Simfile creator: Amras
Song title: Rhythm Bandits
Song author: Junior Senior
Singles: 3/5/7/9/12
Doubles: 3/5/9/10/14

This is my 5th entry in the StepMix 2 Contest. Meaning, my last one. I got this song from the songs package that has been installed in my StepMania before. I found this song very amusing so then I searched the artist's websites and got their page at myspace. Luckily, I got the permission. So then I began to work.

Singles
Beginner (3)
-Nothing spectacular here. A few of 4th note, but not in a row.
Light (5)
-Quite many "trio of 4th notes" here, but not as hard as usual standard level. It's still an easy afterall.
Standard (7)
-I made this 7 coz i really want to offer good chart for every standard players. And I do think it will be any standard player's favorite.
Heavy (9)
-It's 9. Many jumps, lots of streaming notes, lots of body turnings, some freezes. It's fun. 470+ combos, but fun. Exhausting, but fun.
Challenge (12)
-Watch out the mines. With 'just' 510s combos - well unlike others which are 650++ combos.. LoL - it's already been 12. Thanks to the mines and the freezes, not forgetting the handplants. :D It's still fun of course for you expert hands player. I made it still VERY possible to play with fun. 

Doubles
Beginner (3)
-Same as single. A few of 4th note, not in a row. Couples of easy body turning (between two 2nd notes). Really for beginners.
Light (5)
-Same as single. Quite many "trio of 4th notes" here. Still, not as hard as usual standard level chart.
Standard (9)
-Wooo... this is my fav difficulty of all. Cause the body turning is so DDR. It's difficult but it's showing off your ability, yet very fun to play. Not that exhausting one, still lots of streaming.
Heavy (10)
-Steps are placed far from each other. Not so many body turning, but maybe lots of body streching. LoL. Still fun, I'm sure you all can finish it.
Challenge (14)
-I made it from hell. LoL. Many, many mines here. Many freezes just like single. More combos than single. You will find the middle part really, really hard. Just try. It's still possible to play though. At least, it's not some chart with only rapid steps. It's full of patterns and it will need a very good notes reading.

About the song.. the song is quite a cheering one, like some cheers yelling. LoL. But I really like the drum and what I thought when I chosed it was that I needed a highbeat song (around 170++ bpm). So I chosed it. Thanks to Junior Senior for letting me use their song.

Graphics.
Thanks to celsojunior @ http://celsojunior.deviantart.com
Check her gallery. It's full of great (vector) artworks.
I first intended to use this image in V1 (4th entry), but I cancelled it. Having had a permission from celsojunior, I kinda want to appreciate her kindness someway by still using this image in Rhythm Bandits. Besides the happy/cheering mood is really captured with this background image. 
I cropped the original image, then retouched it a bit with Photoshop CS2, changing colors etc for BG changes. Here they are. And this is the banner:


OK, that's all. Hope you enjoy the song! Hope I win this contest. :D


