May my voice reach you...
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (初音ミク -Project DIVA-) - sometimes called "Project DIVA 1st" (hence PjD1st) - is a rhythm game starring Hatsune Miku, released for the PSP on July 2nd, 2009. It was developed by SEGA in collaboration with Crypton Future Media and DINGO. It was the first entry in both the mainline Project DIVA (hence PjD) series and the SEGA feat. Hatsune Miku Project overall.
As far as most western PjD fans are concerned, the series began with the global release of F for the PS3, but in reality this scrappy little thing was where it all began. Filled with Early-Installment Weirdness and remnants of scrapped concepts, this little experiment was developed over the span of just 14 months (May 2008-July 2009, though the project itself was pitched as early as September 2007).[1]
Unique quirks include:
- Only game without autosave.
- Only mainline game with a purely score-based grading system.
- Only game with no holds or doubles of any kind (you can't even use the D-pad to hit face buttons!)
- Only mainline game without EXTREME difficulty.
- Only game where Room Items are unlocked entirely at random.
- One of two games to sort songs by a particular theme (the other is X).
- Only game to offer Edit Mode charts as DLC.
- Only game to offer fully-fledged minigames as DLC.
- Only mainline game to not feature Kasane Teto as DLC.
- Only mainline game to not have results screen/room voicelines for every character (only Miku, Rin, and Len have lines).
- Only game with more than ～5 songs commissioned for it (10 in total).
Pretty odd game, if you ask me. Most of the signature features present in later PjD games were added in the direct sequel, Project DIVA 2nd (2010).
Releases
| Serial | Title | Notes | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULJM-05472 | 初音ミク -Project DIVA- | The original Japanese release. | 07/02/2009 | 6090 Yen |
| ULAS-4216 | 初音未来 -Project DIVA- | The general Asian release. Menus are unchanged. | 07/02/2009 | ? |
| UCKS-45123 | 하츠네 미쿠 -Project DIVA- | The South Korean release. Menus weren't translated, but the manual was. | 07/03/2009 | ? |
| ULJM-05682 | 初音ミク -Project DIVA- お買い得版 | Low-price rerelease to celebrate PjD2nd's then-imminent release. Has slightly different cover art (Miku's right twintail is more visible). | 06/24/2010 | 3300 Yen |
| HSN-0017 | 初音ミク -Project DIVA- でっかい お買い得版 | Bundle featuring the low-price edition and a rerelease of the preorder petit nendoroid. | 06/24/2010 | 3900 Yen |
| NPJH-50494 | 初音ミク -Project DIVA- | PSN Release, likely for the Vita. | 12/15/2011 | ? |
For information on additional software (such as the two DLC packs and Dreamy Theater), see the DLC page. For information on non-software goods, see the Goods page.