We’ve seen plenty of rhythm-action games recently that put the emphasis more heavily on the latter half of that genre label, but perhaps none so much as Hi-Fi Rush. A surprise release from Tango Gameworks, it departs from the studio’s horror output to pick up threads from the other side of founder Shinji Mikami’s gameography: PN03, Viewtiful Joe and Devil May Cry. Aspects of each are blended into a combo-driven action game, where you’re constantly rated on your performance in battle, and which moves like a cartoon and puts music front and centre.
In hero Chai snaps his fingers to the soundtrack, laying out the time signature that will dictate your every action. Jumps and dodges are synced
