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Cytus II is a rhythm game produced by Rayark Games. Cytus II succeeds the basic gameplay of its predecessor Cytus, players use fingers to click, hold or slide notes on the screen with music’s beats to earn points. Cytus changed the definition of music rhythm game in 2012. In 2018, Cytus II ameliorates graphics and the story expression, and adds two new notes to enrich its gameplay. Cytus II invites worldwide musicians to provide more than one hundred high-quality songs in the different music genre.

Plot
In the future world, people are absorbed in virtual internet space, high developed information technology encroaches people’s real life. In the biggest internet space cyTus, a legendary DJ named Æsir invites popular singers and DJ to hold a virtual concert, the Æsir-FEST. Millions of people swarm into cyTus to witness Æsir’s appearance…

Controls
A scan line moves up and down on the screen with a changeable speed, and different notes appear on the screen, players use fingers to click, hold, drag or slide different notes to harmonize the scan line’s movement.

Notes and difficulty
Five different notes in the game, click notes, drag notes, hold notes, and the new flick notes and special hold notes. There are different awards for players’ accuracy: perfect, good, bad and miss. Cytus II also has three different difficulties, easy, hard and chaos. Each song has all three difficulties with different graphic designs.

Character and plot
Cytus II has nine characters in the game, each character records several songs. Players play songs to upgrade the characters, then unlock their story in the social network system in the game and read the plot.

Playable songs
Cytus II includes more than one hundred high-quality songs in the different music genre, pop, jazz, rock, classic and electric music, created by worldwide musicians like Japan, Korea, Europe, the US, Taiwan and more, some of musicians have collaborated with Rayark in Cytus, Deemo, VOEZ. Cytus II includes 35 and IPA (In-App Purchase) songs, more than 100 high-quality songs, over 300 graphic designs too meet various players’ requirement of different levels.

Characters
PAFF is a popular idol singer and commercial star born for spotlight both in the real and virtual world. Music Style: electronica, pop music. NEKO#ΦωΦ is a live host, she always plays game and chats with her audiences in her channel. Music Style: brisk electronic music. ROBO_Head is a strange character who addicted to news and statistics. Music Style: Electro and Dubstep. ConneR collects antique musical instruments, he is a performer and archeologist with gentility. Music Style: classic and electric music. As the leader and guitarist of her band “Cherry PuNK”, Cherry was invited to the Æsir-FEST. Music Style: J-Rock, Punk and Post-Rock. JOE is the manager of “JOEZ Café” pub which includes undercity intel. Music Style: Jazz, Funk. Aroma is a young idol girl who lost memory in a car accident, she was also invited to the Æsir-FEST. Music Style: Jazz, Pop ,and Electronica. Nora is a mysterious girl from a scientific organization “Kyuu Hou Kai”. Music Style: Hardcore, Techno, Electronic, Dubstep ,and Trance. PAFF, NEKO#ΦωΦ and ROBO_Head are for free, other characters are IAP (In-App Purchase).
 * PAFF
 * NEKO#ΦωΦ
 * ROBO_Head
 * ConneR
 * Cherry
 * JOE
 * Aroma (released in version 1.7)
 * Nora (released in version 1.8)

Release and pricing
Cytus II first was released on iOS on January 18, 2018, then on Android on March 8, 2018. It costs $1.99 in the iOS App Store and Google play store. Three characters are for free. Other characters are unlocked for $9.99 each.

Reference

 * 1) http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxy3.library.arizona.edu/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T004&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=1&docId=GALE%7CA436782648&docType=Article&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=&prodId=ITOF&contentSet=GALE%7CA436782648&searchId=R5&userGroupName=uarizona_main&inPS=true
 * 2) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rayark.cytus2
 * 3) https://cytus.wikia.com/wiki/Cytus_II
 * 4) https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/2/157942.html
 * 5) https://cytus.wikia.com/wiki/Cherry
 * 6) https://cytus.wikia.com/wiki/Joe
 * 7) https://cytus.wikia.com/wiki/Aroma
 * 8) https://cytus.wikia.com/wiki/Nora

External link

 * Cytus II's Official Website
 * Cytus II on the App Store
 * Cytus II on the Play Store