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Currently selling for $2.99 in the US PlayStation Store, that's about a dollar per minute of entertainment. If you have cash to blow and want to see one of the weirdest pieces of software on any system, go for it. Otherwise, just watch our videos and you'll get the point.
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.detuned isn’t really a game. The only thing the player can do is use some effects on the music that is playing. The effect is pretty strange, because of the visual style. The concept is original but not everyone can dig this.
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Let's get it straight: 99% of the the people who will buy this product won't play it more than twice in the whole PS3 life cycle. To play your favorite mp3s you'll keep on using every other traditional player, and because of the Trophies you'll probably get to see everything .detuned has to offer during your first non-gaming session. This doesn't mean that .detuned is not worthy: some people will surely be deeply fascinated by .theprodukkt's creation to the point of never forgetting it. If you fancy strange and obscure stuff a la David Lynch, don't hesitate: buy this is a weird experiment (along with the more impressive and artsy Linger in Shadows).
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It is very fun, better than all the licenced games, to be honest. I liked it.
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Detuned is one of those early PS3 Demo type games. The motion controls worked great for the fixed seating arrangement. I thought it was neat that it allowed you to play your own tracks while in game. Also you could change the pitch and speed of the tracks which was different. But it was very short lived. I can only laugh so long at the elephants dancing around a chair.
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Low price, it's not really a game, all you do is change some effects in the music that is playing. Don't buy this unless you are looking to gain some trophies. It's a really nothing to see here.
.detuned
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Oct 15, 2009
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.detuned isn’t really a game. The only thing the player can do is use some effects on the music that is playing. The effect is pretty strange, because of the visual style. The concept is original but not everyone can dig this.
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Let's get it straight: 99% of the the people who will buy this product won't play it more than twice in the whole PS3 life cycle. To play your favorite mp3s you'll keep on using every other traditional player, and because of the Trophies you'll probably get to see everything .detuned has to offer during your first non-gaming session. This doesn't mean that .detuned is not worthy: some people will surely be deeply fascinated by .theprodukkt's creation to the point of never forgetting it. If you fancy strange and obscure stuff a la David Lynch, don't hesitate: buy this is a weird experiment (along with the more impressive and artsy Linger in Shadows).
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Jul 18, 2025
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It is very fun, better than all the licenced games, to be honest. I liked it.
Nov 11, 2011
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This game does not make sense, it is simply an app that does take 10 trophies in no time!
He has no history, lasting 3 minutes! and costs 3 â
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Worth a punt for its paltry asking price. [Issue#186, p.87]
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Play it for the trophies, if you must. [Jan 2010, p.94]
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As demoscene veterans we we're intrigued to see what .detuned would bring to the table, but seeing as this really only is a fun graphic equalizer we were appalled to see that there isn't a demo mode where the program moves automatically to the players own music. A wasted opportunity.
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Unfortunately .deTuned is not a title on which you can spend a lot of hours. Thanks to the lack of features, you will be quickly done with the game.
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You cannot criticise for Sony for trying something new by supporting this endeavour, but sadly .detuned only scratches the surface of what may have been possible.
Dec 27, 2012
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The problem with .detuned was its gameplay. It had no draw, no reason to comeback, Its a one trick pony. And that one trick has been done better in other games before it.
Jun 10, 2011
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It was alright for a little bit but got boring really fast. If you like to collect trophies these are vaery easy to unlock. It was really cheap so not upset with the purchase.
Aug 19, 2023
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Detuned is one of those early PS3 Demo type games. The motion controls worked great for the fixed seating arrangement. I thought it was neat that it allowed you to play your own tracks while in game. Also you could change the pitch and speed of the tracks which was different. But it was very short lived. I can only laugh so long at the elephants dancing around a chair.
Feb 11, 2011
2
There is nothing to like here, the music distortion is not fun to do at all, and the rest of the "game" is watching one of about 15 animations of weird things (such as a man's head morphing into a balloon). At least Linger in Shadows was beautiful to look at. This game has nothing. Aside from a few trophies it's not worth the few dollars it costs
Dec 8, 2016
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Low price, it's not really a game, all you do is change some effects in the music that is playing. Don't buy this unless you are looking to gain some trophies. It's a really nothing to see here.
Summary[Playstation Network] Developed by .theprodukkt, .detuned is a personalized, interactive music experience which gives you the opportunity to create dynamic artwork in real-time to accompany your XMB music collection. Manipulate the given scene by interacting with and modifying its unique graphics using the DUALSHOCK 3 Wireless Controlle... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
