HighStreet 5 Editor's Review

Since the explosion of the Dance Dance Revolution craze in the late 1990s and early 2000s, boys who had never previously danced started dancing, and girls who had never previously played video games started playing them. The plethora of dance and rhythm games that appeared for games consoles throughout the 2000s catered for people who liked all types of music. Yet, without the accompanying dance mats for computers, computer gaming always fell behind.

Highstreet 5, a free massively multiplayer online rhythm game, is the computer game that fills that void. Highstreet 5 works as the various guitar console games do, by pressing buttons in time to the music at given intervals to score points. Most of the songs are Chinese pop songs, but there’s some English ones thrown in to make it a little more familiar. Highstreet 5 is incredibly expansive game, with huge levels of customisation for your character as you get more successful, different career routes to go down, different things to buy and different modes to play with. The online element allows you to play against, play with and fully interact with other players throughout the world.

Pro's: Free, expansive world, a lot of game play.

Con's: Can get repetitive, can be very laggy on low-end computers or slow connections.

Conclusion: While Highstreet 5, as with all rhythm games, can get very repetitive, this is a fantastic offering for a computer. Utilising the keyboard keys allows you to enjoy the dance rhythms without breaking a sweat and the huge multiplayer world keeps you engaged for a long time. Whether you want an online rhythm game to dip into every now and again or a game where you want to rule, Highstreet 5 will have something for you.