Auditorium (video game)
Encyclopedia
Auditorium is a music-based puzzle game developed by Cipher Prime. Originally released as a Flash
game in April 2008, Auditorium was later released for iOS devices and then the PlayStation 3
, Xbox 360
and PSP
in 2010.
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A variety of control points are available to the player, each of which modifies the trajectory of the particle stream in a certain way. In each level, the player is given a set selection of control points which they place in certain positions in the level. These controls include:
With the exception of the Deflect Control, the player can also adjust the strength of each control by increasing its size.
Some levels also contain obstacles which affect the trajectory of the particle stream. The player cannot interact with obstacles so must instead use the tools available to overcome them in some way. These obstacles include:
-published iOS port was released in December 2009. The free game includes five acts with further acts available to purchase in-game.
In November 2009 it was announced that Auditorium would be released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PSP as a downloadable title from the PlayStation Store
and Xbox Live Arcade
. The PlayStation 3 version supports stereoscopic 3D gameplay and utilizes the PlayStation Move motion controller. The console version of the game was released in November 2010.
of 80 for the iOS version and 79 on PS3.
Adobe Flash
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game in April 2008, Auditorium was later released for iOS devices and then the PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, Xbox 360
Xbox 360
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and PSP
PlayStation Portable
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in 2010.
Gameplay
In Auditorium, the player uses various game mechanics to bend streams of light particles to fill audio containers. As each of the audio containers is filled, an audio channel introducing an instrument or sound is added to the game's music. In most levels, the audio containers are a variety of colors which the particle stream must match in order to fill it. The player changes the color of the stream by manipulating it over fixed areas of the level which dye the particles as they pass through them. The goal of each level is to direct and split the stream in such a way that each audio container is filled simultaneously, revealing the level's full soundtrackSoundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
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A variety of control points are available to the player, each of which modifies the trajectory of the particle stream in a certain way. In each level, the player is given a set selection of control points which they place in certain positions in the level. These controls include:
- The Directional Control accelerates the particle stream toward a set direction.
- The Attraction Control attracts the particle stream towards it.
- The Repulsion Control repels the particle stream away from it.
- The Rabbit Control energizes the particles, increasing their speed.
- The Deflect Control reflects the particles along a straight line which the player can adjust the angle of to change direction.
With the exception of the Deflect Control, the player can also adjust the strength of each control by increasing its size.
Some levels also contain obstacles which affect the trajectory of the particle stream. The player cannot interact with obstacles so must instead use the tools available to overcome them in some way. These obstacles include:
- Dividers which split the particle stream in two.
- Blackholes attract destroy particles which touch them but can also be used strategically in a similar way to the Attraction Control.
- Portals provide a connection between two points in a level. Particles that enter one portal leave the corresponding portal at the same speed and angle that they entered.
Platforms
The first Flash version of Auditorium was released on PC in April 2008. An EAElectronic Arts
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-published iOS port was released in December 2009. The free game includes five acts with further acts available to purchase in-game.
In November 2009 it was announced that Auditorium would be released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PSP as a downloadable title from the PlayStation Store
PlayStation Store
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and Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
. The PlayStation 3 version supports stereoscopic 3D gameplay and utilizes the PlayStation Move motion controller. The console version of the game was released in November 2010.
Reception
Auditorium received generally positive reviews, gaining an aggregate review score on MetacriticMetacritic
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of 80 for the iOS version and 79 on PS3.