Bit.Trip Beat

disen's Bit.Trip: Beat (Wii Shop) review

About as good as it gets for $6.

Bit.Trip: Beat is an unusual game for Nintendo's downloadable service, Wiiware. I like to think of it as the result of Guitar Hero and Ikaruga somehow managing to simultaneously impregnate Pong after a long night of romance and ecstasy. The reasoning behind the first is that, simply put, the beat of the music is very much an essential part of the experience. It's comparable to Ikaruga in the sense that the 2D gameplay can get incredibly frantic, almost to the point where you don't know what you're looking at on screen anymore. And lastly, the similarities to Pong are obvious and undeniable, using a paddle to deflect the "beat" back from wince it came. These elements of gameplay mesh rather beautifully, and the final product is one that's both unique and engaging.  

With three levels in the package, the argument that its a little light on content is a valid one. Though, at $2 a song each running anywhere from 10-15 minutes (and with high scores and local leaderboads), there is plenty of variety, replayability, and challenge here to make it worth your time and money. 

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Bit.Trip Beat's a refreshing take on an old classic 0
Bit.Trip: Beat(Wii Shop) by c_rakestraw on July 01, 2009
Anyone notice the recent trend of reviving old games recently? Particularly in the downloadable games space? I have. Heck, I've played quite a few of 'em, too. And they were all great. But none of 'em have done anything close to what Bit.Trip Beat's done. What it is, is basically heavily modified version of Pong, with a few rhythm game elements thrown in. It may sound odd, but it's actually a really good game that works really well, and is simply a lot of fun to play. Normally I'd talk about th...
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A must have WiiWare title 0
Bit.Trip: Beat(Wii Shop) by rjay_64 on June 24, 2010
With it’s simple structure, it was hard for me to imagine anyone taking the concept of Pong and turning it into a decent modern video game that can hold its own, but AKSYS Games has done just that with Bit Trip Beat. There is not much to find wrong with this game, other than maybe it’s slightly too difficult. You’ll be frantically trying to move the paddle so quickly to stop the “beats” from getting past you, the fact this game is based on such an old concept will soon be forgotte...
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