Earning a high score will cause Vibri to sing a congratulatory song based on their position.
The player's score is tallied via symbols during gameplay, which is then converted into points at the end of the run, during which bonus points may also be rewarded. Successful actions will help Vibri recover back to her higher forms, and clearing enough obstacles in succession while in the rabbit form will evolve Vibri into Queen Vibri, increasing the player's score until Vibri is hit. Getting hit too many times while in worm form will end the game. Getting hit by obstacles too many times will degenerate Vibri from a rabbit into a frog, followed by a worm. Not pushing a button at the right time turns Vibri into a scribbled version of herself temporarily. Sometimes two obstacles will be merged, requiring the player to press two buttons at the same time (for example, a block and pit combination will require players to press L and Down together). There are four basic obstacles block, loop, wave, and pit, which require players to press the L, R, X, or Down buttons respectively at the right time to navigate. Vib Ribbon is a rhythm game in which players guide the main character, Vibri, across a line filled with obstacles tied in correspondence to the beat of the song. The graphics for Vib-Ribbon are simple, consisting of straight, white vector lines forming crude, angular drawings of the level and the player character, named Vibri. The game was unique in that the software loaded into RAM, letting the player use any music CD to play against the game could generate a unique level from any track. Although the original PlayStation version was never released in North America, the game was re-released on PlayStation Network in North America in 2014. It was released for the PlayStation in Japan on December 12, 1999, and in Europe on September 1, 2000. The soundtrack could also be listened to by putting the original Vib Ribbon PS1 game disc into a CD player.Vib-Ribbon is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Music Soundtrack coverĪs well as being able to use your own CD's with the game to create levels the game came with various quirky songs composed by Masaya Matsuura and performed by a band called Laugh and Peace, ranging from Hard techno to bouncy Japanese pop sung in English It was released as a soundtrack CD together with the games lesser known sequel Vib-Ripple.
The game features graphics which are very stylized and simple looking, like children's scribbles across a black page.įor its time Vib-Ribbon was very unique because the software loaded into the RAM and allowed players to generate their own levels based on any music CD they had, resulting in a level of replayability which continues even today. As the player progresses through the difficulties the frequency of the obstacles increases as well as the speed of Vibri, eventually culminating with the inclusion of combined obstacles where the player must press both buttons at the same time. Score is kept and placed on a scoreboard, however the scoreboard feature is rendered useless due to the fact that it is reset every time the game is switched off. At the end of the song the player is awarded with a numerical score and Vibri will sing a song, the length of which is increased the higher the score. If, however, the player makes it through a number of obstacles in a row, Vibri will go up a form from Rabbit to a Princess. Failing to make it through an obstacle will cause Vibri to change form from a Rabbit to a Frog and to a Worm, if the player then fails after that its game over. To get through the obstacles the player must press a button in time with the music to get Vibri through the obstacle. In the game the player controls Vibri a rabbit skipping across a 2D wire for the duration of a song whilst avoiding various obstacles represented as shapes across the wire. Gameplay This is a handy image to keep around when playing! The game was only released in Europe and Japan making it highly sought after for collectors. The game was designed by Masaya Matsuura the creator of PaRappa the Rapper. Vib-Ribbon is a music game for the Playstation released in 1998.