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MUSYNX Switch NSP Free Download When it comes to music games, Switch owners are already a bit spoilt for choice, with VOEZ, Deemo, Lanota and Superbeat: Xonic all pumping out plenty of rhythm action across multiple genres, playstyles, and aesthetics. The latest debut hoping to ascend the system’s charts is Musynx, from Superbeat publisher PM Studios. Originally a mobile title, it’s more than ready for the big time on Switch, with an impressive assortment of fresh tunes, satisfying gameplay with both button and touchscreen options, and an infectious sense of personality. ROMSLAB.COM Best Switch Games

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Jumping in from the title screen, Musynx doesn’t mess around: it presents all 92 songs in its setlist individually, ready for you to play right from the start. This puts Musynx firmly in the arcade-inspired rhythm game camp; unlike VOEZ, Deemo, or Lanota, there’s no story to tie your taps together, nor does Musynx feature any levelling up, unlocks, or challenges like Superbeat: Xonic. It’s a straightforward focus on playing and replaying songs to beat your high scores, and whether that’s a plus or a minus will depend on personal preference, but it does make Musynx perfect for popping in for a song or two at a time.

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One consequence of Musynx’s streamlined structure is that it puts its music front and centre, and these fantastic tracks have no trouble shining in the spotlight. Musynx features a variety of songs broken down into broad genres. There’s sunny vocal pop, ballads, instrumental piano and classical; EDM, techno and rock; traditional Chinese-inspired tracks, chiptunes and a small group of viral hits from the Chinese internet. Some of these categories are fuller than others — the first three have dozens of tracks each — but all together, the selection is impressive in both breadth and quality. You’re not likely to recognise any of the tracks beforehand, but discovering these underground delights is a big part of the appeal. Chasm Switch NSP

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Musynx features tracks in Japanese and English, but there’s a particular focus here on Chinese music, with lots of Mandarin Vocaloid pop (and lots of Luo Tianyi), some sīzhú instrumentation, and even tracks from Chinese indie games Koi DX and ICEY. This musical mix is a real highlight, and helps Musynx stand out among the Switch’s other rhythm titles; if VOEZ is open mic at a J-pop/Jazz café and Superbeat: Xonic is a night out at the club, Musynx is the trip through Sinophonic SoundCloud you never knew you needed. As with most music games, interacting with Musynx’s tracks means playing along to piano roll-style charts; notes fall from the top of the screen to the bottom along four (or more) distinct ‘lanes’, each one assigned to a certain button.

Hit the correct button on-time with the beat,

You’ll score points and keep up a combo; miss a note, and you’ll reset the combo counter to zero. There are only two types of notes in Musynx — tap notes (which you’ll hit once) and hold notes (where you’ll hold the button down for a certain duration) — and timing windows are fairly generous, so it’s a system that’s easy to learn, but scales very well to provide a serious challenge at higher levels. Musynx has two main intersecting axes of adjustable difficulty: the number of ‘lanes’ present (either four or six), and the level of the chart (‘Normal’ or ‘Hard’), both of which can be changed for each song.  By default, the four-lane setup (called ‘4K’) means you’ll use — from left to right — ‘Left’ and ‘Up’ on the D-Pad, ‘X’, and ‘A’ to hit the notes as they fall. Changing to the six-lane setup (‘6K’) adds another input under each thumb. Chess Knights: Viking Lands Switch NSP

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So that the left-to-right lineup is ‘Left’, ‘Up’, and ‘Right’ on the D-Pad, ‘Y’, ‘X’, ‘A’. You can choose to play either mode on both ‘Normal’ and ‘Hard’ charts, with the main difference between chart difficulties being the volume of notes, complexities of rhythms, and finger gymnastics required to hit them in time. We love that these two settings are independent because each gets at a different part of the challenge of rhythm games. Playing charts on ‘Hard’ instead of ‘Normal’ tests your ability to quickly read complex scores, and translate the result into button presses; playing charts on ‘6K’ instead of ‘4K’ tests your ability to deal with more possible combinations, and jump between different thumb positions on the fly.

You’re likely to be better at one of these skills than the other

We encounter no problems on ‘Hard’ charts from the start but struggle immensely with 6K — so it’s wonderful to be able to tailor the challenge to your abilities and work up to mastery. So far we’ve only talked about Musynx in terms of buttons, but it’s also possible to undock your Switch and play Musynx entirely with the touchscreen. Its touch interface is as smooth and straightforward as you’d expect — just tap the bottom of each lane when a note comes across its line. We don’t have any trouble with timing or missed taps, though we do wish the outer-most lanes were a little further from the edge of the screen on 6K mode. Chess Ultra Switch NSP

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It certainly feels natural — Musynx started out as a mobile game, after all — and the Switch’s screen is a great size for the game, but it’s also quite a bit easier with the touchscreen. In fact, because the mechanics are so simple, and the charts lack the dynamic movement of VOEZ or Lanota (or Deemo’s tactile keyboard metaphor), we find Musynx significantly more interesting with buttons. That said, we certainly appreciate having both options. Musynx’s mechanics are solid, and its music is excellent, but an equally important part of what makes it so fun to play is its creative presentation, which varies based on the genre of song you’re playing.

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