FreQuency
FreQuency is a
music video game developed by
Harmonix and published by
SCEI. It was released in November
2001.
In the game, a player portrays a virtual avatar called a "FreQ" (pronounced "freak"), and travels down an octagonal tunnel, with each wall containing a musical track. Six or seven of these tracks contain sequences of
notes. As the player hits buttons corresponding to the note placement on the track, the sonic energy from within is released and the
music plays. If the player plays two
measures of the track without any errors, the track is "captured" and the music plays automatically until the next pre-determined section of the song.
Some tracks are bonus tracks and only open up when all notes are played, allowing the user to pick up "freestyle" points. Powerups are available which allow the immediate capturing of the track or the doubling of points. If a player continually misses notes, their energy meter reduces until the game is over.
High scores are achieved in the game by quickly moving from track to track, as they are completed, which increases a point multiplier. Tracks with more notes are worth more points, so choosing those over simple tracks is advantageous as well.
Some of the songs are actually "in-house" productions by
Kasson Crooker, who served as a musical director for the game and is also a member of the band
Freezepop. Some of his aliases include: DJ HMX (HMX standing for
Har
moni
x, the game's developer), Symbion Project, and Komputer Kontroller.
Here is a list of artists who perform in the game, with corresponding song title, in the order they are encountered:
Stage 1
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The Crystal Method - "The Winner"
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Akrobatik - "Exterminator"
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No Doubt - "Ex-Girlfriend (Psycho Ex Remix)"
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Orbit - "XLR8R"
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Freezepop - "Science Genius Girl"Stage 2
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Dub Pistols - "Official Chemical"
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Lo Fidelity Allstars - "Lofis In Ibiza"
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Fear Factory - "FreQuency"
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Paul Oakenfold - "See It"
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Ethan Eves - "Selecta"Stage 3
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Powerman 5000 - "Danger is Go"
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Orbital - "Funny Break (One Is Enough) - Weekend Raver's Mix"
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DJ Q-bert - "Cosmic Assassins"
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BT - "Smartbomb"
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Curve - "Worst Mistake"Stage 4
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Jungle Brothers - "What's the Five 0"
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Funkstar De Luxe - "Ignition"
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Roni Size - "Railing Pt. 2"
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Meat Beat Manifesto - "Dynamite Fresh"
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Juno Reactor - "Higher Ground"Stage 5
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Toni Trippi - "Motomatic"
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DJ HMX - "Ibiza Dreamz"
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Symbion Project - "Funky Dope Maneuver"
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Komputer Kontroller - "Control Your Body"
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Symbion Project - "FreQout"
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Surgecore - "Luge Crash"
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Robotkid vs
Inter:sekt - "End Of Your World"
FreQuency led to many future roles in video games for the band
Freezepop, including several songs in
FreQuency's sequel,
Amplitude,
Karaoke Revolution,
Neon FM: Dance Radio and
Guitar Hero.
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the Harmonix web-site*
Kasson Crooker's web-site*
Freqremixes.net, a community dedicated to hosting remixes from Frequency and Amplitude's remix modes
