Depending on when the circle is clicked, the player can either get 50, 100, or 300 points. These are usually in-time with the background beat or vocals. Hit Circlesįor Hit Circles, the player simply needs to click it the circle right when the shrinking circle on the outside matches up with it.
There are three actions: Hit Circles, Sliders, and Spinners (all of which are present in the DS game). The elements that the player must interact with are numbered, indicating which should be hit first. Gameplay in osu! is largely similar to that of the DS title “Osu! Tatake! Ouendan!” A song is played, and the player must perform certain actions in accordance with the beat. It contains many features that were not in the original games, and some new ones as well, including multiplayer, Beatmap (level) creation, and in-game chat. Instead of a stylus, however, the player uses a mouse to play. Osu! is based off of the “Osu! Tatake! Ouendan!” (Elite Beat Agents in the US) games that were released in Japan.
