Pop'n Music 12: Iroha CS

Yes, LEARNING KATAKANA HELPS A BUNCH. I think most of the song genres and menu options are written in katakana, so you can sound those out. Once you get a feel for that, you'll be that much better off.

Okay, 12 - I played it for a bit the other day. I like the new interface a lot. I didn't play many songs, but I liked the new songs I did see a lot. I'm a Pop'n newbie though, so I'm stuck around LV 15 or so. T_T

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Rawkus

And thank God they've returned to a simple unlock system as opposed to Gambler Z on 9, the crazy matching game on 10, or the flying around the world thing with 11 (which I never could figure out).

How did unlocks work in 11? I'm still clueless on that one.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I learned on a small controller (~$30 US). The ASC is SO much different from the cheaper ones (being twice as big). So, if you get a smaller controller you'll know how to read the music but virtually none of the application strategies work for the ASC (again, because of the difference of size and distance between buttons).

I'm not sure about other folks, but dare I say it approaches the difference between playing DDR with the controller and on your feet.

How ya doing, buddy?