This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'music, rythm' on The Great Games Experiment This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'music, rythm' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'music, rythm' on The Great Games Experiment en-us Audition: Online Dance Battle
You're on the dance floor,
style effortless,
moves flawless.
The DJ spins your favorite songs,
The rhythm flows through your body
As the heat takes of the moment takes over.
On-goers stop and marvel at you,
Reveling in the spotlight,
Enjoying the passion of the music.
As you perform step after step
The excitement builds, there is no doubt
Who the best dancer is.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 10:24:31 beatmania The first Bemani game, and one of the first rythm games ever. beatmania [sic] is a DJ simulation game where you hit the keys in the rythm of the music to complete songs. A simple idea that has created very complicated gameplay as you progress.

This page covers the very first in the series that was exclusive to Japan, but released in the US as "Hiphopmania". It was released to the arcades first and then rereleased to the Playstation.
]]> 19 Jan 2007 08:45:54 Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan Ouendan details the plight of several characters in hopeless situations who cry out for help. In response, the Ouendan, an all-male cheer squad wearing highly stylized black uniforms (based on gaku-ran Japanese school uniforms) with red armbands, appear to help each character work through their problems by cheering them through music. The origin of the Ouendan is unexplained in the game, though they always arrive on the spot where help is needed, possibly appearing from a nearby supply closet or a food stall.

Most of the scenarios are inspired by modern Japanese culture, or are heavily influenced by the Japanese form of print comics, or manga. For instance, the first stage features a high school student distracted from studying for his college entrance exams by his family, while a later stage focuses on a pottery master who has lost the inspiration to create unique works. Most of the stories are presented in a light-hearted or comical fashion, emphasized by absurd storyline twists and the sounds of whistles and cheer shouts as the player progresses through each stage. The one notable exception to this is a love story set to the song "Over the Distance," which is told in a more heartfelt, subdued tone further marked by the gameplay's whistle sound effect being replaced with subtle chimes.

While the individual stories otherwise have no connecting theme to them, characters from some stories reappear in others as background figures or supporting characters. However, all of the characters reappear in the final story, in which the Ouendan must lead the entire world in a cheer to save Earth from being destroyed by an asteroid.
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