<s>
In	B-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
(	O
abbreviated	O
ITG	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
developed	O
&	O
published	O
by	O
Roxor	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
In	B-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
In	B-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
by	O
RedOctane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
mechanics	O
of	O
In	B-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Konami	O
's	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
(	O
DDR	B-Application
)	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
DDR	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
4	O
flashing	O
stationary	O
arrows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
scrolling	O
arrows	O
overlap	O
the	O
stationary	O
ones	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
step	O
on	O
the	O
corresponding	O
arrows	O
on	O
the	O
dance	B-Device
platform	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successfully	O
hitting	O
the	O
arrows	O
in	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
music	B-Application
increases	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
health	O
on	O
the	O
life	O
bar	O
,	O
while	O
failure	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
decreases	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stepcharts	B-Application
on	O
In	B-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
are	O
a	O
predefined	O
sequence	O
of	O
arrows	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
mapped	O
to	O
the	O
timing	O
of	O
a	O
song	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
vary	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
song	O
's	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stepcharts	B-Application
can	O
sometimes	O
contain	O
3	O
or	O
4	O
arrow	O
combinations	O
(	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
hit	O
with	O
hands	O
but	O
usually	O
hit	O
by	O
placing	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
feet	O
between	O
two	O
arrows	O
making	O
them	O
hit	O
both	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stepcharts	B-Application
can	O
also	O
contain	O
Mines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modifiers	O
(	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
mods	O
)	O
change	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
how	O
arrows	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
in	O
a	O
stepchart	B-Application
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Application
The	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
offers	O
different	O
modes	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
different	O
rules	O
on	O
how	O
songs	O
are	O
selected	O
and	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
76	O
songs	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
In	B-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
In	B-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
RedOctane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
contains	O
the	O
Novice	O
mode	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
In	B-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Liquid	O
Moon	O
as	O
a	O
fully	O
playable	O
track	O
,	O
and	O
4	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
featuring	O
3	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
now-canceled	O
In	B-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
3	O
,	O
widescreen	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
Edit	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
patch	O
named	O
Song	O
Pack	O
A	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
adding	O
the	O
songs	O
and	O
theme	O
from	O
In	B-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
they	O
amended	O
their	O
complaint	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
dance	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
MC	O
Groovz	O
Dance	O
Craze	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Mad	O
Catz	O
to	O
accompany	O
their	O
3rd	O
party	O
dance	B-Device
mat	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
primarily	O
claims	O
that	O
Roxor	O
has	O
infringed	O
their	O
dancing	B-Application
game	I-Application
patent	O
rights	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
claim	O
that	O
the	O
refitting	O
of	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
"	O
has	O
been	O
done	O
in	O
an	O
infringing	O
and	O
unfair	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Konami	O
amended	O
its	O
complaint	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
In	B-Application
The	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
PS2	B-Device
game	O
and	O
its	O
publisher	O
RedOctane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
counterclaim	O
,	O
Roxor	O
denies	O
the	O
claims	O
in	O
Konami	O
's	O
complaint	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
'	O
In	B-Application
The	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
 '	O
does	O
not	O
violate	O
patent	O
law	O
and	O
that	O
claiming	O
that	O
Konami	O
has	O
engaged	O
in	O
unfair	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Roxor	O
announced	O
that	O
Konami	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
In	B-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
series	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
settlement	O
to	O
this	O
litigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musicians	O
and	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
Pump	O
it	O
Up	O
Pro	O
,	O
a	O
spinoff	O
of	O
the	O
Pump	O
it	O
Up	O
series	O
featuring	O
music	B-Application
and	O
features	O
from	O
ITG	O
.	O
</s>
