Simfile Creator: X0-000
Song: Sicilian Defence
Artist: X0-000
Steps and Graphics: X0-000

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The song was made by me. It's a combination of piano/orchestral strings and techno breakbeat. The full song has much more material in it than the cut used for this simfile, so listen to the full version at:

www.soundclick.com/x0_000

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Overall, the song's varied sections break up the charts into distinct patterns. The beginning has a trance-y feel, moving into a quarter-note rhythm followed by a slow piano section and finishing with some breakbeat patterns.

Singles

Beginner (1):

Some easy beginner material. Most of the steps are spaced out and repeated, but the ending has them closer together.

Basic (3):

The chart opens up with a simple note pattern, then moves into a jackhammer note pattern and jump combination, followed by a slowdown with freezes and finishes off with a final note pattern.

Another (5):

The beginning shapes the player up for the slowdown with pseudo-gallops, while the quarter note section is a jump challenge. The slow section has a few gallops in it, and it finishes off with a freeze section.

Maniac (7):

The first section focuses on the rhythms provided by the synth and require some crossovers to execute properly, while the quarter note sequence requires a good eye to find the gallops disguised as jumps.  The next section is chock full of sixteenth note clusters, but careful reading skills or a speed mod will take care of them easily and the end features some freeze/step combinations.

Oni (9):

The start of the chart is similar to Maniac, but with some hands and mines sprinkled throughout. The quarter note section becomes a minefield with sixteenth note clusters, while the slowdown is a reading challenge that follows the main piano melody. The ending combines everything from the earlier sections in one final stretch of the song, finishing off with a quad.

Doubles

Basic (3):

Fairly standard doubles chart that eases the beginning doubles player into the game, but challenges them to master crossovers on doubles pads during the slow section.

Another (5):

The rhythms are similar to the singles chart continues helping the player get used to two pads. A few crossovers appear to prepare the player for the harder charts.

Maniac (8):

The player is expected to do crossovers throughout portions of the song, and the quarter note section features hands. The last section is a bit more chaotic than in the singles version.

Expert (9):

The intro is full of hands a la While Tha Rekkid Spins Expert so expect to burn a lot of energy. The next two parts are very similar to the singles chart with a mine barrier at the end of the slowdown. The ending combines everything seen in the earlier sections as a final challenge.


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The background and banner were made with Photoshop 6.0 and Flash 5. The song name, Sicilian Defence is the name given to the most popular chess opening (1.e4 2.c5) which explains the chess pieces and the notation in the banner and background.