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BEAT ARENA

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48%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
63% User Score Based on 27 reviews

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BEAT ARENA is a single player and multiplayer action game with anime and science fiction themes. It was developed by KONAMI and was released on September 9, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Strum, strike, and jam away! Liven up your VR gig! Perform on stage in a band as a pianist, a guitarist, a bassist or a drummer, all in VR! Grab your friends' play data and enjoy a VR jam session together! Perform your favorite songs from the BEMANI series in VR!

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63%Audience ScoreBased on 27 reviews
music5 positive mentions
gameplay4 negative mentions
  • Drum gameplay is fun and utilizes 3D space effectively, providing a more engaging experience compared to other instruments.
  • The game features a vibrant, flashy anime-influenced visual style and cool stage environments, enhancing immersion.
  • The music selection includes popular Bemani and J-pop tracks that become enjoyable over time, with replay and band interaction mechanics adding social and performance depth.
  • Gameplay for guitar, bass, and keyboard is often clunky, with inconsistent controls and poor instrument feedback, especially the guitar strumming mechanics.
  • The game suffers from technical issues including bugs, performance stuttering, black screen problems on certain VR headsets, and buggy menu navigation.
  • Limited song variety and short track length reduce replay value; progression and achievement hunting feel tedious and grindy.

  • music

    52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    10% positive mentions, 84% neutral mentions, 6% negative mentions

    The music in this game features a niche selection primarily from Bemani arcade titles with mostly short, cut "TV-size" tracks that some find catchy but limited in variety. While the soundtrack quality is generally praised, issues with music sync and a small song library, along with a clunky song menu, detract from the experience. Overall, it appeals mostly to fans of the Bemani series but may feel repetitive and rough, especially on certain VR setups.

    • “This game interestingly opts out from Western licensed music (unlike most Western localizations) and instead includes a handful of popular Bemani music from both Pop'n Music and Gitadora.”
    • “I got this because any Konami music and rhythm game will come with a bunch of great songs from their previous arcade games, and while I'm not too surprised, Murmur Twins is still super fun and amazing to play.”
    • “The music is pretty great, although some tracks can be too short. Hopefully, they add some full-sized songs in time.”
    • “All songs are cut so even the longest tracks are barely 1:30 long.”
    • “Again I'm not sure if it's because of my setup, but some music played have some sync problem where the instrument would play ahead of its vocal or some instrument would lag behind your own instrument.”
    • “Add to that the music selection being very biased towards anime/Japanese, and going for very short 'TV' versions of the songs, means you can never really get into it before the song comes to a screeching halt.”

  • optimization

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 39% neutral mentions, 23% negative mentions

    The game suffers from significant optimization issues, including performance stuttering and synchronization problems, even on high-end setups. Despite these technical drawbacks, the gameplay remains enjoyable for fans looking for a premium Bemani-style rhythm experience.

    • “The game suffers from performance issues where it sometimes locks up and stutters badly, negatively impacting gameplay.”
    • “It's like a workstation but plagued by performance problems that hinder smooth play.”
    • “Performance problems are a major downside, including issues with music synchronization and overall game responsiveness.”
    • “Two major downsides, however, are the music sync and performance.”
    • “The other issue is performance, where the game would lock up sometimes and actually stutter so badly that it hurts.”
    • “It's essentially a workstation, but it suffers from performance issues.”

  • gameplay

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    14% positive mentions, 29% neutral mentions, 57% negative mentions

    The gameplay is basic but functional within VR, featuring interesting instruments and band mechanics. However, it is marred by tedious interactions, a poor interface, and an overall frustrating experience, leading to very low user ratings.

    • “The instruments are neat and the band mechanics are cool.”
    • “If not for the drums, I would give this game a 0/10 on gameplay.”
    • “There are some extremely tedious mechanics, such as having to vigorously wave hello to both of your AI bandmates to start the song, then interact with them again to end the song.”
    • “Konami made good use of VR for the environments and atmosphere, although not so much for the gameplay.”

  • graphics

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The graphics feature vibrant colors and numerous holographic effects, but the overall visual experience is weakened by uninspired track design and an overuse of high-tech aesthetics, resulting in a less impressive presentation.

    • “Vibrant colors and a lot of 'holographic' effects.”
    • “Very lackluster track design, questionable sound selection for the drums, and an over-reliance on 'holographic'/'high-tech' visual aesthetic make the experience not stellar.”
    • “Graphics rated 5/10, indicating below average visual appeal.”
    • “The use of vibrant colors and lots of 'holographic' effects can feel overdone and detract from the overall graphical experience.”

  • grinding

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is not particularly difficult but is notably long and tedious, with some mechanics—like repeatedly interacting with AI bandmates to start and end songs—adding unnecessary frustration.

    • “It's not difficult but it's a long and tedious process.”
    • “There are some extremely tedious mechanics too, such as having to vigorously wave hello to both of your AI bandmates in order to start the song, then interact with them again to end the song.”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's replayability is enhanced by the bass feature, which offers a unique "plucking" option in addition to strumming, providing more engaging and varied gameplay experiences.

  • story

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The provided text does not offer any information about the game's story, so no summary can be made regarding this aspect.

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users praise the game's atmosphere for effectively utilizing VR to create immersive environments, enhancing the overall mood, even though this strength doesn't extend as much to the gameplay itself.

    • “Konami made good use of VR for the environments and atmosphere, although not so much for the gameplay.”
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BEAT ARENA is a action game with anime and science fiction themes. Common tags for BEAT ARENA include science, score attack, character customization and 6dof.

BEAT ARENA is available on PC, Virtual Reality, Windows and Oculus Quest.

BEAT ARENA was released on September 9, 2021.

BEAT ARENA was developed by KONAMI.

BEAT ARENA has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked BEAT ARENA for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.

BEAT ARENA is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Groove Coaster, Ragnarock, DrumBeats VR, Drums Rock, Hatsune Miku VR and others.