Pump It Up (video game series)
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Pump It Up (Korean: 펌프 잇 업; RR: Peompeu it eop) is a music video game series developed and published by Andamiro, a Korean arcade game producer. The game is similar to Dance Dance Revolution, except that it has five arrow panels as opposed to four, and is typically played on a dance pad with five arrow panels: the top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right, and a center. Additional gameplay modes may utilize two five-panel pads side by side. These panels are pressed using the player's feet, in response to arrows that appear on the screen in front of the player. The arrows are synchronized to the general rhythm or beat of a chosen song, and success is dependent on the player's ability to time and position their steps accordingly.
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Developer(s) | Andamiro F2 Systems Freevolt Nexcade NeoNews M Project |
Publisher(s) | Andamiro |
Platform(s) | Arcade, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PSP, iOS, Android |
Release | September 1999 (PC/Arcade) 2005 (Xbox, PS2, PSP) 2019 (Mobile) |
Genre(s) | Music video game |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The original version of the game was originally released in South Korea on September 20, 1999. The series has also expanded internationally to other markets, primarily in North America, South America, and Europe. Pump It Up 2023 Phoenix is the latest version of the series, released to South Korean arcades on July 17, 2023, and internationally in early August 2023.
Historically, Pump It Up has tried to cater to freestyle players in addition to "technical" players by including freestyle-friendly charts, and as a result, the game has a culture in the freestyle and breakdancing disciplines. However, in recent versions the game has shifted to focus more heavily on "technical" players, expanding the vast array of high-difficulty songs, step charts, and title-based achievements.