PUMP IT UP RISE

- Setting Flexibility: Most of the key adjustments you can make to gameplay in the arcades are available here, though I admit I'm not as knowledgeable because I primarily just adjust the note speed when I play and don't mess with much else.

Then, it hit me (pun unintended): they’ve changed the charts to possibly accommodate the fact we’re not playing on pads, rather with keys or controller buttons, i.e. with our fingers – the pattern changes seen reflect such, and such change felt shockingly real flush (does make things a bit easier from my POV)!

The game is very fun, contains a lot of songs and steps from the get-go, BGAs and titles are prettier than in the arcade and they made the steps more comfortable to play in a controller/Steam Deck.

- Adding a Story Mode, where it goes deeper into the games’ mascots and BGA characters since the very first game, can be great fun

The engine is very fluid, the graphics look amazing, the background animations (BGAs) are in really high quality, and I can see myself playing this game for several months.