Bit.Trip Beat came to me by surprise.  It was simple, yet tough to master.  Short on content, but surprisingly big on a number of other fronts.  Now Gaijin Games has unveiled Bit.Trip Core, the next game in the Bit.Trip series and it's sticking to the Atari theme and style.  Bit.Trip Beat was Pong with a twist and it looks like Bit.Trip Core is Vault Assault with a twist.  Looks like BIt.Trip Beat except that now the 'Beats" come from nearly every direction... and you've got a laser or something that shoots in 4 directions.  4 directions... D-pad confirmed.

Just see for yourself and please someone work on the Vault Assault page.  Looks quite barren.