Hi-Fi Rush

Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm-based action game developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks for the Windows and Xbox Series X/S platforms. Labelled a "defect" and hunted by the corporation that transformed him, Chai bands together with new friends to defeat the company's executives and put a stop to their plans. Hi-Fi Rush includes licensed music from bands such as The Black Keys and Nine Inch Nails. Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm-action game where the protagonist Chai, his enemies, and parts of the environment move to the beat. Attacking on rhythm is not required, as actions automatically sync up with the music, but by timing the button presses right the players are rewarded with higher damage output and timing-based combo finishers deal additional damage. Each division is based on a particular musical style, and Chai engages in boss battles at various points. In addition to combat, the game also features some platform game elements, as well as a system of upgrades to unlock new moves, abilities, and perks, which can be purchased with gears, an in-game currency earned in combat or by exploring levels. Permanent upgrades to health and the special meter also appear in stages as collectibles. Completing the game once unlocks bonus features, such as the ability to revisit past levels and previously inaccessible areas, a new difficulty setting, and Rhythm Tower, a survival mode similar to Bloody Palace from the Devil May Cry series. Chai, a 25-year old man with a disabled arm with a dream to become a guitarist rockstar, arrives at Vandelay Technologies campus to volunteer for Project Armstrong, a test program for cybernetic limb replacement. However, when the company’s CEO, Kale Vandelay carelessly throws Chai's portable music player, it fell onto into the latter's chest and fused with him during the embedment, causing him to feel a musical connection with his surroundings. As a result of the accident caused by Kale's carelessness, Chai is labeled a defect and the facility's robotic security forces pursue him, seeking to "recall" the defect. Chai discovers his new arm can deploy an electromagnetic stick meant to pick trashes, which he uses to fashion a guitar-like weapon. The robotic arm which Chai can deploy and wield a magnetic stick reveals that he was meant to be enlisted a garbage boy for the waste department by Vandelay administrative, rather than can finally pursue his future dream as a rockstar. The two hatch a plan to access and shut down SPECTRA by securing passkeys from each of the company's executives, including the CEO, Kale.