All previous beatmania songs have been removed, replaced with a brand-new set of 23 songs.
First beatmania game to include licenses and BEMANI crossovers.
The interface has been totally redesigned. The new design features lots of purple and computerized elements.
Difficulty levels are now on a scale of 1 to 7.
First beatmania game to list artists for the song on the music select screen.
First beatmania game where all songs have at least two sets of charts on Single and Double.
Kouichi Yamazaki and Yasushi Kurobane make their BEMANI debuts.
First beatmania game sound directed by Takehiko Fujii, who would stay on this position until the last beatmania game.