Vita has continued this legacy and in writing this article I discovered just how many games with rhythm mechanics are available on it – far more than I expected, meaning it is a great place to start if you’re looking to test both your musicality and your reflexes! Handhelds have been a particular hotbed for this as they offer a unique way to play (in the form of short bursts of gaming on the go with headphones in) and PSP was definitely at the forefront of this, being home to multiple successful series including DJMax and Hatsune Miku. In particular, rhythm games seemed to gravitate towards unique inputs (for example the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series used peripherals in the form of plastic instruments, something replicated by Bandai-Namco’s Taiko no Tatsujin franchise with drums or Dance Dance Revolution with dance pads) but also unique ways of integrating with other genres – whether it be fighting games ( Kickbeat) or roguelikes (Crypt of the Necrodancer).
In the grand scheme of video games, the rhythm genre is relatively new – the quirky PS1 title PaRappa the Rapper is largely seen as the gateway that helped to popularize it and led to a big expansion on Sony’s original console, from which things have continued to go from strength to strength. from the EU or NA stores), and will include some commentary on how well those games run on Vita and whether they fill any missing gaps in the library.
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The articles will highlight all Vita-native games, as well as any backwards-compatible PSP and PS1 titles that can be downloaded in English (i.e. This is the seventh entry in a series of articles I’m writing that will look at all of the games available in a particular genre on the Vita. By Adam Cartwright, posted on 21 April 2019 / 5,230 Views
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