Software:DJMax Respect

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Short description: 2017 rhythm video game
DJMax Respect / DJMax Respect V
DJMax Respect cover.png
Developer(s)Rocky Studio
Neowiz MUCA
Publisher(s)Neowiz Games
Director(s)Kim Daeik (juking)
Producer(s)Baek Seungcheol (BEXTER)
Designer(s)Baek SeungCheol (BEXTER), Li Junseob (DumpingLIFE)
EngineUnity
Platform(s)PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
ReleasePlayStation 4
  • AS: July 28, 2017
  • JPN: November 9, 2017
  • WW: March 6, 2018
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: March 12, 2020
Xbox One and Series X/S
  • WW: July 7, 2022
Genre(s)Music
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
A sample screenshot released at announcement.

DJMax Respect is a rhythm game developed by Rocky Studio and Neowiz MUCA and published by Neowiz Games. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in 2017, for Microsoft Windows in 2020, and Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S in 2022 as part of ID@Xbox.[1] In Japan, the game was published by Arc System Works. It is a reboot of and the latest installment in the DJMax rhythm game series.[2]

A PC port version called DJMax Respect V (styled as, DJMAX RESPECT/V) launched on December 19, 2019, through Steam Early Access, and was fully released on March 12, 2020.[3] An Xbox version of V launched on July 7, 2022. Available across console version, Xbox Live Windows 10 version, and Xbox Cloud Gaming services. This also marks the first DJMax game to be released on an Xbox console.

Features

  • The base game includes 107 songs from DJMax Portable and DJMax Portable 2, as well as 40 new songs produced for Respect. Respect V includes five more songs in the base game.
  • 187 songs from DJMax Portable Clazziquai Edition, DJMax Portable Black Square, DJMax Technika, DJMax Trilogy, DJMax Technika 2, DJMax Technika 3, DJMax Portable 3, DJMax Technika Tune, and DJMax Technika Q, as well as 70 all-new songs are released as downloadable content.[4] See DLC for more information.
  • All songs from DJMax Ray and the Tap Sonic spin-off game series (Tap Sonic, Tap Sonic Top, Tap Sonic World Champion and Tap Sonic Bold) are planned to be released for free, as part of the Ladder Mode season updates.
  • All background animations from previous games have been updated and remastered to support a 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second.
  • The scoring system has been overhauled to reflect that of Technika 2 and Technika 3. Each song has a base score of 300,000 points for the original PS4 version and 350,000 points for Respect V, the maximum score that can be achieved without utilizing the score multiplier derived from the Fever system.
  • Online mode, in which two players can play against one another to aim for the highest scores. Each player can play different chart difficulties of the same song concurrently.
  • In-game achievements have been implemented. The achievement system is used to unlock in-game content such as new songs, interface skins, online profile accessories, and artwork. Most PlayStation Network trophies, Steam achievements, and Xbox achievements for the game are tied to this system as well.

Removed features

  • Certain types of Gear present in previous games, such as Max LP, Anti-Break, Shield and extended Fever multipliers, have been removed for balancing purposes due to the inclusion of online leaderboards.
  • Note speed increase and lockdown with the activation of Fever has been removed.
  • Auto Fever no longer has any negative effect on the score.

Game modes

DJMax Respect features 6 primary game modes.

  • Arcade: The standard single-player mode in which the player selects three songs from a randomly generated list of purchased songs, including songs yet to be unlocked for the Freestyle mode.
  • Freestyle: Free play mode in which the player can select any song from the list of all songs which have been unlocked for the mode. This mode features local competitive play for the first time in the series.
  • Mission: A mode that requires the player to clear a predetermined set of songs with certain conditions, such as unusual effectors or meeting score or combo requirements.
  • Online Battle: A multiplayer mode that allows the player to compete against another player from around the world via the internet. This mode requires a PlayStation Plus subscription.
  • Ranking: Allows the player to view the rankings of players from around the world. Scores are automatically submitted to the online leaderboard during normal play as long as the player is connected to the internet.
  • Collection: Allows the player to customize their profile, view their lifetime stats and completed achievements, and view unlocked extras such as artwork and music videos, similar to the "Lounge Room" in Portable 3.

Exclusive Respect V features

  • New redesigned SC chart for play on keyboard with 8-10 keys.
  • New game modes emphasizing on the online features:
    • AIR Mode : Replacing the original PS4 version's ARCADE mode, players will be able to join sessions of continuous, random playlists, during which they can choose to play or simply watch other players play, as well as leave comments for players.
    • OPEN Mode : An enhancement to the original PS4 version's ONLINE mode, up to 7 players can play against each other to aim for the highest scores.
    • LADDER Mode : Two-player online competitive mode, where players compete against each other to climb up the tiers from Bronze to Grandmaster. Includes player tier leaderboard, pick-and-ban, and Clear Pass. The first season commenced on January 28, 2021.
    • Crossplay enabled for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox Live Windows 10/11 client and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
  • New exclusive songs, including K/DA from League of Legends, Marshmello, Porter Robinson, and much more.

New Songs

As of June 2023, DJMax Respect in all versions features 200 new songs. These consist of 40 original songs in the base game, 18 original and licensed songs available via free updates, 89 original songs available via DLC, 3 new Extended Mix song unlocked via the link disc, 49 licensed songs available via collaboration DLC.

Exclusive to DJMax Respect V are 59 licensed songs. These include 5 songs as part of the base game, 45 original songs via collaboration DLC, and 9 remixed songs as part of collaboration DLC.

DJMax Original Songs

New Songs List

Collaboration Songs

Collaboration Songs List

Additional content

Ever since its release, downloadable content packs have been added to DJMax Respect. Each pack contains new songs to play, note and gear skins, and main menu UI skins. Some of these packs include new original songs or licensed songs.

Legacy DLC Pack

The Legacy DLC Pack contains collection of 187 songs from the all previous DJMax games before release of Respect, with BGA remastering to support 1080p resolution, and also included are new songs produced for Respect. Each DLC packs contains new 12 mission divided into 2 mission pack, in some DLC will have signature mission that came from the origin version of game, such as TB Mode that using DJMax Technika series mechanical game play or the Remix mode that based on 6.2 track from the original DJMax Portable 3.

DLC Pack Origin game Songs New songs Skin Release Date
PS PC (Steam) Xbox / PC (MS)
TRILOGY DJMax Trilogy 20 Nevermind - Paul Bazooka Yes September 28, 2017 April 14, 2020 January 5, 2023
CLAZZIQUAI DJMax Portable Clazziquai Edition 24 Rising the Sonic - Dayz Yes December 21, 2017 May 28, 2020
TECHNIKA 1 DJMax Technika 21 Do you want it - House Rulez Yes March 28, 2018 September 24, 2020
BLACK SQUARE DJMax Portable Black Square 21 ANALYS - Hayako Yes June 28, 2018 May 28, 2020
TECHNIKA 2 DJMax Technika 2 23 End of Mythology - Alice Schach and the Magic Orchestra Yes October 11, 2018 September 24, 2020
TECHNIKA 3 DJMax Technika 3 29 ALiCE - seibin Yes March 7, 2019
EMOTIONAL S. DJMax Online 8 - No April 16, 2020 March 12, 2020
PORTABLE 3 DJMax Technika 2 / DJMax Portable 3 22 glory day (Remix) - JHS / Mintorment Yes April 19, 2021
TECHNIKA T&Q DJMax Technika Tune / DJMax Technika Q 19 Techno Racer - Paul Bazooka Yes November 24, 2022 July 28, 2022

V EXTENSION DLC Pack

The V Extension DLC Pack contains collection of new 102 songs that produced for Respect. Unlike the Legacy DLC packs, the V Extension contains only 20 new songs per pack, as well as 12 new missions per pack (except for even number pack, it's contain 24 new mission in Main Mission and V Link Mission), UI and gear skins. Neowiz Games has confirmed that V Extension DLC will have 7 packs, and available for both Respect and Respect V.

DLC Pack Songs Title song Skin Release Date
PS PC (Steam) Xbox / PC (MS)
V EXTENSION 20 Dream It - Bexter Yes April 16, 2020 March 12, 2020 January 5, 2023
V EXTENSION 2 21 Daydream - Mycin.T x SiNA Yes March 15, 2022 January 25, 2022
V EXTENSION 3 20 Tic! Tac! Toe! - TAK x Corbin Yes March 2, 2023[note 4] November 16, 2022
V EXTENSION 4 21 DIE IN - TAK x Sobrem Yes August 10, 2023 June 1, 2023 June 22, 2023
V EXTENSION 5 20 Glory MAX -to the MAXimum- - TAK Yes 2024 December 7, 2023 December 19, 2023
V EXTENSION 6 N/A N/A Yes Q2 2024
V EXTENSION 7 N/A N/A Yes Q4 2024

Collaboration DLC Pack

The Collaboration DLC pack contains new 78 licensed songs from the original game, as well as 9 exclusive songs that were produced for Respect V. Same as the Legacy DLC pack, in Collaboration DLC it will contain UI and Gear skin. Except for mission, in each DLCs wouldn't contain the new mission pack. But some of the collaboration songs can be played in V Link mission pack.

Since release of Nexon DLC, the Collaboration DLC in the future will not available for PS Respect due to the different development process, licensing problem, and the impact to release timeline that cause the DLCs can't be release for every three months. However, the Collaboration DLC will continue to be available for Xbox Respect V.

DLC Pack Origin game Songs Skin Release Date Release Partner
PS PC (Steam) Xbox / PC (MS)
Guilty Gear Guilty Gear series 3 Gear November 30, 2017 May 21, 2020 July 7, 2022 Arc System Works
Girls' Frontline Girls' Frontline 3 Yes September 4, 2018 December 10, 2020 January 5, 2023 X.D. Global Limited
Groove Coaster Groove Coaster 10 Yes June 5, 2019 April 14, 2020 Taito
DeeMo Deemo 10 Yes July 29, 2019 July 16, 2020 Rayark
League of Legends League of Legends 2 Gear December 19, 2019 July 7, 2022 Riot Games
Cytus Cytus 12 Yes September 23, 2020 July 16, 2020 January 5, 2023 Rayark
Chunithm Chunithm 6 Yes December 21, 2020 December 10, 2020 Sega
ESTiMATE N/A 5 Yes August 30, 2021 July 22, 2021 ESTiMATE
Nexon N/A 21 Yes October 28, 2021[note 5] Nexon Korea Corporation
Muse Dash Muse Dash 12 Yes April 28, 2022 Peropero Games
EZ2ON Reboot:R EZ2ON Reboot:R 15[note 6] Yes March 23, 2023 April 27, 2023 Square Pixels
MapleStory MapleStory 15 Yes September 7, 2023 October 19, 2023 Nexon Korea Corporation

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid9/10[6]
Hardcore Gamer4.5/5[7]
Jeuxvideo.com17/20[5]
Digitally Downloaded4/5 stars[8]
Gamekult8/10[9]
Meristation8.5/10[10]

On its release, DJMax Respect was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics, with an aggregate score of 85% for PlayStation 4 on Metacritic.[11]

Anti-cheat criticism

The PC Steam, PC Xbox Live, and Xbox version of the game has been criticized for using XIGNCODE3, an anti-cheat software that forces games that use it to always be online, thus preventing offline play even when playing single-player. [12]

References

  1. Spurr, Megan (July 5, 2022). "Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: PowerWash Simulator, Last Call BBS, Escape Academy, and More". Xbox Wire. https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/07/05/game-pass-july-2022-wave-1-announce/. 
  2. "'디제이맥스: 리스펙트'가 VITA가 아닌 PS4로 나오는 이유는?" (in ko-KR). 2016-05-18. http://www.inven.co.kr/webzine/news/?news=156579. 
  3. Steam (2020-05-12). "DJMAX RESPECT V". NEOWIZ. https://store.steampowered.com/app/960170/DJMAX_RESPECT_V/. 
  4. "DJMax Respect Asia Release Announcement". https://www.facebook.com/DJMAXglobalofficial/photos/a.220785858121261.1073741828.215770181956162/680562585476917/. 
  5. "Test : DJMax Respect, "Respect the game"". January 27, 2019. http://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/808565/djmax-respect-respect-the-game.htm. Retrieved September 25, 2019. 
  6. Carter, Chris (May 3, 2018). "Review: DJMax Respect". https://www.destructoid.com/review-djmax-respect-492525.phtml. Retrieved September 25, 2019. 
  7. Estrada, Marcus (March 17, 2018). "Review: DJMax Respect". https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2018/03/17/review-djmax-respect/293599/. Retrieved September 25, 2019. 
  8. S., Matt (March 12, 2018). "Review: DJMax Respect (Sony PlayStation 4)". http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2018/03/review-djmax-respect-sony-playstation-4.html. Retrieved September 25, 2019. 
  9. "DJMAX RESPECT FAIT SA BOMBE PLATINE". March 23, 2018. https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/djmax-respect-3050693829/test.html. Retrieved September 25, 2019. 
  10. "DJMax Respect, análisis". March 27, 2018. https://as.com/meristation/2018/03/27/analisis/1522130040_174234.html. Retrieved September 25, 2019. 
  11. "DJMax Respect for PS4 Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/djmax-respect/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4. Retrieved September 25, 2019. 
  12. "Tearing Down the Note Track Highway in DJMAX Respect V". 24 December 2019. https://hardcoregamer.com/previews/tearing-down-the-note-track-highway-in-djmax-respect-v/364200/. 

Note

  1. Additional works by SB_ENGINEER, eyekiss, MoDEKU / Choreography by FreeMind
  2. Additional works by SB_ENGINEER, eyekiss, MoDEKU, SUMMER
  3. BGA is not available. It will be adding to the game later.
  4. Sony has rejected V Extension 3 DLC and January Update patch for PS DJMax Respect. However, Rocky Studio will fix the error reported by Sony and send it back to interview progress again.
  5. Available in all countries except China.
  6. Three new songs were added On April 27th, 2023 when season 9 started to bring the total up to 18.

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