Cytus is a music rhythm video game developed by Rayark Inc. It currently features 180 songs and two game modes for each song. Cytus is available on iOS and Android. The iOS version was released in January 6, 2012 while the Android version was released three months later. A PlayStation Mobile port of this game called Cytus Lambda was released on June 26, 2013, then its supply cut off in late 2014.
System Requirements
iOS
Requires iOS 4.3 and up. It is said to be optimized for iPhone 5 and iPod Touch.
Android
Android 2.3 and up, 829MB+ free space in device, CPU greater than 1GHz, RAM with 512MB and 140MB free space in RAM
PlayStation Mobile
PlayStation Network account, PlayStation Vita or PlayStation Certified Devices
Gameplay Guide
The game has an Active Scan Line system. Players tap, swipe or hold black notes as the line 'scans' up and down the screen. Hitting the notes more accurately increases the score and TP after completing the song.
The songs vary in genre, including pop, jazz, hardcore, classic, and more, and vary in difficulty.
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Storyline
In the distant future, the only sentient beings in the world are robots.
They are the last remnant of the human spirit.
However, mankind is not dead.
Technology exists that is capable of transferring memories to these robots.
But with limited space, new memories will gradually overwrite the old.
To prevent the emotions in human memories from fading away, the robots resorted to converting the emotions to music, and storing them in a place called Cytus.
The robots use these songs to experience human emotion and dream that souls exists in each of them...
CytusThe storyline from then on are divided into chapters, with each of them carrying a different story of its own...
Availability
The game was released to iOS users on January 6, 2012, and on Android on April 12, 2012. It was introduced to PlayStation Vita players through PlayStation Mobile on June 26, 2013.
Cytus costs $1.99 in both iOS App Store and Google Play Store, and Lambda costs $11.99.
Cytus is free to download on Google Play Store, following with some restrictions: cooldowns, the "Retry" button locked and ads, and users can unlock Chapters by purchasing through the game. The Million Download Plan allows free players to experience new chapters after more paid players download the game throughout all platforms.
Up to now, Chapter K, is unlocked for free while Chapter Million is added for free as well. Chapter 0, Chapter R, and Chapter T can be unlocked for $4.99 through IAP.
Cytus is updated occasionally, and the history can be viewed in the Update History page.