Point Zero One

First featured in Pump It Up 2015 PRIME, this piece is one of SynthWulf's originals, the artist also known for "Passacaglia." The BGA, directed by MiLa, carries a small story: a female robot manages to stop a meteor falling toward Earth with just 0.01 seconds left on the clock, which is where the title comes from. The character proved popular enough that she was released as an in-game avatar under the name "Emil." The song eventually got a follow-up, "Point Zero 2," introduced in the Pump It Up XX 2.02.0 update.

On PHOENIX the song offers S9, S16, and S20. The S20 draws the most discussion. It opens with a fairly relaxed stretch full of freeze notes that can lull players into complacency, but the bursts start crowding in during the back half. Its real break-on point is the high-BPM twist run at the very end, where individual skill within level 20 shows. Because of that finale, it is often recommended as an entry-level 20 for players who handle fast twists well.

The Double side covers D11, D17, and D22. After a calm opening built around freeze notes and a short breather, an off-beat burst kicks in, followed by a Half-Double section that serves as the chart's main break-on point. Unlike a typical Half-Double, this one leans on the center panels more, so the legs move in a slightly unusual way. The off-beat bass and the syncopated synth throw off the sense of timing even though the stream is plain 16ths, making judgment easy to lose. A celebrated detail: the 20-second countdown section lines up with hitting the 1000 combo on a full combo run.