Phase (game)

Phase is a music-themed iPod game created by Harmonix exclusively for the iPod click wheel interface. It is similar to Harmonix's other games Amplitude and FreQuency.

Gameplay

Phase is played in a forced single-point perspective view of a three line track. Down each line come colored circles, and the player must click the corresponding button on the click wheel when the circle reaches the bottom of the screen. The circles are arranged on the track in relation to the beat of the music track being played. Additionally, there are occasional series of smaller, more closely spaced dots that will sweep across the track. These require the player to swipe their finger across the click wheel at the correct pace, instead of clicking the wheel buttons. The game comes with Easy, Medium, and Hard settings available for immediate play, plus additional levels (Expert & Insane) unlockable by completing a marathon in hard and expert mode respectively. The difficulty settings control the speed of the track and the number of the dots. Phase ships with seven songs, some by bands of Harmonix employees, but can be made to work with any song in your iTunes Library as long as it is longer than 30 seconds but less than 30 minutes long. To add a song to Phase, you drag the track from your Library into the Phase Music smart playlist, which is created upon downloading the game. This music is processed for proper interpretation by Phase, and then it is available to the game. The Phase Music playlist is limited to 1,000 songs.

Soundtrack

• "Nightlife Commando" by Bang Camaro
• "Dots and Dashes" by Dealership
• "Pop Music Is Not a Crime" by Freezepop
• "Midnight Gamma" by Intersect
• "Spira Mirabilis" by Komodo
• "The Theme of the Awesome" by Speck
• "Dragonfly Remix" by Universal Hall Pass

Compatibility

Phase is compatible with the 3rd generation iPod Nano, the 5th generation iPod, and the 6th generation iPod Classic. It currently does not work with the iPhone or iPod Touch.

See also

• IPod games

External links

• Phase website
• Harmonix website
• The games page on Apple.com