Muse Dash

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  • Summary: Come and fix the world movement tampered with by a mirror image code with three beauties. This is a world of the perfect combination of a cool parkour game and a traditional music game——Muse Dash.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. God is a Geek
    Jun 27, 2019
    90
    Easy to pick up, hard to put down. Muse Dash is a brilliant slice of musical goodness.
  2. GamingTrend
    Jun 24, 2019
    90
    Muse Dash is an incredibly addictive rhythm game, especially if you're a fan of Japanese music. The cute characters and visuals match the overall anime-like tone of the game. Tons of songs to choose from will keep you busy for a good chunk of time, especially if you aim to do everything.
  3. NintendoWorldReport
    Oct 2, 2019
    85
    Muse Dash is an entertaining rhythm game that forces the player to constantly act. The notes coming your way aren't for the faint of heart, and there are challenges to keep you looking ahead. The music selection and various options are quite impressive, too, even if I wouldn't dare touch Master difficulty for the life of me. While the progression system is mostly sound, I feel that the grind towards stat-altering costumes is somewhat harsh. In addition, the English text lines could have used a little more editing. Those points aside, this is the most complete experience of Muse Dash yet with a constant stream of updates in the pipeline.
  4. Shacknews
    Jun 28, 2019
    80
    Muse Dash is an exceptional rhythm/action game that thrives on the Nintendo Switch. It takes advantage of the Switch in terms of the variety of ways to control and experience the game. Finely tuned gameplay is surrounded by a charismatic world that features a sizeable catalog of fun and exciting music.
  5. CGMagazine
    Jul 2, 2019
    80
    Muse Dash offers enough quality content to keep rhythm game fans busy for a long time.
  6. TrueGaming
    Jun 23, 2019
    75
    Muse Dash is another great rhythm game on the Switch eShop. Its presentation is beautiful, and the game is full of color and personality. The difficulty scales very well too. However, not everyone will like the music collection and I felt there should've been a bit more variety.
  7. Edge Magazine
    Jul 20, 2019
    50
    Bonkers, yes. But Muse Dash soon becomes baffling in less endearing ways. [Issue#335, p.122]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11
  1. GamerGuysNGals
    Jun 26, 2019
    10
    "Muse Dash”
    Reviewed by: Elias S. Lutes
    Publisher: X.D. Network Inc. Developer: PeroPero Games Platforms: Steam/Mobile/Switch Ported    "Muse Dash”
    Reviewed by: Elias S. Lutes
    Publisher: X.D. Network Inc.
    Developer: PeroPero Games
    Platforms: Steam/Mobile/Switch

    Ported over from mobile, Muse Dash is a whimsical side-scrolling journey through colorful levels where you fight enemies to the rhythm of catchy music.

    You have two attacks: an upper slash and a lower attack each bound to a specific button. You can use both at once for certain notes, and mash them against boss characters for a boost to your combo score. This makes up all the combat controls you need to succeed, and where Muse Dash really shines with this is with the difficulty selector, allowing players to dial up the key count for tracks from a leisurely stroll to all-out chaos. The track selection itself is vast, with multiple DLC tracks available for purchase and more on the horizon. This collection should be enough to keep one busy for a while.

    From the very beginning you are immersed in a colorful world, with adorable enemies to smack down along with hazards to avoid along the ground as you journey forward. There is a track timer toward the top of the screen that allows you to keep track of what point you are in a given level, and there's a focus bar at the bottom that once filled grants a bonus to accumulated points. The end of every level grants a rank, and I was able to get an A rank in almost all of the Easy level difficulty tracks on my very first go, which made me confident enough to dial up the difficulty a bit more and replay what I had already conquered.

    You get to unlock additional characters and tracks as you play, and there are more to come. This game is highly worthy of praise, and should become a solid go-to for rhythm fans.

    Pros:
    Simple controls that take great advantage of the scaling difficulty settings.
    An astoundingly large track list full of catchy tunes that are very easy to get into.
    Bright and cheery visuals that captivate as well as add to the experience.
    Can transfer levels and other info from mobile.

    Cons:
    The game’s full price feels expensive, but you get future added DLC with it as well.
    Cannot transfer previous purchases from mobile.

    Overall: 10/10

    I am proud to give out my first ever perfect score to Muse Dash! Simple and sweet, it makes for a fantastic entry point to newcomers of the genre, and a welcome and rather relaxing respite for seasoned veterans. You can pick up the starter edition on Steam for less than five dollars, while the full edition is around 25 USD. The Switch edition includes all music packs.    … Expand
  2. Shimmeywill
    Feb 19, 2020
    10
    Incredibly simple but satisfying rhythm game with fantastic music and cute avatars. Still the funnest rhythm game I've played to date and theIncredibly simple but satisfying rhythm game with fantastic music and cute avatars. Still the funnest rhythm game I've played to date and the one I always go back to.… Expand
  4. CloudVentura
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Pretty game with an addictive rhythm system, I love the art of the game and its aesthetics.
  5. liuby33
    Feb 5, 2021
    10
    Simple yet hard to master. Muse Dash defines a "rhythm game" where there's no fancy moves and hard-to-memory trickeries, just down-to-earthSimple yet hard to master. Muse Dash defines a "rhythm game" where there's no fancy moves and hard-to-memory trickeries, just down-to-earth rhythm following.… Expand
  6. Megax60
    Aug 31, 2019
    9
    its basically taiko with a lot of fanservice, fun gameplay and a good selection of music, but sometimes notes in hard mode can be confusing,its basically taiko with a lot of fanservice, fun gameplay and a good selection of music, but sometimes notes in hard mode can be confusing, but its still worth… Expand
  7. Treima
    Nov 3, 2020
    0
    Politics and video games shouldn't mix. How dare you come after Hololive.

    Taiwan #1! China #4!
  8. johnnytopside50
    Jul 1, 2021
    0
    I was enjoying this game until it damn political ruin it, I agree that game shouldn't have mixed in political, don't FU*KING ruin people funsI was enjoying this game until it damn political ruin it, I agree that game shouldn't have mixed in political, don't FU*KING ruin people funs with stupid political, I tired of it.... especially because of stupid reasons that it actually have a huge impact on it... this is damned stupid... I hate how they just ruin it, fu*k you china government, can you fu*k keep out your damn political out of entertainment related stuff!?!?!?!?!?!? The cause doesn't even relate to political statement, damn you for ruining Hololive.... and fu*k you to antis....… Expand

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