It's in my PS2 right now! Damn, that was fast. 8th Style still has that new car smell and I'm already looking 9th Style in the face. I had no idea the release date was even approaching and I come home to a UPS package on my doorstep. Whoo Hoo!
Anyway, this is the first style to have a high-res presentation, and it looks killer. It also seems that the videos have been brought kicking and screaming into the world of modern compression standards. The little bit I saw out of the corner of my eye looked great (I think).
I've always heard that 9th and 10th have timing problems in the arcade. I'm not intimatly familliar enough with IIDX to say whether or not it's been fixed here, but for what it's worth nothing seemed to be off and I AA'd two brand new songs on my first go.
I remember not too long ago we were all fearing that 7th Style would never be a reality. In fact it seems like just yesterday. That's some fast porting Konami. Glad to see it done right. Now get on some Drummania ports for the love of God!
As a side note, this Style has a crossover that is a guilty pleasure of mine...Love Shine! w00t!
