As such, many people on Twitter became displeased when there was no further mention of the game during the press conference. Layden did not realize that the game had, at that point, never been released in America, and many on the internet saw the mention of the game hinting at a North American release despite the company having no plans to do so. Successful actions will help Vibri recover back to her higher forms, and clearing enough obstacles in succession while in the rabbit form will evolve Vibri into Queen Vibri, increasing the player's score until Vibri is hit.Īt E3 2014, Vib-Ribbon was singled out by Shawn Layden, then the new CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America. Getting hit too many times while in worm form will end the game. Getting hit by obstacles too many times will degenerate Vibri from a rabbit into a frog, followed by a worm. Not pushing a button at the right time turns Vibri into a scribbled version of herself temporarily.
Sometimes two obstacles will be merged, requiring the player to press two buttons at the same time (for example, a block and pit combination will require players to press L and Down together).
There are four basic obstacles block, loop, wave, and pit, which require players to press the L, R, X, or Down buttons respectively at the right time to navigate. Vib Ribbon is a rhythm game in which players guide the main character, Vibri, across a line filled with obstacles tied in correspondence to the beat of the song.