Other Changes
Other things that have changed in NX2 include:
3 songs per credit - unlike older versions of Pump, where you always had the opportunity to play 4 Arcade Station songs per credit depending on your bonus, the maximum number of songs playable in a credit on NX2 is 3. According to Andamiro, this was done due to requests from arcades that found that 4-song credits were too long. Training Station, Arcade Station, and WorldMax all allow 3 regular song plays per credit (with the exception of Remixes and Full Songs), while Arcade Station only has two songs by default, with the possibility of a third song with the same conditions as in the past. This change has been met with both optimism and dislike in the Pump It Up community, however it has proven to have the side effect of bringing in much more in terms of profits for arcades with many players, especially with the added replay incentive of WorldMax.
Expansion of Training Station - NX2's Training Station adds on to the twenty relatively simple lessons from NX with an additional twenty, this time expanding the depth of the tutorial to where the 40th lesson ends with training on some of the game's most difficult Nightmare charts. In later lessons, arrows become color-coded to represent what feet should be hitting which steps. This is done to help players learn how to turn and twist in stepcharts properly. Arrows that are red are meant to be hit with the left foot, blue with the right foot, and yellow steps can be hit with any foot.
Arcade Station layout - NX2's layout in Arcade Station is very similar to NX's, however it's been touched up quite a bit. The song scroll layout is now reminiscent of Cover Flow, with far-left and far-right disc images being folded to the side. Each song now displays the machine's record score for every song on every mode when the song/chart is selected as well a displaying the calorie and oxygen consumption information for every chart.
Internationalization - Starting with NX2, Pump machines now support four language settings: English, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. All four languages have complete language files in WorldMax as well as in Training Station and other areas where text is important, further catering to the various markets where Pump It Up has expanded. However, some international aspects of the game have gone back to the way they originally were, such as title screens for many new NX2 songs remaining completely in Korean.
Chinese Edition - A special edition of NX2 for mainland China exists, roughly translated as "Dragonfly Phoenix Dance". It is officially licensed for Chinese arcades and contains seven additional songs by popular Chinese artists. This edition, along with a cheaper system to introduce FX cabinets to Chinese arcades, was created in attempt to spread the game's popularity in the area. Aside from an alternate title screen and Chinese translations for some ingame text, the only difference between this edition and other editions of NX2 is the inclusion of the seven new songs. The new songs all have re-used background animations from pre-Exceed songs.
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