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Play Beat City (US edition · English) Online
Beat City
Play Beat City online and explore its Nintendo DS gameplay. Tap, swipe and hold to restore rhythm and colour to a city ruled by Cacophony. See how to start and use the original controls.
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Nintendo DS (NDS) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B / X / Y | Z / X / A / S |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
| Microphone | Not assigned |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Beat City
Quick start
Open Tutorial to practise the three gestures, then begin Beat Revolution. Keep the tutorials enabled for the first visit to each scene. Listen to the pattern and watch the visual cue before tapping; for a held note, keep contact until the release cue.
Controls
All rhythm actions use the touch screen: tap once, swipe or press and hold as the scene instructs. Match the musical and visual timing, including when to release a hold. START pauses during play; during a tutorial it can skip the lesson. Options offers left- or right-handed settings.
Beat City — About this game
Beat City follows Synchronizer through a city whose energy has been suppressed by Cacophony. Its DS rhythm scenes turn everyday actions into playful musical tasks, with gestures timed to sounds and animation rather than a long list of buttons. As your timing improves, the dull scenery fills with colour and your rankings help the adventure advance. The story links twenty minigames, while individual tutorials explain the rhythm of each new situation. Returning to familiar scenes offers a way to improve a rank after the first clear.
Beat City Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nds
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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