BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!

-0.99
Neutral
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store
Google Play App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 13 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 22 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0.51

3 votes
2 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
3 / 2 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

2 votes
3 votes
Playing by Appointment -
2 / 3 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

2 votes
3 votes
Daily Rewards -
2 / 3 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

2 votes
3 votes
Grinding -
2 / 3 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

2 votes
3 votes
Wait To Play -
2 / 3 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

1 votes
4 votes
Advertisements -
1 / 4 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

1 votes
4 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
1 / 4 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 23 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 30 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0.9

5 votes
Premium Currency -
5 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

5 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
5 / 0 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

3 votes
2 votes
Pay to Skip -
3 / 2 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

2 votes
2 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
2 / 2 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

2 votes
3 votes
Pay to Win -
2 / 3 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

2 votes
3 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
2 / 3 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

2 votes
3 votes
Power Creep -
2 / 3 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

1 votes
3 votes
Recurring Fee -
1 / 3 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

1 votes
4 votes
Accidental Purchases -
1 / 4 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

5 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 5 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

5 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 5 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 10 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 24 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

0.24

5 votes
Competition -
5 / 0 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

3 votes
2 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
3 / 2 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

2 votes
2 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
2 / 2 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

5 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
0 / 5 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

5 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 5 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

5 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 5 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

5 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 5 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 16 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 16 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-1.32

4 votes
1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
4 / 1 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

4 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
4 / 1 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

3 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
3 / 2 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

2 votes
2 votes
Complete the Collection -
2 / 2 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

2 votes
2 votes
Illusion of Control -
2 / 2 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

1 votes
4 votes
Variable Rewards -
1 / 4 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

4 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
0 / 4 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (5.00) with 11,439 votes.
Google Play:  (4.66) with 59,921 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Power Creep reported on Dec 21, 2021
New cards have better skills and slightly better stats than old cards of the same rarity.
Illusion of Control reported on Dec 21, 2021
The score gain in a song is almost entirely dependent on the rarity of your cards instead of your accuracy.
Premium Currency reported on Sep 17, 2019
Real money just to get crystals for gacha
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Sep 17, 2019
I mean. It's that good. the game is a good rhythm game that i have invested and a couple of rare characters.
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on Sep 17, 2019
i like the songs
Competition reported on Sep 17, 2019
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Report a Dark Pattern

Screenshot An anime music game, “BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!”, is an exciting game with simple controls! Tap to the rhythm of over 100 songs, including original game songs and covered versions of popular Japanese anime/game songs from Persona Series such as "Kimi no kioku", “Reach Out To The Truth”, “Life Will Change”, Hatsune Miku Series such as "Lost One's Weeping", "Alien Alien", "Romeo & Cinderella" and other cover songs such as “Silhouette”, “Butter-Fly”, “Guren no Yumiya”, and “Soul's Refrain”.

** App Store Best of 2017-Top Game Ranking ** in Japan

Jam together with the 5 charismatic anime girl bands in the game! Featuring Poppin’Party and Roselia from the animation BanG Dream! and game original bands, Afterglow, Pastel*Palettes, and Hello, Happy World!

Features:
● Tap to the rhythm of over 100 songs
● Select from 4 levels for each song, EASY / NORMAL / HARD / EXPERT
● Play 1-player mode or online with up to 4 other players and enjoy Japanese music game
● Collect characters to form your original band, or to group them per the 5 official bands
● Train anime characters to improve their music performance
● Immerse in each band’s exciting journey towards stardom through their individual band stories
● Interact with cute animated characters, and enjoy their rhythmical actions and conversations
● Discover and explore the town to peek the daily lives of the anime characters

Recommended for people who enjoy:
- Free anime games
- Anime song covers
- Games with multiple difficulties to challenge yourself on
- Japanese music and anime
- Cute Japanese characters
- Global coop play
- Asian rhythm games with deep gameplay
- Putting on a live multiplayer show
- Fun stories that unfold over time
- Jpop melodies and rhythms
- Japanese voice actors
- Tapping along to the music
- Charming rhythm games
- Rhythm games with simple controls
- Losing yourself in the music and rhythm
- Playing rhythm games with people all across the country

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