A wonderful way to experience music
As a game, Audiosurf is quite neat and reminds me of some classic puzzle games such as Klax. Yet, the crux of the game is the ability to load in your own MP3 (or listen to the in-game radio) and let the game build the levels around the music, by analyzing the waveform structure. Throw in some fancy graphics and effects, colours and sounds and you practically "ride" your music. Obviously, some songs work better than others, beat-heavy games have a much more visibly impact on the level (track). Soundtracks are also a good way to experience the game's full potential, as they usually vary dramatically within the same song, making the track more diverse. The game is spiced up by many gameplay variations and difficulty levels, and there should be a style to play this game for everyone in terms of challenge or controls. Some may prefer only to "collect" the tiles or evade them, while others prefer to stack tiles up and create stacks of matching blocks. The ability to upload and inspect highscores via the internet is a nice one, I have not used that feature yet however, so I cannot comment on that. All in all, a innovative and ambitious indie title and I am sure this is not the last we heard from that developer.
