To help avoid possible YouTube copyright strikes, the game includes a streamer mode that replaces all of the licensed songs with similar, original tracks by the artist The Glass Pyramids.Ĭombat is fluid and intuitive, and oozes style. Boss battles are treated with licensed rock music from artists such as Nine Inch Nails and The Black Keys, and all of their attacks hit on beat. If that’s not convenient enough, there’s also a dedicated toggle for bringing up a beatmap on-screen for constant reference. Everything in the world, from rocks to the lights and enemy movements, are in sync to the beat of the level’s soundtrack for the player to use as reference. “Hi-Fi Rush’s” level design is vibrant and fun. This causes him to get branded as a “defect” by the corporation behind the cybernetics, and he spends the rest of the game running from them and fighting back alongside a cast of colorful characters. When his iPod-esque MP3 player accidentally becomes part of the implants, he gains music powers. In the game, you play as a wannabe rockstar named Chai who volunteers for cybernetic enhancements. Vibrant colors pop out of the screen, and the art style looks like an American Saturday-morning cartoon. The game still incentivizes and encourages acting on-beat by making attacks hit harder, have slightly longer range and flow into combos better than if they were off-beat.
What’s unique about this game is that there are no negative consequences for moving and attacking off-beat. Unlike “The Evil Within” and “Ghostwire: Tokyo,” which are very dark and moody games, “Hi-Fi Rush” is a fast-paced, upbeat (pun intended) ride that feels reminiscent of PS2-era 3D platformers such as “Ratchet & Clank” combined with rhythm mechanics. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind hits like “The Evil Within” and “Ghostwire: Tokyo,” developed it. Xbox Game Studios released a rocking new rhythm combat platforming game, called “Hi-Fi Rush,” on Jan.
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