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REFLEC BEAT is a touch-screen, duel-type music game.<br>

The game board is rectangular in shape with a base judgement line each on both sides, one red and one blue.<br>

Players are required to touch their own color notes when it reaches the judgement line / judgement point.<br>

Somehow, it is similar to an air hockey game.

All notes are called オブジェクト in Japanese ("Object" in English).

There are several types of notes:

* 通常オブジェクト(BLACK) [Black Normal Object]

** They are red or blue color notes with a black edge.  

** All notes move straight in a random path (may bounce off the side wall) from the rival's side to the player's own side.

 

* 通常オブジェクト (GOLD) [Gold Normal Object]

** Same as a Black Normal Object, but with a gold edge.

** Difference: It will be reflected or spawn more notes of the rival color when touched.

** They are the only notes that do not disappear after being touched.

** <b>These are the only notes that can perform a "JUST REFLEC".</b> (See below)

 

* ロングオブジェクト [Long Object]

** Same as a normal Object, but is longer / has a tail.

** Long Objects must be touched and <b>held down until the note ends</b> when it reaches the base judgement line.

 

* TOPオブジェクト [Top Object]

** Similar to a normal Object, but is green with a red or blue arrow.

** Unlike normal Objects, players are required to touch their own color notes when it reaches the top judgement point (above the judgement line).

** Notes travel straight to the judgement point.

 

* TOPロングオブジェクト [Top Long Object] (introduced in [[REFLEC BEAT limelight]])

** A green Long Object with a red or blue arrow

** A combination of "Top Object" and "Long Object"

** Top Long Objects must be touched and <b>held down until the note ends</b> when it reaches the top judgement point (above the judgement line).

** Notes travel straight towards the top judgement point.

 

* チェインオブジェクト [Chain Object]

** A series of objects (can be "Normal Objects" or "Top Objects", but not a mixture of both) connected by a line.

** The touch point and time spacing of each note is the same for each object in the chain.

** The last object may be a "Long Object".

 

* Concurrent touches

** It is possible for 2 or more Objects to reach the judgement points and/or line at the same time. (Current record is 5 concurrent Objects: [[FLOWER]] on HARD)

** Such Objects will have an extra gold aura.(For long notes, only the start point has it.)

* There are three difficulties: BASIC, MEDIUM and HARD.

 

** BASIC

*** Easy charts, with only the base judgment line on the game board with no "Top Objects". As of limelight, 2 top judgement points have been added.

** MEDIUM

*** Medium difficulty charts, with the base judgement line and two top judgment points on the top left and right.

** HARD

*** Same as MEDIUM, but more difficult. As of limelight, HARD charts have 3 top judgement points, with one more in the center.

The player with the higher Score will be the winner.<br>

However, the Score system has its own counting method that is not based on the percentage Clear rate.<br>

It is possible to have a higher Score but a lower Clear rate than the rival.<br>

Also, the Score can be deducted (until it reaches zero).

Four types of judgement (from best to worst):

* JUST → +3

* GREAT → +2

* GOOD → +1

* MISS → -3

There are no POORs when you touch an empty space, unlike in beatmania IIDX etc.

<i>-- One of the key-points in winning a match. Remember that only gold normal Objects (even within chain Objects) can be reflected.</i><br>

Touch and slide (or flick) a "Gold Normal Object" to perform a JUST REFLEC. <b>(The judgement of that note must be "JUST".)</b><br>

Each JUST REFLEC uses up one section of the gauge.<br>

 

* Features:

** It can be reflected as any note. (For chain objects, only the first Object in the chain will have the JUST REFLEC status.)

** The notes will move faster (and may bounce off the side walls more: up to 2 times for Normal Objects, and once for Top Objects), making them more difficult to catch.

** Performing a JUST REFLEC will give you an extra 10 points. (Including the JUST judgement, that note will give you 13 points.)

** However, 10 extra points will be deducted for missing a JUST REFLEC Object (for a total of -13).

==== FULL COMBO ====

Extra points will be given for getting a FULL COMBO or (in limelight) getting only 1 or 2 misses.<br>

* REFLEC BEAT

** Full Combo (No miss) → +100

* REFLEC BEAT limelight

** Full Combo (No miss) → +50

** 1 miss → +25

** 2 misses → +10

=== Differences on the different color sides ===

Since there are two colors of player, red and blue, they have different note patterns.

* Note Pattern

The note patterns are not the same for both players.<br>

Sometimes, only one side has notes.<br>

When this happens, only that player is required to touch the notes.<br>

Even if the note patterns are different, the total number of notes for both players are the same.

* Last Note of JUST REFLEC

<i>-- The only unfair part in this game.--</i><br>

Due to difference in note patterns, the last gold normal Object can appear at different times for both players.<br>

For example, if the last gold normal Object for Red is the 2nd-to-last note, and the 7th-to-last for Blue, Red would have more chances to fill up his JUST REFLEC GAUGE and perform a JUST REFLEC at the last moment.<br>

It implies that Red ''may'' have a higher score than Blue.