Cytus II vs Dynamix
Cytus II
Cytus II is the sequel to the highly popular action-rhythm game, Cytus, but it's the fourth music game title from the developer, Rayark Games. Set once again in a futuristic, sci-fi society where a mega virtual world exists in the internet space known as Cytus, a mysterious DJ legend called Æsir emerged. His music sold like hot cakes and people fell madly in love with his work. Like Daft Punk (at least while they are performing), no one has ever seen this DJ's actual face, but one day, he suddenly announced a concert where he purportedly will be showing up in person (digital-wise since it's in Cytus). What will go down at this event? Well, no spoilers - Go play the game and you can eventually piece together the story to find out the ending yourself!That said, the game features the same intuitive gameplay but this time around, the game uses a unique "Active Judgement Line" system that makes the actual scan line to move rather than having the notes move. You'll only tap on the notes when the line reaches them, preferably when it's right in the middle. The game also contains a ton of high-quality music (over 50 of them, in fact) featuring composers from all around the world. The genres of the music vary widely as well, from electronic to rock.
Cytus II is an amazing addition to the Cytus series and is a must-play for fans of the original, but even if you have not played Cytus before, you can still appreciate the brilliance in combining immersive storytelling, excellent music, and an intense tapping-based gameplay.
Dynamix
Dynamix is the rhythm game to play if you feel that most mobile rhythm games are just too "tame". The game features a rather sophisticated gameplay where the keys will pop up not only from the middle-bottom part of the screen but also from the left and right - the sort of gameplay that will definitely appeal to hardcore rhythm games. Of course, like most rhythm games, they do have some impressive flashy visuals to accompany every tap you make.Despite having anime characters in it, the game features over 205 music and songs from a wide variety of artists in addition to Japanese ones, including over 20 Hong Kong originals (the developers are Hong Kong-based after all), Korean hits, and other popular songs from East Asia. However, note that since the game's a freemium, you may need to spend money to purchase the songs you want to play. The free songs are naturally free to play.
With the increasing popularity of rhythm mobile games, we often feel that Dynamix is a challenging game that is often overlooked due to its slight difficulty, at least at the beginning when you're trying to get used to having keys popping up all over the place. However, it is still a very good rhythm game and is an excellent choice as a tougher alternative to any of the SuperStar titles.