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CHUNITHM
Chunithm cabinet
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Konami Amusement
EngineteaGfx
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
  • JP: July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)
  • WW: November 26, 2020 (2020-11-26)
  • CHN: September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
For specific versions, see #Release
Genre(s)Rhythm
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Chunithm[a] (stylized in all caps) is an arcade rhythm game developed and published by Sega. Location tests for the game were held from November 2014 and the game was officially released on 16 July 2015.[1] The game's title is a portmanteau of "chūnibyō" and "rhythm".[2]



Gameplay

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During each song, various objects travel down towards the judgement line at the bottom of the screen. The player must hit these objects in time with the music by pressing on their position on the ground slider. The object types are: [citation needed]

  • Tap: Colored bars that require a single tap.
  • Hold and Slide: Trails behind a bar that must be held down until they fully dissapear.
  • Air: Arrows attached to objects that require the player to move their hands towards the air sensors.
    • Air-Action: Lines following an arrow that requires the player to keep their hand within the sensors until they disappear. Purple blocks can also appear on the lines that are hit by waving hands up and down.
  • Flick: Black and blue bars that require the player to tap and flick either left or right.

After each song, the player is shown a breakdown of their performance, including a score and a letter grade. Each round of Chunithm typically consists of three songs.

An e-Amusement card can be scanned in order to save the player's data. Alongside the standard mode, the game also offers courses of songs to let the players test their ability.[citation needed]

Development

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Ken Kobayakawa, the game's director, following development of Maimai, stated that he wanted to make a rhythm game that caters more to the traditional rhythm game players. Part of this design involved keeping the playfield and the hit area close to each other to make the game more intuitive.[3][4]

Music and characters

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The game includes a variety of japanese pop music including anime themes and Vocaloid songs.

Original songs composed for Chunithm often feature the game's characters in their box art.[3]


Release

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A cabinet running Chunithm Amazon
New model (left) and old model (right) Chunithm cabinets running Chunithm Sun

Various location tests for the game where held, including in Akihabara [2][5] and the 2015 Japan Amusement Expo[6].

Japanese version release dates
Name Release date
Chunithm July 16, 2015
Chunithm Plus February 4, 2016
Chunithm Air August 25, 2016
Chunithm Air Plus February 9, 2017
Chunithm Star August 24, 2017
Chunithm Star Plus March 8, 2018
Chunithm Amazon October 25, 2018
Chunithm Amazon Plus April 11, 2019
Chunithm Crystal October 24, 2019
Chunithm Crystal Plus July 16, 2020
Chunithm Paradise January 21, 2021
Chunithm Paradise Lost May 13, 2021
Chunithm New November 4, 2021
Chunithm New Plus April 14, 2022
Chunithm Sun October 13, 2022
Chunithm Sun Plus May 11, 2023
Chunithm Luminous December 14, 2023

Outside of Japan

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Official international version release dates
Name Release date
Chunithm Superstar July 16, 2015
Chunithm Superstar Plus February 4, 2016
Chunithm New November 4, 2021
Chunithm New Plus April 14, 2022
Chunithm Sun October 13, 2022
Chunithm Sun Plus May 11, 2023

An official version for countries outside of Japan, initially titled Chunithm Superstar was first released on November 26, 2020.

In addition, many Round1 locations in the United States feature deprecated cabinets running the Chunithm Paradise Lost version. These cabinets are offline and have a limited selection of songs.

Other media

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Irorimidori

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Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: チュウニズム, Hepburn: Chūnizumu

References

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  1. ^ Eisenbeis, Richard (12 December 2015). "Sega's Newest Music Game Could Only Exist in an Arcade". Kotaku. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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 (in Japanese). 1 December 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "【特集】AC『チュウニズム』はコアユーザー向けだが優しい音ゲー?ディレクターとmaimaiちゃんにその魅力を訊いた". Inside Games (in Japanese). 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ "『CHUNITHM』 開発者インタビュー". SEGA (in Japanese). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "「maimai」「CHUNITHM」,JAEPO 2015で行うイベントやステージ情報を公開". 4gamer.net (in Japanese). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

Category:2015 video games Category:Music video games Category:Arcade video games Category:Arcade-only video games Category:Japan-exclusive video games Category:Video games developed in Japan Category:Sega arcade games Category:Konami arcade games Category:Rhythm games