DJMAX RESPECT V

Played it since it was on PSP and still great on PC.

if you're looking to buy this game buy it when on sale. The price is way to high for what it offers without the dlcs
The songs are just the most boring stuff. All the good songs are locked behind a DLC
The game has a battlepass (which you can ignore since it has like profile customization things there)
The dificulty sistem makes no sense you play 14 star map and feels like a 5 star map but then you play a 5 star map and it's harder than a 14 star map
Some text is not translated to english and it's still displayed in korean
The game is like 200GB but it gives content that could be less than 20GB (without DLCs)
You can't customize it and it annoys me the combo and accuracy being on top of my gameplay it's distracting af
it uses XIGNCODE3 as anticheat. One of the worst anticheats to exists (it is a kernel lvl anticheat and beside that when you uninstall the game this anticheat still stays on your PC).

The price of 41.99 euros it's not worth it and the DLCs combined are like 600 euros, the game by itself it's maximum few hours of entertainment.
It's worth it to try if you like never played a game like this but by all means this is not worth it at full price

Amazing gameplay 10/10 would nut again

good game.
but evil dlc!!!

Fun game.
Shame that's it's online only though.

Not going to lie, this game is extremely fun.

that's a great game, as a rhythm game fan i really enjoy a lot of the tunes on the base game, it's my first contact with the djmax franchise and it already left me a good impression, but i admit that i WOULDN'T have bought this if i knew beforehand that it unfortunately has always-online drm...that is just really fucking stupid and i only recommend it if you can get past that, since when i found out i had already 3 in-game hours i couldn't refund the game, so now i've decided to just accept my fate.

having said all of that, i did bought the muse dash and v expansion packs and found that they were worth the price and now i want to buy the legacy bundle in order to have the songs of the psp games and djmax trilogy available, as i found the game really enjoyable, the charts are REALLY well made and the song selection has a toooon of variety, there is a bit of everything for everyone here, so if you're a flithy casual or a really hardcore player, kb or pad player, everyone is capable of having fun with this title!

always-online drm aside, i do highly recommend you to pick it up, but only on sales, as i think the base price is just completely not worth it, the same can be said of the expansions. also, do your search to see what songs you're most interested in before buying any of them so you won't regret it later, as this game has a ton of dlc.

zero customizability, and is a live service game, so you can't play offline. just play osu!mania or etterna at this point

I came from Muse Dash, and let me tell you this game is a huge upgrade. It is infinitely more polished, engaging, and has a wider selection of songs. I like muse dash for its aesthetic more, but I can keep that essence since I got the Muse Dash collab DLC. I would say definitely buy ANYTHING when it's on sale, I think it is ALL too expensive off sale.

played 1hr and got carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist gone. 10/10 would recommend

The visuals are really cool, no doubt about it.
I really like every theme.

A rhythm game with battle passes. Good music hard to find under piles of trash and mid. There are better and more adult alternatives.

after a total of 60.7 total hours, i have finally reached lvl 100 with the Pro DJ IV class obtained within the same day of 13 hours and 52 minutes of song play time, DJ Max Respect V is an amazing rhythm game to play. iv been playing it since PS4 and im glad to fully enjoy my skill set on PC i have brought every dlc and plan to continue to buy them as well as the season pass's. this is a game everyone should try as its got tons to do from a large category of songs to multiplayer to images/music videos to view through

Bought this game during Spring Sale know nothing about what this game is, thought its just a game like Quaver or ous! mania. Played for several hours in FreePlay mode, then i feel regret about buying it.

Lets talk about the good things in this game:
1. Great UI with smooth animation. Feels very Satisfying.
2. Some of the art designs and videos are pretty impressing.
3. The Slide note is interesting.
4. Varies of game mode, including 4K, 5K, 6K and 8K (wait........where is 7K?!), they call it 4B,5B,6B and 8B but whatever i think they r literally the same things.

Things that i Hated:
1. Lack of customize thing for ur layout, I just wanna ask. WHY I CANT JUST ADJUST MY JUDGMENT LINE DOWN A LITTLE BIT? This game have things like emotions, comments, levels, a freaking rank system and even season pass. Why I CANNOT lower my judgment line a little bit. This should be one of the most basic thing the developers should add before they release other things. I want that line closer to my bottom screen. i just like it in that way, and this greatly affect both my game play and game experience.
2. Music, i kinda dont like kind of music in this game. I played Arcaea, Phigros, Paradium: Reboot, even Kalpa and im a Hardcore fan. In this game, i could barely find any hardcore music (unless u buy the collaboration song pack) which is really upsetting....Maybe the music in this game are fine to some people, but its def not what i like. BTW THE MUSIC IN THIS GAME'S CINEMATIC IS glory MAX. U WILL NEED TO BUY A MUSIC PACK TO PLAY THAT SONG.
3. Difficulty. I donno what the highest difficulty is but im able to play 14 stars chart.... but back in osu! mania, im only able to play 3 stars chart. I need more visualized way to know which chart have what difficulty so i could find higher difficulty chart to improve my 4K skill.
4. WHY IT TAKES SOOOOOOOOOOO MANY STORAGE? AM I ABLE TO DELETE THE VIDEOS? I DON'T CARE ABOUT THOSE VIDEOS!!!
5. BRO WHERE DID MY 7K GO?

In general, if u r a rhythm game lover (u want to improve ur game skill) and u like hardcore music, this game is probably not for u. Do some research, like, what music does this game have, before u buy this game.

AGAIN, I only played for several hours, i could be wrong in something. plz, comment and point out where i was wrong, I'd really want to know more about this game.

really good music really good charting

A game that pushes your reflexes and "sight-reading" to the ultimate maximum of human capabilities. Every child that grows up should play this, just because it improves their hand-eye coordination and is useful for daily life.

There is an insanely FUCKTON of music in this game, even without DLC. Each DLC typically comes with 20 songs as well. Take the ability to play 4, 5, 6, or 8 keys along with mixers/mutators/modifiers however you would refer to them for extra stuff like changing the speed notes fly in at or other various effects for challenges like completely random notes or fading notes. This is probably the rhythm game I could genuinely call an experience that can be custom tailored to whatever suits your fancy. I dabble with rhythm games casually and come from Muse Dash as well so 4 note on normal/hard with 4.5 speed is a mix of chill and challenge that fits perfect for me. There's more competitive stuff and way harder difficulties for those thirstier for more. Easy recommend especially when stuff is on sale since there's a lot and it is very pricey all together.

its fun, especially 6 and 8 keys. made the game more fun to play

I play and love this game since Black Square & Clazziquai on the PSP. This game is the perfect collection of all of DJMAX!

If you are going to play this game single player then this game is 100% worth it, however if you are gonna play ranked games then be prepared to play against the same guy you just lost another 4 games in a row or play against someone from high ranks. From my experience if you are new and you want to start playing ranked then you are gonna play vs someone from plat or above from last season, becouse for some magical reason they are now in bronze or silver and if you want to get rewards from battlepass you have to play ranked games becouse in singleplayer you are not getting enough points or you have to grind the game.

I like many of the songs giving a variety of tunes to tap along to. There are also maps for a 4,5,6, and 8 buttons so even after completing the 4 button maps you can go back to higher button counts to increase the challenge (and enjoyment). There is a bit of a steep learning curve if you are fairly new to rhythm games. The game does provide a solid online play in my experience of it and the mission mode can ease you into the game with levels increasing in difficulty.

good

Fantastic game, 10/10 gameplay the only issue is most of the best songs are locked behind DLC but definitely worth picking up ON SALE.

Difficult if you're using an Xbox controller, especially the D-Pad, as hitting a long left note while trying to hit up WILL break your combo every time. I try to use keyboard but I keep hitting Caps Lock instead of shift, so I guess I need to train my hands.

This game is eating away at my brain (positive)

Great game but the fact that you'd have to spend about SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY FUCKING DOLLARS TO GET THE FULL COMPLETE GAME?!?!?!?!??!?!?!!??!?!!?!?!?!?
Absolute nonsense, greed and pure bullshit. Fuck this game and the creators of this game and their ridiculously overpriced bullshit.

DJMAX is probably the best feeling gameplay out of every rhythm game on offer right now. Song selection starting out is pretty good. Asking price is very expensive and dlc are too. Definitely a game you get on a sale.

At firs i was upset about there being no offline mode but i already have them game on ps4 and the gameplay is good, get it on a discount, pick up some dlc and enjoy

This game's a total scam. Haven't once gotten this game to start in six years, you might as well just pirate DJMAX Emotional Sense or some shit.

There are plenty of things that are great about this game, I recommend reading a bunch of the positive reviews for that. However, one of the only issues I have with this game is with the audio, which is particularly worse when regarding to a rhythm game.

ASIO (Audio Stream Input / Output)
- While initially playing the game, I noticed that there was always some sort of lag or latency between my presses and the sound of the actual song. I messed around with offset, making incremental changes of 1 to get the audio to sound correct. The range I tested from went -20 to +20 on the offset which is absolutely ridiculous, because I was never able to fix the lag that I was experiencing. However, once I switched to ASIO on my audio settings, everything just suddenly worked. I went back to 0 on my offset and latency became a thing of the past.

The Problem with ASIO:
- ASIO takes primary control over your desktop audio, meaning that DJ MAX takes full priority. As a result, if you want to do something while playing DJ MAX, you will not be able to hear anything, so for example:
1) Want to join a discord call? ==> You wont hear anybody talking
2) Want to record / stream yourself playing DJ MAX? ==> OBS will not pick up any audio source from DJ MAX
3) Want to watch a vid for a small break and play again? ==> You have to exit out of DJ MAX entirely to hear anything from your desktop, and the loading of the game is not quick like osu.

Conclusion:
My problem is with how ASIO works and the workarounds to it. While there are some third party programs you can use to bypass this, the fact that you have to do that is insane to me. You ultimately choose whether you want no lag in a RHYTHM GAME, or choose lag while being able to hear other sources from your desktop. Even if they have an offset, it legitimately felt like it never worked for me, so it became extremely infuriating over time. While the game itself is still very fun to play, this one issue is just so big that I wish there were other reviews that went into more detail into this deal breaker prior to me purchasing this game.

Muse Dash player here - I still love Muse Dash but after 300+ hours I started to get a bit bored. I didn't master every song or anything, I just enjoyed the music and the challenge. I wanted something with some deeper gameplay challenges as I pretty much topped out what I could do in there and wanted something more. DJMAX was very attractive as I liked the collab songs a lot. So I gave it a shot and I'm so glad I did. 4B was pretty easy as I was already used to using my first two fingers and so I tried out 6B and that completely sent me back to beginner mode which was exactly what I wanted. From there I've built back up and see myself playing for along time to come. The song catalogue has a ton of bangers and the patterns are great and take some time to learn which is nice as I like feeling that improvement over time and practice. 10/10 recommend to anyone like me who likes Muse Dash but wants something more.

fire

Music & Anime Girls

yeah i just with the customization was like ez2on
still better classic music

Absolutely incredible game!
The only rhythm game that's better than this is yakuza 0!

This game is good

So personally, as someone who has played rhythm games/rhythm game components within games, I find this game very fun. But I will also say that while this game is a fun experience, it's also a pretty pricey game to get into.

I've played this game on both PS5 and PC now, in that order, and when I first played it, I found the gameplay pretty fun and it gave me a challenge that someone at my player level could enjoy and try to master. Of course, while there are good songs in the base catlogues of Respect, Portable, Portable 2, etc. I don't like most of the songs in those playlists. Now that's where the DLCs come in.

Now the main staple of DLC content are the Respect V packas and the newly introduced Liberty packs, adding bits of lore to the game's characters while also having a pretty catchy catalogue of songs to go through. Unfortunately, on PS5 you only have access to these packs as well as whatever DLCs were released before Respect V came out, so all the other Collab DLCs are PC exclusive, which is a pretty odd choice to me. Not to mention that the prices of the DLCs are extremely pricey, yet I feel like with the mixed quality of songs in the base game, plus the immense catalogue locked behind a paywall, it kinda almosts makes you feel like you HAVE to buy them to enjoy the game more.

So while I can say the game is pretty fun for rhythm game fans, don't go diving into this game at the full price point. Wait for sales on the game and DLCs and see what ya think. I mostly play on 4 button (Thinking about pushing higher) and just jump into some casual freestyle when I'm burning time, so it fulfills a solid experience for me.

Base songs aren't very fun. Lacking customization. UI and UI sounds are boring. The game having to always be online sucks which prevents you from playing on steam deck. Also DLC is too expensive.

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I love DJMAX

I practically grew up playing DJMax and it's only now do I realize I never actually left a review for this game lol. Uhhh. what can I say? It's still a good game. Nothing has changed. Goes on sale quite often and it's a steal when it does.

A must-have for rhythm game lovers.
Anime girls included for some reason.

I absolutely love this game and think the base amount of songs is already really great. The DLC adds even more and can be neat to add every now and then or pick up a few packs whenever there's a sale. The reason I'm giving this a thumbs down is because the always online requirement is absolutely ridiculous for this type of game in 2025. I've had moments when I'm playing a song and Steam has gone down for quick maintenance, causing me to lose connection to the game. It will let you finish the game, but you can't do anything afterwards and it boots you back to the main menu. This also means this game is virtually pointless on a Steam Deck unless you are always on an internet connection.

If the always online requirement doesn't bother you, go for it, but it drives me crazy. I'm pretty sure that means whenever the servers go offline, all that content you've purchased in addition to the game will no longer be accessible.

I mean I kinda like it? But this is slop compared to Clone Hero, GHWT:DE or even fortnite festival.
It's slop because of the amount of DLC shoved in your face.

With recently added hud customisation this game got even better.

Tons of content!!

It's pretty cool, first rhythm game I've actually paid money for.
The music pass and other DLC is, in my opinion, too expensive at full price. $24 for a short battlepass that only grants cosmetic items is kinda pointless which is why I'm fine with ignoring it. Now the music expansions range in price a bit, but over $800 for the full DLC bundle is crazy.
Would not recommend buying anything, including base game, until it goes on discount. It's a good game, but too damn expensive.

童年补票系列，依然非常好玩，强度极高。谱面设计也很良心，保证你用手柄一定能玩。至于玩不玩得过就看你本事了。虽然手残仍大爱的好作品，希望可以长存。

$60 game with most of the content pay-walled behind several DLC I should've just pirated

Best rhythm game. Has a nice gradual learning curve through 4 keys. Good music.