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''Rez'' is a [[Rail Shooter]] by [[Sega]] that's set in a futuristic computer ''supernetwork'' called the K-project where much of the data flow is controlled by an AI named Eden. Eden has become overwhelmed with the amount of knowledge gathered on the network, causing her to doubt her existence and enter a shutdown sequence, which will mess things up big time since society as a whole depends too much on technology. The gamer plays a hacker, logging into the K-project system to reboot Eden while destroying any viruses or firewalls that happen to inhibit progress, and analyzing other sub-areas of the network to gain access to Eden's location.
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The game's music and sound react to the player's actions in a way that allows you to partially compose the BGM as you play. A very trippy game that [[Vindicated by History|did not get the commercial success it deserved]].
''Rez'' was released on both the [[Sega Dreamcast]] and the [[
It has received a sequel, ''[[Child of Eden]]'', utilizing Microsoft's new Kinect interface. The trailer also indicates a [[Play Station 3]] release, probably utilizing Playstation 3's new Move interface. It is about eliminating viruses in order to secure the first AI "birth", Lumi, the AI duplication of the first space-born human girl.
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* [[After Boss Recovery]]: Not with the
* [[
* [[All There in the Manual]]: The story for both ''Rez'' and ''Child of Eden'' is in both manuals and supplemental material, including [[wikipedia:Genki Rockets|the origin of the latter's titular character.]]
* [[Ancient Egypt]]
* [[Ancient Greece]]: The design motif for Area 2.
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Implied by the system if you lose to the boss:
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* [[Arabian Nights Days]]: The design motif for Area 3.
* [[Beehive Barrier]]: Venus's shell.
* [[Bishonen Line]]: Followed by the player, unusually; each level-up makes the humanoid player avatar slightly less abstract- except the penultimate form is a glowing sphere, and the ultimate form?
* [[Bonus Dungeon]]: The Lost Area.
* [[Boss Rush]]: An unlockable mode. In addition, the last boss features abbreviated versions of the first 4 bosses before you fight the real thing.
* [[Brown Note]]: The game's ''mission statement''.
* [[Content Warnings]]: Both ''Rez'' and ''Child of Eden'' warn players susceptible to seizures that they might to exercise caution playing.
* [[Cores and Turrets Boss]]: Earth, the Area 1 boss. Venus, the Area 3 boss has a massive wall of turrets as its outermost protective layer.
* [[Cyberspace]]▼
* [[Cyberpunk Is Techno]]: Both artistically and musically.
▲* [[Cyberspace]]
* [[Deadly Walls]]: The second phase of Mars, the Area 2 boss.
* [[Extreme Graphical Representation]]
* [[Guest Fighter]]: The Morolian from ''[[Space Channel 5]]''.
* [[Hollywood Hacking]]: Not as absurd as ''[[Hackers]]'', but close.
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* [[Joke Character]]: The Morolian. It's essentially like being on the Zeroth Form (making you a [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]) ''and'' you can't go up a form (meaning you always stay that way). It's basically there as a [[Self-Imposed Challenge]] and, of course, as a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Space Channel 5]]''.
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: ''Child of Eden''.
* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: A common tactic of many bosses and occasionally a few enemies. Can be one of the most dangerous parts of a fight because unlike in many games, there's no way to dodge attacks, so you have to shoot down every missile. If you get overwhelmed, you can go from 5th form to game over in a few seconds.
* [[Marathon Boss]]: The bosses of Area 2 and Area 5.
* [[Master Computer]]: Eden.
* [[Mind Screw]]: Pretty much the entire game, but ''especially'' the Trance Mission mode, whose BGM is complete cacophony.
* [[Multiple Endings]]: A [[Downer Ending]] for losing to the Area 5 boss, a partial ending for defeating it, a [[Gainax Ending]] for defeating it ''and'' staying in your final form.
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Surprisingly averted, for a game that shares a lot of tropes with [[Shoot
** However, getting the good ending is ''extremely'' [[Nintendo Hard]] as it requires you to complete the fifth level and defeat the final boss while in the final form (i.e. you must not take a single hit throughout the entire level and boss fight).
*** There's also a best ending which not only requires you to finish in final form, but take out ''every single'' enemy in the final stage. It should be noted that the relative length of the final stage, plus the fact that certain targets on the final boss drop Progress Nodes, mean it's very possible (but much harder) to fulfill the criteria after taking a hit or two.
* [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]: Each form can only take one hit before you go down to the next one. If you get hit when you're playing as the zeroth form, it's [[Game Over]]. You start at first form and can rank up by collecting pick-ups from enemies.
** There's also an unlockable [[Space Channel 5|Morolian]] skin. When using it, you're a true [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]] since you can't upgrade your form.
* [[Power Perversion Potential]]: In Japan, the game shipped with what was called [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The Trance Vibrator]]. Designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi says it has "no sexual meaning"... [http://www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2002/10/26/sex_in_games_rezvibrator.html right]. The Xbox Live Arcade remake offers vibration for three more controllers in lieu of Trance Vibrator support.
* [[Rhythm Game]]: Sort of. You hear beating musics in place of sounds when you do aim and fire.
* [[Scenery Porn]]
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* [[Sequential Boss]]: Venus has three parts--a massive wall of laser turrets, seemingly endless streams of manic flying fish, and the core itself.
** {{spoiler|Eden}}, the boss of Area 5 treads the line between this and a [[Boss Rush]].
* [[Shoot the Bullet]]: Because the game is a rail shooter, and you usually have no way to move your character, shooting down bullets, missiles
* [[Smart Bomb]]: The overdrives. in ''Rez'', Euphoria in ''Child of Eden''.
* [[The World Is Just Awesome]]: The final stage, when you're floating above the world, and after going through the evolution cycle set up throughout the rest of the stage.▼
* [[Updated Rerelease]]: The ''PS2'' rerelease, as well as ''Rez HD'' on XBLA.
* [[Variable Mix]]: By far one of the most prominent examples outside of a [[Rhythm Game]].
* [["Wake
▲* [[The World Is Just Awesome]]: The final stage, when you're floating above the world, and after going through the evolution cycle set up throughout the rest of the stage.
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