Maimai (video game)

The cabinet of maimai has been widely recognized as resembling a front-loading drum washing machine.[6] Electronics manufacturer Sharp collaborated with the game in Sega's maimai LIVE 2014 Washing Festival (maimai LIVE 2014 洗濯祭) event, showcasing photo spot models combining a washing machine with a maimai cabinet.[7][8][9]

A man playing Maimai Pink, on December 10, 2015, in Japan.

Various kinds of objects will appear at the centre and approach the outer rim of the circular touchscreen. The player must tap, hold or slide on the touchscreen or surrounding buttons in time with the music, depending on the type of note.

The types of notes in the game includes:[10]

• TAP: A pink circular ring, requiring a single tap
• BREAK: A red-yellow ring, requiring a single tap and gives more points than a TAP
• HOLD: A pink hexagonal bar, requiring holding for the entire length
• SLIDE: A star followed by a path. The player must tap on the star, then slide along path following the star
• EACH (Japan) or BOTH (overseas): A combination of two tap, hold or slide notes, now colored yellow

Each song in the game has five playable difficulty levels, four of those being: BASIC, ADVANCED, EXPERT, and MASTER.[11] MASTER mode is only unlocked upon achieving a Rank S score (97% and above) on the EXPERT difficulty of a song.[12] Alternatively, one can also obtain a Ranks S on the MASTER chart of the song (if available for play) and unlock the MASTER chart itself. A RE:MASTER mode is available for selected songs and will be unlocked after achieving a Rank S score on the EXPERT or MASTER difficulty. (Rank S scores former to the addition of RE:MASTER mode on songs will not be counted)[13]

maimai's scoring system includes alphabetical ranks and a percentage score calculated based on the player's MISS, GOOD, GREAT, PERFECT and CRITICAL PERFECT notes. Players may also earn achievements for not missing any notes (FULL COMBO), achieving PERFECT or CRITICAL PERFECT on every note (ALL PERFECT), achieving CRITICAL PERFECT on every note (理論値) or obtaining a 100% score on SYNC PLAY (100% SYNC).

In order to CLEAR a song, players must score at least 80% on a song. In maimai PiNK, the ranking system changed from D-SS to F-SSS. In maimai MiLK PLUS, 3 new ranks, namely S+, SS+ and SSS+, were added to the ranking system, thus changing the system to F-SSS+.

If the game cabinet has a camera installed, players can record one of their played songs and access them on the website maimaiNET, which can then be downloaded and posted to sites like niconico and YouTube.

In Murasaki, if a two player game is engaged, and both gets max combo for a song(regardless of difficulty), both the players will get "MAX FEVER" and will be shown on the song selection screen.

A significant proportion of players puts on gloves during gameplay, to enhance performance, obtain better scores and avoid injury.[10][15]

maimaiNET

With the Maimai Murasaki Plus option, it's possible to play online against other players.

Players who create an Aime ID on the SEGA website can save their game data onto a website called maimaiNET. The site's functions include changing usernames, accessing past game scores, and downloading recorded gameplay videos. In order to use their Aime ID, players must use an Aime card or compatible smartphone that can be read by the cabinet's card reader, while some other players may use a Banapassport made by Bandai Namco Entertainment or E-amusement pass made by Konami as a substitute for Aime card.[16]