Rez HD: 360 controllers as Trance Vibrator, PSN version possible

The classic Dreamcast game Rez HD is coming to Xbox Live Arcade. The original game made use of the Trance Vibrator: a device that pulses in time with the music. To bring the concept up to speed with the Xbox 360, the game will instead be using the console’s controllers to substitute for the Trance Vibrator peripheral. What’s more – the game could soon appear in the PlayStation 3 too. Details in the full article.

The original Rez HD game on the Dreamcast made use of the Trance Vibrator: a peripheral that pulsed in time with the music of the game. In place of a Trance Vibrator, the Xbox Live Arcade version will be making use of what’s available – the 360 controllers.

How would that work? The game will have support for up to 4 controllers: one placed behind your back, one on the floor under your feet, the third one’s the one you use to play the game and the fourth one’s position is up to you.

Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the producer of the game, remarks that the Trance Vibrator is an important part of the game:

The mix of sound, music and vibration is like a chemistry. […] So one day, one of the game designers came up with the idea of the multiple controller vibration since most people have more than one 360 controller. We all thought it was a really fantastic idea.

The controllers don’t vibrate in tandem, but rather in a unique rhythm. Mizuguchi also added that since PS3 controllers would be featuring rumble again in the future, there’s a chance that Rez HD might appear on the platform as well. As it turns out, it’s something that they’d like to work on, and that it’s a possibility that they’ve already considered.

Via Kotaku