The folks behind my favourite rhythm game franchise might not be making DJMax games anymore, but the series’ spirit lives on in Superbeat: Xonic, coming late 2015 to the PlayStation Vita.
Developed for Korea by Nurijoy, a company founded by the creators of DJMax upon leaving Pentavision, Superbeat: Xonic comes to the West via a publishing collaboration between PM Studios (DJMax Fever, DJMax Portable 3) and Acttil.
“I’m extremely excited to work with my former colleagues and bring what I feel is our spiritual successor to DJMax. We’ve been listening to the fans and decided that the Vita was the best platform for our players,” said Michael Yum, CEO of PM Studios via exclusive announcement. “I’m also very honoured to work with the talented folks at both Nurijoyand Acttil on this new endeavour. With the former DJMax developers at both PM Studios and Nurijoydeveloping what they’re best at and by allowing Acttil to help us bring this game to the market, I feel we can give the players something they can really enjoy.”
Let’s see, what players enjoy. For one, that’s frantic rhythm action on a screen that makes no sense to anyone not playing the game.
Looking at this image I have no idea what’s going on. We’re off to a good start.
Then players want a selection of quirky music. K-Pop? Great. Asian rappers trying desperately to speak English? Even better. Superbeat: Xonic features more than 45 audio tracks and multiple difficulty levels, from four tracks to six tracks and a kick in the pants.
And we don’t just want quirky music. We want quirky art announcing the quirky music.
Perfect.
Well, everything seems to be in order here. Superbeat: Xonic will be shown at E3 next week in trailer form at the Sony booth, and will be in every rhythm game fan’s Vita come late 2015.
For more info on the game, check in with http://superbeatxonic.com/ tomorrow.
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3 responses to “The ‘Spiritual Successor’ To DJMax Is On Its Way”
LOOOOOVE DJ MAX. I’m looking forward to some kpop rhythm action!
I imported the DJ Max vita game because I do love DJMax and it’s music. It’s very likely that this won’t be released in Australia. Again. *sigh*
Same situation here. I imported it because WE DON’T GET ANYTHING GOOD