Transmigration

Transmigration is a flash animation rhythm game programmed by Newgrounds.com user Bryan Singh (monkokio) and drawn by Newgrounds.com artist Sandpaper Smooth (TheJermz). The song used in the game is titled Chaoz Fantasy and was created by Newgrounds.com user ParagonX9. This visually stunning game was submitted to Newgrounds.com on July 15, 2007 as a Rock Out contest submission and won a Daily Feature award on July 16, 2007.

Gameplay

There is no real goal or objective in Transmigration. There are no lives, no puzzles, no major enemies or threats that will stop the game. You are, however, scored on a point system. So it can be argued that the goal of the game is to rack up as many points as you can.

Points are earned by shooting down enemies. The numbers that appear indicate the number of points you have earned in total. Getting hit by an enemy will reduce your point count by five points. Each enemy, to my understanding, is worth one point.

The entire game is based on the song Chaoz Fantasy by Newgrounds.com user Paragon X9. As the game progresses, your character is transformed into different creatures and is taken from sea to sky to land. The entire game, in a sense, is a visual expression of Chaoz Fantasy, with images and transitions appearing in-time and in-rhythm with the song.

Player Complaints

In some of the player reviews of this game, people complained about the game being a submission to the Rock Out contest because of its difference to most other music-based, rhythm games. The game authors have responded saying that a Rock Out contest submission does not necessarily have to follow a Guitar Hero-styled gameplay, with note-matching control keys. Instead, the authors argue that any game that alters a player's view of music-related, rhythm games counts as a submission to the Rock Out contest.

Review

The authors' purpose in creating Transmigration was to provide players an experience that they could lose themselves in and would change their perspective of music-related games. This game, in my opinion, has done just that. Although the actual gameplay is very limited because of the repetitive enemies and homing missiles, the game's visually stunning artwork keeps players playing through till the end. You can sit back and enjoy the imagery, or get more involved and try to rack up a perfect score. In either case, you will more likely than not replay the game for its visual content.

If any game can describe Chaoz Fantasy, Transmigration is that game. With high replay value, game concept, and entertainment value, Transmigration scores a 10/10.