<s>
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
VR	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kinda	I-Application
Funky	I-Application
News	I-Application
Flash	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Grounding	O
Inc	O
for	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
platforms	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
,	O
Viveport	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
new	O
reporter	O
assigned	O
to	O
assist	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
protagonist	O
Ulala	O
during	O
an	O
alien	O
threat	O
covered	O
by	O
the	O
titular	O
news	O
network	O
,	O
players	O
engage	O
in	O
motion-based	O
combat	O
by	O
mimicking	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
opponents	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
musical	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
VR	O
began	O
production	O
following	O
positive	O
feedback	O
of	O
a	O
VR	O
demo	O
created	O
by	O
Grounding	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
KDDI	O
using	O
the	O
series	O
characters	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
VR	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kinda	I-Application
Funky	I-Application
News	I-Application
Flash	I-Application
,	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
novice	O
reporters	O
Roo	O
and	O
Kie	O
for	O
the	O
titular	O
news	O
channel	O
in	O
a	O
1960s-styled	O
science	O
fiction	O
future	O
filled	O
with	O
competing	O
news	O
channels	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
mentor	O
is	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Ulala	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actions	O
are	O
performed	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
music	B-Application
tracks	O
playing	O
in	O
each	O
section	O
of	O
a	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Part	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
were	O
produced	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
internal	O
United	O
Game	O
Artists	O
studio	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Tetsuya	O
Mizuguchi	O
as	O
a	O
title	O
aimed	O
at	O
a	O
wide	O
gaming	O
demographic	O
that	O
would	O
experiment	O
with	O
existing	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
merger	O
of	O
United	O
Game	O
Artists	O
during	O
Sega	O
restructuring	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
developers	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
;	O
Mizuguchi	O
founded	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
others	O
formed	O
Grounding	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
2007	O
with	O
staff	O
from	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
concepts	O
existed	O
for	O
a	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
pitches	O
were	O
made	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
they	O
had	O
exhausted	O
their	O
ideas	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
showed	O
little	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussions	O
about	O
a	O
new	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
game	O
were	O
revived	O
following	O
the	O
Game	O
Symphony	O
Japan	O
14th	O
Concert	O
SEGA	O
Special	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
theme	O
"	O
Mexican	O
Flyer	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
theme	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
my	O
Happiness	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Okamura	O
met	O
up	O
with	O
other	O
former	O
staff	O
members	O
at	O
the	O
concert	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
wish	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
reluctance	O
to	O
follow	O
on	O
from	O
Part	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
considered	O
the	O
best	O
the	O
series	O
could	O
be	O
in	O
its	O
normal	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prototype	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
VR	O
:	O
Ukiuki	O
Viewing	O
Show	O
,	O
was	O
shown	O
off	O
in	O
2016	O
at	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
positive	O
fan	O
reaction	O
,	O
a	O
full	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
approved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
staff	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
stayed	O
in	O
touch	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
reunited	O
to	O
develop	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
VR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
chosen	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
adaptability	O
to	O
various	O
game	O
devices	O
and	O
ease	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
early	O
prototyping	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
was	O
tried	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
control	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
DualShock	O
4	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
did	O
not	O
provide	O
much	O
immersion	O
so	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
tailored	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
stressful	O
elements	O
was	O
timing	O
the	O
effects	O
and	O
music	B-Application
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
movements	O
,	O
especially	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progressed	O
and	O
corrections	O
to	O
music	B-Application
timing	O
became	O
more	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
incorporated	O
a	O
caloric	O
counter	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
Institute	O
of	O
Health	O
and	O
Exercise	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
dance	O
moves	O
would	O
double	O
as	O
a	O
workout	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
artistic	O
change	O
was	O
Ulala	O
's	O
outfit	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
a	O
neon	O
yellow	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
shift	O
into	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
returning	O
voices	O
were	O
Okamura	O
as	O
Ulala	O
,	O
Show	O
Hayami	O
and	O
Tom	O
Clarke-Hill	O
as	O
rival	O
reporter	O
Jaguar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Kae	O
Īda	O
as	O
fellow	O
rival	O
Pudding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
VR	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
said	O
development	O
was	O
40%	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
VR	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
Grounding	O
both	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in-house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
SteamVR	O
,	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
and	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
during	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
delayed	O
into	O
Spring	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
to	O
improve	O
its	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
received	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
July	O
featuring	O
vocaloid	O
mascot	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
and	O
Miku	O
as	O
a	O
costume	O
option	O
for	O
Ulala	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oculus	O
and	O
SteamVR	O
versions	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
VR	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kinda	I-Application
Funky	I-Application
News	I-Application
Flash	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
game	O
scored	O
54	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
fifteen	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Kohler	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
an	O
authentic	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
experience	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
replication	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
art	O
design	O
and	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
into	O
VR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Annette	O
Polis	O
of	O
Siliconera	O
noted	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
giving	O
her	O
a	O
hard	O
workout	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
100-stage	O
marathon	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
more	O
to	O
an	O
exercise	O
game	O
than	O
the	O
earlier	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
Hemming	O
of	O
Cubed3	O
noted	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
asking	O
price	O
,	O
but	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
nostalgic	O
graphic	O
design	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
solid	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
hoped	O
that	O
an	O
edition	O
with	O
promised	O
DLC	B-Protocol
additions	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
content	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technicas	O
Sam	O
Machovech	O
gave	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
gameplay	O
into	O
VR	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
named	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
worst	O
value	O
proposition	O
of	O
any	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
game	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
features	O
and	O
low-quality	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
