Rank Difficulty--3/10 S-Rank Notes--Despite there being far more beats, you should be able to tell how they match the song. With a decent amount of Phrase Markers, a little practice and this S-Rank shouldn't be too difficult. The last are of the final section can give you problems, but the timing isn't to terribly difficult. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=TS1IdJ5kf0c ===================== ~Sweatin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--171 Maximum Multiplier--336 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow-Medium Overview--There are a ton of beats in this song now, and a lot of them can be tricky if you don't listen carefully to the music. Other then a few tricky beats near the beginning and ending of the song, there isn't too much new here. 1st Section--The first two groups of beats follow every word in the sentence, with a Phrase Marker after that. Soon after there will be several beats moving downwards, and two groups have two overlapping beats. Again, matching the words. There's a couple of snaking Phrase Markers at the end, but it's only the large amount of quick beats you have to worry about in this section. 2nd Section--The first half of this section is quite similar to the first section. However, the Phrase Markers in the first groups appear sooner and there is an extra Hit Marker after them. Midway through the section you will encounter something different, however. It's generally a Phrase Marker followed by several Hit Markers. There will still be some snaky Phrase Markers and long strings of close beats. Don't forget about the lone Hit Marker at the end of the section. 3rd Section--The first half of this short section is just some short Phrase Markers with several rebounds in them. The second half is a repeat of the latter half of the second section. If you could clear that easily, there isn't going to be a problem here. The lone Hit Marker is still at the end, as well. Final Section--The first half of this section is just a bunch of even and closely placed Hit Markers, with a Phrase Marker stuffed in every now and then. Midway through the section you will repeat most of the second half of the second section, up until the end. There will be two groups of four beats each, and beats 2 and 3 of the first group has tricky timing. After that there will be the final Spin Marker to end the song. S-Rank Difficulty--5/10 S-Rank Notes--The first section can be tricky if you aren't expecting the overlapping beats. The biggest mess up can occur in the last section, right at the end of the song. The last two groups of beats have very awkward timing when compared to the rest of the song, so be sure not to falter there when going for an S-Rank. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=vjoeNI380Wc ====================== ~Hard ROCK Difficulty~ ====================== Total Beats--171 Maximum Multiplier--336 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Fast Overview--If you didn't think there were a ton of Phrase Markers in Sweatin', you will easily think so in Hard ROCK. Most of them are in pretty easy to remember places, however, so a couple of runthroughs of the song and you should be set. Now you just gotta hit the remaining beats to succeed, but that shouldn't be as hard. 1st Section--The first two groups have a Phrase Marker at the end of them. Since the beats appear so fast, you may not notice the overlapping beats in the next section, be be aware. There are two more Phrase Markers at the end of the section. 2nd Section--The first two groups have easily missable Phrase Markers, and the second group has an additional one at the end that rebounds. There are several overlapping beats again after this, and another Phrase Marker in the green group. The upcoming three groups have several Phrase Markers, generally in the middle and the ending of the group, and all of them have at least one rebound point. There are two more short groups, two more Phrase Markers, and a final Hit Marker at the bottom of the screen that you may miss. 3rd Section--The beginning of this section has some Phrase Markers with several rebounds. After a couple more simple Hit Markers, you will then repeat the ending of the second section, and the two Phrase Markers also repeat. Don't forget the lone Hit Marker also at the end of the section. Final Section--There's some Hit Markers at the start, followed by a Phrase Marker. This same pattern repeats a second time. The next group of five Hit Markers has a Phrase Marker at the end. This group repeats three more times in roughly the same pattern. The final two groups have only Hit Markers, but the timing on them can be slightly tricky. The final Spin Marker comes after them. S-Rank Dificulty--6/10 S-Rank Notes--The Phrase Markers can quickly make your try for an S-Rank end in failure. Once you memorize their locations, then the beats at the end of the song can give you the most trouble. The final section in general is quite difficult, hosting a ton of beats. Be careful as you go through it. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=avnRzTFAtUw =========================================================================== ~4F.Episode 6-Highway Star~ =========================================================================== Mission-A Pug's Life! 400 Miles from Home!! Song-Highway Star Difficulty-*** Target-Sam Age-3 Sex-Male Misc. Info-Buried a biscuit last week in the backyard. ===================== ~Breezin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--84 Maximum Multiplier--155 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Slow Overview--It's a pretty simple song, and there aren't many places you can really mess up on. You may find that the song is shorter than you will think, so that may also be nice to know. 1st Section--Several of the first groups of the song have some close Hit Markers. They are in tune with the lyrics. Past some Phrase Markers, most of the Hit Markers will be in tune with the music rather then the lyrics. This mainly applies to the last two groups. After them there will be a Spin Marker. 2nd Section--This section has just reversed directions of the beats from the first section. The main differences is that the second and fourth groups appear in the top corners of the screen, and there isn't a Spin Marker at the end. It has been replaced by several Phrase Markers instead. 3rd Section--This is the shortest section of the song. You merely repeat the first several groups of the first section. There's a Phrase Marker at the end, however, instead of several Hit Markers like there should be. Final Section--You start off by repeating the ending of the first section again. However, the final group of the section is slightly different. You have five Hit Markers moving in a zig-zag pattern instead of in a straight line. They follow the music moreso than the lyrics. After that is the Spin Marker ending the song. S-Rank Difficulty--2/10 S-Rank Notes--Well, with no tricky beats (save the ones in the corner in the middle of the second section), there isn't anything noteworthy. Of course, it is Breezin', so you shouldn't be expecting too much here. ===================== ~Cruisin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--94 Maximum Multiplier--187 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--There's a similar amount of beats compared to Breezin', and the overall layout of the beats is identical. The beats here match the song it bit better, so you should have an easier time. 1st Section--The first half of this section is almost exactly like it was in Breezin'. However, there's an additional Hit Marker thrown into the first and third groups. After them are some Phrase Markers and close together Hit Markers. Get through a couple more groups, and then there will be a Spin Marker at the end of the section. 2nd Section--The first half of the section, despite having the same lyrics as the beginning of the first section, has a different beat layout. It's generally two beats and a very short Phrase Marker. Midway through there is a long Phrase Marker, and you will then repeat the latter half of the first section. Instead of a Spin Marker, there will be a long Phrase Marker, a group of Hit Markers, and another Phrase Marker. 3rd Section--All you do in this tiny section is repeat the beginning of the first section. At the end there will be a Phrase Marker instead of what was a Hit Marker. Final Section--The last section now makes you repeat the last half of the first section, but there will be a Phrase Marker at the end. There is also a Spin Marker right after it, ending the song. S-Rank Difficulty--2/10 S-Rank Notes--It is still a pretty slow song when you view the beats. Nothing I can think of is insanely hard here. Some of the Hit Markers that are close together may be tricky if you miss the timing slightly, but other than an easily fixed mistake like that you shouldn't have trouble. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=tY1LkNcaBY4 ===================== ~Sweatin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--164 Maximum Multiplier--269 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Medium Overview--There are a ton of beats in this song now, and it's a major change. The song now seems much faster, and with plenty of overlapping Hit Markers and Phrase Markers. It may take several tries to finish this song due to how difficult it can be. 1st Section--This section starts with overlapping beats, and the second groups also has some overlapping beats. These beats follow the syllables in the words, so note that. These three groups repeat themselves yet again right afterwards. The next few groups have some Phrase Markers in them, and there is an overlapping pair of beats hidden away. Right after the blue Phrase Marker comes the hard part. There will be two beats in three seperate areas that overlap, but they come about a second after eachother. The point value covers the second beat, making the timing very hard. Focus on the song. The first beat comes at the start of the first word, and the second beat comes at the end of the second word. After another Phrase Marker and some Hit Markers there will be a Spin Marker. 2nd Section--The first half of this section is quite similar to the beginning of the first section, but there will be two pairs of overlapping beats in the first and third groups. The song moves quick so you will need to react fast. After a long Phrase Marker, the latter half of the first section is repeated again. However, in the red color group there will be three overlapping beats. Hit them all quickly. Three more Phrase Markers finish off this section. 3rd Section--In this short section, you will have almost every other group have an overlapping beat. Every even numbered group has a Phrase Marker as well. The section is short, and mirrors the beginning of the first section again, so if you didn't have trouble there then this will be simple. Final Section--You will begin towards the ending of the first section. There's nothing new here. After the final five beats there will be a Spin Marker, and the song will finally be over. S-Rank Difficulty--6/10 S-Rank Notes--They certainly made this song hard for Sweatin'! The first section is certainly the hardest part of the song, with a ton of areas where you can miss a beat (especially the overlapping ones halfway through). The timing for those is especially tricky, so longer practice may be needed to adjust yourself. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=bOfwEaihDWM ====================== ~Hard ROCK Difficulty~ ====================== Total Beats--164 Maximum Multiplier--269 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Fast Overview--This song can be pretty difficult. You don't get much time to react to a lot of the overlapping beats (of which there are quite a lot of), there's a bunch of Phrase Markers, and the first section of the song by itself can be a real killer. Although, all of the following sections just repeat the first section for the most part. If you can survive the first section easily, logically, the rest of the song shouldn't be a huge hazard. 1st Section--The first three groups have some overlapping Hit Markers in them, and the first group has a Phrase Marker at the end. After the third group, these first three groups get repeated again. The next two groups have Phrase Markers in them, and then these two groups also get repeated again. Then you have the hard part--the three pairs of overlapping Hit Markers. See the description for them in Sweatin'--they remain the same. But now since they are so small, the point value covers up the Timer Circle as well, so your timing needs to be perfect. After a few more Hit Markers and a Phrase Marker, there will be a Spin Marker. 2nd Section--The first half of this section is a repeat of the first half of the first section. All of the Phrase Markers have been taken out and were replaced by overlapping Hit Markers, so be watching for those. After a winding Phrase Marker, you then repeat the latter half of the first section. Right after the part with three pairs of overlapping beats, you will have a red color group with three overlapping beats (replacing the Spin Marker). There will be three straight Phrase Markers after this. 3rd Section--This section is just a repeat of the first half of the first section. It's only three groups repeated twice over. There are Phrase Markers on the first and third groups, but other than that this isn't too difficult. Final Section--Now this is the last half of the first section. Instead of the Spin Marker, there will be two groups of five Hit Markers each (don't forget the Phrase Marker right before these groups, though). After these two groups will be the actual ending Spin Marker. S-Rank Difficulty--7/10 S-Rank Notes--Blargh, so many Phrase Markers. There is also the three pairs of overlapping Hit Markers in the first, second, and final sections. You will more likely then not be stuck in these areas, and one falter will ruin the attempt at an S-Rank. Be careful of the part with three overlapping Hit Markers--a mistap can also cause a quick failure here as well. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=GD6jXbSqrEI&feature=related =========================================================================== ~4G.Episode 7-Y.M.C.A.~ =========================================================================== Mission-Ahoy, Mates! Sunken Delights and Adventure!! Song-Y.M.C.A. Difficulty-**** Target-Capt. Brooke Age-61 Sex-Male Misc. Info-Says he's married to the sea. ===================== ~Breezin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--88 Maximum Multiplier--194 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--You shouldn't have much trouble with this upbeat song. Don't worry--Breezin' will get a bit harder soon, but the next few songs aren't going to change your current opinion on it. The best part is that every beat matches the song or the infamous "Y.M.C.A." lyrics, so you shouldn't have much trouble 1st Section--All this section has is several beats focused on the lyrics of the song. There are a couple of simple Phrase Markers, but nothing too hard here. Don't get tripped by the last two Hit Markers placed near eachother. 2nd Section--This section has a bunch of Phrase Markers, with some Hit Markers inbetween. "Y.M.C.A." gets repeated four times, and it's the second and fourth times that can be tricky. The Phrase Marker only covers the first two letters, while two quick Hit Markers are in tune with the last two letters. Other then that, there's still nothing too hard here. 3rd Section--This section is a repeat of the first section for the most part. However, the first few groups are now placed on the left and right edges of the screen, and the final group of six beats is placed on a mirrored placement when compared to the first section. Final Section--This section has a few tricky beats. The first blue color groups has a beat on each of the five loud "dee"'s in the song, right before the Y.M.C.A. chorus. Once you get past that, the rest of the song is just a repeat of the second section. The last two groups aren't, though, but they contain just a simple Hit and Phrase Marker each. Clear the Spin Marker to finish the song. S-Rank Difficulty--2/10 S-Rank Notes--I can't say much for this song. I don't find it very hard, but then again, this is Breezin'. The only hard part would be the blue color group at the start of the final section, but other than that this should be a fairly simple S-Rank. ===================== ~Cruisin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--128 Maximum Multiplier--234 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--There are a lot of overlapping Hit Markers within the Cruisin' version of this song. Other then the abundence of those, the layout of the beats looks pretty similar to Breezin', with several other differences notable in the chorus. 1st Section--This section contains three groups that have two Hit Markers, a short Phrase Marker, and then two overlapping Hit Markers. After that there will be six Hit Markers matching the lyrics, just like in Breezin'. 2nd Section--This is the longest section in the song, but it is basically the same half repeated twice. There are quite a lot of overlapping Hit Markers, but if it isn't part of Y.M.C.A., then it is part of the background music. Those are slightly harder to judge when to tap the second time, but a little practice can improve your timing tactics. The second half of the section is just a repeat of the first half, and then there will be two Phrase Markers at the end. 3rd Section--This section has the exact same beat setup like the first section (three groups with Hit Markers, a Phrase Marker, and two overlaps), but they will be placed in far different sections of the screen. The final group of six Hit Markers is a mirrored pattern of when they were in the first section. Final Section--The first few groups can be a bit tricky, especially the blue color group. There were five beats in Breezin' that matched the "dee"'s in this section, and the same five Hit Markers are back. But the first four are split into two overlapping pairs. The timing is the same, so don't lose focus by this change. After this you will just repeat the majority of the second section. There are two Phrase Markers near the end, and then a Spin Marker at the end of the song. S-Rank Difficulty--3/10 S-Rank Notes--You may find this hard at first, but with a little more experience with the game you will be used to all of the overlapping beats. That's really the only detrimental hazard to an S-Rank, and can be a great source of 100's. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=iDW08ULnyfo ===================== ~Sweatin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--176 Maximum Multiplier--290 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Medium-Fast Overview--I don't think this song is much harder on Sweatin'. The second and third sections got a ton of Hit Markers added to them, but there isn't a single overlapping pair of markers this time around, so your job is much easier. Overall, not too bad. 1st Section--All this section has is three groups with the same style of beats (several Hit Markers and a short Phrase Marker). After that will be a long group of Hit Markers, and the final group has a rebounding Phrase Marker with two Hit Markers afterwards. Not too bad. 2nd Section--The whole "Y.M.C.A." gets a bit tougher now. After the first one you will have a short Phrase Marker and four beats all near eachother. They match the background music, and it can be very tricky learning the timing for them. It isn't hard after you learn it, though. After the second repeat, you have this large group of beats: (1) (7) (2) (8) (3)(4)(5)(6)(12)(11)(10)(9) This group will repeat itself several more times in the song (sometimes it is reversed and the "1" appears where the "7" is and so on). The section soon ends after the last repeat of this. 3rd Section--This is exactly the same as the first section. The only difference is that the first two groups now line the sides of the screen, and the third group goes right to left. Nothing special here. Final Section--Most of this section is just an exact repeat of the second section, except for the first two groups. It's only a total of eight Hit Markers, and the second groups matches the "dee"'s of the music. The rest of the second will, as I said, a repat of the second section. The last two groups will be different, but they are just several Phrase Markers before the Spin Marker at the end. S-Rank Difficulty--4/10 S-Rank Notes--The large amount of beats in the second section, which is repeated several times in the song, is realistically the only hard part of the song. The rest of it is just some simple Hit and Phrase Markers, nothing you haven't already encountered a bunch of times. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=NXxk2eUA6sI ====================== ~Hard ROCK Difficulty~ ====================== Total Beats--176 Maximum Multiplier--290 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Fast Overview--Well, there's a decent amount of Phrase Markers, but most of them are easily guessable, and the rest shouldn't require much memorization to learn where they are (since some are in the chorus, and that's repeated multiple times). Overall, nothing too challenging. 1st Section--Every group in this section has a Phrase Marker in it. The first two groups have a Phrase Marker in the middle of it, and the third group has one at the end. The last group starts with a Phrase Marker. Pretty easy stuff. 2nd Section--There are a decent amount of Phrase Markers in this section. The last half is just a mirrored repeat of the first half of this section. There is a Phrase Marker in pretty much every group of this section, and most of the time they occur at the end of the group. In the middle of the section is a group that isn't repeated. It's a red color group with the third beat being a Phrase Marker. The final two beats in the section are also Phrase Marker. That large section that may have been hard in Sweatin' isn't too hard--everything appears one-by-one. 3rd Section--This section is just a replica of the first section. The first two groups will be aligned along the sides of the screen instead of the middle. The Phrase Markers remain the same, so you shouldn't be troubled by them. Final Section--The first two groups aren't too hard (it's just a bunch of Hit Markers). Afterwards you will repeat the second section all over again. The final two groups are different, and merely contain several Hit Markers and two consecutive Phrase Markers, all leading up to the Spin Marker ending the song. S-Rank Difficulty--4/10 S-Rank Notes--There's nothing too special about this song. Several playthroughs to learn where the Phrase Markers are is all you'll need to perform well. Since the song repeats several areas many times, learning the first half of the song is all you'll really need to earn the S-Rank. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=8YS9ctVwsLY =========================================================================== ~4H.Episode 8-September~ =========================================================================== Mission-Cry Wolf! Meteorology and Parenting!! Song-September Difficulty-**** Target-Sofie Age-34 Sex-Female Misc. Info-Has a black belt in karate. ===================== ~Breezin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--76 Maximum Multiplier--231 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--There's only a few more "simple" songs left when it comes to Breezin', so there still isn't much that I can really tell you here. Just some more Hit and Phrase Markers to be honest. 1st Section--This is a pretty short and eays section. You have several groups, and each has a Hit Marker and a Phrase Marker. There's one seperate Phrase Marker at the end of the section, too. 2nd Section--This is another easy section. There will be a ton of groups that have two Hit Markers followed by a Phrase Marker. There will be five Hit Markers in the midpoint of this that follow the horns in the music, not the lyrics. Then there's just a bunch more of these similar groups. There will be one large Phrase Marker at the end, though. 3rd Section--The first half of this section will repeat the first section of the song. After that, the first half of the second section will play. The same five beats that match the horns of the music signal the ending of this section. Final Section--You will repeat the last half of the second section here. The middle of it has a Phrase Marker that wasn't in the second section, but it isn't any trouble. At the end of the section there's the usual Spin Marker, and the song is over. S-Rank Difficulty--1/10 S-Rank Notes--It's easy. Very easy. It's just some Hit Markers, a Phrase Marker, and then it repeats over and over again. Probably one of the easiest Breezin' S-Ranks in my opinion. Nothing too hard about this. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=JfKdkQdyrzw ===================== ~Cruisin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--131 Maximum Multiplier--263 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--The song isn't much different than it is on Breezin'. It just follows a similar beat pattern, but they throw in an extra Hit Marker every now and then. 1st Section--This section generally has several groups, each having a couple of Hit Markers followed by a Phrase Marker. The last group is the only exception, having a Hit Marker after the Phrase Marker. 2nd Section--This is the longest section of the song, but it is still pretty basic overall. Most of the groups contain two overlapping Hit Markers, followed by several more and then a Phrase Marker, having three final Hit Markers to end the group. This will break off near the end of the section where you get several consecutive Hit Markers. 3rd Section--This first half of this section is just the last part of the first section. Several of the Phrase Markers have shifted positions, and are much smaller, so it should be slightly easier. The last half of this section will repeat the first half of the second section, ending with a rebounding Phrase Marker. Final Section--The first half of this section will have a large amount of overlapping beats. They match the music instead of the lyrics (as was the case with the rest of the song). The last half of this song contains a small Phrase Marker group followed by several more Hit Markers, and this pattern repeats one last time. A Spin Marker concludes the song. S-Rank Difficulty--3/10 S-Rank Notes--This time around, all of the overlapping Hit Markers can be hard in the beginning of the final section. The second section's length can also be a pain, but it isn't too overly difficult. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=OUId9nKT_h0 ===================== ~Sweatin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--208 Maximum Multiplier--315 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Fast Overview--There are a ton of beats in this song now, and the last section is pretty quick. You'll have to think fast for a good majority of this song, but at least the majority of it is manageable. 1st Section--The first group is the only one that has overlapping beats in this section. After that, there will generally several Hit Markers all in quick succession leading to a Phrase Marker. This will repeat several times until the final, long Phrase Marker with a single Hit Marker after it. 2nd Section--Get used to the first half of this section--it makes up the entire final section. It is just a Phrase Marker, a Hit Marker, then a large groups of consecutive Hit Markers leading to another Phrase Marker. This group repeats itself several times. The last half of this section has a bunch of beats alternating between Phrase and Hit Markers. There will be a Spin Marker at the end. 3rd Section--In the first half of this section, there will be several triple overlapping beats. It's nothing too hard to comprehend with the rest of the song. After several Phrase Markers there will be a Spin Marker. In the second half of the section, you simply repeat the first half of the second section. However, the is triple overlap at the end that wasn't in the second section. Final Section--The first part of the section contains repeats of the same three groups. It's two Phrase Markers followed by several groups of two or three Hit Markers. You will then have a group comprised of all overlapping Hit Markers before the first three groups repeat themselves. After that, the overlap group finishes the song. There is no ending Spin Marker oddly. S-Rank Difficulty--5/10 S-Rank Notes--The final section can really throw people off due to the large amount of beats that are in it compared to the rest of the song. All the final section is is just repeating the same few groups. If you can do it once, you can finish the rest of the section. There's nothing else real noteworthy here. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=on8e8oU8CNc ====================== ~Hard ROCK Difficulty~ ====================== Total Beats--208 Maximum Multiplier--315 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Fast Overview--There's a decent amoutn of Phrase Markers and a ton of overlapping beats, something that will mess you up if you aren't paying close attention. The Elite-O-Meter may be dropping like a rock, but passing this song isn't much harder than it was on Sweatin'. 1st Section--There is a Phrase Marker within every group of this section, so be aware. There are a couple of overlapping Hit Markers in the first group, but otherwise this section is quite calm. It ends with an easy group that has a Phrase and a Hit Marker. Nothing too bad. 2nd Section--Here's where you can mess up quite quickly. It's a long section, so try not to get too tired. The main groups of the section have a Phrase Marker on the first and seventh beats. That's not too hard to remember (these groups repeat in the final section as well). After a Phrase Marker and a triple overlap, the second half of the section starts. It is mostly just alternating between Hit and Phrase Markers. Some have several Hit Markers inbetween. Nothing too major. There will be a Spin Marker at the end of the section. 3rd Section--The first half of this song is slightly different. There are a decent amount of triple overlapping Hit Markers. Several short Phrase Markers are here, but they generally occur at the ends of groups and can be guessed. After a Spin Marker in the middle of the section, you will then repeat the first half of the second section. The ending is different, and now has three overlapping Hit Markers instead of just a lone one. Final Section--The first half of this section and the second half are exactly the same. There will be three groups of ten beats each, the first two both being Phrase Markers. There will then be a group consisting of only overlapping Hit Markers. The second half of this section, as I stated, just repeat the first half again beat for beat. There's no Spin Marker at the end. S-Rank Difficulty--6/10 S-Rank Notes--Note how the final section is similar to the second section, probably the hardest section in the whole song. Don't forget about all of the overlapping Hit Markers within the song. Getting tripped up by those can be very irritating, especially towards the end of the song. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=4evHJ4Fc_1g =========================================================================== ~4I.Episode 9-Canned Heat~ =========================================================================== Mission-Family Honor! Introducing the Secret-Weapon Ninja!! Song-Canned Heat Difficulty-****** Target-Ken Ozu Age-21 Sex-Male Misc. Info-Has a world-class collection of RC planes. ===================== ~Breezin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--96 Maximum Multiplier--210 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Slow Overview--Blargh. Many people tend to have trouble on this song on Breezin' for one reason--none of the beats make any sense! Honestly, you will find Hard ROCK a breeze compared to this (in terms of going for an S-Rank, at least). For just beating it? That's simple. 1st Section--This section is short, but you will quickly find out why these beats make no sense. The only thing here is several groups of beats, with a Phrase Marker at the beginning of each. The last groups Hit Markers, to some extent, match the tone of voice change over the one word stressed at the end of the section. 2nd Section--This section is also pretty short, but contains more beats. They make more sense, however, this time matching the lyrics almost perfectly. The Phrase Markers are quite slow, so nothing much here is hard, luckily. 3rd Section--The first half of this section matches the music. You may need some practice to survive this section. The second half is just a repeat of the second section. It ends with four consecutive Hit Markers, however, so don't expect to end easily. Final Section--The first few groups of beats match the words of the song. They can still be slightly tricky, and don't let the Phrase Markers throw off your timing. After two long Phrase Markers with a couple of Hit Markers between them, get past the Spin Marker to end the song. S-Rank Difficulty--5/10 S-Rank Notes--The entire song is just...ugh. I can't really detail one hard spot because, for the most part, everything sucks here on Breezin'. It may take a ton of runthroughs to finally S-Rank this. If you hate how the beats sounds, then just focus on the Timer Circles. ===================== ~Cruisin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--159 Maximum Multiplier--257 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Medium-Fast Overview--I must say that Cruisin' is far easier to understand than Breezin' was, and that'll be good news for a lot of you. Sure, there are a lot more beats, but at least they make sense so you can probably minimize mistakes made. 1st Section--This section is pretty calm, and is just mostly Hit Markers until near the end. You will face three overlapping Hit Markers near the end of the section, and they can be tricky. They aren't supposed to be hit very quickly, but rather in tune with the music (sounds like "do-dee-do", each of those has a Hit Marker designated to it). Don't get too distracted by them! 2nd Section--This section is also pretty calm for the first half, but the second half has several overlapping Hit Markers. Note the distance between the Timer Circles in each overlapping pair. Some of them are spaced out, so you really need to listen to the music to get the feel for when to tap. The rest are just quick taps, including the final three overlapping markers. 3rd Section--The first half of the section will follow the music very carefully, and you will need to follow suit. Half of it is just some easy Phrase Markers, and there are some overlapping Hit Markers along the way. I can't describe it perfectly, but listening to the music carefully is the best advice I can offer. The last half of this section repeats part of the second section (the ending is just one long Phrase Marker instead of three overlapping Hit Markers thankfully). Final Section--The first half of this section follows the lyrics of the song, and they are much easier to follow than beats to the music. When the music severely changes, you'll know you are close to finishing the song. The ending is just several Phrase and Hit Markers, all pretty easy (also in tune with the lyrics). There's a Spin Marker at the end. S-Rank Difficulty--4/10 S-Rank Notes--Now that most of the song actually makes some sense, you may find it to be much easier than its Breezin' counterpart. Some overlapping beats are tough, and the second section can be a real killer due to its length when concerning it beat patterns. Overall, better than Breezin', but it has its own share of troubles. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=NZ6dBLF7P9E ===================== ~Sweatin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--245 Maximum Multiplier--331 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Fast Overview--There are a ton of beats, everything really makes sense, but now there's difficulty from that instead of everything not making sense. The absurd amount of beats can be a complete torture to some players, and long practice is the best solution to beating this song. 1st Section--Wow, this is far different. The first two groups alone should show you what you are in for the rest of the song. These beats move fast, and any Hit Markers next to eachother should be hit one right after another. Don't wait unless there is a blatant gap between them. The third group has very awkward timing. It matches the music, yet, it is really hard to tell. There are several overlapping beats here, and there is still no time to hesitate between tapping. The final groups hard a large amount of Hit Markers near eachother at the end. Don't get confused--this is their pattern: (4) (6) (5) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) 2nd Section--There isn't anything particuarly noteworthy in this section, but remember that if any beats are close to the end of a Phrase Marker, be sure to hit them right after at the Phrase Marker ends. That happens several times here and it can cause some missed beats entirely if you don't hurry. There's a ton of Hit Markers near the end of the section, so be sure not to lose pacing, otherwise you will start getting 100 after 100, and regaining the pace for 300's is very hard. 3rd Section--The first half of this section contains a ton of closeby Hit Markers, and there are several overlapping markers hidden in there. They make sense, yes, but you can miss them if you don't pay attention. Once you reach the midpoint of the section, you will basically repeat the majority of the second section. It'll be mirrored, but it otherwise is exactly the same. The ending has a Spin Marker now. Final Section--The first half of this section is quite hard. It overall feels like the same few groups getting repeated over and over again, but there are differences (despite the lyrics not changing at all for half of this section). All of these groups match the lyrics of the song, some of them matching the syllables of the words. In the second half of the section, when the music takes a major change of tone, there will be several straight Phrase Marker before one final group of Hit Markers. Be careful of the last two pairs of overlapping Hit Markers. They match the words, but the lyrics decide to speed up right at the end, so be aware. Pass the Spin Marker to finish the song. S-Rank Difficulty--8/10 S-Rank Notes--The first seriously difficult S-Rank to obtain. The insane amount of beats, and really quick beats all over the song, make this quite hard to achieve. First you need to actually be able to hit every beat without missing any. Once you can do that, note the first section is the hardest, so work there. Once you can do that, focus on the second section. The rest of the song is moderately easier than them. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=PzTxx0GN0wU ====================== ~Hard ROCK Difficulty~ ====================== Total Beats--245 Maximum Multiplier--331 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Fast Overview--Hmm. Because of the way Hard ROCK works, it won't look like your being swarmed by beats, despite the fact you really are. I guess that makes things slightly calmer for you. Some of the Phrase Markers in the first section that are very short can be a pain, but there's few of them and they shouldn't cause much trouble once you learn them. It's about as tough as on Sweatin'. 1st Section--For the first two groups, there will be a tiny Phrase Marker on the last beat. Be cautious of that. Don't get tripped by the overlapping beats either. Some can be hard to see. The third group, like in Sweatin', has some awkward timing. It can be managed, but it is hard. The final group has a ton fo Hit Markers arranged like so in an odd pattern: (11) (10) (9) (8) (7) (5) (6) (4) 2nd Section--The first two groups have several Phrase Markers, but their shortness can probably be seen right before you need to hit them. Remember these locations for the time being--this beat layout is repeated several more times throughout the rest of the song. There is also another Phrase Marker near the end of the section, but there's nothing hard here. 3rd Section--The first half of this section goes by very quickly, and there are several overlapping beats you may miss if you aren't paying attention to how quick the song is moving. There are several Phrase Markers here, but it isn't anything major. As for the second half of the section, all you are doing is repeating the majority of the second section. There will be a Spin Marker at the end of the section. Final Section--The first half of this section is pretty basic. There aren't any extreme Phrase Markers (although some locations can be a bit tricky, so keep paying attention). There are a bunch of overlapping Hit Markers in each of these groups, so they can cause some problems. The second half of this section is much easier. There will be five straight Phrase Markers, followed by a few more Hit Markers. Be aware that in the last group there are two pairs of overlapping beats were the lyrics speed up. Don't get confused there! The Spin Marker will finish up the song. S-Rank Difficulty--8/10 S-Rank Notes--Some of these Phrase Markers can be a pain, but the speed of the song is the real challenge to overcome. Some parts of the first and third section can be slightly difficult, but Hard ROCK's quick timing can make things slightly easier for you, which is nice. Overall, it's about as hard as it was on Sweatin'. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=rwADNiNaI_c =========================================================================== ~4J.Episode 10-Material Girl~ =========================================================================== Mission-Survive! Celebrity Lives and Desert Isles!! Song-Material Girl Difficulty-***** Target-Carrington Sisters Age-24 Sex-Female Misc. Info-Feed diamonds to their cat. ===================== ~Breezin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--108 Maximum Multiplier--236 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--There's Phrase Markers. Lots of them. And some Hit Markers thrown in here and there. Me, I just plain find the song annoying. At least it's much easier than Canned Heat on Breezin'. 1st Section--This is the longest section in the song. It's Breezin', so don't expect much else besides the usual "nothing here matches the song!" fanfare. It still applies. Although, since half of this section is Phrase Markers, that's half the effort you really need to put into it. I guess that helps. Just watch the Timer Circles since very few of these beats match the song. Watch out for the overlapping beats right at the end. 2nd Section--This section is very similar to the first section when it concerns the lyrics, but the beat pattern is different. There is more focus on the Hit Markers instead of Phrase Markers this time. There is also a Spin Marker at the end, so expect that as well. 3rd Section--The first part of this section is a repeat of the beginning of the second section. The last half of this section is sort of a crossover between the last half of the first and second sections (It's the "Material Girl" chorus bit). They sort of blended the Hit and Phrase Markers together. Luckily it isn't a big mess here, so it shouldn't be a large problem. Final Section--There's a few Hit and Phrase Markers here, and one set of overlapping beats. There is a Spin Marker at the end of the song, and that's it! S-Rank Difficulty--2/10 S-Rank Notes--Hmm. Again, not too sure what to say for this one. Most of this song is absurdly easy, and you might even S-Rank it on your first try. Some of the overlapping beats may be slightly hard, but nothing else can really be considered hard. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=g9MipQ4p1B8 ===================== ~Cruisin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--184 Maximum Multiplier--304 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Medium-Fast Overview--The song is a bit harder this time around, but despite a ton of overlapping beats, most of it is still Phrase Markers. Nothing else to really say here. Most of the song actually makes sense. 1st Section--Every group in the first half of this song has overlapping Hit Markers. If you need practice on them, this sure as hell is the song to do it on. Most of the first half is also flat out Hit Markers. There are a few Phrase Markers here and there, but nothing major. The last half of the section (which is repeated in the following section, just with slightly altered beats) also has mostly overlapping markers. The Phrase Markers are short, so don't lift the stylus early. 2nd Section--The first half of this section is insane. It sounds exactly like the beginning of the first section, but now instead of spread out beats, almost all of them are overlapping! The biggest troubles can from from the stack of six overlapping Hit Markers (the most in the entire game). These beats are tough, so replay the first section to learn how they work (the timing remains the same, but the overlaps can throw you off). After that is just a repeat of the last half of the first section. There's a Spin Marker at the end, however. 3rd Section--Hmm. This song is just repeating itself over and over again, huh? The first half changes its beat pattern yet again. There are more Phrase Markers, and almost everything else is overlapping beats. The second half of this section should look familiar, and by now you should be able to do it easily if you've got it down. Final Section--There's only a few beats within this section, and a couple of Phrase Markers. Luckily, only one pair of overlapping beats is here, and it's pretty close to the Spin Marker at the end. Not too bad. S-Rank Difficulty--5/10 S-Rank Notes--The second section can be absolute torture due to the long pause in the overlapping Hit Markers. Keep playing the first section to learn the timing if necessary, then apply the same timing to the second section. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=nGAEXLX9SRA ===================== ~Sweatin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--252 Maximum Multiplier--320 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Fast Overview--Yeah, there's a ton of beats in this song now. There's also a ton of overlapping beats now, so you'll probably have trouble on them on your first try through this song. It can be pretty hard. 1st Section--Most of the first half of this section is just regular Hit Markers, with a few Phrase Markers thrown in here and there. When you reach a pattern like this in a green color group: (5) (4) (6) You will need to hit them in quick succession, despite what the pattern may make you think. Once you hit the midpoint of the song, get used to the fact that there are a ton of overlapping beats. This chorus is repeated in every section, and these overlaps can really get annoying unless you master them now. 2nd Section--This section is basically just a mirrored version of the first section. There are several different Hit Marker locations towards the middle of the first half, but it isn't anything major. Some timing can be slightly difficult. The second half is just a repeat of the second half of the first section. The ending is now a Spin Marker instead of some more overlapping beats. 3rd Section--This section is pretty calm, containing more overlapping beats and regular Hit Markers. There will be two short Phrase Markers in the middle of the section with several rebounds each. Right after this there will be five overlapping Hit Markers. They can be trciky. The rest of the chorus is the same as always, so don't expect anything special. Final Section--This is a very short section, ending with a Spin Marker. Be careful on the last few Hit Markers. In the blue group, markers 6 and 7 are overlapping, and there's a brief pause between them. It can be tricky at first, so try not to be tripped up. S-Rank Difficulty--7/10 S-Rank Notes--The insane amount of overlapping Hit Markers in the chorus can absolutely destroy you in this song. You may need to work on this song for a long time to get the timing down well, so be sure to take care of that. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=OVLkqVoTseQ ====================== ~Hard ROCK Difficulty~ ====================== Total Beats--252 Maximum Multiplier--320 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Fast Overview--The hard part about this is the overlapping Hit Markers. There aren't many Phrase Markers, so that isn't the concern. Since the markers are so small, a slight shift in position can cause you to miss overlapping markers. You may be stuck on this song for a while. 1st Section--The first half of this section contains mostly Hit Markers, several of them overlapping with a pause between the beats. There are several Phrase Markers, but they aren't too hard to see ahead of time. Once you start the chorus, almost everything is an overlapping beat, and most groups have a Phrase Marker stuck into them. Memorize their locations--this chorus is repeated almost exactly beat by beat over the course of the song. 2nd Section--The first half of this section is just a mirrored version of the first half of the first section. There are a few changes, such as some groups of beats taken out, but that just makes it slightly easier. The second half repeats the chorus (also mirrored), but there will be a Spin Marker after the red color group. 3rd Section--The first half of this section resembles the first halves of the previous sections, but it is quite short. Also, there are two Phrase Markers right next to eachother that rebound several times. You may mess up by not realizing that if you don't pay close attention. There is a group of five overlapping Hit Markers right after that. That too is a huge trouble spot. The rest of this section just finishes up the chorus, and you have already donw that several times. Final Section--There are several Phrase Markers here in this short section, and a couple of overlapping beats. Nothing hard here. It all ends with a Spin Marker. S-Rank Difficulty--8/10 S-Rank Notes--The first three sections, obviously, are the only difficult parts of this song. The chorus is a real killer. With all of the overlapping markers, one slight mis-hit can throw off your timing, resulting in many unwanted 100's. This can be devistating if you do it too much, and a little luck, as well as practice, it the best way to fix this. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=mhHb98qcePA =========================================================================== ~4K.Episode 11-La La~ =========================================================================== Mission-NURSE!! Gold Medal Hero or Zero!! Song-La La Difficulty-***** Target-Cap White Age-Unknown Sex-Female Misc. Info-Just what the doctor ordered. ===================== ~Breezin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--109 Maximum Multiplier--301 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Slow Overview--Some of these beats can be annoying, especially any of the red colored ones. Thanks to the pink background, the red Timer Circles can be a pain to see. You'll have to rely on the song in these cases, which really sucks since this is Breezin'. 1st Section--There are some easy beats here. All of the Hit Markers match the lyrics of the song, and the Phrase Markers are still pretty easy. Nothing much here. 2nd Section--There's a few Phrase Markers here, but that's not a concern. Some of these Hit Markers (including the overlapping ones at the start of the section) have some tricky timing. Some of them match every other word in a particular sentence of the song. That too can be frustrating. Watch the Timer Circles to learn when those instances occur. 3rd Section--The first half of this section will just be a repeat of the first section. As for the latter half, you will be repeating the second section. The middle of this area has several different Hit Marker groups, but they still match the lyrics. 4th Section--Most of this section is just Phrase Markers. Inbetween each one is a set of of Hit Markers, still matching the lyrics. There will be two consecutive Phrase Markers at the end. Final Section--The first half of this section roughly repeats the first half of the second section. The last half of this section will just be a bunch of Phrase Markers. It's extremely simple. There will be a Spin Marker at the end. S-Rank Difficulty--3/10 S-Rank Notes--Well, most beats make sense. Most of the song is also just a ton of Phrase Markers, and that makes your work a lot easier. The two pairs of overlapping Hit Markers in the song may be difficult, but nothing else that can't be fixed with practice. ===================== ~Cruisin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--184 Maximum Multiplier--318 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Medium-Fast Overview--This isn't much harder than when it was on Breezin'. It all still makes sense, but here are fewer Phrase Markers in comparison to Hit Markers. Don't expect it to be as easy. 1st Section--I personally think that the Hit Markers in this section make less sense than in Breezin'. That's weird. There are some easy Phrase Markers here as well, but it's the Hit Markers that are difficult. Oh well. 2nd Section--This whole section can be pretty tough. In most areas, if you are ever slightly off beat, you are likely to get all 100's or 50's. The main things are the strings of consecutive Hit Markers, and the groups with two sets of three overlapping markers. Their timing is understandable, but slightly messing up can hurt you. 3rd Section--The first half of this song is merely a repeat of the first section, while the last half is a repeat of the second section. There is an interim between these halves and you'll need to pay attention to the lyrics as the markers still match them. Fourth Section--This is a pretty easy section, mainly split between Hit and Phrase Markers. Some of the Hit Markers are tricky (mainly the ones close together), but close attention to the song can fix those mistakes. Final Section--This section is essentially the first half of the second section repeated twice. Towards the last half of the section you will discover that many of the beat layouts have been changed around. Pay attention to the markers close together. They can be tough to hit correctly if you hesitate. There's a Spin Marker at the end. S-Rank Difficulty--4/10 S-Rank Notes--The second section, which keeps repeating itself over the course of the song, is the trickiest section of the song. The mass consecutive and overlapping beats can be annoying, but by this point in the game you should be used to them. A few tries and you should have an S-Rank. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=q-wCfkhaOws ===================== ~Sweatin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--244 Maximum Multiplier--366 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Fast Overview--There are a ton of Hit Markers now, and almost all of them are placed near eachother. This can make things pretty difficult. The second section especially is complete torture. Not to mention that section gets repeated over and over again. Ugh. 1st Section--This section is pretty simple. Although there are a bunch of Hit Markers all close together before a Phrase Marker, they match the tune of the song rather well. Be sure to hit each group at the same pace, otherwise you can mess up (and many 100's won't refill the Elite-O-Meter at all). 2nd Section--Well, it isn't as bad as I made it out to be. It's just the fact it gets repeated often that makes it annoying. There aren't many Phrase Markers here, just flat up Hit Markers. Most of them occur in large groups. As usual, don't mess up your timing. Be sure to note the brief pauses. Don't tap too quickly on the overlapping markers either. 3rd Section--The first half of this section will repeat the first section. As for the second half, it merely repeats the second section. The beat locations have been changed entirely for both areas, though. You should be experienced enough so that doesn't effect you at all. 4th Section--This section has mostly Phrase Markers, with several Hit Markers between them. Everything here matches the lyrics (if it doesn't appear to be so, it's because sometimes the beats match the syllables spoken). There is also a Spin Marker at the end. Final Section--Most of this section will be a repeat of the second section, except some areas of it will appear mirrored. That too shouldn't prove to be nuch of a problem. Around the last half of the song there will be many Phrase Markers, most having only one Hit Marker between them. Don't lose focus here. Letting go of the stylus too early can hurt you. Like most songs, there's the Spin Marker at the end. S-Rank Difficulty--6/10 S-Rank Notes--There's nothing extreme about this song now. Sure, there are many beats strung close together in the second section and the parts that repeat it, but get used to it. Many songs in Sweatin' from here on are going to be doing that. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=B0LuoIVIlf4 ====================== ~Hard ROCK Difficulty~ ====================== Total Beats--244 Maximum Multiplier--366 Elite-O-Meter Rate--Very Fast Overview--There's nothing new here when it comes to Hard ROCK. There are some Phrase Markers of course, but it isn't anything you shouldn't already remember from Sweatin'. Since there are some complicated beat patterns, them appearing almost one at a time really helps here. 1st Section--If you're fine with the pacing of the song, then the rest of it should feel easy. Also note that long period of time between beats midway through the section. These times of rest take a fourth out of the Elite-O-Meter, so be sure to miss little during the song. You can fail entirely even when there's no beats. Really stupid, honestly. 2nd Section--There are a ton of Hit Markers here, and a lot of them are bunched up in groups. Since they generally appear one by one, you shouldn't have much trouble hitting them all in numerical order. Be careful of the overlapping markers near the end of the section. 3rd Section--The first half of this section will be a complete repeat of the first section, but the markers are aligned in different positions. The second half of the section is a repeat of the second section. There is an interim between these repetitions, and here are two Phrase Markers during it. Be careful. It only lasts a few seconds, however. 4th Section--Every group in this section has at least one Phrase Marker, and there are only a few, if any, Hit Markers inbetween each of them. All of them follow the syllables of the lyrics, so watch out for that. There is a Spin Marker at the end of the section. Final Section--This section repeats the second section twice. The second repetition, lyrics wise, is the same. However, the beat pattern is drastically different. There is generally a few, or just one, Hit Marker inbetween Phrase Markers. This repeats again up to the final two Phrase Markers. The song ends with the Spin Marker. S-Rank Difficulty--6/10 S-Rank Notes--The Phrase Markers are few in this song, and those aren't hard to memorize. There are several areas in the song with a large amount of beats, but if you can get a full combo on this song you should be very capable of an S-Rank. Practice the second section due to the repitition of it over the song. If you can get through that easily with mostly 300's, the rest of the song should follow. S-Rank Video--http://youtube.com/watch?v=nVOOuDD1PCQ =========================================================================== ~4L.Episode 12-You're The Inspiration~ =========================================================================== Mission-A Christmas Gift Song-You're The Inspiration Difficulty-***** Target-Lucy Age-7 Sex-Female Misc. Info-Wants to marry someone like her daddy. ===================== ~Breezin' Difficulty~ ===================== Total Beats--157 Maximum Multiplier--271 Elite-O-Mete