<s>
Cytus	B-Application
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
rhythm	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Taiwanese	O
game	O
developer	O
Rayark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Cytus	B-Application
rhythm	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
on	O
12	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
7	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	O
Mobile	O
,	O
titled	O
Cytus	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lambda	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
version	O
titled	O
Cytus	B-Application
:	O
Omega	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Capcom	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
JAEPO	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
and	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
location	O
testing	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
canceled	O
on	O
30	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Language
game	O
,	O
Cytus	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
March	O
2018	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Cytus	B-Application
Alpha	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Cytus	B-Application
α	I-Application
)	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
25	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Cytus	B-Application
is	O
carried	O
through	O
its	O
10	O
main	O
chapters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
prologue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Vanessa	O
,	O
who	O
lives	O
in	O
a	O
22nd-century	O
world	O
where	O
robots	B-Algorithm
with	O
human	O
memories	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
things	O
remaining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
human	O
emotions	O
are	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
music	O
in	O
"	O
Cytus	B-Application
"	O
,	O
by	O
playing	O
the	O
songs	O
,	O
the	O
robots	B-Algorithm
are	O
able	O
to	O
revive	O
their	O
human	O
emotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
tries	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
mini	O
program	O
with	O
Lua	B-Language
to	O
delete	O
her	O
emotions	O
from	O
their	O
memory	O
and	O
starts	O
to	O
travel	O
around	O
the	O
node	O
to	O
delete	O
the	O
emotions	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
robots	B-Algorithm
that	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Operators	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
as	O
ending	O
of	O
Cytus	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
create	O
a	O
virtual	O
Internet	O
space	O
called	O
Cytus	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
cyTus	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
musician	O
,	O
Aesir	O
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Æsir	O
)	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
hold	O
a	O
large	O
virtual	O
concert	O
in	O
Node	O
08	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
nodes	O
in	O
Cytus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attendees	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
included	O
Paff	O
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
PAFF	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
popular	O
singer	O
,	O
Neko	O
Asakura	O
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
NEKO#ΦωΦ	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
famous	O
streamer	O
on	O
iM	O
,	O
and	O
Robo	O
Head	O
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
ROBO_Head	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
robot	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
browsing	O
through	O
iM	O
and	O
through	O
each	O
character	O
's	O
private	O
"	O
OS	O
logs	O
"	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
unlock	O
new	O
songs	O
and	O
gain	O
insight	O
into	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Cytus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unknown	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
an	O
Architect	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
intelligent	O
AI	B-Application
robot	B-Algorithm
that	O
assisted	O
with	O
the	O
reconstruction	O
of	O
human	O
society	O
,	O
attacked	O
Neko	O
's	O
stream	O
and	O
iM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ivy	O
(	O
serial	O
number	O
:	O
OPCI_2501_IV	O
)	O
was	O
attempting	O
to	O
wake	O
another	O
Architect	O
,	O
Vanessa	O
(	O
serial	O
number	O
:	O
OPCI_2501_V	O
)	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
Cytus	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ivy	O
woke	O
up	O
500	O
years	O
after	O
"	O
the	O
decommission	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
Architect	O
robots	B-Algorithm
were	O
deactivated	O
after	O
human	O
society	O
was	O
recovered	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Ender	O
Virus	O
"	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Alien	O
Virus	O
from	O
Cytus	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ivy	O
finally	O
woke	O
Vanessa	O
up	O
through	O
OS	O
space	O
,	O
a	O
space	O
in	O
Cytus	B-Application
where	O
people	O
can	O
meet	O
and	O
interact	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
video	O
that	O
another	O
Architect	O
,	O
Ilka	O
,	O
showed	O
her	O
before	O
the	O
Decommission	O
,	O
Vanessa	O
's	O
core	O
was	O
corrupted	O
,	O
changing	O
her	O
from	O
thinking	O
about	O
helping	O
with	O
humanity	O
to	O
finding	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
end	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
safety	O
measure	O
,	O
Ivy	O
sets	O
up	O
a	O
firewall	B-Application
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
prevent	O
Vanessa	O
from	O
hacking	O
or	O
compromising	O
any	O
other	O
Internet-connected	B-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noah	O
attempts	O
to	O
disrupt	O
Vanessa	O
's	O
signals	O
by	O
sending	O
an	O
electric	O
shock	O
to	O
damage	O
the	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
electrocuting	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
it	O
cause	O
you	O
fell	O
into	O
a	O
coma	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
and	O
your	O
consciousness	O
is	O
still	O
driving	O
into	O
the	O
OS	O
space	O
for	O
10	O
years	O
(	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
first	O
Cytus	B-Application
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PAFF	O
and	O
Vanessa	O
told	O
to	O
players	O
that	O
the	O
future	O
is	O
in	O
our	O
hands	O
and	O
we	O
can	O
change	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
new	O
beginning	O
"	O
of	O
Cytus	B-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
stand	O
for	O
shutting	O
down	O
the	O
A.R.C.	O
,	O
the	O
Cytus	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
virtual	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
other	O
groups	O
stand	O
for	O
reviving	O
of	O
Cytus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
when	O
she	O
start	O
to	O
live	O
from	O
the	O
memorial	O
to	O
the	O
victims	O
in	O
Node	O
08	O
,	O
Vicky	O
interview	O
was	O
interrupted	O
by	O
protesters	O
to	O
publicize	O
their	O
broadcast	O
in	O
iM	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
darkest	O
side	O
of	O
A.R.C	O
,	O
the	O
Cytus	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Architects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
just	O
found	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
used	O
the	O
broken	O
architects	O
to	O
restart	O
Cytus	B-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ai	B-Application
Fairouz	O
as	O
Cherry	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
singer	O
of	O
the	O
Cherry	O
Punk	O
band	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Cytus	B-Application
relies	O
on	O
Active	O
Scan	O
Line	O
,	O
a	O
line	O
that	O
moves	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
notes	O
to	O
be	O
hit	O
as	O
the	O
line	O
rises	O
are	O
colored	O
blue	O
and	O
purple	O
(	O
light	O
green	O
in	O
Cytus	B-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
while	O
those	O
as	O
the	O
line	O
falls	O
are	O
colored	O
yellow	O
and	O
green	O
(	O
light	O
blue	O
in	O
Cytus	B-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cytus	B-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
three	O
to	O
six	O
difficult	O
levels	O
—	O
Easy	O
,	O
Hard	O
,	O
Chaos	O
,	O
Glitch	O
,	O
Crash	O
and	O
Dream	O
—	O
with	O
difficulty	O
ratings	O
ranging	O
from	O
1	O
to	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Cytus	B-Application
spans	O
through	O
10	O
main	O
chapters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
prologue	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
told	O
through	O
various	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cytus	B-Application
includes	O
210	O
songs	O
available	O
for	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
spanning	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
genres	O
,	O
including	O
pop	O
music	O
,	O
trance	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
drum	O
and	O
bass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
engines	O
are	O
also	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cytus	B-Application
also	O
includes	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
songs	O
in	O
the	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
overarching	O
plot	O
,	O
collectively	O
named	O
Cytus	B-Application
:	O
Alive	O
,	O
added	O
in	O
version	O
6.0	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
normal	O
songs	O
,	O
Cytus	B-Application
:	O
Alive	O
songs	O
contain	O
added	O
plot	O
animation	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cytus	B-Application
is	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
is	O
free	O
but	O
features	O
a	O
cooldown	O
timer	O
before	O
starting	O
each	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	O
Mobile	O
port	O
Cytus	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lambda	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
then-exclusive	O
chapter	O
Prologue	O
:	O
Live	O
,	O
otherwise	O
identical	O
to	O
its	O
smartphone	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
video	O
was	O
released	O
onto	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
prior	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
7	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cytus	B-Application
α	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayark	O
Games	O
announced	O
the	O
Million	O
Downloads	O
Plan	O
(	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
"	O
illegal	O
piracy	O
harming	O
the	O
sales	O
figures	O
of	O
Cytus	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Cytus	B-Application
ranks	O
#8	O
in	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Music	O
"	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cytus	B-Application
α	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Craddock	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
as	O
"	O
something	O
particularly	O
satisfying	O
about	O
dancing	O
around	O
the	O
screen	O
playing	O
a	O
musical	O
version	O
of	O
whack-a-mole	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
its	O
higher	O
price	O
compared	O
to	O
Rayark	O
's	O
other	O
titles	O
Deemo	B-Application
and	O
Voez	B-Application
meant	O
that	O
"	O
Rayark	O
has	O
almost	O
shot	O
itself	O
in	O
the	O
foot	O
with	O
its	O
previous	O
releases.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Cytus	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
temporarily	O
banned	O
in	O
China	O
following	O
a	O
discovery	O
that	O
it	O
contained	O
a	O
pro-Hong	O
Kong	O
protests	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
Cytus	B-Application
soundtracks	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
both	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
as	O
physical	O
CDs	O
,	O
featuring	O
playable	O
music	O
and	O
background	O
composition	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cytus	B-Application
-Prologue-	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Cytus	B-Application
-Hindsight	O
-	O
on	O
10	O
December	O
2013	O
and	O
Cytus	B-Application
-Foresight	O
-	O
on	O
28	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
story	O
album	O
called	O
Cytus	B-Application
-Alive	O
-	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
August	O
2012	O
;	O
the	O
album	O
features	O
songs	O
composed	O
by	O
Sta	O
and	O
Cranky	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
names	O
as	O
the	O
ten	O
chapters	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cytus	B-Application
II	I-Application
soundtrack	O
consists	O
of	O
music	O
by	O
indie	O
composers	O
from	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
collaborations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
those	O
with	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
and	O
Kizuna	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
:	O
Cytus	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
multimedia	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
stage	O
production	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Cytus	B-Application
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Divertimento	O
Media	O
(	O
)	O
as	O
commissioned	O
by	O
Quanta	O
Arts	O
Foundation	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
