Chunithm

CHUNITHM (Japanese: チュウニズム) is an arcade rhythm game developed and distributed by Sega. It was first displayed in Akihabara from 28 to 30 November 2014,[1][2] and was released in Japan on 16 July 2015.[3]

Chunithm in a Yodobashi Camera store

Title

CHUNITHM is a portmanteau of "Chūnibyō" (中二病) and "rhythm" (リズム). The words "tuning" (チューニング) and "kūchū" (空中, lit. mid-air, the air, the sky) were also cited as influences.[2]

Gameplay

In CHUNITHM, players use touch and motion-based sensor bars to input commands that correspond to the notes scrolling down from the top of the screen. Depending on the type of note, players may be required to tap, hold, or slide their fingers against the bottom sensor bar or wave their hands in the air between the sensors located on either side of the machine. There are 7 type of notes which one of them only appear in world end

CHUNITHM Versions

Currently, there are 10 CHUNITHM versions:

  • CHUNITHM
    • CHUNITHM PLUS
  • CHUNITHM AIR
    • CHUNITHM AIR PLUS
  • CHUNITHM STAR
    • CHUNITHM STAR PLUS
  • CHUNITHM AMAZON
    • CHUNITHM AMAZON PLUS
  • CHUNITHM CRYSTAL
    • CHUNITHM CRYSTAL PLUS

The first overseas version of CHUNITHM, CHUNITHM SUPER STAR, was going to be released in the summer of 2020, however, due to the pandemic, it was delayed to November 2020.[4]

References
  1. "演奏姿で魅せる！ セガの新音ゲー「CHUNITHM（チュウニズム）」". Impress Watch. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. "空間を切り裂くエア操作！ セガが放つ新感覚音楽ゲーム「CHUNITHM（チュウニズム）」の秋葉原でのロケーションテストをレポート". 4gamer.net. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. Eisenbeis, Richard (12 December 2015). "Sega's Newest Music Game Could Only Exist in an Arcade". Kotaku. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. "maimai DX International ver. Facebook Page". Facebook.
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