.detuned is a 2009 interactive art video game developed by German demogroup .theprodukkt and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It was initially released on September 17, 2009, in Japan as .detuned: Gumi Senpai no Fushigi Kūkan (デチューンド グミ先輩の不思議空間, Dichūndo Gumi Senpai no Fushigi Kūkan, lit. ".detuned: The Mysterious Space of Senior Gumi"),[1] and on October 15 worldwide. It is the second demo released on the PlayStation 3 after Linger in Shadows.
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| Developer(s) | .theprodukkt[a] |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Christoph Mütze |
| Composer(s) | Leonard Ritter |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 |
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| Genre(s) | Interactive art |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
edit.detuned features a man sitting in a chair surrounded by a psychedelic environment. The player can switch into various modes, and using the trigger buttons and right analogue stick, apply certain effects on the man, which e.g. make his head shrink or apply a post-processing filter on the visuals and music. The player is also able to load their own music in.
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 46/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
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| GamesMaster | 50%[3] |
| IGN | 4/10[4] |
| Play | 50%[5] |
| PSM3 | 42%[6] |
The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic, earning an average score of 46/100.[2]
Many critics were united in the extremely short length of the game. IGN cited the lack of lasting appeal as the biggest problem about .detuned, saying that "selling for $2.99 in the US PlayStation Store, that's about a dollar per minute of entertainment".[4]
Notes
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References
edit- ^ "デチューンド グミ先輩の不思議空間 （PS Store ダウンロード版） [PS3]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ a b ".detuned for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "Review: .detuned". GamesMaster. Future plc. December 25, 2009. p. 80.
- ^ a b Roper, Chris (October 16, 2009). ".detuned Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "Review: .detuned". Play. No. 186. Imagine Publishing. December 2009. p. 87.
- ^ "Review: .detuned". PSM3. Future plc. January 2010. p. 94.
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