Hi-Fi Rush Review – Beating Heart Baby!

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It’s a brightly colored rhythm-based game that completely changes direction for the devs. Surprise indeed.

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In Hi-Fi Rush, you play as Chai, a cocky wannabe Rockstar who has signed up for medical testing. These aren’t just any medical tests, though. Instead, Chai has signed up for technological enhancements.

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Before Chai receives his enhancements, he has to remove all his personal property. This includes his music player and headphones constantly plugged into his ears.

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A twist of fate sees Chai permanently reunited with his music player during his procedure. Chai wakes up with a new robot arm powered by an energy source in his chest àla Tony Stark.

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The world around Chai thrums and pulses to the beat. Lights flash, pistons pump, and doors open, all to the soundtrack’s beat. Chai runs to the beat. His idle animation sees him bop on the spot to the beat and snap his fingers.

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HI-FI RUSH HAS YOU MOVING TO THE MUSIC Regarding combat, Chai uses his guitar as a sonic melee weapon. Numerous heavy and light combo attacks to learn and opportunities to upgrade Chai and his attacks as you advance in the game.

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As this is a rhythm game, the beat makes all the difference. Everything in the world operates on Chai’s beat, including enemies and combat.

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The only gameplay issue I encountered was missing a platform, falling through the world forever, and then getting reset back to the top. I could only escape the loop by returning to the title screen.

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5 Things We Want to See in the Elden Ring DLC

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Hi-Fi Rush Review – Beating Heart Baby!

It’s a brightly colored rhythm-based game that completely changes direction for the devs. Surprise indeed.

In Hi-Fi Rush, you play as Chai, a cocky wannabe Rockstar who has signed up for medical testing. These aren’t just any medical tests, though. Instead, Chai has signed up for technological enhancements.

Before Chai receives his enhancements, he has to remove all his personal property. This includes his music player and headphones constantly plugged into his ears.

A twist of fate sees Chai permanently reunited with his music player during his procedure. Chai wakes up with a new robot arm powered by an energy source in his chest àla Tony Stark.

The world around Chai thrums and pulses to the beat. Lights flash, pistons pump, and doors open, all to the soundtrack’s beat. Chai runs to the beat. His idle animation sees him bop on the spot to the beat and snap his fingers.

HI-FI RUSH HAS YOU MOVING TO THE MUSIC Regarding combat, Chai uses his guitar as a sonic melee weapon. Numerous heavy and light combo attacks to learn and opportunities to upgrade Chai and his attacks as you advance in the game.

As this is a rhythm game, the beat makes all the difference. Everything in the world operates on Chai’s beat, including enemies and combat.

The only gameplay issue I encountered was missing a platform, falling through the world forever, and then getting reset back to the top. I could only escape the loop by returning to the title screen.

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