DJ Max Portable 3 - Sony PSP

R&B songs: Check.Techno songs: Check.Rock songs: Check.Pop songs: Check.Really pop songs: Check again.Really, really pop-py songs that make you wanna scream "This is better than Justin Bieber" songs: Check and check.If you don't know what DJ Max Portable is, it's a video game exclusive created by Koreans and was made for PSP, PC, and Arcade. DJ Max is technically the Korean equivalent to Dance Dance Revolution with some setbacks, as in you only use your fingers than your feet. It has many music genres and each song is unique to their own. From a Techno song that is super fast-paced to a very girl-y and romantic pop song to a....(If you played the first and second DJ Max Portable, you'll know what I mean) a song that quacks?????This series is a very upbeat and fast-paced game that can allow the player to customize their gear, DJ photo, and play settings by leveling up your status and gaining more stuff to further customize the game for you.If I were to compare this game to the other DJ Max Portable games (I have Black Square and Clazziquai and played all the other DJ Max Portable games), this isn't as good as the other. BUT!!!!! If you look at this game alone, it's good IMO. It's very simple and easy for the newest players to pick up and easily get how to play this game. There's a tutorial in the beginning. Even though there isn't as many options in the main menu anymore, I like the simplicity of the menu:ArcadeMissionLoungeOptionsThat's all there is in the main menu. But hey, it's simple and easy to know where everything is.Arcade lets you play all the songs in certain orders, whether you picked 4T, 6T, and the brand new 3T, 6T and the Remix modes of the arcade. Many to choose from, but each one can be very challenging and difficult, but FUN!!!!Mission allows you to do various missions by playing certain songs AND achieving certain goals like, not breaking more than 5 times, or having more than a 200 combo in one stage. Each is different and you get various prizes when you win each one.Lounge is basically where you see what gear you got, from DJ pictures, to videos, to internet rankings, to images you've obtained in the gameOptions is your options. Nuff said.I had fun with this game, even though it's lacking its predecessors. No multiplayer, no disc change, and only a few songs were carried from the previous games to this one. But, I'll give this game a 5 star because all these games are awesome and fun in my book.

After a luke warm reception of DJ Max Fever, many wondered if the franchise will ever get another shot.Thankfully it did!While Fever was a mash-up of DJ Max Portable 1 & 2 (with annoying bugs to boot), Portable 3 was a pure, untampered release that the series really deserved. With great songs, many of which are catchy, innovating controls, and graphics that are impressive on the PSP, this will fit the need of any music-game fan on the go.The only thing that makes the game fall short is the long road to unlock additional songs, which thankfully can be done once you reach the maximum level, unlocking everything else in the process.Whether on UMD or from PSN (which will also work on the Vita), this is one release you don't want to miss!

This review is short and simple for those who like to go straight to the point.(Disclaimer: Review made in Oct 25, 2010, and having unlocked quite a deal of stuff in the game. Which means, some features may not have been reviewed due to still being locked in the game. The review will be updated if necessary):+ New songs. Amazing tunes, as expected from Pentavision. With genres that range from Reggaeton to k-pop to techno to ambient to rock to all sorts of tunes, this game has a song for everyone to enjoy.+ Old tunes, remixed. For those who are familiar with classic DJMAX tunes, you'll be pleased to know some of them are back with a new kick to them.+ New Remix mode*. Aside from 4 button and 6 button, the game now has a 3.2, 4.2, and 6.2 (B) button mode (now named T, for Trax).+ Stunning Visuals. Pentavision has never failed in delivering a good deal of eye candy. It was also kind of strange to have a video that used a real life model. In Portable 1 and 2 they were always animated or pre-rendered videos in both 2D and 3D.- Classic Intro no more. In Portable 1 we had an awesome 2D animated intro. In Portable 2 we had another awesome animated intro but in 3D. In Portable 3... we got no quality animation intro whatsoever. We get the name of the producers and a picture of 3 girls... Kinda lame and lazy from their part.- 5 button mode is completely gone. I still don't understand why they took this one away. It was so much fun and a great learning step for those who wanted to move from 4 to 6 buttons.- Multiplayer was removed. Portable 2 brought multiplayer to the table so, why take it away? Take it for granted it wasn't really well done, it was still fun to play with a friend. It was also a great mode to rack experience and unlock goodies faster.- Link disc is nowhere to be found. This basically allowed you to play older versions of djmax using part of the new scoring system. Although not a critical factor, it was nice to change UMDs on the fly and play almost all songs with a single interface.- Hidden HARD MODE (6.2T mode). You have to select the difficulty setting HARD in order to have access to this mode. If you have it on Normal, you have to unlock it by playing a lot. Apparently it appears randomly.- Bad Translation. The booklet is kind of misleading and some of the sentences in the game are severely mistranslated.(-+) 8 button mode is also gone. If you played this mode and loved it, it's not there anymore, sorry. However, for everyone else, like myself who never played it it's no big deal. This can be either a positive or negative aspect depending how you look at it.*Remix Mode basically adds two new "highway of notes", one on the left and one on the right. By default, the center highway is selected and you move to the left or right highway with the analog stick. You may ask, how does that benefit the gameplay? Simple: Instead of rotating the analog stick every time a "long rainbow note" comes down, you now press left or right depending on where the rainbow note is falling. That's not all, however. When you are highlighting the left or right highway, it also means you are in control of a new set of keys: square, triangle, and circle which you have to press depending on what's falling. In theory it sounds simple (and it is, at least on the 3.2T mode) but in 4.2T and specially on 6.2T modes things can get really chaotic. In simple words, you are now in control of 9, 10, and 12 notes, where 6 of them are activated by moving the analog stick to the left or right side.Overall it's a great, fun, and addicting game that will last for hours if not months. The fun rating for this game is obviously 5 while the overall rating for the game is 4 because of the missing modes and features.

Similar in nature to DJ Max Portable Fever, the game has a somewhat erratic difficulty curve between songs, but the remix system is a blast to play once you get the hang of it, and really adds to a lot of the songs it's implemented in. The song selection is fantastic, and arguably wider in scope than any of the preceding games, as it covers a variety of genres. Though unlocking new songs, gears, and notes takes significantly longer than it did in Fever, the quality of the songs helps to alleviate some of the tedium of replaying the same set list over and over. At the end of the day, this game can be difficult and requires a small amount of dedication, but for fans of rhythm games, it's well worth the investment.

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