Muspelheim as seen in Ragnarock on the PSVR2
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Ragnarock Review

As a longtime non-VR player, my impression of the rhythm game scene was dominated by Beat Saber. After getting my hands on the PlayStation VR 2, I learned there’s a lot more out there, like Ragnarock…

February 28, 2023 | 10:00 EST

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Hi-Fi Rush Review

Hi-Fi Rush came out of nowhere in so many ways. The sudden launch on the same day it was announced is almost as surprising as the fact that it came from the same studio behind The Evil Within and…

February 13, 2023 | 12:47 EST

Unplugged
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Unplugged Review

I've been playing guitar for around a decade now but I've been playing rhythm games for much longer. This divide is always there in modern music games and how they commit is perhaps the most…

October 21, 2021 | 11:00 EDT

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Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Review

Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts series is known for many things: complicated plots, titles that don't make a whole lot of sense, epic multi-stage boss fights, and characters whose designs involve a lot…

November 24, 2020 | 11:00 EST

AVICII Invector Review
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AVICII Invector Review

A rhythm game lives and dies by one major factor: its soundtrack. Focusing entirely on one artist can be a smart move, but that artist needs the beats to back it up. It did work for Rock Band's…

December 30, 2019 | 11:00 EST

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Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone Review - Hitting the Highest Note

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone is deceptive. No, not in the bad way, but in the sense that although it is a Project DIVA game, it's also very much a different game at its core. Much like…

January 9, 2017 | 10:00 EST

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Klang Review - Rhythmic Dissonance

The rhythm genre is one steeped in tradition; of fundamentally similar mechanics and ideas applied to different settings and situations. Klang, the action/adventure/rhythm hybrid developed by…

September 26, 2016 | 11:00 EDT

crypt of the necrodancer
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Crypt of the Necrodancer Review – Inventive and Challenging

Usually when you think of rhythm games, the first thing that comes to mind are games like Guitar Hero or DDR, but most likely you don’t associate it with fighting hordes of enemies and unlocking…

April 22, 2015 | 04:38 EDT

Senran Kagura Bon Appetit
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Senran Kagura Bon Appetit! Review

Senran Kagura Bon Appetit is a rhythm game featuring all of the characters from the series in head-to-head cooking battles. With the digital-only release of Senran Kagura BURST on the 3DS, the niche…

February 1, 2015 | 01:00 EST

Hatsune Miku F 2ND Key Art
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Hatsune Miku Project Diva F 2nd Review

I swear, when I started this series, I didn't like Vocaloid. In fact, I've never really been one to particularly enjoy music outside of video games. Get me in a room full of Nihon-Falcom game OSTs,…

November 28, 2014 | 03:00 EST

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KickBeat Special Edition Review

KickBeat has appeared on almost all consoles, and finally, this month, it arrived for the Playstation 4, the WiiU, and the Xbox One as KickBeat Special Edition. KickBeat is a music/fighting game…

October 10, 2014 | 01:00 EDT

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Entwined Review

For years to come, Entwined will probably be remembered as that small game that turned up at Sony’s 2014 E3 show. The one that was announced and released at exactly the same time. However, though its…

June 13, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Rocksmith 2014 Review

Back in 2007, the music game genre hit a serious high point with Activision's Guitar Hero III, which sold over 1.4 million copies in just its first week of release. This led to a series of spin-offs…

November 20, 2013 | 09:00 EST