5,257
edits
SOUND VOLTEX Information: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
(→Games) |
Pointaken47 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
= Summary = | = Summary = | ||
SOUND VOLTEX is one of the more recent additions to BEMANI's series of music games, and | SOUND VOLTEX is one of the more recent additions to BEMANI's series of music games. The game series combines traditional button gameplay with the use of analog dials and sound effects, creating a unique sound and game experience.<br> | ||
[[Hidenori Kotera|Cody]] sounds directs the series, while [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]] serves as the head producer.<br> | [[Hidenori Kotera|Cody]] sounds directs the series, while [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]] serves as the head producer.<br> | ||
[[Sota Fujimori]] provides all of the games' background musics. | [[Sota Fujimori]] provides all of the games' background musics. | ||
| Line 81: | Line 81: | ||
= Difficulty = | = Difficulty = | ||
SOUND VOLTEX has four main difficulties: '''NOVICE''', '''ADVANCED''', '''EXHAUST''', and '''MAXIMUM''' (the latter introduced in HEAVENLY HAVEN).<br> | SOUND VOLTEX has four main difficulties: <span style="color: #800080;">'''NOVICE'''</span>, <span style="color: #cccc00;">'''ADVANCED'''</span>, <span style="color: #ff0000;">'''EXHAUST'''</span>, and '''MAXIMUM''' (the latter introduced in HEAVENLY HAVEN).<br> | ||
Since infinite infection, the new games have added a "special" difficulty, named after their subtitles: | Since infinite infection, the new games have added a "special" difficulty, named after their subtitles: | ||
* infinite infection added the '''INFINTE''' difficulty, with a rainbow | * infinite infection added the <span style="color: #cc22aa;">'''INFINTE'''</span> difficulty, with a light purple hue (previously rainbow). | ||
* GRAVITY WARS added '''GRAVITY''', with an orange hue. | * GRAVITY WARS added <span style="color: #ffa500;">'''GRAVITY'''</span>, with an orange hue. | ||
* HEAVENLY HAVEN added '''HEAVENLY''', with a cyan hue. | * HEAVENLY HAVEN added <span style="color: #00cfcf;">'''HEAVENLY'''</span>, with a cyan hue. | ||
Charts on these difficulties are almost always more difficult than EXHAUST, and usually added to songs from previous versions. These charts add the respective games' new gimmicks to otherwise old and outdated songs. | Charts on these difficulties are almost always more difficult than EXHAUST, and usually added to songs from previous versions. These charts add the respective games' new gimmicks to otherwise old and outdated songs. | ||
| Line 174: | Line 174: | ||
= Trivia = | = Trivia = | ||
* The SOUND VOLTEX series is the first to utilize the [[eAMUSEMENT]] Participation system, which requires game cabinets to always be connected to the eAMUSEMENT network. | |||
** It is also the second game overall (after TAITO's MUSIC GUNGUN series) to officially license Touhou Project arrangements from Team Shanghai Alice, developer and publisher of the Touhou Project series of games. | |||
* Game size re-arrangements of the system BGMs of the SOUND VOLTEX games have always appeared as a playable song: | * Game size re-arrangements of the system BGMs of the SOUND VOLTEX games have always appeared as a playable song: | ||
** BOOTH's BGM, titled [[VOLTEXES]], first appeared in [[REFLEC BEAT limelight]]. | ** BOOTH's BGM, titled [[VOLTEXES]], first appeared in [[REFLEC BEAT limelight]]. | ||