Konami's pop'n music series has always been a genre blender set to maximum speed, and this installment throws everything at the wall with zero hesitation. You get E-TEN-RAKU doing traditional Japanese festival percussion, then AUSLANDSGESPRÄCH swerving into European club territory, then Three Fried Tempura existing as a song title that actually has a banger attached to it.
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YOLCU MUSTAFA brings Turkish folk into a rhythm game like it's the most natural thing in the world. demolizione goes hard with industrial breakbeats. The tracklist reads like someone raided every record store on earth. Legend of the Strongest Old Lady alone is worth showing up for.
If you think rhythm games peaked with one genre, this disc will correct you fast.