Obliteration

Bundled into Pump It Up XX from launch, "Obliteration" is one of the original cuts that helped cement ATAS's signature within the series. The sonic kinship with ASTERIOS REENTRY is no accident, since both share a composer; the credits simply diverge, with this entry signed under the artist's own ATAS name rather than the NaSch pseudonym. The visual accompaniment mixes three-dimensional animation with filmed imagery, giving it a more cinematic feel than the series norm.

The S7 opens comfortably, but a double-click shows up midway through and the closing stretch packs a note density that runs high for a level 7. The S10 arrived in XX's 2.01 patch, where it sat at level 11, and dropped a notch in PHOENIX. The S15 (S14 in XX) leads with an init kill of sixteenth-note drills and bursts; from there it cycles between eighth- and sixteenth-note patterns, with a syncopated mid-section that warrants attention. An S18 rounds out the lineup for advanced players.

Double offers levels 10, 16, and 19. The D19 has no flashy gimmicks but is far from a pushover: after a rest section, an unfolding run of blue notes produces a trill that tangles feet easily, so it pays to lead with the right foot to clear the sixteenths cleanly. Twists and lateral movement grow more demanding toward the end, and just before the final three notes a left-foot jump from a red panel to a blue one is a common spot for stray bads. The DP5 (Double Performance) chart was removed in PHOENIX. Separately, patch 1.01.0 added a D21 to the Mission Zone that uses only the half-pad region excluding the four corner panels, narrowing the playable space to four panels at points by means of mines.