Mad Maestro!
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| Developer(s) | Desert Productions |
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| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Music |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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Mad Maestro!, known in Japan as Bravo Music (ブラボーミュージック Burabō Myūjikku), is a classical music rhythm game for the PlayStation 2 (PS2). It was developed by Desert Productions and released in Japan by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI) and abroad by Eidos Interactive under their "Fresh Games" label. The game features classical songs, such as Swan Lake, Hungarian Dance No. 5 & 6, and Night on Bald Mountain.
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[edit] Gameplay
Typically rhythm games rely on timed input according to on screen cues and tempo. Mad Maestro features this style of gameplay, with the additional layer of pressure sensitivity. Utilizing the pressure sensitivity with the dualshock 2, the player must conduct an orchestra by tapping correlating buttons with varying degrees of pressure. There are three levels of pressure; light, medium and hard. The Japanese release featured an optional Baton peripheral.
[edit] Reception and legacy
On release, Famitsu magazine scored the game a 30 out of 40.[2] The use of pressure sensitivity in addition to standard rhythm game play mechanics was considered by some to be overly complicated.
According to Dengeki Online, the Japanese edition of Mad Maestro was the 195th best-selling video game of 2001 at 54,794 copies.[3] Mad Maestro! was followed by three Japan-exclusive sequels, all for the PS2: Bravo Music Christmas Edition (ブラボーミュージック Christmas Edition) on November 22, 2001; Bravo Music: Chou-Meikyokuban (ブラボーミュージック 超名曲盤) on January 17, 2002; and Let's Bravo Music (Let’s ブラボーミュージック) on December 12, 2002.[4][5][6]
[edit] Song list
The list of songs in the order they appear on the game.
1. Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major - Johannes Brahms
2. Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G major - Johannes Brahms
3. Slavonic Dance No 7 - Dvořák, Antonín
4. Thunder and Lightning - Johan Strauss
5. Finale from Carnival of the Animals (Finale Carnivale des Animaux) - Saint-Saens, C.
6. The Marriage of Figaro - W. A. Mozart
7. Scene from Swan Lake
8. Toreador song from Carmen
9. Baba Yaga's Hut from Pictures at an Exhibition - Modeste Mussorgsky
10. 9th Symphony-4th Movement - L. V. Beethoven
11. Entry of the Gladiators
12. Marche Militaire - Franz Schubert
13. March from the Nutcracker
14. Trepak from the Nutcracker
15. 40th Symphony K550-1st movement
16. Orpheus in the Underworld Overture
17. Flight of the Valkyries from The Valkyrie, Richard Wagner
18. Night on Bald Mountain
19. Dance of the Four Swans from Swan Lake
20. Morning Mourn from Pier Gynt Suite
21. William Tell Overture - Rossini
22. Rakoczi's March - Franz Liszt
23. 5th Symphony-1st Movement
24. Radetsky March - Johan Strauss
25. Csikos Post
26. Toy Symphony
27. Eine Kleine Nacht Musik - Mozart
28. Dance of the Reed Flutes from the Nutcracker
29. Algerian Suite from French Military March Music
30. Flight of the Bumblebee
31. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks from Pictures at an Exhibition
32. Divertimento No. 1 in E flat major K113
33. L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 from Farandole
34. In the Hall of the Mountain King from Pier Gynt Suite
[edit] References
- ^ http://uk.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/madmaestro/similar.html?mode=versions&om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary
- ^ プレイステーション2 - ブラボーミュージック. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.89. 30 June 2006.
- ^ IGN staff (January 11, 2002). "Dengeki Online Top 200 Of 2001". IGN. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/100/100860p1.html. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
- ^ Sony staff. "ブラボーミュージック Christmas Edition" (in Japanese). Sony Computer Entertainment. http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/scps11017.html. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
- ^ Sony staff. "ブラボーミュージック 超名曲盤(限定版)" (in Japanese). Sony Computer Entertainment. http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/scps11019.html. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
- ^ Sony staff. "Let’s ブラボーミュージック" (in Japanese). Sony Computer Entertainment. http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/scps11028.html. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
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