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4.8 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 9 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment

Developer: .theprodukkt

Genre(s): Rhythm Action, Music

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: October 15, 2009

Summary

[Playstation Network] Developed by .theprodukkt, .detuned is a personalized, interactive music experience which gives you the opportunity to create dynamic artwork in real-time to accompany your XMB music collection. Manipulate the given scene by interacting with and modifying its unique graphics using the DUALSHOCK 3 Wireless Controller. Plus you can change and tweak your own music to accompany the scene. Download .detuned today for an artistic music experience. [SCEA]

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What The Critics Said

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PSFocus

.detuned isn’t really a game. The only thing the player can do is use some effects on the music that is playing. The effect is pretty strange, because of the visual style. The concept is original but not everyone can dig this.

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Eurogamer Italy

Let's get it straight: 99% of the the people who will buy this product won't play it more than twice in the whole PS3 life cycle. To play your favorite mp3s you'll keep on using every other traditional player, and because of the Trophies you'll probably get to see everything .detuned has to offer during your first non-gaming session. This doesn't mean that .detuned is not worthy: some people will surely be deeply fascinated by .theprodukkt's creation to the point of never forgetting it. If you fancy strange and obscure stuff a la David Lynch, don't hesitate: buy this is a weird experiment (along with the more impressive and artsy Linger in Shadows).

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Play UK

Worth a punt for its paltry asking price. [Issue#186, p.87]

Games Master UK

It's not a game, but how long this will entertain you will depend on your, er, recreational pursuits. [Christmas 2009, p.80]

PSM3 Magazine UK

Play it for the trophies, if you must. [Jan 2010, p.94]

IGN

Currently selling for $2.99 in the US PlayStation Store, that's about a dollar per minute of entertainment. If you have cash to blow and want to see one of the weirdest pieces of software on any system, go for it. Otherwise, just watch our videos and you'll get the point.

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PS3bloggen.se

As demoscene veterans we we're intrigued to see what .detuned would bring to the table, but seeing as this really only is a fun graphic equalizer we were appalled to see that there isn't a demo mode where the program moves automatically to the players own music. A wasted opportunity.

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XGN

Unfortunately .deTuned is not a title on which you can spend a lot of hours. Thanks to the lack of features, you will be quickly done with the game.

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Gamestyle

You cannot criticise for Sony for trying something new by supporting this endeavour, but sadly .detuned only scratches the surface of what may have been possible.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 4.8 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Braden N. gave it a0:
I bought this gaming expecting something quite different. And god, this is far from what I expected. Probably one of the worst "games" I've ever played in my life. There is no appeal at all. Stay away, your better of buying a new theme for your PS3 then this crap.

simon m. gave it a6:
This isn't a game, its a toy. Once you realize you can really just fiddle and play its fun to see what you can make it do, but aside from that, there's nothing else really... Some of the effects are cool but once you've got the man to do everything there's not much point to playing with this toy anymore. I quite liked the experience, but then, I spent most of my time wondering how they did some of the effects.

brad p gave it a7:
Low price for a different, interesting demoscene similar to linger in shadows, not to be confused with a PSN game, this is 'interactive art'

Patrick B. gave it a3:
Ditto Cliff A. I was expecting something similar to Linger in Shadows, unfortunately this has little to compare other than being a demo. I believed this demo would actually let you alter effects in your music in a number of different ways, which it does not. Don't waste your 3 bucks, put it towards Critter Crunch.

austin T. gave it a3:
its good to see someone is trying something different, but just not really worth your time. very limited in what you can do and see, and its just awkwardly controlled.

MrX7 gave it a7:
A psychotically hypnotic venture into mind bending visual arts blended with music that alters viscerally with every morphic evolution...

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