DJMax Respect
DJMax Respect is a rhythm game developed by Rocky Studio and Neowiz MUCA and published by Neowiz Games. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in 2017, and for Microsoft Windows in 2020. In Japan, the game was published by Arc System Works. It is a reboot of and the latest installment in the DJMax rhythm game series.
A PC port version called DJMax Respect V launched on December 19, 2019 through Steam Early Access, and was fully released on March 12, 2020.
Features
- The base game includes 107 songs from DJMax Portable and DJMax Portable 2, as well as 40 new songs produced for Respect.
- All songs from DJMax Portable Clazziquai Edition, DJMax Portable Black Square, DJMax Technika, DJMax Trilogy, DJMax Technika 2, DJMax Technika 3, DJMax Portable 3, DJMax Technika Tune, DJMax Ray and DJMax Technika Q are planned to be released as downloadable content. See [|DLC] for more information.
- All background animations from previous games have been updated and remastered to support a 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second.
- The scoring system has been overhauled to reflect that of Technika 2 and Technika 3. Each song has a base score of 300,000 points, the maximum score that can be achieved without utilizing the score multiplier derived from the Fever system.
- Online mode, in which two players can play against one another to aim for the highest scores. Two players can play different chart difficulties of the same song concurrently.
- In-game achievements have been implemented. The achievement system is used to unlock in-game content such as new songs, interface skins, online profile accessories, and artwork. Most PlayStation Network trophies and Steam Achievement for the game are tied to this system as well.
Exclusive Features for PC
- New redesign SC chart for play on keyboard with 8-10 keys.
- New Online & Competitive Mode
- * AIR Mode : this mode will allow player to enjoy a continuous, random playlist, during which you can choose to play or simply listen, as well as leave comments for players.
- * OPEN Mode : this mode is an enhancement to the Online mode in PS4 version, up to 7 players can play against the another to aim for the highest scores.
- * LADDER Mode, the two players competitive mode. Including player ranking, tier, season, and pick-and-ban features.
- New exclusive songs for PC versions, including YUKIKA, K/DA from League of Legends, Marshmello, Porter Robinson, and much more.
Removed features
- Certain types of Gear present in previous games, such as Max LP, Anti-Break, Shield and extended Fever multipliers, have been removed for balancing purposes due to the inclusion of online leaderboards.
- Note speed increase and lockdown with the activation of Fever has been removed.
- Auto Fever no longer has any negative effect on the score.
Modes
- Arcade: The standard single-player mode in which the player selects three songs from a randomly generated list of purchased songs, including songs yet to be unlocked in Freestyle mode.
- Freestyle: Free play mode in which the player can select any song from the list of all songs which have been unlocked for the mode. This mode features local competitive play for the first time in the series.
- Mission: A mode that requires the player to clear a predetermined set of songs with certain conditions, such as unusual effectors or meeting score or combo requirements.
- Online Battle: A multiplayer mode that allows the player to compete against another player from around the world via the internet. This mode requires a PlayStation Plus subscription.
- Ranking: View the rankings of players from around the globe. Scores are automatically submitted to the online leaderboard during normal play while connected to the internet.
- Collection: A mode that lists the player's profile, playing performance, achievements and unlocked artworks,, as well as the option to view unlocked music videos, similar to the "Lounge Room" in Portable 3.
Songs
New in ''DJMax Respect''
Until now, DJMax Respect & DJMax Respect V introduces 122 new songs. Including 52 songs in both version, 5 exclusive songs for PC version, and 65 songs as DLC.;DJMax Original Songs
| Song Title | Genre | Composer | Visualizer | Vocal | Available |
| 2Nite | Funk | ND Lee | Mirror Writer/AJ | ND Lee | Respect base |
| Soar ~Stay With Me~ | Electronic Rock | Mycin.T | Vistance | Moa | Respect base |
| Armored Phantom | Epic Music | ned | Gunzo | Respect base | |
| Beautiful Day | Cute Pop | ND Lee | 1000Marie, Red Comet | Flower Kim | Respect base |
| Beyond Yourself | Progressive Rock | Mycin.T | zaktan / Gunzo | Respect base | |
| Binary World | Artcore | Tsukasa | Racoona / DumpingLIFE | Aki misawa | Respect base |
| BlackCat | Nu Funk | BEXTER | SHIHYUN, DumpingLIFE, BJLee | Jung Changhun feat JC | Respect base |
| Bullet, Wanted! | Blues Rock | Mycin.T | SARA, AJ | rowspan="4" | Respect base |
| Child of Night | Electro House | GOTH | Gunzo | - | Respect base |
| Don't Die | Drum'n Bass | Paul Bazooka | S.in, RK | - | Respect base |
| Enter The Universe | Hard Trance | GOTH | RK | - | Respect base |
| Far East Princess | Oriental Ballad | Nauts | 1000Marie / Latte | LIM RYU | Respect base |
| glory day | J-Rock | BEXTER x Mycin.T | SHIHYUN, DumpingLIFE, BJLee | DyoN Joo | Respect base |
| Groovin Up | Disco Funk | Mycin.T | Coooooool-J | honey feat Moa | Respect base |
| Heavenly | Tropical House | makou | sagwanamu / Gunzo | Respect base | |
| KILLER BEE | Hybrid Trap | GOTH | zaktan / JOJ | MuChi | Respect base |
| Kung Brother | Kungplextro | Paul Bazooka | ECO | rowspan="2" | Respect base |
| Liar | Techno Trance | zts | ECO | - | Respect base |
| Lift You Up | R&B | makou | Young-in / ENTIA J | ASUKA | Respect base |
| Mulch | Gabber | Sampling Masters MEGA | ECO | Respect base | |
| NB RANGER - Virgin Force | Hard Rock | NieN | DumingLIFE | 최성욱 a.k.a ACE | Respect base |
| Only for you | K-Pop | NieN | BF, Latte | Lee Ji-ae | Respect base |
| OPEN FIRE | Hiphop | JC | ECO | JC | Respect base |
| quixotic | Polypops | bermei.inazawa | SINBARU.SR / AJ | foolen | Respect base |
| Remains Of Doom | Industrial Rock | NieN | Gunzo | NieN | Respect base |
| Royal Clown | Theatrical | bermei.inazawa | AJ | Respect base | |
| Runaway | Progressive Rock | LeeZu | Milee, Red Comet | LeeZu | Respect base |
| Running girl | Pop Rock | Mycin.T | PUNEW / Red Comet | Ssong | Respect base |
| Ruti'n | Moombahcore | GOTH | So Fly, JC | - | Respect base |
| Secret Dejavu | Ani Pop | DINY | carpin, Latte | Creha | Respect base |
| Shadow Flower | Pop | ned | TARI, ENTIA J | Moa | Respect base |
| The Feelings | Disco Funk | Supbaby | AJ | Wes Joseph | Respect base |
| The Lost Story | Pop | NEOWIZ Bless Soundteam | NEOWIZ Bless Team | Kim Min Seon | Respect base |
| The Obliterator | Drumstep | GOTH | Gunzo | rowspan="3" | Respect base |
| U.A.D | Future House | HAYAKO | AJ | - | Respect base |
| ｖｏｌｄｅｎｕｉｔ | Electronica | Cuve | ECO | - | Respect base |
| waiting for me | Pop | Croove | RK, SMIN | Nina Park | Respect base |
| Waiting for you | School Rock | Mycin.T | Kimbear, Red Comet | Ssong | Respect base |
| We're All Gonna Die | Neurofunk | Paul Bazooka | RK | rowspan="3" | Respect base |
| WHY | Piano | Nauts | ddoollhh, Gunzo | - | Respect base |
| Alone | Future Bass | Marshmello | Respect V base | - | |
| Get Jinxed | Alternative Metal | Riot Music Team | Riot Games | Respect V base | Agnete Kjølsrud |
| Ghost Voices | Neotrance | Virtual Self | Respect V base | ||
| POP/STARS | K-Pop | Riot Music Team | Riot Games | Respect V base | K/DA |
| Sad Machine | Synthpop | Porter Robinson | GUNZO | Respect V base | rowspan="3" |
| Nevermind | Epic Trance | Paul Bazooka | GUNZO | Trilogy DLC | - |
| Rising The Sonic | Ambient Rock | Dayz | tr0xper | Clazziquai Edition DLC | - |
| Here in the Moment ~Extended Mix~ | Bossa Nova | Ruby Tuesday | KKUEM, Hwain, Jin | Clazziquai Edition DLC | LEAH |
| Do you want it | House | House Rulez | Coooooool-J | Yehana / Kali | Technika 1 DLC |
| Always | Pop | YUGI / Mool | MUCA | Shin Ji | Black Square DLC |
| Fly Away | Melodic Trance | XeoN | SB_ENGINEER | rowspan="2" | Black Square DLC |
| ANALYS | Psychedelic Full-on | HAYAKO | GUNZO | Black Square DLC | - |
| Tok! Tok! Tok! | Pop | STARTRACK | Mamo.C / Cow_0 / DumpingLIFE | Lena | Technika 2 DLC |
| End of Mythology | Orchestra Pop | Alice Schach and the Magic Orchestra | ACOO / SMIN | Nene Akagawa | Technika 2 DLC |
| ALiCE | Fantasy Pop | seibin | Clover / PaXim | Jang Ye Na / Jang Mi | Technika 3 DLC |
| Over Your Dream | Pop Rock | xxdbxx | MUCA with Fans | Sin So Hee | DEEMO DLC |
| VOID | Fantasy Pop | Tetsuya Kobayashi | G-angle | Shihoko Hirata | DEEMO DLC |
| Bleed | Electronica / Downtempo | Axol & The Tech Thieves | VJTB87 | V EXTENSION DLC | |
| Boom! | Funk Rock | BEXTER | VCRWORKS | DyoN Joo | V EXTENSION DLC |
| Kingdom | House | Phantom Sage | CLAUDE | Miss Lina | V EXTENSION DLC |
| NEON 1989 | City Pop | OREO | DIGIPEDI | YUKIKA | V EXTENSION DLC |
| So Happy | Future House | Raven & Kreyn | Cow_0 | rowspan="2" | V EXTENSION DLC |
| Attack | Hard Dance | Mr.Funky | ECO | V EXTENSION DLC | - |
| BLACK GOLD | Rave | Cranky | SB_ENGINEER | V EXTENSION DLC | Pico |
| Do it | House | House Rulez | Coooooool-J | V EXTENSION DLC | Lee YoonJung |
| Dream It | Modern Rock | BEXTER | Monamin / SB_ENGINEER | V EXTENSION DLC | DyoN Joo |
| Fancy Night | Electro Rock | SiNA x CHUCK | AJ | V EXTENSION DLC | |
| FIGHT NIGHT | J-Rock | Messier | BlackPiq / SB_ENGINEER | V EXTENSION DLC | Calyae |
| Kensei | Happy Hardcore | Pure 100% | SB_ENGINEER | V EXTENSION DLC | rowspan="5" |
| Lisrim | Art Core | onoken | Gogalking / DumpingLIFE | V EXTENSION DLC | - |
| Lost Serenity | Cinematic Fantasy | Benicx | PUNEW / DumpingLIFE | V EXTENSION DLC | - |
| Lost Temple | Mid Tempo Dubstep | IMLAY | YD | V EXTENSION DLC | - |
| Maharajah -fenomeno edition- | Alice Schach and the Magic Orchestra | ACPP / AJ | V EXTENSION DLC | - | |
| Misty Er'A | Ethnic Fantasy | Mycin.T x jam-jam | Mamo.C / DumpingLIFE | V EXTENSION DLC | jam-jam |
| Move Yourself | Progressive House | IMLAY/YESEO | SARA, SB_ENGINEER | V EXTENSION DLC | YESSO |
| NANAIRO | Future Bass | HAYAKO | sinsu | V EXTENSION DLC | rowspan="2" |
| Never Die | Drum'n Bass | Paul Bazooka | S.in / RK | V EXTENSION DLC | - |
| Remember Me | Rock | NieN | lavew / Smin | V EXTENSION DLC | DyoN Joo |
| Space Challenger | UK Hardcore | Bagagee Viphex13 | zz7zz7 / yeop x2 / SB_ENGINEER | V EXTENSION DLC | rowspan="2" |
| Vile Requiem | Dubstep | GOTH | GUNZO | V EXTENSION DLC | - |
| welcome to the space | Progressive House | Pory | RDR | V EXTENSION DLC | Jisun |
| WONDER $LOT 777 | Casino Core | MYUKKE. | SB_ENGINEER | V EXTENSION DLC | |
| 혜성 | K-Pop | Mycin.T | MUCA with Fans | Highteen | Cytus DLC |
| I Want You ~Twinkle★Twinkle Sunshine~ | Futuristic Pop | Studio LAY-BACK | Mauve, SMIN | FiNE, Mayu Mineda | Cytus DLC |
; Collaboration Songs
| Song Title | Genre | Composer | Visualizer | Vocal | Available |
| Break a Spell | Soundtrack | Daisuke Ishiwatari | ARC SYSTEM WORKS / TEAM RED | Naoki Hashimoto | Guilty Gear DLC |
| Holy Orders | Soundtrack | Daisuke Ishiwatari | ARC SYSTEM WORKS | rowspan="2" | Guilty Gear DLC |
| Marionette | Soundtrack | Daisuke Ishiwatari | ARC SYSTEM WORKS / TEAM RED | - | Guilty Gear DLC |
| Frontline | Soundtrack | B@kamin / M2U | MICA Team / DumpingLIFE | Guriri | Girls' Frontline DLC |
| What am I fighting for? | Soundtrack | Haloweak | MICA Team / DumpingLIFE | AKINO with bless4 | Girls' Frontline DLC |
| Barbarous Funera | Soundtrack | Rikako Watanabe | MICA Team / Kurokawa Tomoyuki | ErumNagi | Girls' Frontline DLC |
| Black MInD | Soundtrack | COSIO | SB_ENGINEER | rowspan="3" | Groove Coaster DLC |
| Good Night, Bad Luck. | Hardcore | t+pazolite | SB_ENGINEER | - | Groove Coaster DLC |
| Got more raves? | Soundtrack | E.G.G. | SB_ENGINEER | - | Groove Coaster DLC |
| Groove Prayer | Soundtrack | COSIO | SB_ENGINEER | ChouCho | Groove Coaster DLC |
| HB-axeleration | Soundtrack | Tsukasa | SB_ENGINEER | Erica Masaki | Groove Coaster DLC |
| Marry me, Nightmare | Hardcore | t+pazolite | SB_ENGINEER | rowspan="2" | Groove Coaster DLC |
| ouroboros -twin stroke of the end- | Hardcore | Cranky VS MASAKI | SB_ENGINEER | - | Groove Coaster DLC |
| OVER THE NIGHT | Soundtrack | REDALiCE | SB_ENGINEER | Ayumi Nomiya | Groove Coaster DLC |
| Satisfiction | Soundtrack | t+pazolite | SB_ENGINEER | rowspan="6" | Groove Coaster DLC |
| Warrior | Soundtrack | Cranky | SB_ENGINEER | - | Groove Coaster DLC |
| Angelic Sphere | Soundtrack | 3R2 | DumpingLIFE | DEEMO DLC | - |
| ANiMA | Soundtrack | xi | DumpingLIFE | DEEMO DLC | - |
| Dream | Soundtrack | Rabpit | DumpingLIFE | DEEMO DLC | - |
| Legacy | Soundtrack | switchworks | DumpingLIFE | DEEMO DLC | - |
| Magnolia | Symphonic Dubstep | M2U | DumpingLIFE | DEEMO DLC | Guriri |
| Nine Point Eight | Soundtrack | Mili | DumpingLIFE | DEEMO DLC | momocashew |
| Sairai | Soundtrack | Shinichi Kobayashi | DumpingLIFE | DEEMO DLC | |
| Undo | Soundtrack | Yuk-cheung Chun | DumpingLIFE | DEEMO DLC | Misi Ke |
| Utopiosphere | Soundtrack | Mili | DumpingLIFE | DEEMO DLC | momocashew |
| YUBIKIRI-GENMAN | Soundtrack | Mili | DumpingLIFE | DEEMO DLC | momocashew |
| AXION | Chaos Fantasia | Sakuzyo | Cytus II Opening Team | rowspan="2" | Cytus DLC |
| CODE NAME: ZERO | Gabberstep | NeLIME | Cytus II Opening Team | - | Cytus DLC |
| conflict | HARMONIC SCHRANZ | Cranky+siromaru | Cytus II Opening Team | Pico | Cytus DLC |
| EMber | Dubstep | SIHanatsuka | Cytus II Opening Team | rowspan="3" | Cytus DLC |
| Entrance | Freedom Hardcore | Ice | Cytus II Opening Team | - | Cytus DLC |
| L | Renaissance Prayer | Ice | Cytus II Opening Team | - | Cytus DLC |
| Les Parfums de L'Amour | J-Jazz | naotyu- | Cytus II Opening Team | miyu | Cytus DLC |
| Mammal | Soundtrack | Teikyou | SB_ENGINEER | Cytus DLC | |
| Myosotis | Symphonic Dubstep | M2U | Cytus II Opening Team | Guriri & Lucy | Cytus DLC |
| Old Gold | Rave | Cranky | SB_ENGINEER | Pico | Cytus DLC |
| Shoot out | Pop | Tsukasa | Cytus II Opening Team | Masaki Erika | Cytus DLC |
| Ververg | Pop | onoken | Cytus II Opening Team | moco / b / Rin | Cytus DLC |
DLC
Trilogy DLC Pack
- This DLC features a collection of 20 songs introduced in DJMax Trilogy, with BGA remastering.
- Includes Trilogy-themed gears, note skins, and UI.
- Introduces 1 new Respect-exclusive song.
- Released on September 28, 2017 for PS4 DJMax Respect and on April 14, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V.
Collaboration DLC Pack 1: ''Respect'' ⨯ ''Guilty Gear''
- This DLC features a selection of 3 songs from the Guilty Gear fighting game series, as part of partnership with Arc System Works, the developer of the game series and its publisher in Japan.
- Includes Guilty Gear-themed gears, note skins, and profile accessories.
- Available for free for PC DJMax Respect V and to players who bought Day One edition of PS4 DJMax Respect in Japan.
- Released on November 30, 2017 for PS4 DJMax Respect and on May 21, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V.
Metro Project DLC Pack 1: ''Clazziquai''
- This DLC features a collection of 23 songs introduced in DJMax Portable Clazziquai Edition, with BGA remastering and upscaling.
- Includes Clazziquai Edition "First Kiss"-themed gears and UI.
- Introduces 1 new Respect-exclusive song.
- Released on December 21, 2017 for PS4 DJMax Respect and on May 28, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V.
Metro Project DLC Pack 2: ''Technika 1''
- This DLC features a collection of 20 songs introduced in DJMax Technika, with BGA remastering and upscaling.
- Includes Technika "SON OF SUN"-themed gears and UI.
- Introduces 1 new Respect-exclusive song.
- Released on March 28, 2018.
Metro Project DLC Pack 3: ''Black Square''
- This DLC features a collection of 20 songs introduced in DJMax Portable Black Square, with BGA remastering and upscaling.
- Includes Black Square "Fermion"-themed gears and UI.
- Introduces 1 new Respect-exclusive song.
- Introduces DLC link disc mode.
- Released on June 28, 2018 for PS4 DJMax Respect and on May 28, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V.
Collaboration DLC Pack 2: ''Respect'' ⨯ ''Girls' Frontline''
- This DLC features a selection of 3 songs from the Chinese mobile game Girls' Frontline, as part of partnership with Shanghai Sunborn Network Technology, the development team of the game, and X.D. Global Limited, the publisher of the game in South Korea.
- Includes Girls' Frontline-themed gears, note skins, profiles accessories, and UI.
- Released on September 4, 2018.
Technika 2 DLC Pack
- This DLC features a collection of songs introduced in DJMax Technika 2, with BGA remastering.
- Includes Technika 2 "D2"-themed gears, note skins, and UI.
- Introduces 1 new Respect-exclusive song.
- Released on October 11, 2018.
Technika 3 DLC Pack
- This DLC features a collection of songs introduced in DJMax Technika 3, with BGA remastering.
- Includes Technika 3 "ALiCE"-themed gears, note skins, and UI.
- Introduces 1 new Respect-exclusive song.
- Released on March 7, 2019.
Collaboration DLC Pack 3: ''Respect'' ⨯ ''Groove Coaster''
- This DLC features a selection of 10 songs from the Japanese arcade game Groove Coaster, as part of partnership with Square Enix—Ubisoft's Taito Corporation.
- Includes Groove Coaster-themed gears, note skins, profiles accessories, and UI.
- Released on June 5, 2019 for PS4 DJMax Respect and on April 14, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V.
Collaboration DLC Pack 4: ''Respect'' ⨯ ''Deemo''
- This DLC features a selection of 10 songs from the Taiwanese action rhythm game Deemo, as part of partnership with Rayark.
- Includes Deemo-themed gears, note skins, profiles accessories, and UI.
- Released on July 29, 2019 for PS4 DJMax Respect, and on July 16, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V.
Collaboration DLC Pack 5: ''Respect V'' ⨯ ''League of Legends''
- This DLC features 2 promotional songs from the action game League of Legends, as part of partnership with Riot Games.
- Released on December 19, 2019; available exclusively for DJMax Respect V.
Emotional Sense DLC Pack
- This DLC features a collection of songs introduced in DJMax 2004 Online, with BGA remastering.
- Released on March 12, 2020 for DJMax Respect V and on April 16, 2020 for PS4 DJMax Respect.
- Available for free to players who bought Early Access version of DJMax Respect V.
V EXTENSION DLC Pack
- This DLC features a collection of songs newly introduced in DJMax Respect V.
- Includes Dream It-themed gears, note skins, profiles accessories, and UI.
- Released on March 12, 2020 for DJMax Respect V and on April 16, 2020 for PS4 DJMax Respect.
Collaboration DLC Pack 6: ''Respect'' ⨯ ''Cytus''
- This DLC will feature a selection of 12 songs from the Taiwanese action rhythm game Cytus II, as part of partnership with Rayark.
- Includes Deemo-themed gears, note skins, profiles accessories, and UI.
- Released on July 16, 2020 for PC DJMax Respect V, and nearly future for PS4 DJMax Respect.
Collaboration DLC Pack 7: ''Respect'' ⨯ ''ESTiMATE''
- This DLC will feature collaboration song from the Korean music composer ESTi.
Collaboration DLC Pack 8: ''Respect'' ⨯ ''Chunithm''
- This DLC will feature collaboration song from the Japanese arcade game Chunithm, as part of partnership with Sega Sammy Holdings, supported by Konami and Electronic Arts.
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