Name: Rizumu de Ran Ran Ran (Rhythm de run run)
Console: DS
Rating: E
Now to start off a lot of people would think of this game as a copy of rhythm heaven and you wouldn't be to far off saying that. But this game brings something quite interesting to the table. The visuals in this game can be rather hilarious but a few are somewhat nostalgic and just fun.
Gameplay: You simply tap your touchscreen with your stylus when prompted to on the screen in order to avoid obstacles and such. Some obstacles require you to hold down in order to jump over or clear them. Sounds simple enough and the screen tapping matches up with the beat pretty well so you can get the gist of it very easily. Some levels do get a bit busy so its a little harder to known when to tap but it adds to difficulty and isn't that much of a nuisance.
Modes: I made this section so that I can point out the different ways you can play each level.
-Normal: Pretty straight forward and fun obviously becomes more diffcicult as the game progresses
-Max: Oranges(Max) I don't know why they have oranges to display this one but its also straight forward. Pretty much you have to play the level on the maximum speed and not fail.
-Insight: They take away your ability to see the guidline box so you have to figure out when to tap the screen based on the beat.
Mike runner: (I dislike this mode) You have to blow into the mic instead of tap on the screen which becomes annoying since the DS picks up your breath wierdly(like it will sometimes pick it up twice which can be a hassle) so this mode is annoying and worse so because you have to beat it to unlock another mode.
Autorunner: You get to see the ai play the level and hit everything perfectly, I don't know why it is there. (maybe to show off to your friends how great you are)
Randomspeed: Speed up, no slow down wait what. In this game mode after each section of the level the game may either make you keep the same speed, slow down, or go faster.
Visual: Now this is were this game shines, I loved the visuals since they made this less of a generic rhythm game and added some fun to the mix. And this is one of the only games I know were you can watch a man running full speed trying to chase a porta-poty on wheels.
US-ability: This is where I discuss how use-able the game is to someone who doesn't speak or read Japanese. The menus in this are pretty self explanatory and are not hard to navigate. The bigger issue is unlocking new levels its kinda hard to determine right off the bat what you need to do to unlock more levels and you are kinda forced to replay old levels to get new ones. But I do have to say I love that the button to erase your save data is a red button behind a metal door.
Difficulty: This game has a crazy curve and can really frustrate you sometimes. The game is still pretty fun but an option for an easier difficulty would be nice for players who want to enjoy the vast amount of levels.
Rent/Buy/Destroy
I would say this game leaves me kind of mixed but the issue is you can't really rent it over here in the states. So your other options are to find a friend who owns it or watch gameplay online to see if you want it (well those are the options I am allowed to say) But I do feel like this is one of those games that actually would have done well in the states.
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