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DB²: Disco Boogie of the Dead Beats - Detailed Information

DB²: Disco Boogie of the Dead Beats
Supported OS Windows macOS
Release Date 07 May 2024
Sold copies ~ 10,000
Buy for $4.99
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About this game   Hardware Requirements
The game is a 2D overlooking shooter that can be enjoyed by up to four players with friends or other players from around the world.
However, in addition to the main 2D shooting elements, the game has various other elements such as QTEs to hit notes and pause at the right time, which load the user's cognition, making it a cognitive load amplifying dark pot game.

The game takes place in a mysterious disco in the basement of a graveyard, where time and space are distorted. The objective is to earn more chips than anyone else in the disco by fighting off the DJs who appear nightly and the zombies who dance until morning.

The player is free to choose how to earn chips.
The more you try to earn, the more challenging the game becomes.

How to earn chips

There are various ways to earn chips in the game.

①Pick up chips by defeating zombies.
By defeating zombies, you can pick up chips as they drop.
You can pick up chips even if you are not the one who defeated the zombie.
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②Take it by defeating other players.
By defeating another player, the chips held by the defeated player will be scattered around you, so pick them up.

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③Tap the notes with good timing.
Pressing the spacebar at the right time in time with the notes flowing from left to right will boost the disco and earn you chips.

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④Dance under the Mirror Ball.
You can dance under the light of the mirror ball installed in the stage.
By dancing, you can attract attention and earn chips. Be careful, you can't attack under the light of the mirror ball.

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⑤Decide your pose.
You may be asked to strike a pose, so press "E" at the right moment to earn chips.
If you get the timing wrong, you will not be able to move for a certain period of time.

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The game is played in rounds of 60 seconds per round.
When 60 seconds elapse, the intermediate results are announced and the game moves on to the next round.
The player with the least chips wins the next round, which determines the music played in the disco.
The amount of chips earned will change depending on the music playing.

The player who earns chips to the target amount the fastest wins.

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-Characters with unique personalities

.Different characters use different weapons and have different personalities.
Find the play style that suits you best and outplay the other players.

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-A mysterious disco where space-time is distorted

.The time-space in the disco is distorted, and each time a round progresses, the players of the previous rounds are moving as they have played in the past. By cooperating with your past self, you can advance the game to a greater advantage.
Also, if you save your past self who was supposed to fall in the past, a time paradox will occur and your past self will follow you and help you.

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