Vib-Ribbon

Vib-Ribbon (ビブリボン Bibu Ribon), styled as vib-ribbon, is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was originally released for the PlayStation in Japan on December 12, 1999, and was later released in Europe on September 1, 2000. Although the original PlayStation port was never released in North America, the game was re-released on PlayStation Network in North America in 2014.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The main character, Vibri looks quite adorable, as the polygons and expressive, kaleidoscope-like eyes help a lot.
 * 2) Catchy and vibrant soundtrack.
 * 3) Lots of visual effects during songs that do affect gameplay.
 * 4) When evolving to her final form, Vibri transforms from a rabbit to a fairy princess.
 * 5) Lots of replay value.
 * 6) There's a feature where you can remove the Vib Ribbon disc (the game will continue to run without the disc) and insert a CD music disc, the game will then produce a stage based on the song in the disc picked. The stages aren't randomly produced either, the game will always produce the same stage for each song.
 * 7) Solid and easy-to-use controls, since you can press 4 buttons with L1, R1, X and D-Pad below, which is comfortable and also makes its controls easier, are its combinations, that you can press the 2 together, and that's saying a lot.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The vibration effect after Vibri getting injured several times is seizure-inducing, making the game very risky for epileptics.
 * 2) When playing with a custom CD, the difficulty may vary depending on which track you're playing and how the fast the song's tempo goes.
 * 3) While the soundtrack is very nice, sounds weird, since the sounds of the music sound distorted, especially Polaroid, and also, the lyrics can be misunderstood for some as they tend to suffer a bit of Engrish.
 * 4) The graphics in this game are incredibly dull, unattractive, and tiring to look at. While the game itself is appealing, the problem is that the entire game is black and white, which makes the game look completely the same. for example, the backgrounds are extremely non-existent, empty, but also boring to see, it's like you're seeing a soulless and gloomy place, the designs and textures are flat as they look like they were made with white sticks, which can be boring as hell in sight for some.
 * 5) Very lacking in actual content, since the game only features six playable songs (Similar to PaRappa the Rapper) and can be beaten in a hour or two. The game more or less expects you to have custom CDs if you want to continue playing.

Reception
The game received positive reviews.

TechnologyTell's Jenni Lada was impressed with the minimalist graphics of the game. She also called it "refreshingly difficult" and praised the entire concept for the game. However, she also said that "when I’d press the shoulder buttons, up, or X on the Vita in time with the music, it fell perfectly in time with the beat. When I headed over to the PS3, I was sure I was one with the rhythm, but Vibri invariably turned into the slug. There’s some kind of discrepancy, and one has to adjust their timing to compensate".

Hardcore Gamer's Marcus Estrada called the game "cruel" when playing on the highest difficulty. He called the stages generated using CDs "ridiculous" and said that "a fair bit of tracks from a variety of genres (I tested rock, pop, and rap) also make levels do weird things with tempo". Despite his criticism, he liked the game and said that it deserved a second chance.

Trivia

 * This game spawned the "This is what happens if you make a mistake" meme.

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