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The players of Space Waves are thrust into a world where all of their previous experiences with gravity, direction, and support are completely stripped away. You will no longer have the sensation that you are playing a game in the traditional sense; rather, you will have the sensation that you are being plunged directly into a pure flow of energy, where the only things that exist are movement, reflexes, and focus. Your experience will be completely different. The game does not have a long introduction or story; rather, it allows the experience to speak for itself. The movement of each wave is similar to a response to the issue of whether or not you are able to maintain composure and control in the middle of this constantly shifting environment.

One of the things that makes Space Waves so appealing is the fact that it has a continual tension that is maintained without generating tiredness. In order to complete the game, you are required to completely submerge yourself in its rhythm, in which every barrier emerges with icy precision and no compassion. In spite of the fact that each failure occurs in a short amount of time, it is exactly because of this that beginning again seems seamless and even instinctual. The game does not discourage players; rather, it creates a hypnotic cycle in which you feel that if you just concentrate a little bit more and improve your rhythm a little bit, you will be able to travel farther than you did from the beginning.