The vibrant colors, intricate FMVs which played in the background, flashing effects, the various genres of music, and overall presentation featuring the eccentric announcer JC gave players an arcade experience at the palm of their hands, easily attracting newcomers to the game. For several years it had filled a void in the rhythm game scene with its Portable series. Since the release of Respect, it’s a purchase any fan of rhythm games, both new and old, will enjoy.ĭJMAX, a franchise and a household name in the South Korean gaming industry since its humble beginnings as a PC game in 2004, had long since staked its claim as a driving force for rhythm games worldwide.

That was why the reveal of Respect was one of the main reasons for me to own a PS4, much like how I purchased that PSP with Fever eight summers ago. Whether it was in the arcade with Technika, on a mobile device with Ray, or on the PC with Trilogy, the series proved a gateway to other rhythm games outside of DJMAX, yet I always found myself coming back to it. What kept me a fan for over eight years, was the music, the game play, and the overall love that the fans, developers, and composers have for the series. What fueled my purchase at the time, was that I wanted a game to play during my train rides to and from school and I’ve heard through word-of-mouth that this game would fulfill my button mashing needs. I remember that hot Summer day, cashing in my final paycheck from my Summer job two weeks before senior year in high school, and immediately spending it on two things, a new PSP and DJMAX Fever. Anyways, enjoy this for the first time seeing the light of day! “Glory Days” are here again, indeed! POP/STARS is in the Steam version! Time flies. Two years later and we now have both the NTSC PS4 and the Steam versions. A lot of content hadn’t come out yet, so expect a lot of things to be outdated here.

I wrote this review based off of the Asian version of the game as the NTSC version did not come out yet.

Foreword: I was cleaning out my laptop and I came across an old review I wrote as a sample for an opportunity that sadly never took off.

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