DJMAX

DJMAX (also known as DJMAX Emotional Sense) is a music video game for PSP and PC, created by the South Korean company Pentavision Entertainment.Online version was released in 2004, and single-player version of the game for the PSP DJ Max Portable has been released in January 2006. On March 30, 2007, Pentavision launched DJ Max Portable 2 (containing 60 songs, and more than 150 songs in OST mode) which includes disc link, fever mode, and new features such as items.

In 2008, two new games in the series have been announced. The first is DJ Max Fever, a combination of both DJ Max Portable and DJ Max Portable 2, made for release in the United States of America for the PSP, and is the first in the series to do so. The second is DJ Max Technika, an arcade-only game that will have a top screen for spectators and a bottom touch screen and play like Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (known in the US as Elite Beat Agents). This will also be the first DJ Max game to have songs with Music Videos that have fully rendered 3D graphics (excluding Whiteblue, the opening to DJ Max Portable 2 which has the song Your Own Miracle, and A.I.).

DJMax currently serviced in Korea, Japan, and China. The three different versions also have local songs(generally, popular songs of each country). Service in Korea ended on March 21, 2008 [ [http://www.gamespot.co.kr/pc/news/0,39054465,39380401,00.htm GameSpot Korea..-온라인 음악게임 '디제이맥스', 서비스 종료 ] ] , while the Japanese version was discontinued 10 days later on March 31 [ [http://game.netmarble.jp/CpSite/DJMax/Notice/Notice/content.asp?idx=3303 ネットマーブル｜無料オンラインゲームで楽しさ無限大！ ] ]

Gameplay

The player must press their keys in time with the melody, rhythm or beat, as indicated by scrolling symbols. In this way it is similar to Beatmania, but most Korean players relate to the game more as "EZ2DJ" for most of its composers came from that game. There are two types of key patterns, 5-Key and 7-Key, and three basic difficulty levels: easy, normal and hard. There is a special difficulty level called "SC" (Super Crazy) for certain songs. DJMAX players can play by themselves in Training Mode, or challenge with other online players through the Battle Mode. Two default key layouts are provided for both 5-Key and 7-Key, but the player is also allowed to customized their own key layouts. In addition, players can customize their avatars and game skins(called 'Gear'). Avatars and gears have their unique stat modifiers.

Each song is accompanied by a simple background animation. As an example here, "End of the Moonlight" includes scenes of a winged girl flying across a night sky.

Products

* DJMAX Portable
* DJMAX Portable 2
* DJMAX Portable Fever
* DJMAX Technika
* DJMAX Portable Clazziquai Edition
* DJMAX Portable Black Square

References

DJMAX in other countries

DJMAX has earned increasing amounts of popularity and cult followings in other countries such as Japan, the People's Republic of China and even the United States of America. Due to these demands, Chinese and Japanese distributors have released their own iterations of the DJMAX PC game along with some personal touches such as songs exclusive to their region. The DJMAX Portable series was also developed with these players in mind; the first DJMAX Portable was released with a separate International version which supported several languages (including English,) and DJMAX Portable 2 had these choices by default. Also, DJ Max Fever, a combination of both DJ Max Portable and DJ Max Portable 2, is being made for release in the United States of America for the PSP and the first in the series to do so.

External links

* [http://www.djmax.co.kr/ DJMAX Portable 2 Official Site]
* [http://penta.junehost.com/DJMAX1/ DJMAX Portable Official Site]
* [http://djmax.netmarble.net/ DJMAX Korea] Service closed since march
* [http://www.djmax.jp DJMAX Japan] Service closed since march
* [http://dj.sdo.com/ DJMAX China] Service closed since march
* [http://www.djmax-us.com/ DJMAX:US, International DJMAX Community] Closed since 2007
* [http://vavay.com/djmaxzone.htm DJMAX at Vavay.com]
* [http://korea-online.blogspot.com/search/label/djmax DJMAX MOVIE]
* [http://djmax.userboard.net/ French DJMAX Community]