<s>
DJMax	B-Application
(	O
Korean	O
:	O
디제이맥스	O
,	O
dijeimaegseu	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action-rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
created	O
by	O
Neowiz	O
MUCA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
DJMax	B-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
started	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2004	O
(	O
closed	O
alpha	O
test	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
web	O
based	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Pentavision	O
has	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
seven	O
DJMax	B-Application
games	O
mostly	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
title	O
DJMax	B-Application
Portable	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pentavision	O
released	O
an	O
offline	O
DJMax	B-Application
game	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
DJMax	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trilogy	O
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
songs	O
from	O
three	O
earlier	O
games	O
(	O
DJMax	B-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
DJMax	B-Application
Portable	I-Application
and	O
DJMax	B-Application
Portable	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
replace	O
DJMax	B-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
taken	O
offline	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pentavision	O
announced	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
named	O
DJMax	B-Application
Technika	I-Application
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
DJMax	B-Application
Technika	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJMax	B-Application
Technika	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Korea	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
United	O
States-based	O
developer	O
PM	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
that	O
DJMax	B-Application
Portable	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
UMD	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tap	O
Sonic	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
DJMax	B-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
platforms	O
by	O
Neowiz	O
Internet	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Pentavision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJMax	B-Application
Technika	I-Application
Tune	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
similar	O
touch-based	O
gameplay	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Technika	O
arcade	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
there	O
are	O
at	O
least	O
Arcade	B-Application
,	O
Mission	O
and	O
Freestyle	O
options	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Arcade	B-Application
and	O
Freestyle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
choosing	O
which	O
button	O
layout	O
to	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
original	O
DJMax	B-Application
Portable	I-Application
features	O
button	O
layouts	O
4B	O
,	O
6B	O
and	O
8B	O
,	O
while	O
DJMax	B-Application
Portable	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
button	O
layouts	O
4B	O
,	O
5B	O
,	O
6B	O
and	O
8B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
song	O
in	O
the	O
DJMax	B-Application
Portable	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Trilogy	O
has	O
a	O
rating	O
which	O
indicates	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Arcade	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
pass	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
usually	O
three	O
or	O
four	O
stages	O
in	O
Arcade	B-Application
mode	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
DJMax	B-Application
Portable	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
pass	O
four	O
stages	O
but	O
in	O
DJMax	B-Application
Portable	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
only	O
needs	O
to	O
pass	O
three	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
passing	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
usually	O
sees	O
a	O
small	O
"	O
Thanks	O
for	O
playing	O
DJMAX	B-Application
"	O
video	O
clip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
games	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
compete	O
against	O
others	O
by	O
submitting	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
score	O
to	O
an	O
online	O
ranking	O
system	O
by	O
using	O
password	O
codes	O
that	O
DJMax	B-Application
generates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mission	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
XC	O
(	O
Extreme	O
Challenge	O
)	O
mode	O
in	O
some	O
DJMax	B-Application
games	O
,	O
features	O
pre-selected	O
sets	O
of	O
songs	O
with	O
certain	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
DJMax	B-Application
Portable	I-Application
2	I-Application
there	O
is	O
a	O
challenge	O
called	O
"	O
Rock	O
n	O
 '	O
Night	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
states	O
that	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
use	O
DJ	O
Fever	O
at	O
least	O
once	O
,	O
two	O
times	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
on	O
every	O
pre-selected	O
stage	O
of	O
the	O
mission	O
and	O
that	O
player	O
also	O
has	O
to	O
exceed	O
combo	O
of	O
2000	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DJMax	B-Application
Portable	I-Application
3	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
REMIX	O
SYSTEM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
analog	O
stick	O
to	O
move	O
active	O
track	O
to	O
be	O
either	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
,	O
default	O
position	O
being	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
arcade	B-Application
series	O
(	O
which	O
also	O
has	O
one	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
mobile	B-Application
platforms	O
)	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
tap	O
the	O
screen	O
at	O
the	O
moment	O
when	O
a	O
moving	O
slider	O
crosses	O
the	O
symbols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
comparable	O
similarity	O
between	O
DJMAX	B-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
Beatmania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
interface	O
and	O
keysounding	O
implementation	O
,	O
Pentavision	O
received	O
an	O
intellectual	O
property	O
infringement	O
filing	O
from	O
Konami	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lawsuit	O
was	O
settled	O
out	O
of	O
court	O
,	O
with	O
Konami	O
owning	O
exclusive	O
distribution	O
rights	O
to	O
DJMAX	B-Application
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Pentavision	O
being	O
required	O
to	O
pay	O
a	O
fee	O
for	O
any	O
future	O
DJMAX	B-Application
games	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
