Hatsune Miku has had a pretty busy 2016, even if the vocaloid only exists in the digital realm. This year saw the release of both Hatsune Miku Project DIVA X and a rather lackluster VR offering. That’s only in North America, as the blue-haired idol saw her biggest release yet in Japan — Hatsune Miku Project DIVA Future Tone.

This massive compilation puts 236 songs into one package, allowing fans to play all of their favorite tunes. Luckily for North American gamers they won’t have to miss this celebration of Miku’s past. That’s because the game will be coming stateside in 2017, and a build of the English release was shown off at PSX 2016.

While it’s undoubtedly cool that Future Tone features a ton of songs, the game still has to be fun for it to be a worthwhile pickup for PS4 owners. After all, Rock Revolution would’ve still sucked even if it had tracks from The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. Thankfully, I can confirm that the latest rhythm title from Sega is a solid one as my hands-on experience revealed that it’s largely left unchanged from previous offerings.
Familiar Rhythm
Like other entries in the Project DIVA series, players will tap the DualShock 4’s face buttons in conjunction with on-screen symbols. If you haven’t played it before, think DDR but notes come from all over the screen instead of straight up. It’s a satisfying design, and it’s just as fun in Future Tone as it was in past instal...