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2006 · Rhythm

Audition Online

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Audition Online, is a downloadable multiplayer online casual rhythm game produced by T3 Entertainment. It was originally released in South Korea in 2004, but it has been localized by various publishers around the world. Audition Online is free to play but it earns its revenue by selling virtual items such as clothes for the player's avatar.

Released
1 September 2006
Platforms
PlayStation PortableWindows
Genres
Rhythm
Developers
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Publishers
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Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
FantasyDramaParty
Engine
Gamebryo
Languages
English, Korean, Spanish (Mexico), Thai, Vietnamese

About

Audition Online (Korean: 오디션 온라인), also known as X-BEAT in Japan and popularly called AyoDance in Indonesia, is a free-to-play multiplayer online casual Rhythm game produced by T3 Entertainment. It was originally released in South Korea in 2004 and has been localized by various publishers around the world. Audition Online is free to play, but earns revenue by selling virtual items such as clothes for the player's avatar.

In the game, players have an avatar/dancer (which there are hundreds of customization options from hair, clothes, accessories, and other design options for their avatar. Also players are free to have alternate and secondary dancers/accounts), and they compete in dance battles, against other players live, to popular Pop music songs, (in addition to original Audition exclusive songs), with the goal being the player must correctly input arrow commands, come up with their own freestyle rhythm commands, match sound effects in timing, or copy verbal dance commands from an NPC, (depending on Audition's many different game modes.) The better a player performs during a song, the more their avatar levels/ranks up, and the more in game currency they get, to better customize their avatar (in addition to micro-transaction/virtual exclusive items to customize the avatar). Players can also engage in side non gameplay, networking features (such as forming friendships, and dance crews, with other players, and even having virtual relationships/weddings/marriages with others players.) Audition acts as an alternative fusion to Dance Dance Revolution and DJMax, also combining Life simulation elements as well.

Keywords

  • free-to-play
  • online multiplayer
  • music and rhythm
  • rhythm game

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

A player is allowed to create a room or join a room. The "DJ" (the player who creates the room) is given power to choose the settings for the room: song, "chance," and game mode. g. beat up mode).

While the "DJ" has the power to kick people out of the room and close the dance floor off, this generally has no benefit. After all, the most appealing part of the game is its social aspect: playing alongside others whether for fun or competition.

Development

Audition Online was developed by T3 Entertainment and was released to Korean publisher 'Royworld' during July 2005. During June 2006, YeDang Online took Audition Online and named it Club Audition. The game also saw its first release outside of Korea in 2006 in the South-East Asian region, the Japanese region under the name Dancing Paradise and the Vietnamese region. In 2007, major publisher Nexon localised the game for the American audience.

The game was then also localised for the UK and European audience where publishers 'Alaplaya' and 'G4' had an agreement to have a joint server. In June 2008, Audition saw the first release of the Season 2 update where the new game mode "Beat Rush" was added, updated graphics and adjusting the aspect ratio to 1024x768.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
WindowsOffline31 December 2004Korea · North America 2 April 2007 · Europe 25 June 2007 · Asia 1 May 2008

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