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Menus[edit]

  • 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
  • Left dpad/Right dpad or Left lstick/Right lstick: Toggle Menu Setting
  • Triangle button: Back to previous Menu/Screen
  • Circle button: Refresh Memory Card on Memory Card Screen/Display Virtual Keyboard

Game Modes[edit]

  • Left dpad/Right dpad or Left lstick/Right lstick: 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[edit]

  • Up lstick/Down lstick or Up dpad/Down dpad: Move to another section
  • Left lstick/Right lstick or Left dpad/Right dpad: 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
  • Up rstick/Down rstick: Select Effect Panel Option
  • R3 button: Toggle Effect On/Off or view effect options
  • Select button: Playback

Virtual Keyboard for Chat and Data Entry[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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