Rez Infinite

Overview

Rez is a music rail shooter video game developed by United Game Artists and published by Sega for the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2. It was released in Japan in 2001, followed by releases to the United States and Europe in 2002. The game was ported to Xbox 360 as Rez HD by Q Entertainment and HexaDrive in 2008. A virtual reality-compatible expanded version dubbed Rez Infinite was co-developed and released through 2016 to 2023 by Enhance Games, Resonair and Monstars for PlayStation 4, Windows, Android, Oculus Quest and PlayStation 5.

Following a hacker's journey into a malfunctioning AI system, the game has players controlling their avatar as they shoot down numerous enemies. The gameplay and projectile hits sync with the music and have vibration feedback for different controllers, aiming to create a sense of synesthesia. The narrative is told using little description and no dialogue and includes thematic references to the journey of life and technological singularity.

The game was conceived by Tetsuya Mizuguchi during 1994 and 1995, drawing inspiration from European disco music. Production began in 1999 after United Game Artists finished work on Space Channel 5. The design concept drew from rave culture and classic rail shooters, and level design made extensive use of wire frame graphics inspired by the paintings of Wassily Kandinsky. The music, supervised by Keiichi Sugiyama, featured collaborations with multiple Japanese and European music artists and influenced level designs.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Rez Infinite - Full Playthrough - PSVR2 PS5, Square Root of Whatever. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Shooter, Music, Adventure, Arcade

Developer

Enhance, Enhance

Publisher

Enhance, Enhance

Series

Rez

Engine

Unreal Engine 4

Platforms

PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation 5

Age rating

ESRB E10+

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

PEGI

7

ESRB

E10+

Release dates

Editions

Check out the store

Trophies

Trophies20

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

8

Silver

7

Bronze

4

Total

20

Points

1290

Platinum time

12 hours

100% time

12 hours

Difficulty

6 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

20

Playthroughs for 100%

20

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

DLC has trophies

No

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

No

DLC still for sale

No

DLC note

No DLC.

Missable trophies

0

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Languages

English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish

Online-only version

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

The PS4 version has its own list.

Needs

PS VR2 optional; the whole game also plays on a TV

Players with the platinum

4.63%

Grind

• Infinity
• Power Breaker
• The Rezident
• Trance Hacker

• Master of Rez Unlock all Rez Infinite trophies. Platinum 4.63% of players
• The EARTH Clear area 1 in play mode or travelling mode. Bronze 83.04% of players
• The MARS Clear area 2 in play mode or travelling mode. Bronze 55.01% of players
• The VENUS Clear area 3 in play mode or travelling mode. Bronze 43.3% of players
• The URANUS Clear area 4 in play mode or travelling mode. Bronze 37.75% of players
• Eden Clear area 5 in play mode. Silver 34.05% of players
• The Forgotten Achieve the lost area high score. Gold 20.6% of players
• Lazer Assassin Achieve a shot down rate of 95% in areas 1-5. Silver 26.15% of players
• The Rezident Achieve a 100% shot down rate and item collection rate in areas 1-5 or play for over 10 hours. Gold 5.17% of players
• Trance Hacker Clear direct assault (trance). Gold 6.21% of players
• Firewall Buster Achieve the high score in boss rush mode. Gold 7.88% of players
• Power Breaker Clear score attack mode 30 times. Gold 5.55% of players
• Ultimate Cracker Achieve the high score in five areas of score attack mode. Gold 8.02% of players
• Butterfly Dream Clear Area X by defeating the standard final boss. Silver 25.26% of players
• Birds in the Sky Clear Area X by triggering and defeating the alternate final boss. Silver 20.63% of players
• Blue Butterfly Defeat the standard final boss of Area X with a shot down rate of 95% or higher. Gold 9.43% of players
• Blue Bird Defeat the alternate final boss of Area X with a shot down rate of 95% or higher. Gold 8.94% of players
• Singularity Clear Area X with your avatar at its highest possible evolution level. Silver 19.92% of players
• Artistry Clear Area X without taking any damage. Silver 17.36% of players
• Infinity Destroy over 300 Bit enemies in Area X. Silver 32.55% of players

DLC

No DLC.

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player, still sold on the PlayStation Store. PS VR2 is optional.

Online

Online servers runningNo online features

Plays offlineYes

No online features. The whole game plays offline.

Services

Service	Status
Online features	Does not exist

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Original developer	United Game Artists
Rez Infinite developers	Enhance Games, Resonair, Monstars
Publisher	Enhance Games
Producer	Tetsuya Mizuguchi
Director	Jun Kobayashi
Designers	Hiroyuki Abe, Katsuhiko Yamada
Programmer	Mitsuru Takahashi
Artist	Katsumi Yokota
Sound director	Keiichi Sugiyama

Credits

Publisher

Enhance, Enhance

Developer

Enhance, Enhance

Released

2023-02-22

Age rating

ESRB E10+

Region

US

Time to beat

about 2 hours