Halloween Party ~Multiverse~

Written by SHK, "Halloween Party" first appeared in Cytus (Chapter X. The New World) and later in Cytus II, carrying a mischievous, eerie mood often likened to the ghostly-festival vibe of the old O2Jam catalog. For Pump It Up it was rebranded "Halloween Party ~Multiverse~" and added to PHOENIX on October 31, 2023, in version 1.03.0 under the Original Tunes channel. It runs at 160 BPM, with visuals by KimAutomne. The Normal charts were authored by SPHAM, while the Co-Op x2 was designed by GGWANG; the Double charts arrived later with the 2.08 update.

PHOENIX offers a broad spread: Single S8, S12, S16, S18 and S20, Double D13, D17, D21, plus a two-player Co-Op (D23). There is also a Short Cut with S14, S19, S21 and D18, D21. As a holiday wink, the highest-level Single and Double charts cap out at a MAX combo of 1031 — a nod to October 31. One thing worth knowing about the S20: the four notes at the very end are a fake, so there is no need to step on them.

The BGA is an affectionate homage to the Pump It Up universe. It features the nurse and the teddy bear from SHK's "Destination," the pumpkin-headed wizard from "MURDOCH" (which premiered in Pump It Up M), and the reaper from "1950." The story follows twins Kiro and Kira, who cause chaos in the wizard's home; the "Destination" nurse then lures them to the reaper's house, from which they end up fleeing. It was the first PIU BGA presented in high-resolution 60 fps, until performance concerns dropped it to 30 fps from version 1.05.0 onward.