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While NanaOn-Sha and its president Masaya Matsuura have most recently been tied to the DS Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop series, they haven't forgotten their rhythm-based roots. The creators of original PlayStation games PaRappa the Rapper and Vib-Ribbon today released another music game, musika, for Apple's iPod.

Released in conjunction with Sony BMG Music Entertainment and created by Masaya, NanaOn-Sha's musika is a combination music visualizer and game. Players choose a song from their library, and as the song plays, musika presents a series of characters using a variety of different effects. If the character on the screen is included in the title of the track, players have to push the iPod's center button. If it isn't, they can allow the letter to pass, or push the fast-forward or rewind buttons to skip to the next letter.

Consecutive correct inputs build the multiplier, while too many errant guesses will end the song early. There are also a handful of emoticon characters to provide bonuses along the way. The game includes three difficulty levels, high score lists, a visualizer, and a tutorial mode. It is now available to download for $4.99 through iTunes.

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I like to see this kind of crossover. Yeah we all know it's done to make another quick buck, but it also gives us more options on the go, which can't be bad.

It seems like a pretty shallow game that would interrupt my grooving.

Emporer: He threw off my groove!
Guard: "I'm sorry sir, but you threw off the emporer's groove"
*throws man out of the window*
Guy: "Soooooorrryyyyyy"

the game might be shallow, but someone who downloads it might say...hey I like this game, so maybe I'll check it out on the PS or PSP. Either way I think it's smart for Sony to broaden it's market like this.

They'd buy a PSP because of a game they downloaded on their iPod? o_O

I don't think I wrote anything about buying a PSP or PS, but if they have those systems they might be more inclined to check out games that were made by the same guy who made their Ipod game they love so much.

Sorry for the misinterpretation. :]

I still don't think this has anything to do with the Sony consoles though. It's a thread about a game on the iPod, isn't that Techs and Gadgets? Anyway, you're right though. I played Pac-Man on my cell phone and downloaded it for my PC later on, so this definitely can steer people into buying more PaRappa games.