Gaminez: Jubeat Knit

Jubeat Knit

Friday 29 July 2011 07:51 Posted by desmondykw

My first ever arcade game that i am gonna review, Jubeat knit. A really addictive game once you had your hands on it! I started like last 3-4 months ago, until today i am still playing it. Jubeat is a music game developed by Konami, one of the most popular company that is into the development of music-related games. There are several versions of jubeat, the version i am playing till now is Jubeat Knit. However there are also other versions, Jubeat ripples being the first, followed up by Jubeat append and then Jubeat knit. One better than the previous, which i would say its good as we players could enjoy the game much better. This game machine costs around SGD$9000 if you were to buy it, and i can say there is indeed people who are crazy enough to buy it! And of course, they are the best ones out there, setting excellent records that thousands of people are unable to achieve. Really fun game that brings the limits of your fingers/sight/reflexes to a whole new level that you would never experience anywhere other than JUBEAT!

Gamefaqs rating : 9.5/10
My rating : 9/10

Goods : Creative gameplay style. Whole lot of songs to choose from. E-amusement card stores data and new records set. Variety of notes to choose from. Local and online play are enabled.

Bads : Faulty touchscreen at times. Inequal sound systems in machines (some loud, some soft). Settings are in japanese (Those do not know japanese are at disadvantage).

When its about the arcade, tokens comes in place. Yes. jubeat does require tokens in order to play it. In singapore, it requires 3 tokens which will enables you to play 3 songs of your choice in the available song list. So it can be said 1 token for 1 song. Individual song length of about 1-2 minute, so 3 songs would take you around 5 minutes. A fairly good amount of time along with a reasonable price of gameplay!

-Touching on the gameplay, Jubeat functions in a way that uses 16 buttons in a 4x4 grid for gameplay, a really creative gameplay style i would say! One of the finest music game present in the arcade currently, accompany with reflecbeat etc. that comes after it. Jubeat works in the way, as songs selected are played, 'notes' will appear within these 16 buttons. 'Notes' will appear accordingly to the beats of the song and the difficulty selected. Simply said, this game is played by 'tapping what you see'. Sounds easy eh..... but as notes gets faster and begins to appear in ridiculous patterns, be prepared for your eyes and fingers to get fucked big time! A really awesome experience if you were to ask me.

-Next up, the vast number of songs available. Before talking more, i would assume you guys would already pocessed the e-amusment card (or other similar cards), so you would be able to unlocked way more songs other than only the licensed songs stored in the Jubeat machine itself. Song count of about 50 or more, tunes mainly from countries like Japan/Korea/Hong kong/Macau and Taiwan (providing a wide variety of tunes to choose from). There will definitely be at LEAST 1 song that will interest you, unless you are some old dude that only listens to cantonese/hokkien song, then i would say this game is definitely not for you!

-Great variety of notes to choose from as well. These 'notes' are known as markers in the game, which you will be seeing and tapping throughout the game. Choose the marker that suits you and let the fun starts!

-Local and online play are available. Local play would mean able to play with your friend that is right beside you, playing the same tunes but still able to choose your own difficulty, good stuff! Online play would mean whenever you select a song, you will get matched-up with people around the world who are playing the same tune that you select at the exact same time! Cool shit isnt it.......and if you are lucky, you might get matched up with the all-stars like II-L-Y and Y.S-Y!

-Ok, now i will conclude about Jubeat knit. The E-amusement card allows your play data to be saved so during your future plays, you will be able to see your scores/records that you achieved in your previous plays. I would really advised anyone who starts this game to get the card, it can be purchased from the counter of your arcade. Some of the flaws of this game is minor, like faulty buttons and sound systems. Faulty buttons are due to players pressing way too hard on the buttons, causing it to malfunction. However, no worries, just regular maintenace would do the job. So i would also advise you guys to check on the buttons of the machine before you decide to go for a roll on Jubeat.

-There will also be a bonus song everyday, that would mean if you play the bonus song, you will be able to get 1.5X exp for that song. The bonus song is random, so do not expect the bonus song to be the same everyday. There will be different ranks in the game, the higher you go, the better you get and more songs will be unlocked. Events are also present (like once in a few months). For example take it for now, 4 tunes instead of 3 for only 3 tokens. Though 1 extra tune might sound little, but it means alot for players like us. Thank you konami!!

This game is still popular if you were to ask me. Even though it is released in 2008, it is still able to maintained its popularity among people like us through its amazing features! Dont be discouraged if you failed a tune or did not meet your expectations. Practise makes perfect, just keep practising and achievements will be awaiting you! (However that would also mean more $$$, so just do as you deem fit). Jubeat copius is the next update coming after Jubeat knit, so do expect a whole new and better experience!
A video speaks a million words, heres one random video to show you guys what Jubeat is like- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwPG2p1Bi38&feature=related

Have a nice day!