Customer Reviews

DJ Max Fever

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Since the game's release, I've probably spent close to 80 hours on it so far. And you know what? I've only unlocked 19% of content so far! There are a ton of things to do and unlock. There are characters(that players can use as avatars) to unlock, interfaces to unlock and music videos to unlock. The game utilizes a level system wherein as more playtime is recorded, players gain more "experience points," which leads to gaining levels--as players become higher in levels, more contents are unlocked. This system allows players to constantly unlock more contents as the game is played more. More or less, I had something to unlock every time I got to play, and the feel of game exploding in size is pretty satisfying.
The game's music videos are what anyone would expect in this type of games--animations that are probably made using Flash technology, but good enough for these types of games. The animation is stiff, but they do utilize PSP's resolution and so are very clean.
The game in itself, now that I think of it, is generally what most anyone would expect of rhythm games--press buttons in correct rhythm, as guided by falling graphics. There ARE few things that does set DJ Max fever apart from other games and they are:
Customizable button placement - map buttons as players like to play;
Original music - all the music scores are composed more or less exclusively for the game(unless you count previous DJ Max games, which from what I know uses music also used in Fever). This is a change in comparison to other music games like Dance Dance Revolution and Elite Beat Agent in that the songs are fresh.
This game was a surprise for me. I honestly bought it not expecting much, but because the game tried to make itself stand out with its unique features and music, I think the money was worth it.

This is the best portable rhythm game i have ever played. Now that there is a North American release for the DJ Max series, i see no reason why anyone should not buy it. It is a must have for your PSP game collection.

You will have hours of fun Mastering the 4, 6 and the 8 button modes. The music selection is great, there is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy. We need more amazing games like this to be release for PSP!

This game is the best rhythm and music simulator videogame for the PSP you will ever play, hands down! Unlike other simulator games, where you just hit buttons to conincide with lines of music, you feel like you are playing the music as your button pushes coincide with the sounds you hear.

This game franchise is already hugely popular, all over the world, with the Asian releases of DJ Max 1 and 2, Clazziquai Edition (3rd release) and DJ Max Black Square, but with this release, we finally see a North American release, wiich gives American gamers a chance to play, without spending an arm and a leg for full price and shipping from Asia.

I highly suggest if you are on the fence about buying this one, to pick it up. Trust me, you won't be sorry. It totally rocks.

If you emulate or play games using your memory cards, don't. Buy this UMD and show this company you are serious about this franchise, so they'll continue to release them here.

Enjoy! I know you will!

I've played the Asian versions of this game and it seems to be pretty similar to the originals, with the enhancements of the most recent "Black Square" edition. If you've played DDR or Guitar Hero, you pretty much know everything about the game play. Notes fall down the screen and you must hit them at the right time in order to score. There are some notes that will stop the background music if you miss them.
The standard game mode will have you select 4 songs from 4 separate static lists and play them. Completing songs and other challenges awards you with unlockable items like different backgrounds and notes and even wallpaper images you can use on the PSP system menu. The music is great and DJ Max even has an O.S.T. mode where you can listen to the music without having to play the game.

The difficulty of DJ Max Fever is pretty true to the original, except that it has an auto-correct function that is always on and cannot be disabled.

Why am I giving it 2 stars? Because there are quite a few nasty surprises.
First, this game has large number of reported game crashing bugs. I can't confirm them as I have yet to encounter them myself, but be warned people are having problems.

Second, this game includes anti-piracy measures which increase load times on PSP1001 systems. Also, because of the anti-piracy you can't rip the game to MS to and benefit from faster loading and lower battery consumption. (I do not condone piracy, I mention this because there is an average 42% drop in loading time if you run games from MS instead of UMD.)

Third, this game has a feature which locks your save file to the PSP it was created with. DJ Max Fever only creates or allows 1 save file, so if you create a new game on a second PSP it will overwrite your existing save. This prevents you from ever playing your save should you need to replace your PSP or if you upgrade to the next generation. Want to play on a new PSP? You get to start from scratch. This is not mentioned on the box or in the manual.
Personally I have a deep hatred for games that do this, so I may be exchanging DJ Max Fever for something else in the near future.

I purchased this game because it seemed very similar to IIDX. The first thing I noticed was the insane learning curve. On beginner mode, up to about level 5 songs are pretty easy. Then level 6 they just go insane. The patterns do not follow anything that is going on in the song, and even counting the beats didn't help. I was dissappointed the game wasn't more friendly to beginners. The music selection while large, offered very few songs I enjoyed.