DJMax Respect
DJMax Respect is a rhythm game developed by Rocky Studio and Neowiz MUCA and published by Neowiz Games. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in 2017, and for Microsoft Windows in 2020. In Japan, the game was published by Arc System Works. It is a reboot of and the latest installment in the DJMax rhythm game series.[1]
DJMax Respect / DJMax Respect V | |
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Developer(s) | Rocky Studio Neowiz MUCA |
Publisher(s) | Neowiz Games |
Director(s) | Kim Daeik (juking) |
Producer(s) | Baek Seungcheol (BEXTER) |
Designer(s) | Baek SeungCheol (BEXTER), Li Junseob (DumpingLIFE) |
Engine | Unity |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Music |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
A PC port version called DJMax Respect V (styled as, DJMAX RESPECT/V) launched on December 19, 2019 through Steam Early Access, and was fully released on March 12, 2020.
Features
- The base game includes 107 songs from DJMax Portable and DJMax Portable 2, as well as 40 new songs produced for Respect.
- All songs from DJMax Portable Clazziquai Edition, DJMax Portable Black Square, DJMax Technika, DJMax Trilogy, DJMax Technika 2, DJMax Technika 3, DJMax Portable 3, DJMax Technika Tune, DJMax Ray and DJMax Technika Q are planned to be released as downloadable content.[2] See DLC for more information.
- All background animations from previous games have been updated and remastered to support a 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second.
- The scoring system has been overhauled to reflect that of Technika 2 and Technika 3. Each song has a base score of 300,000 points, the maximum score that can be achieved without utilizing the score multiplier derived from the Fever system.
- Online mode, in which two players can play against one another to aim for the highest scores. Two players can play different chart difficulties of the same song concurrently.
- In-game achievements have been implemented. The achievement system is used to unlock in-game content such as new songs, interface skins, online profile accessories, and artwork. Most PlayStation Network trophies and Steam Achievement for the game are tied to this system as well.
Exclusive Features for PC
- New redesign SC chart for play on keyboard with 8-10 keys.
- New Online & Competitive Mode
- AIR Mode : this mode will allow player to enjoy a continuous, random playlist, during which you can choose to play or simply listen, as well as leave comments for players.
- OPEN Mode : this mode is an enhancement to the Online mode in PS4 version, up to 7 players can play against the another to aim for the highest scores.
- LADDER Mode, the two players competitive mode. Including player ranking, tier, season, and pick-and-ban features.
- New exclusive songs for PC versions, including YUKIKA, K/DA from League of Legends, Marshmello, Porter Robinson, and much more.
Removed features
- Certain types of Gear present in previous games, such as Max LP, Anti-Break, Shield and extended Fever multipliers, have been removed for balancing purposes due to the inclusion of online leaderboards.
- Note speed increase and lockdown with the activation of Fever has been removed.
- Auto Fever no longer has any negative effect on the score.
Modes
DJMax Respect features 6 primary game modes.
- Arcade: The standard single-player mode in which the player selects three songs from a randomly generated list of purchased songs, including songs yet to be unlocked in Freestyle mode.
- Freestyle: Free play mode in which the player can select any song from the list of all songs which have been unlocked for the mode. This mode features local competitive play for the first time in the series.
- Mission: A mode that requires the player to clear a predetermined set of songs with certain conditions, such as unusual effectors or meeting score or combo requirements.
- Online Battle: A multiplayer mode that allows the player to compete against another player from around the world via the internet. This mode requires a PlayStation Plus subscription.
- Ranking: View the rankings of players from around the globe. Scores are automatically submitted to the online leaderboard during normal play while connected to the internet.
- Collection: A mode that lists the player's profile, playing performance, achievements and unlocked artworks,, as well as the option to view unlocked music videos, similar to the "Lounge Room" in Portable 3.
Songs
New in DJMax Respect
Until now, DJMax Respect & DJMax Respect V introduces 122 new songs. Including 52 songs in both version, 5 exclusive songs for PC version, and 65 songs as DLC.
- DJMax Original Songs
Song Title | Genre | Composer | Visualizer | Vocal | Available |
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2Nite | Funk | ND Lee | Mirror Writer/AJ | ND Lee | Respect base |
Soar ~Stay With Me~ | Electronic Rock | Mycin.T | Vistance | Moa | |
Armored Phantom | Epic Music | ned | Gunzo | N/A | |
Beautiful Day | Cute Pop | ND Lee | 1000Marie, Red Comet | Flower Kim | |
Beyond Yourself | Progressive Rock | Mycin.T | zaktan / Gunzo | N/A | |
Binary World | Artcore | Tsukasa | Racoona / DumpingLIFE | Aki misawa | |
BlackCat | Nu Funk | BEXTER | SHIHYUN, DumpingLIFE, BJLee | Jung Changhun feat JC (from 3rd coast) | |
Bullet, Wanted! | Blues Rock | Mycin.T | SARA, AJ | N/A | |
Child of Night | Electro House | GOTH | Gunzo | ||
Don't Die | Drum'n Bass | Paul Bazooka | S.in, RK | ||
Enter The Universe | Hard Trance | GOTH | RK | ||
Far East Princess | Oriental Ballad | Nauts | 1000Marie / Latte | LIM RYU (임류) | |
glory day | J-Rock | BEXTER x Mycin.T | SHIHYUN, DumpingLIFE, BJLee | DyoN Joo | |
Groovin Up | Disco Funk | Mycin.T | Coooooool-J | honey feat Moa(narr) | |
Heavenly | Tropical House | makou | sagwanamu / Gunzo | N/A | |
KILLER BEE | Hybrid Trap | GOTH | zaktan / JOJ | MuChi | |
Kung Brother | Kungplextro | Paul Bazooka | ECO | N/A | |
Liar | Techno Trance | zts | ECO | ||
Lift You Up | R&B | makou | Young-in / ENTIA J | ASUKA | |
Mulch | Gabber | Sampling Masters MEGA | ECO | N/A | |
NB RANGER - Virgin Force | Hard Rock | NieN | DumingLIFE | 최성욱 a.k.a ACE (from Paran) | |
Only for you | K-Pop | NieN | BF, Latte | Lee Ji-ae (이지애) | |
OPEN FIRE | Hiphop | JC | ECO | JC | |
quixotic | Polypops | bermei.inazawa | SINBARU.SR / AJ | foolen | |
Remains Of Doom | Industrial Rock | NieN | Gunzo | NieN | |
Royal Clown | Theatrical | bermei.inazawa | AJ | N/A | |
Runaway | Progressive Rock | LeeZu | Milee, Red Comet | LeeZu | |
Running girl | Pop Rock | Mycin.T | PUNEW / Red Comet | Ssong | |
Ruti'n (GOTH Wild Electro Remix) | Moombahcore | GOTH | So Fly, JC | ||
Secret Dejavu | Ani Pop | DINY | carpin, Latte | Creha | |
Shadow Flower | Pop | ned | TARI, ENTIA J | Moa | |
The Feelings | Disco Funk | Supbaby | AJ | Wes Joseph | |
The Lost Story | Pop | NEOWIZ Bless Soundteam | NEOWIZ Bless Team | Kim Min Seon (김민선) | |
The Obliterator | Drumstep | GOTH | Gunzo | N/A | |
U.A.D | Future House | HAYAKO | AJ | ||
voldenuit | Electronica | Cuve | ECO | ||
waiting for me | Pop | Croove | RK, SMIN | Nina Park | |
Waiting for you | School Rock | Mycin.T | Kimbear, Red Comet | Ssong | |
We're All Gonna Die | Neurofunk | Paul Bazooka | RK | N/A | |
WHY | Piano | Nauts | ddoollhh, Gunzo | ||
Alone | Future Bass | Marshmello | N/A | Respect V base | |
Get Jinxed | Alternative Metal | Riot Music Team | Riot Games | Agnete Kjølsrud (from Djerv) | |
Ghost Voices | Neotrance | Virtual Self | N/A | N/A | |
POP/STARS | K-Pop | Riot Music Team | Riot Games | K/DA | |
Sad Machine | Synthpop | Porter Robinson | GUNZO | N/A | |
Nevermind | Epic Trance | Paul Bazooka | GUNZO | Trilogy DLC | |
Rising The Sonic | Ambient Rock | Dayz | tr0xper | Clazziquai Edition DLC | |
Here in the Moment ~Extended Mix~ | Bossa Nova | Ruby Tuesday | KKUEM, Hwain, Jin | LEAH | |
Do you want it | House | House Rulez | Coooooool-J | Yehana / Kali | Technika 1 DLC |
Always | Pop | YUGI / Mool | MUCA | Shin Ji | Black Square DLC (Free) |
Fly Away | Melodic Trance | XeoN | SB_ENGINEER | N/A | |
ANALYS | Psychedelic Full-on | HAYAKO | GUNZO | Black Square DLC | |
Tok! Tok! Tok! | Pop | STARTRACK | Mamo.C / Cow_0 / DumpingLIFE | Lena | Technika 2 DLC (Free) |
End of Mythology | Orchestra Pop | Alice Schach and the Magic Orchestra | ACOO / SMIN | Nene Akagawa | Technika 2 DLC |
ALiCE | Fantasy Pop | seibin | Clover / PaXim | Jang Ye Na / Jang Mi | Technika 3 DLC |
Over Your Dream | Pop Rock | xxdbxx | MUCA with Fans | Sin So Hee | DEEMO DLC (Free) |
VOID | Fantasy Pop | Tetsuya Kobayashi | G-angle | Shihoko Hirata | |
Bleed | Electronica / Downtempo | Axol & The Tech Thieves | VJTB87 | N/A | V EXTENSION DLC (Free) |
Boom! | Funk Rock | BEXTER | VCRWORKS | DyoN Joo | |
Kingdom | House | Phantom Sage(NCS) | CLAUDE | Miss Lina | |
NEON 1989 (ESTi Remix) | City Pop | OREO | DIGIPEDI | YUKIKA | |
So Happy | Future House | Raven & Kreyn(NCS) | Cow_0 | N/A | |
Attack | Hard Dance | Mr.Funky | ECO | V EXTENSION DLC | |
BLACK GOLD | Rave | Cranky | SB_ENGINEER | Pico | |
Do it | House | House Rulez | Coooooool-J | Lee YoonJung | |
Dream It | Modern Rock | BEXTER | Monamin (Kim Semin) / SB_ENGINEER | DyoN Joo | |
Fancy Night | Electro Rock | SiNA x CHUCK | AJ | N/A | |
FIGHT NIGHT (feat. Calyae) | J-Rock | Messier | BlackPiq / SB_ENGINEER | Calyae | |
Kensei | Happy Hardcore | Pure 100% | SB_ENGINEER | N/A | |
Lisrim | Art Core | onoken | Gogalking / DumpingLIFE | ||
Lost Serenity | Cinematic Fantasy | Benicx | PUNEW / DumpingLIFE | ||
Lost Temple | Mid Tempo Dubstep | IMLAY | YD | ||
Maharajah -fenomeno edition- | N/A | Alice Schach and the Magic Orchestra | ACPP / AJ | ||
Misty Er'A | Ethnic Fantasy | Mycin.T x jam-jam | Mamo.C / DumpingLIFE | jam-jam | |
Move Yourself | Progressive House | IMLAY/YESEO | SARA, SB_ENGINEER | YESSO | |
NANAIRO | Future Bass | HAYAKO | sinsu | N/A | |
Never Die | Drum'n Bass | Paul Bazooka | S.in / RK | ||
Remember Me | Rock | NieN | lavew / Smin | DyoN Joo | |
Space Challenger | UK Hardcore | Bagagee Viphex13 | zz7zz7 / yeop x2 / SB_ENGINEER | N/A | |
Vile Requiem | Dubstep | GOTH | GUNZO | ||
welcome to the space | Progressive House | Pory | RDR | Jisun | |
WONDER $LOT 777 | Casino Core | MYUKKE. | SB_ENGINEER | N/A | |
혜성 (Comet) | K-Pop | Mycin.T | MUCA with Fans | Highteen | Cytus DLC (Free) |
I Want You ~Twinkle★Twinkle Sunshine~ | Futuristic Pop | Studio LAY-BACK | Mauve, SMIN | FiNE, Mayu Mineda (Japanese) |
- Collaboration Songs
Song Title | Genre | Composer | Visualizer | Vocal | Available |
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Break a Spell | Soundtrack | Daisuke Ishiwatari | ARC SYSTEM WORKS / TEAM RED | Naoki Hashimoto | Guilty Gear DLC |
Holy Orders (Be Just of Be Dead) | ARC SYSTEM WORKS | N/A | |||
Marionette | ARC SYSTEM WORKS / TEAM RED | ||||
Frontline | B@kamin / M2U | MICA Team / DumpingLIFE | Guriri | Girls' Frontline DLC | |
What am I fighting for? | Haloweak | AKINO with bless4 | |||
Barbarous Funera | Rikako Watanabe (Basiscape) | MICA Team / Kurokawa Tomoyuki | ErumNagi | ||
Black MInD | COSIO | SB_ENGINEER | N/A | Groove Coaster DLC | |
Good Night, Bad Luck. | Hardcore | t+pazolite | |||
Got more raves? | Soundtrack | E.G.G. | |||
Groove Prayer | COSIO | ChouCho | |||
HB-axeleration | Tsukasa | Erica Masaki | |||
Marry me, Nightmare | Hardcore | t+pazolite | N/A | ||
ouroboros -twin stroke of the end- | Cranky VS MASAKI | ||||
OVER THE NIGHT | Soundtrack | REDALiCE | Ayumi Nomiya | ||
Satisfiction | t+pazolite | N/A | |||
Warrior | Cranky | ||||
Angelic Sphere | 3R2 | DumpingLIFE | DEEMO DLC | ||
ANiMA | xi | ||||
Dream | Rabpit | ||||
Legacy | switchworks | ||||
Magnolia | Symphonic Dubstep | M2U | Guriri | ||
Nine Point Eight | Soundtrack | Mili | momocashew | ||
Sairai | Shinichi Kobayashi | N/A | |||
Undo | Yuk-cheung Chun | Misi Ke | |||
Utopiosphere | Mili | momocashew | |||
YUBIKIRI-GENMAN | Mili | momocashew | |||
AXION | Chaos Fantasia | Sakuzyo | Cytus II Opening Team | N/A | Cytus DLC |
CODE NAME: ZERO | Gabberstep | NeLIME | |||
conflict | HARMONIC SCHRANZ | Cranky+siromaru | Pico | ||
EMber | Dubstep | SIHanatsuka | N/A | ||
Entrance | Freedom Hardcore | Ice | |||
L | Renaissance Prayer | Ice | |||
Les Parfums de L'Amour | J-Jazz | naotyu- | miyu | ||
Mammal | Soundtrack | Teikyou | SB_ENGINEER | N/A | |
Myosotis | Symphonic Dubstep | M2U | Cytus II Opening Team | Guriri & Lucy | |
Old Gold | Rave | Cranky | SB_ENGINEER | Pico | |
Shoot out | Pop | Tsukasa | Cytus II Opening Team | Masaki Erika | |
Ververg | Pop | onoken | moco / b / Rin |
DLC
Trilogy DLC Pack
- This DLC features a collection of 20 songs introduced in DJMax Trilogy, with BGA remastering.
- Includes Trilogy-themed gears, note skins, and UI.
- Introduces 1 new Respect-exclusive song.
- Released on September 28, 2017 for PS4 DJMax Respect and on April 14, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V.
Collaboration DLC Pack 1: Respect ⨯ Guilty Gear
- This DLC features a selection of 3 songs from the Guilty Gear fighting game series, as part of partnership with Arc System Works, the developer of the game series and its publisher in Japan.
- Includes Guilty Gear-themed gears, note skins, and profile accessories.
- Available for free for PC DJMax Respect V and (as timed exclusive) to players who bought Day One edition of PS4 DJMax Respect in Japan.
- Released on November 30, 2017 for PS4 DJMax Respect and on May 21, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V.
Metro Project DLC Pack 1: Clazziquai
- This DLC features a collection of 23 songs introduced in DJMax Portable Clazziquai Edition, with BGA remastering and upscaling.
- Includes Clazziquai Edition "First Kiss"-themed gears and UI.
- Introduces 1 new Respect-exclusive song.
- Released on December 21, 2017 for PS4 DJMax Respect and on May 28, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V.
Metro Project DLC Pack 2: Technika 1
- This DLC features a collection of 20 songs introduced in DJMax Technika, with BGA remastering and upscaling.
- Includes Technika "SON OF SUN"-themed gears and UI.
- Introduces 1 new Respect-exclusive song.
- Released on March 28, 2018.
Metro Project DLC Pack 3: Black Square
- This DLC features a collection of 20 songs introduced in DJMax Portable Black Square, with BGA remastering and upscaling.
- Includes Black Square "Fermion"-themed gears and UI.
- Introduces 1 new Respect-exclusive song.
- Introduces DLC link disc mode.
- Released on June 28, 2018 for PS4 DJMax Respect and on May 28, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V.
Collaboration DLC Pack 2: Respect ⨯ Girls' Frontline
- This DLC features a selection of 3 songs from the Chinese mobile game Girls' Frontline, as part of partnership with Shanghai Sunborn Network Technology, the development team of the game, and X.D. Global Limited, the publisher of the game in South Korea.
- Includes Girls' Frontline-themed gears, note skins, profiles accessories, and UI.
- Released on September 4, 2018.
Technika 2 DLC Pack
- This DLC features a collection of songs introduced in DJMax Technika 2, with BGA remastering.
- Includes Technika 2 "D2"-themed gears, note skins, and UI.
- Introduces 1 new Respect-exclusive song.
- Released on October 11, 2018.
Technika 3 DLC Pack
- This DLC features a collection of songs introduced in DJMax Technika 3, with BGA remastering.
- Includes Technika 3 "ALiCE"-themed gears, note skins, and UI.
- Introduces 1 new Respect-exclusive song.
- Released on March 7, 2019.
Collaboration DLC Pack 3: Respect ⨯ Groove Coaster
- This DLC features a selection of 10 songs from the Japanese arcade game Groove Coaster, as part of partnership with Square Enix—Ubisoft's Taito Corporation.
- Includes Groove Coaster-themed gears, note skins, profiles accessories, and UI.
- Released on June 5, 2019 for PS4 DJMax Respect and on April 14, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V.
Collaboration DLC Pack 4: Respect ⨯ Deemo
- This DLC features a selection of 10 songs from the Taiwanese action rhythm game Deemo, as part of partnership with Rayark.
- Includes Deemo-themed gears, note skins, profiles accessories, and UI.
- Released on July 29, 2019 for PS4 DJMax Respect, and on July 16, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V.
Collaboration DLC Pack 5: Respect V ⨯ League of Legends
- This DLC features 2 promotional songs from the action game League of Legends, as part of partnership with Riot Games.
- Released on December 19, 2019; available exclusively for DJMax Respect V.
Emotional Sense DLC Pack
- This DLC features a collection of songs introduced in DJMax 2004 Online, with BGA remastering.
- Released on March 12, 2020 for DJMax Respect V and on April 16, 2020 for PS4 DJMax Respect.
- Available for free to players who bought Early Access version of DJMax Respect V.
V EXTENSION DLC Pack
- This DLC features a collection of songs newly introduced in DJMax Respect V.
- Includes Dream It-themed gears, note skins, profiles accessories, and UI.
- Released on March 12, 2020 for DJMax Respect V and on April 16, 2020 for PS4 DJMax Respect.
Collaboration DLC Pack 6: Respect ⨯ Cytus
- This DLC will feature a selection of 12 songs from the Taiwanese action rhythm game Cytus II, as part of partnership with Rayark.
- Includes Deemo-themed gears, note skins, profiles accessories, and UI.
- Released on July 16, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V, and nearly future for PS4 DJMax Respect.
Collaboration DLC Pack 7: Respect ⨯ ESTiMATE
- This DLC will feature collaboration song(s) from the Korean music composer ESTi.
Collaboration DLC Pack 8: Respect ⨯ Chunithm
- This DLC will feature collaboration song(s) from the Japanese arcade game Chunithm, as part of partnership with Sega Sammy Holdings, supported by Konami and Electronic Arts.
Reception
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On its release, DJMax Respect was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics, with an aggregate score of 85% for PlayStation 4 on Metacritic.[9]
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