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 Under the Sky (Ryu Remix) 
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   Song Title: Under the Sky (Ryu Remix)
  Song Artist: Sayaka Minami (BeForU) with platoniX
               
  Song Length: 2:07
   Song Genre: Happy Hardcore
        Album: Cyber Beatnation 1st Conclusion

     Steps By: Xythar
  Graphics By: Xythar
          (BG photo by sjtoh on sxc.hu)

 Author Email: gmmazz@hotmail.com

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This is the first track on the "Cyber Beatnation 1st Conclusion" CD that was included with the special edition of Beatmania IIDX 12: Happy Sky for PS2. We all know it's just the new V-Rare, but Konami can call it what they like.

It's a nice happy hardcore remix of Under the Sky (of Happy Sky and DDR Supernova fame). Faster too, although only by a bit (original was 170, this is 185). It feels even more sped up than that, but I guess that's just because it's a lot more energetic than the original song.

Beginner follows the rules. Except the rule about rating beginner. Konami would call this a 2 just because of the BPM, but there's no way it'd pass as one in my opinion. So I rated it a 3.

Light is full of long quarter note streams, jumps and even some step jumps (not to mention that it concludes with several quarter note jumps in a row). So the 5 is definitely appropriate, I think.

Standard brings in 8ths and also a little bit of chaos in order to go to the syncopated cymbal hits (or whatever those are). The latter doesn't really add much difficulty compared to the 8th streams. It's a hard 7, but I'm sticking with that rating since it's still much easier than heavy. No freezes because I alternated using/not using them again for the hell of it.

Heavy is the real deal! Syncopation, long streams, shorter streams, jumps, stepjumps and lots of crossovers! There's one bit that looks like a spin but it isn't, it's the end of one crossover and the start of the next. A worthy 9 indeed, I'd say.

Graphics were made in Photoshop - the background image is "sun and clouds" by sjtoh on sxc.hu and is available here:
http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=view&id=252238

I don't have too much else to say. Enjoy!

--Xythar
