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Menus

Start button Start/Pause Game
Neutral dpad or Neutral lstick Select Menu Item
Cross button Confirm Selection
Neutral dpad or Neutral lstick or Cross button Change Highlighted Panel
Neutral dpad or Neutral lstick left/right Toggle Menu Setting
Triangle button Back to previous Menu/Screen
Circle button Refresh Memory Card on Memory Card Screen/Display Virtual Keyboard

Game Modes

Neutral dpad or Neutral lstick left/right Switch Tracks
L1 button or Square button Blast Left Note
R1 button or Triangle button Blast Center Note
R2 button or Circle button Blast Right Note
Select button Toggle Camera View
Cross button Deploy Powerup
Start button Pause/Exit Game

Remix Mode

Neutral lstick or Neutral dpad up/down Move to another section
Neutral lstick or Neutral dpad left/right Switch Track
L1 button or Square button Create Left Note
R1 button or Triangle button Create Center Note
R2 button or Circle button Create Right Note
Cross button Erase Current Bar
Cross button (tap twice) Erase Whole Track
Neutral rstick up/down Select Effect Panel Option
R3 button Toggle Effect On/Off or view effect options
Select button Playback

Virtual Keyboard for Chat and Data Entry

Circle button Open Virtual Keyboard for Chat
Neutral lstick or Neutral dpad Select Character
Cross button Enter Character
Square button Enter Space
L2 button Backspace
Circle button Transmit Chat Message/Close Virtual Keyboard
Triangle button Back to Previous Screen
R2 button Shift
L1 button/R1 button Move Cursor

You can also use a standard USB keyboard instead of the Virtual Keyboard. Just plug the keyboard into the USB slot on the front of the PS2. Once a keyboard is plugged into the system, just type your messages on the keyboard and press Enter to transmit the message.

Blasting the Notes

The core of the gameplay is in blasting the notes as they stream by. Each stream (left, center, right) has two buttons assigned to blasting them, and they can be used in any combination. However, the following are the three recommended control sets to use.

Method 1

L1 button Blast Left Note
R1 button Blast Center Note
R2 button Blast Right Note

Method 2

Square button Blast Left Note
R1 button Blast Center Note
R2 button Blast Right Note

Method 3

Square button Blast Left Note
Triangle button Blast Center Note
Circle button Blast Right Note