DrumMania is a video-game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Inc. and published worldwide by Konami. The title was initially released in the form of arcade cabinets, which is the normal medium for the series, but a version for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony was launched in December 2000. It is an arcade title built upon music-simulation and rhythm concepts.

DrumMania is very similar to playing the drums in music-simulation video-games such as Rock Band and the Guitar Hero series. Basically, players have to match the input of their controller with the notes that keep scrolling on the screen.

As long as they match the two, they keep scoring and progress through the song. If they fail several notes successively, the song stops and the stage needs to be replayed. A short clip of the song played is also presented to gamers, but in a small screen area so that it does not attract too much attention.

At the end of each of the songs, players are given a quick report showing them how well they did and a suggestion on whether they should try again. In order to get a more complex musical experience, they can link DrumMania to GuitarFreaks to simultaneously get to control the guitar and the drum elements in a song.

CHEATS

Guitar: Hidden mode

Press [Red], [Blue], [Green], [Blue], [Red], [Green] at the mode-selection screen. A sound will confirm the correct code entry.

Guitar: Screen mode

Press [Red], [Blue], [Green], [Blue], [Red], [Green], [Red], [Blue], [Green], [Blue], [Red], [Green] at the mode-selection screen. A sound will confirm the correct code entry.

Here's a video of the arcade version of the game in action: