As my first exposure to the PIU series and the only one to come to home consoles in the west, it was the coolest thing to younger me. Here comes a game with so much edgy coolness, with mature content and equally in-your-face music. It's surprisingly aged well too, as the metallic sheen of the UI and transition effects have held up. It's also astonishing that a lot of the music is representative of the arcade game too, choosing to keep the Korean music intact instead of opting for more accessible Western content. I remember I downloaded MP3s of all the songs and burned them to CDs so I could listen to them outside of the game. It was my first exposure to Korean music and it was a very awesome time. As for the actual gameplay, it feels like your usual DDR except they're diagonal and have a center button. From what I remember the dance mats were always pretty responsive and playing on controller was fine, but it's very dependent on if your shoulder buttons can handle it. The only negatives I could impose is that if you're sensitive to light flashes and motion sickness, you may want to turn off the videos. It's disappointing there was never a follow-up, as PIU has mostly stayed in Korea as of now.

Reviewed on Mar 24, 2022


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