Megpoid the Music# is a Rhythm / Music game, developed and published by ParaPhray, which was released in Japan in 2013. The game utilizes horizontally scrolling beats that appears in synch with the music. Depending on the accuracy of the player, a ranking of Bad, Well, Excellent or Perfect will be given. There are a total of four difficulties for each song. With each progressing difficulty, the buttons that will be used in the game will be increased.
Gameplay:
Like most of your standard rhythm game, you press the beats in tune with the music, with each fail attempt at doing so would increase the number of “miss”. More “miss” means a lower score and inevitably a lower ranking. I find that the game resembles the Hatsune Miku Project Diva game franchise by quite a lot. Though, the differences between them are quite obvious. For one the beats or notes are lined vertically on top of each other. Furthermore, they are also static as well, with each new beats scrolling in horizontally from the right.
Music:
If you like Gumi you will certainly find the game play music to be enjoyable. I do like Gumi's music in this game but I find that the amount of diversity and quantity of music is lacking. There are some optional DLC's that can be bought but I find the initial offering less than satisfying. Don't get me wrong though, the quality of the songs present is really good. I might want to scour for some of those songs later.
Misc:
Other than the main game play, there's a shop you can buy various item with the points you earn. Most of the item in the shop are accessory items for Gumi's Room. Other then that, there's also different costumes that can be unlocked and be bought later. Most of them are kinda pricey so grinding for points to spend is necessary if you want them all. Note that Gumi's attire in game will stay the same. The costume changes only applies to the main menu screen and in Gumi's Room. Multiplayer is available via ad-hoc if you want to play with some friends.
Final Thoughts:
A fun yet uninspiring rhythm game. It's initial premise of being similar to Project Diva but with Gumi instead falls quite short of it. With only a single module to play with, costumes not available in the actual gameplay and the lack of initial offering of songs, the game doesn't offer much in terms of originality nor replayability. Gumi's Room feels tacked on with the only uselful function being the gallery section. However, fans of Gumi may be able to look past these flaws and hopefully enjoy the game as it is. The gameplay is definitely enjoyable but only on the higher difficulty settings. All in all an average game for the PSP.
I give it: 6.5/10
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