page_title: GuitarFreaks and DrumMania
section_title: V4 to V6 (2007–2009)
hierarchical_section_title: GuitarFreaks and DrumMania / History / V4 to V6 (2007–2009)
caption_attribution_description: English: A DrumMania V4 Rock x Rock arcade machine
context_page_description: GuitarFreaks is a music video game series produced by Konami. It is a rhythm game where the player uses a controller to simulate the playing of an electric guitar. The game consists of music predominantly from the rock music, rock and roll and J-pop genres. It is considered one of the most influential video games of all time, for having laid the foundations for popular guitar-based rhythm games, such as the Guitar Hero series. Working Designs attempted to bring Guitar Freaks PlayStation 2 games in the U.S., but patent problems with the guitar controller prevented the project from moving forward.
  The game is now in its nineteenth version, GuitarFreaks V8, which was released on March 28, 2011. It was speculated to be the final release of GuitarFreaks V. A spin-off series, GuitarFreaks XG was released in Japanese arcades on March 10, 2010, which added two more buttons to the fret bar. A sequel, GuitarFreaks XG2, was released on March 9, 2011. Another sequel, GuitarFreaks XG3, was released on Feb. 23, 2012.
  DrumMania is a drumming music video game series produced by Bemani, the musical division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc..
context_section_description: GuitarFreaks & DrumMania V4 was released on August 8, 2007 in Japan and received a location test on September 30, 2007 in the United States. This instalment is the first in the series to forego PlayStation-based hardware, replacing it with a Bemani PC running Windows XP Embedded. This is in contrast to Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2, which was released on August 22, 2007 in Japan and continued to use the PlayStation 2-based Python 2.
  V4 is also the first international release in the series, the second location test of GuitarFreaks in USA, and the first location test of DrumMania in USA. The test was short-lived in the United States, concluding in just over a month.
caption: DrumMania V4
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