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Hi-Fi Rush

Tango Gameworks

2023•Platformer•PEGI 12•About 14 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuremusicalmusic/dancefastwholesomelightimaginaryglossyall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeStylish and light: a very fast platformer, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

86 / 100

198 ratings

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About This Game

As wannabe rockstar Chai, you’ll fight back against a sinister robotics enhancement conglomerate using rhythm-amplified combat where everything – from the motion in the environment to the blows of combat – is synced to the music.

Summary: IGDB

Story

25-year-old Chai joins Project Armstrong, an experimental prosthetics program, at the robotics company Vandelay Technologies to realize his dream of being a rockstar. However, when his music player ends up implanted in his chest, the company labels him a defect! Alongside new allies, Chai must use his new musical powers to uncover a mysterious conspiracy within Vandelay's upper management.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureMusicalMusic/danceAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Music and rhythm

Where to play

Details

Developer: Tango Gameworks
Publishers: Bethesda Softworks, Krafton
Released: 25 January 2023
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 11h rushed, 14h normally, 30h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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