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3A [[RhythmGame rhythm game]] devoted to dancing duels against multi-colored screen-faced aliens or robots.
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5The first game has you play as spunky reporter Ulala as she tries to save the day from the Morolians while getting the big scoop, and dancing well enough to keep her ratings up and stave off being cancelled. Along the way she'll meet local dreamboat Jaguar and her Rival from Channel 42, Pudding. You'll take them on multiple times to win the scoop.
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7The second game has a new threat to the galaxy: Purge and his Rhythm Rogues! Even worse, Jaguar seems to have disappeared while searching for information about Purge! It's up to Ulala and her co-worker Noize to save Jaguar and stop Purge from forcing the Galaxy to dance for him! Along the way she'll meet Pine, a beautiful woman who is the head of the Space Police; President Peace, the President of the Galaxy who has the Power of Song; and Shadow, Purge's second in command and ground leader of the Robo.
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9In 2020, a new game was announced for Playstation VR: ''Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda★Funky News Flash''. Developed and published by Grounding under license from Sega. It was released first on [=PlayStation=] VR on February 25, 2020 (NA) and February 26, 2020 (EU), Platform/OculusQuest on October 13, 2020, with HTC VIVE and Steam VR releases following after that.
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11There was a series of cell phone games also released in Japan known as [[http://www.sonicteam.com/chJ/index.html Ulala's Channel J.]] Most of them were minigames except for Purge's game, which took place after he was sent into space and gave him the title of AntiHero. The games have since been discontinued.
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13One of the most [[TheCameo cameo]]-able SEGA games, it is famous for its soundtrack, odd gameplay and even odder premise.
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15It's also known for its rather ''bright'' colours, making it look like a 60s psychedelic view of space. The first game even has a message which warns about epileptic seizures in one level.
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17The console games were originally developed for the ill-fated Platform/{{Dreamcast}}, but were eventually ported to the Platform/PlayStation2. Part 2 is now available in high definition as part of the Dreamcast Collection, along with Dreamcast hits like ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' and ''VideoGame/CrazyTaxi'', and can be downloaded on the Platform/PlayStationNetwork, Platform/XboxLiveArcade or Platform/{{Steam}}.
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19Space Channel 5 has also appeared in all 4 ''VideoGame/SegaSuperstars'' games so far, with Ulala being playable in all 4 games, and Pudding being playable in ''Tennis'' and ''Racing Transformed''. Ulala is also featured on the SEGA side amongst the cast of ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone''.
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22!!Both of Ulala's adventures contain examples of:
23%%* AllIsWellThatEndsWell: The end of both games.
24* AndYourRewardIsClothes: ''Part 2'' has various unlockable outfits for Ulala (though some "outfits" actually turn Ulala into other characters). You can also unlock different items to replace Ulala's microphone, including a lollipop, a frying pan, and a rose ([[ShipTease from Jaguar]]).
25* AscendedExtra: Space Michael has a bigger role in the second game as the new chief of Space Channel 5.
26* AsHimself:
27** Music/MichaelJackson appears as... err... "Space Michael". Technically, this incarnation [[CanonWelding is the same one]] that appeared in ''[[VideoGame/MichaelJacksonsMoonwalker Moonwalker]]''.
28** In the Japanese games, Ulala's voice actress is credited as herself. This is to reference the fact that her voice actress also worked with the motion capture used to animate Ulala.
29* BadassBoast: "I'm taking the Space Transmitter with me as a present!"
30* BaldOfEvil: Averted with [[spoiler:the Morolians as a whole]], but played straight with the BigBad of the first game, [[spoiler:Blank]].
31* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Ulala does this in the first game, but she wears a helmet in the 4th mission of the second game.
32* BattleOfTheBands: Ulala's team engages Shadow's like this in Report 5 of Part 2. Ulala plays the keys, Pine has drums, Pudding plays the guitar and Space Michael and a Morolian provide vocals.
33* BewareTheSillyOnes: Well let's see here, we have an evil genius who's ridiculous and [[CampStraight a bit too fabulous at times.]] Surely Purge can't be that too big of a threa- [[spoiler: HOLY CRAP, DID HE JUST KILL ULALA!?]]
34* BigBad: [[spoiler: Blank]] in the first game and Purge in the sequel.
35* BigNo: Ulala does this twice in under a minute after [[spoiler: Fuse is shot down by Purge.]]
36* BilingualDialogue: Space Micheal only speaks in English, even in the Japanese version.
37* BlackCloak: Purge wears a black cloak with platform shoes. Somehow, he's able to run pretty fast with said cloak and platform shoes.
38* BlindIdiotTranslation: Ulala's and the cheerleaders' chant of "Let's dancing! Let's shooting!" is not proper English grammar.
39* BookEnds: The opening cutscene and climax in the first game features Jaguar scooping up a prone Ulala in space.
40* BootstrappedTheme: When Ulala appears in other games, The Reporter From Space Channel 5 is used due to licensing issues relating to Mexican Flyer. Coco Tapioca The Huge Dancer also gets used in some cases.
41* BossSubtitles: All bosses, but when you get one that says [[OhCrap "Super-Duper Suit: Purge the Great",]] well... you know you're screwed.
42* {{Brainwashed}}:
43** [[spoiler:Jaguar, in the second game, becomes Shadow,]] until Ulala saves him.
44** Also [[spoiler: the entire Morolian race was brainwashed by Blank in the first game]].
45* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: In the second game, P stands for Purge.
46* CallingYourAttacks:
47** Both the enemies and Ulala say their cues ['left', 'right', 'down', 'up', 'hey' and 'chu'/'shoot']. If they didn't, the game would be {{unwinnable}}.
48** But then you get Honda and Toyota and you [[DamnYouMuscleMemory mess up because you forgot which button went to which car]].
49* CampStraight: Purge is as flamboyant as it gets, but at times his taunts to Ulala come off as slightly flirtatious.
50* CanonWelding: [[Music/MichaelJackson Space Michael's]] bio in Part 1 implies that [[VideoGame/MichaelJacksonsMoonwalker Moonwalker]] is in the same continuity as Space Channel 5, as the events from that game took place ''over 500 years prior'' to Part 1.
51* CaptainObvious: "Press LEFT for Left and RIGHT for Right!" Justified in that they want to make sure the gamer knows to use their own left/right for commands and not trying to match the facing-forward direction of the opposition (where their left is your right and vice versa). More of a necessity in the Japanese version of each game, as every button callout is [[GratuitousEnglish still in English]] with the tutorial giving the translations for each directional input.
52* CharacterCustomization: The second game takes this to the extremes. You can even dress up as different characters!
53* CheatCode: The second game gives you a cheat code. The person who gives it to you? The FinalBoss of the previous game.
54* ChekhovsGunman: President Peace in the second game [[spoiler:is both a living battery for Purge's ultimate weapon and the only person capable of destabilizing Dance Dimension X.]]
55* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Ulala does this in the 6th report of ''Part 2'' when [[spoiler: Purge traps her in Dance Dimension X and appears to have defeated her.]]
56* TheCoatsAreOff: Purge loses his coat before challenging you to the Final Dance-off.
57* CombiningMecha: The boss of 4th report in ''Part 2'' starts as a DualBoss eventually merges into one.
58* CoolShades: Blank in the first game; his were pink variants of the classic Kamina 'boomerang' shades. His 'turn' icon even had a glint next to the glasses!
59* CreatorCameo: Besides the [[AsHimself obvious one]], Michael Jackson provides the beatboxing in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-123v1bXpo the song]] that plays during the battle to save him. For unknown reasons, his vocals [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKCs4OXoyYs were removed]] in the OST release.
60* CreditsGag: Don't think it's safe to put down the controller after the credits... [[spoiler: The very last command is "Up!" right after it ends.]]
61* CrowdSong: The final battle against [[spoiler:Blank and Purge]] has you and everyone you've saved singing against them.
62* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler:Blank enslaves an entire race and sends them on acts of terrorism in a vile attempt to exploit the panic and boost Space Channel 5's ratings.]]
63* CuteAndPsycho: Purge is childish and playful at first... But then he starts going insane. This is especially shown in the English dub, in which he has an insane laugh that's reminicent of THE JOKER'S.
64* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Sometimes if you mess commands up, they throw ''different'' commands at you.
65* DanceBattler: All characters in these games try to solve their problems by dancing. Even their weapons are only operational if they are working a choreography.
66* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: ''Everyone'' sings and dances in this game.
67* DancePartyEnding: The ending of ''Kinda★Funky News Flash'' ends with Ulala proclaiming "Let's dance to the end of the galaxy!", as opposed to marching to it in Part 1 and 2. Sure enough, the space populace all dance away in celebration.
68* DarkReprise: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTmdJkZskaI Evila: Attack of the Perfect Reporter]] is a sinister remix of Mexican Flyer, the main theme of the game.
69* DeadGuyJunior: Purge Junior. [[spoiler: Until you remember that Purge isn't dead, and the extra reports are in the same time as the normal ones...]]
70* DefeatMeansFriendship: Beating rivals such as Pudding or Jaguar has them join you later in the game. [[spoiler:The Morolians become Ulala's friends after she frees them from their brainwashing.]]
71%%* DelayedExplosion: Both games have this at one point.
72* DiscOneFinalDungeon: The fourth stage in ''Part 2'' is set up in a similar fashion to the fourth and final stage of the first game. But after a turn of events for the worst, it takes two more stages to get to the true final battle.
73* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Fuse]] in the second game by TakingTheBullet.
74* DissonantSerenity: Purge, no matter what happens, always seems to be calm. [[spoiler:Until his voice starts cracking when he begins to realize that Ulala has him beaten by the end.]]
75* DoWellButNotPerfect: To get HundredPercentCompletion in the first game, you need to intentionally screw up at points during a NewGamePlus, since you take different routes depending on your ratings.
76* DualBoss: The first part of the King Purge battle has you taking on Purge and the Mecha President Peace.
77%%* DuelBoss: The dance off between Ulala and Purge.
78* EarlyBirdCameo: In the second report of part 2, Pudding appears at the beginning. Later, you take her on.
79* EnergyWeapon: The final 3 "chus" of both games trigger a WaveMotionGun to defeat the BigBad.
80* EnfantTerrible: One of the children you rescue in the first game is a genius. However, his parents think he's studying everyday, but in reality [[NightmareFuel he's plotting their demise.]]
81* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: When Ulala rescues the cheerleaders on the way to save Space Michael, they chant "Let's dancing! Let's shooting! Sexy Ulala, yeah!".
82* EvilCostumeSwitch: [[spoiler: Jaguar as Shadow when under Purge's control]] in Part 2.
83* EvilLaugh: Purge's is 'nyeh-heh-heh-heh' in English, and 'ah-HAH-hah-hah-HAH' in Japanese. The first game's [[spoiler: Blank]] doesn't laugh, save for an 'ah-HA!'
84* EvilPlan: Purge is trying to make the galaxy dance for him.
85* EvilTwin: Obviously, Evila. Padding and Texas of Part 2 aren't really evil, just... alternates.
86* EyeOnAStalk: One of the bosses from the first game has these, which also serve as its [[GoForTheEye weak point]] during the latter half of the battle. The Morolians ''might'' have these as well; it's not clear whether they see out of the television screens on their chests or not.
87* TheFaceless: Fuse is always heard, never seen.
88* FakeDifficulty: The second boss, but in the Dreamcast version. The second boss fight throws rescuing children in, the only boss to have rescuable hostages. During the first phase, it's rather easy to tell the Space Children from the Morolians because the boss thrusts them in the player's face, making it quite easy to see them. However, during the part where you rescue them, the boss is notably further away and the space children look ''VERY'' similar to the aliens at a glance, causing many players to accidentally shoot the children or fire the rescue beam at aliens. The fact that in the first game, "Chu" was used for both the hostages and the aliens didn't help. The Playstation 2 version thankfully improves this by making the children glow blue. It's also obvious in the Game Boy Advance version, too.
89* FateWorseThanDeath: Purge is trapped in the giant metallic P as he is sent flying into deep space. [[spoiler: Of course, this doesn't last long, as you see in the credits.]]
90* {{Fembot}}: The Ultimate Reporter, Evila, is a robotic counterpart to Ulala.
91* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Blank]] in the first game, Purge in the second.
92* FinalBossNewDimension: The final bosses in both games take Ulala to a psychodelic dimension where they believe they have an advantage against her.
93* FingerSnappingStreetGang: In the first game, when (Space) Music/MichaelJackson joins Ulala's group after being rescued, she and all of the other dancers will imitate his famous snap walk from "Music/BeatIt" (Which, in turn, was also inspired by ''Film/WestSideStory1961'') as they head to the next room.
94* {{Foil}}: Ulala and Purge are mirror opposites. Even the way they get their Dance Energy is opposite from each other. Ulala's energy comes from love and friendship, and she needs people's support to make it stronger. Purge's energy however stems from his anger and hatred towards everyone, and he can absorb people's energy to make it stronger.
95* FreudianExcuse: The fact alone that Purge doesn't understand love or happiness kinda shows how crappy his life must've been as a child.
96* GadgeteerGenius: Purge is only 18 years old, and yet he makes most of the enemies you face off against.
97* GigglingVillain: Purge, especially in the Japanese version. In parts where the English version would be in full out insane laughter, all you hear is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_ZRTge29Tg&feature=related this sadistic giggle.]]
98* GoingForTheBigScoop: Ulala will brave robots, aliens, and even naughty-tentacle plants to get the scoop/save the world/save the president.
99%%* GondorCallsForAid: The Final Boss in both games.
100* GratuitousEnglish: Plenty of it, a lot of which is simply left in the English version un-dubbed. The cheerleaders' chant is grammatically incorrect: "Let's dancing! Let's shooting!"
101* GuideDangIt: Wonder why you aren't getting 100% ratings in Part 2? There are secret commands you need to be inputting in between segments. While a lot of them are pretty formulaic and predictable, each chapter is likely to have a few hidden in moments you might not expect at first glance.
102* HandWave: Wait... How did Purge show up in the credits if he was sent out into Space?
103* HeKnowsAboutTimedHits: That's one of the ways the fourth wall is broken.
104%%* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler: Jaguar in the beginning of Part 2 by Purge.]]
105* HypnotizeTheCaptive: And how. "Oh, no! The _____ is being forced to dance!" Replace the blank with 'Space Bird Mistress/Space Dog Trainer/Space Tour-Guide/Space Michael' etc...
106* HopelessBossFight: The first time you take on Purge the Great, you can only dodge his attack barrage. However Ulala can only dodge for so long, [[spoiler: and she is killed by Purge.]]
107* HulkSpeak: Plant boss in report 2 of ''Part 2'' says things like "Throw star at you"
108%%* HundredPercentCompletion: Easier said than done.
109* HypnoRay: Happens in both games. To [[spoiler: the Morolians in the first game]] and [[spoiler: Jaguar in the Second.]]
110* IdenticalStranger: Padding and Texas in the second game's Extra Mode. According to their character bios, Padding is a Pudding impersonator, and Texas is Pine's twin sister.
111* IdolSinger: Pudding's previous job.
112* InGameTV: The Moro Channel 5 cutscenes in Part 2, which would be interrupted by Purge as he gives you information about his plan without completely giving it away.
113* InkSuitActor: Rumor has it that Ulala is voiced by one of Sega's staff members -- possibly Nahoko Nezu, the only female choreographer for the games, especially when she shares the same birthday and age as Ulala (when the game first came out).
114* InsufferableGenius: Purge may brag about how he's a genius and amazes himself, but he really is smarter than the average villain in the series. He has a plan for everything, should you beat him here, he'll have a backup idea at the ready. [[spoiler:That is, until the ending, when Ulala has him beat.]]
115* InterfaceSpoiler: Well, that's odd; Shadow and [[spoiler: Jaguar]] have the exact same pose and dance moves. When you take on Shadow to rescue Space Michael, [[spoiler: you can hear Jaguar's battle theme in the backround from the first game, and Shadow does the same commands from the first game]]. But surely [[BlatantLies that doesn't mean a thing.]]
116* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn: The final boss in both games starts off as this, then everyone joins Ulala to save the day.
117* IntrepidReporter: These people will brave alien invasions, meteor fields, giant mechs, and more to get their reports done.
118* InvoluntaryDance: The aliens force people to dance.
119* ItRunsOnNonsensoleum: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABTTXhfvxLw There's no power! Ulala, all that's left is dance and jiggy power!]]"
120* KaizoTrap: In the very end of the credits: "UP!"
121* KarmaHoudini: Sure, he may have threatened the galaxy, but that doesn't stop [[spoiler: Mr. Blank]] from appearing in Part 2 and having everyone perfectly fine with it!
122* LargeHam: There is not a single character in this franchise who isn't loud and bombastic.
123--> "My name is..." "JAGUAAAAR~"
124* {{Leitmotif}}:
125** Purge, Pine and President Peace get their own unique themes.
126** Even Ulala has one (''Mexican Flyer'' becomes a RecurringRiff at times).
127* [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen Let's Dance Like Gentlemen]]: When Ulala finally gets a chance to fight against Purge, he blocks off Ulala's friends with an invisible wall so they can't help her. It's only him and Ulala, nobody else can interfere. [[spoiler: But just because Purge uses this trope, doesn't mean that he won't go back to his cheating ways AFTER the fight...]]
128* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Part 2 contains an InUniverse example.
129--> '''Fuse:''' Oh come on, do you REALLY think they would kill someone off in this game?
130* LonersAreFreaks: The second game seems to give this message with Purge.
131* MagicDance: ''Everything'' in the game is done with dance, which is implied to somehow be a renewable source of energy.
132* MagicMusic: In the second game it's shown that dance isn't the only unusual legitimate superpower in the universe.
133* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: In the second game's English, if Ulala and Noise do good enough... then Fuse's comments sounds like he's doing something inside his ship.
134* MeaningfulName: Ulala (Ooh, la, la.)
135* MechaMooks: Unlike the previous antagonist, Purge employs mostly robots, with Shadow being the sole exception.
136* MetaphysicalFuel: Even the ''vehicles'' are powered by 'dance and jiggy power'.
137* MissionFromGod: Purge thinks he has this.
138* MultipleDemographicAppeal: The game was designed with that in mind.
139%%* MusicalAssassin: OH YES.
140%%* TheMusicMeister: Purge
141%%* MySuitIsAlsoSuper: The Super Ulala Suit
142* MysteriousPast: When putting all the pieces together, it's revealed that Jaguar [[spoiler: Originally worked for Space Channel 5, and saved Ulala when she was a child. He sensed that something wasn't right with Blank however, and soon left.]]
143* NamesToTrustImmediately: "Space President Peace"? Sounds like a pretty down-to-earth ruler.
144* NaughtyTentacles: The infamous naughty tentacles scene. Even in the dub, Ulala says, "Oh, not there!" in a ''very'' suggestive way!
145* NintendoHard: The game looks deceptively easy... until you play it. 'I didn't know it had to be at the same moment too!' indeed.
146* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Ulala is based on Lady Miss Kier, lead singer for Deee-Lite of "[[OneHitWonder Groove Is In The Heart"]] fame. Kier unsuccessfully sued Sega for intellectual property.
147** Space President Peace is obviously influenced by Music/TomJones.
148* NobodyCanDie: Nobody dies in the console games. Averted however in Purge's Cell Phone game, where he can die by running out of time, or being electrocuted to death. This makes his deaths the only time someone can actually die in the games.
149* NonstandardGameOver: Missing the final 3 chus/shoots in the games. Looks like it's back to the beginning of the report for you!
150* NonindicativeName: The 100 Stage Dance Battle in Part 2. [[spoiler:It actually has 200 stages.]]
151* OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: Ulala is 22 years old; Purge is only 18 years old.
152* OldSaveBonus: In the Dreamcast version of Part 2, having save data from Part 1 allowed you to unlock Mr. Blank and Cecil right off the bat.
153* OlderThanTheyLook: Jaguar may look young, but he's 35 years old.
154%%* OnlyOneName
155* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In ''Kinda★Funky News Flash'' Ulala encountering Morolians that actually speak English instead of Morolian chatter is one of the first tips she gets that things are INCREDIBLY wrong.
156* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: President Peace sings to purge evil and sadness of people's hearts, and he's used as a core for some of Purge's robots.
157* OverlyLongTongue: The second boss of the first game, who elicited an equally suggestive-sounding "Oh, it's ''slimy''!" from Ulala upon wrapping her in its tongue.
158* ParentalAbandonment: Ulala was found alone in space when she was young and was saved by Jaguar - she was actually listed as the last "survivor" - implying her parents are dead.
159* PeaceAndLoveIncorporated: [[spoiler: Space Channel 5]] itself actually starts out as this, with their attempts to brainwash everyone into watching their station and keeping them from the truth. They get much better after [[spoiler: Blank]] resigns.
160* PeoplePuppets: In both games, the villains shoot people with rays that make them dance uncontrollably.
161* ThePowerOfFriendship: It doesn't matter if there's a man made of giant televisions or a TeenGenius inside a [[OneWingedAngel Super-Duper Suit]], the power of friendship will save the day every time!
162** This gets reinforced during gameplay as well. Whenever Ulala saves a new group of citizens, they'll all start out just watching her dance and defend them. Then one by one they'll all start joining in and contributing their own dance energy. Do well enough consistently enough and you'll end up with an entire [[BadassCrew army of citizens providing backup for you.]] Made more apparent in Part 2 which includes special citizens that, when saved, will add something extra to the transition scenes to give Ulala some extra style and a morale boost. Sometimes they'll even [[GondorCallsForAid come rushing back to help Ulala out with the boss.]]
163* PreRenderedGraphics: All areas in the game were pre-rendered video footage, and the characters are 3D models put in front of the video. [[SpecialEffectFailure This would sometimes result in Ulala and the others looking as if they were floating because sometimes their character models would not be properly aligned with the background]]. This is also probably the main reason we haven't seen Part 1 get an HD re-release. If they wanted to bring it to HD, they'd have to go through the trouble of re-mastering the entire game in HD, which SEGA doesn't seem to want to do any time soon.
164* PrettyBoy: In a bonus mission in Part one, Ulala says, "They got a boy toy!".
165* PsychoElectro: You learn in the second part of Report 6 that Dance Energy isn't the ONLY thing Purge can control...
166* PsychopathicManchild: Purge takes this to a slightly disturbing level in Report 6. He goes so far as to [[spoiler: charge up the Ballistic Groove Gun to not only destroy everyone there, but himself as well.]] To see a cheerful villain up to this point suddenly take a dark tone somewhat throws people off.
167* RankInflation: In the last level of Part 2, your view rating can reach 200%. No explanation is given for this.
168* RapidFireFisticuffs: After rescuing "Space Karate Man," Ulala and her followers incorporate the crane stance and air boxing into their dance routine.
169* RepeatAfterMe: Purge and Fuse do this at one point in Report 4's Boss.
170* TheRival: Pudding, of Space Channel 42.
171* SayMyName:
172** Ulala does this in the first game respectively for Pudding and Jaguar when they get smacked by the final boss.
173** In Part 2, Ulala does this [[spoiler:for Fuse after his HeroicSacrifice]] and Ulala and Purge start their final confrontation by just saying each other's names a couple of times.
174* ScarfOfAsskicking: Shadow has a Red Scarf that [[DramaticWind flaps regardless of if there's wind or not]].
175* SecretCharacter: Somewhat used in Part 2. Filling certain conditions will unlock different characters to play as, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_0dDBdINS4 Even the Big Bad himself.]]
176* [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney Screw the rules, I have RATINGS!]]: [[spoiler: Blank... Did he just summon multiple robots to the field?!]]
177* SequentialBoss: The second part has Purge the King, a 3 part battle, with no recovering stars.
178* ShoutOut: When rescuing [[Music/MichaelJackson Space Michael]], the zombie dance from ''Thriller'', the moonwalk and gravity-defying lean from ''Smooth Criminal'', and his signature head tilt are performed.
179* SinisterSilhouettes: Purge just loves these. 3/4 of the second game has you looking at his silhouette.
180* SleevesAreForWimps: Purge once he takes off his Cloak.
181* SoftReboot: ''Kinda★Funky News Flash'' is a compressed re-imagining of Part 1, shifting some small details to make it an open gateway to new players.
182** Ulala is not a rookie reporter and is instead a well-known savior of the galaxy. That role is shifted to Roo & Kie, the new recruits and stand-ins for the player and making Ulala the mentor to you.
183** Blank, the CEO of Space Channel 5, is nowhere to be found.
184** The Morolians invade again, but this time to steal the Groove Moxie of the galaxy.
185* SpaceClothes: This game goes over the top with this one with everyone wearing very bright and/or tight clothing.
186* SpaceIsNoisy: If these games didn't exhibit this trope, they would be very boring.
187** Oddly, it actually ends up being an aversion of the trope. Near the end of both games there's a moment where the [[InterfaceScrew music and sound system fail on Ulala]], making the music fade out and the commands harder to hear until [[SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration she's left in complete silence, unable to fight back at all because she can't hear anything.]]
188%%* SpacePirates: The Underground Space Pirate Broadcasters.
189* SpacePolice: The Sexy Space Police is introduced in Part 2. Ulala joins them to combat the Rhythm Rogues.
190* SpaceX: Space ''everything''. Space Bucks, Space President, Space [[Music/MichaelJackson Michael]]...
191* SpoilerTitle: Report 4 in Part 2 "The end for Space Channel 5?!" [[spoiler: The station explodes.]]
192* StarshipLuxurious: The Luxury Spacecraft G in Part 1, and the Space Symphony in Part 2.
193* {{Stripperiffic}}: Ulala's outfits tend to be pretty revealing.
194* StuffBlowingUp: The best moment of this is in the second game, at the end of report 4. [[spoiler:The entire Space Channel 5 station is blown to pieces after Purge deflects an energy ball back at Fuse.]]
195* ThemeMusicPowerUp: And since it's a rhythm game, the player is quite literally empowered when the theme music starts playing, as the notes are set to a song they have extreme familiarity with.
196* ATwinkleInTheSky: Both Purge and [[spoiler: Blank]] have this when they are defeated.
197* UsedToBeASweetKid: Purge, if some of the profiles for the Rhythm Rogues are to be believed.
198-->''"He created his first robot at just nine years old."''
199* UnderwearOfPower: The Super Ulala Suit's description says "Rumored to be just underwear."
200* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler: Fuse, Blank, Ulala and Purge all survive situations where they would normally die. The first one lampshades this, saying that no one would die in a game like this.]]
201* VillainousBreakdown: Purge has one before the final 3 chus. In the English dub, he's being as snooty as usual. But in the Japanese dub, [[PsychopathicManchild he's screaming at the top of his lungs at everyone there.]]
202-->"Dance yourselves to hell, see if I care!"
203* VillainSong: Purge's Theme is so awesome. The Fear Lounge remix takes the awesomeness and cranks it to 11.
204* VineTentacles: In the second report of ''Part 2'', Ulala faces off against a mutated plant, which restrains the protagonist and lashes at her with its vines.
205* VirtualPaperDoll: ''Part 2'' includes a "Changing Room" where you can give Ulala different outfits and replace her microphone with other items.
206* WaveMotionGun: The Final Hit against the FinalBoss is this in both games.
207* WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties: Happens in both games, but most noticeably in Part 2 [[spoiler: when the loading screen is replaced with this right after Ulala is killed by Purge]].
208* WellIntentionedExtremist: Purge believes he's been given a holy mission to lead the Brutish and Unhappy masses of the Galaxy to the heavens by dancing.
209* WhoForgotTheLights: One section in Part 2 has Ulala and friends trapped in a pitch black room. It lights up to reveal that they're surrounded by robots.
210* WorldOfHam: Of the {{Camp}} variety. Almost every single character can and will proudly engage in flashy, dramatic dance battles. Even the random [=NPCs=] that Ulala can recruit in each level will all perfectly copy her sexy strut and dance moves no matter how flamboyant; whether they be men, women, children, robots, or aliens!
211* YouCantThwartStageOne:
212** Report 4 in the second game has Purge successfully steal the Space Broadcasting Satellite.
213** And practically in report 2, where, ''immediately'' after you've saved President Peace from the Waltzing Robot, Shadow teleports in and abducts him AGAIN with no trouble.
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