The developers have also promised DLC, so the already-robust songlist can only get bigger. The game is packed in with over 60 music tracks from previous DJMax titles, eight of which are brand new to the series. Technika Tune is a spectacle musically and visually. Playing a chart in any of these modes will unlock then in Freestyle mode. Star, Pop, and Club modes are where you’ll be spending a majority of your time, considering most of the songlist has to be unlocked. The game is broken up into four different modes. Occasionally, the Repeat Notes will have holds in them as well. Various notes you’ll encounter are the regular Pink Notes, where you simply tap the note to activate it Drag Notes, where you move your finger along the pattern of the note as the timeline moves along Hold Notes, where you hold the note down until the timeline reaches the end of the tail Chain Notes, like Drags where you have to move your finger along with the timeline, but instead at different points in-time with the music and Repeat Notes, where you tap the first note, but then tap each additional point as the timeline moves along. Missing the note will cause a combo break and health loss. When the timeline passes through the center of the note, you tap it and earn points. The screen is split into two horizontal sections where various notes are placed.
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The Technika series plays much differently than the Portable series. Considering the arcade cabinet has a 22-inch touchscreen, how well would this game translate to the Vita’s five inch screen? At most, those machines have been scarcely placed around the country.įortunately for us, the fine folks at Pentavision decided to give us a taste of the arcade scene by bringing Technika to the PlayStation Vita. While some are familiar with the Beatmania-styled Portable series ( DJMax Fever and DJMax Portable 3 both making their way to the states), the lesser known Technika has only made an arcade appearance for the last three years of its existence. Rhythm game fans are truly spoiled for choice these days.The DJMax series hasn’t found much light here compared to other music games here in the U.S., but it still managed to find its niche here. There’s a new trailer below, showing you how much fun people are finding the game. DLC will pad that track list out even further, but close to 150 music tracks just to start with is indeed a great start.
DJMax Respect features songs from previous DJMax games, including 107 songs from DJMax Portable and DJMax Portable 2, and introducing 40 new songs for Respect. There’s an awful lot of content in this game, too. This is the latest in a rhythm game series that has been around for a long time indeed, and is well known for catering to the more hardcore rhythm game community with challenging scoring and often quite experimental music, predominantly from Korea and Japan.
Probably not, but DJMax Respect is looking really fine, and will be released in just a few weeks. But the real question is will it pull us away from Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone?