page_title: Maimai (video game)
section_title: Gameplay
hierarchical_section_title: Maimai (video game) / Gameplay
caption_attribution_description: English: A player interacting on a maimai Pink machine.
context_page_description: Maimai is an arcade rhythm game developed and distributed by Sega, in which the player interacts with objects on a touchscreen and executes dance-like movements. The game supports both single-player and multiplayer gameplay with up to 4 players.
  The game is mainly available in Japan, later with an English-language version available to overseas regions including Taiwan and Hong Kong and a simplified Chinese version for China.
  The Pink Plus version of the game was location tested in the United States at Dave & Buster's in Irvine, California in December 2016, and was also tested at Round 1 in Puente Hills, California in January 2017.
context_section_description: Various kinds of objects will appear at the centre and approach the outer rim of the circular touchscreen. The player must tap, hold or slide on the touchscreen or surrounding buttons in time with the music, depending on the type of note.
  The types of notes in the game includes:
  TAP: A pink circular ring, requiring a single tap
  BREAK: A red-yellow ring, requiring a single tap and gives more points than a TAP
  HOLD: A pink hexagonal bar, requiring holding for the entire length
  SLIDE: A star followed by a path. The player must tap on the star, then slide along path following the star
  EACH (Japan) or BOTH (overseas): A combination of two tap, hold or slide notes, now colored yellow
  Each song in the game has five playable difficulty levels, four of those being: BASIC, ADVANCED, EXPERT, and MASTER. MASTER mode is only unlocked upon achieving a Rank S score (97% and above) on the EXPERT difficulty of a song. Alternatively, one can also obtain a Ranks S on the MASTER chart of the song (if available for play) and unlock the MASTER chart itself. A RE:MASTER mode is available for selected songs and will be unlocked after achieving a Rank S score on the EXPERT or MASTER difficulty. (Rank S scores former to the addition of RE:MASTER mode on songs will not be counted)
  maimai's scoring system includes alphabetical ranks and a percentage score calculated based on the player's MISS, GOOD, GREAT, PERFECT and CRITICAL PERFECT notes. Players may also earn achievements for not missing any notes (FULL COMBO), achieving PERFECT or CRITICAL PERFECT on every note (ALL PERFECT), achieving CRITICAL PERFECT on every note (理論値) or obtaining a 100% score on SYNC PLAY (100% SYNC).
  In order to CLEAR a song, players must score at least 80% on a song. In maimai PiNK, the ranking system changed from D-SS to F-SSS. In maimai MiLK PLUS, 3 new ranks, namely S+, SS+ and SSS+, were added to the ranking system, thus changing the system to F-SSS+.
  If the game cabinet has a camera installed, players can record one of their played songs and access them on the website maimaiNET, which can then be downloaded and posted to sites like niconico and YouTube.
  In Murasaki, if a two player game is engaged, and both gets max combo for a song(regardless of difficulty), both the players will get "MAX FEVER" and will be shown on the song selection screen.
  A significant proportion of players puts on gloves during gameplay, to enhance performance, obtain better scores and avoid injury.
caption: On December 10, 2015 Japan in Maimai Pink.
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