Engine Alchemy | Release JP: July 2, 2009 | |
Developer(s) Sega
Crypton Future Media
Dingo Publisher(s) Sega
Dwango Music Entertainment Series Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Platform(s) PlayStation Portable
PlayStation 3 (Dreamy Theater) | ||
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (初音ミク -Project DIVA-) is a 2009 rhythm game created by Sega and Crypton Future Media for the PlayStation Portable. The game was first released on July 2, 2009 in Japan with no international release. The game primarily makes use of Vocaloids, a series of singing synthesizer software, and the songs created using these Vocaloids most notably the virtual-diva Vocaloid Hatsune Miku. The game is the first video game to utilize the Vocaloid software developed by the Yamaha Corporation.
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In addition, Sega has released Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Dreamy Theater, a downloadable game on the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3. It allows players to play Project DIVA on the PlayStation 3 with updated visuals though it requires the PlayStation Portable to be plugged into the PlayStation 3 via a USB cable.
Gameplay
As the first game in the series, Project Diva has a gameplay similar to that of the series, albeit without some of the current features in the series. The game only features 3 difficulty modes, easy, medium and hard as opposed to the 4 difficulty modes of the series forgoing the Extreme difficulty, which was only added in its sequel. As well as the lack of the Diva ROOM feature that was also only added in its sequel.
Song list
There are a total of 77 songs available in Hatsune Miku: Project Diva. 36 songs are obtained normally by playing through the game, 14 songs are only available through Edit Mode, and 27 songs need to be purchased from the PlayStation Network.
DLC
Two sets of DLC has been release for Hatsune Miku Project Diva. The first set features Hatsune Miku and the second set features Kagamine Len, Kagamine Rin, and Megurine Luka.
DLC Set #1 - Miku Uta, Okawari
DLC set #2 - Motto Okawari, Rin, Len, Luka
Dreamy Theater
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Dreamy Theater is a downloadable game for the PlayStation 3 that enables the game to be played on the console, with the use of a PlayStation Portable, that was released on June 24, 2010. The game can be downloaded from the PlayStation Store and must be installed on both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable to facilitate connectivity between the two devices. The game features exactly the same gameplay as the portable version but with upgraded graphics that are on par with an average PlayStation 3 game. The game however requires the PlayStation Portable to be plugged into the PlayStation 3 and all times whilst playing the game.