A shooter that plays like a rave; Mizuguchi's synaesthesia on the Dreamcast.
A roguelike where you move to the beat; the dance-pad dungeon.
Race down a track generated from your own MP3s; 2008's Steam surprise.
A beetle on a track to a violent beat; rhythm violence.
Cheerleading agents rescue people through rhythm; the DS oddity.
Mini-games of pure rhythm; Nintendo's weirdest series.
Drum along in the arcade with a big red taiko; Namco's rhythm staple.
Click circles to the beat; the free rhythm game with a million maps.
Tetris with a Rez soundtrack and VR; Mizuguchi makes blocks transcendent.
Slice blocks with lightsabers to the beat in VR; the best-selling VR game.
A plastic guitar and five coloured buttons; the party game of the 2000s.
Guitar, bass, drums and a microphone in one living room; Harmonix's full band.
Arrows on a floor mat and a cabinet in every arcade; the rhythm game that got people moving.
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