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Bit.Trip: Beat Coming To WiiWare

Posted Fri, 09 Jan 2009 by Corbie Dillard

Pong with a catchy beat!

What do you get when you cross the arcade classic Pong with a music/rhythm game? The end result would probably be close to Aksys Game's new WiiWare title Bit.Trip: Beat.

Much like Pong, you still move your paddle around by tilting the Wii Remote, but in this unique WiiWare title you'll have to bounce the blocks off your paddle in rhythm with the pumping musical beats the game makes use of. The sound of the blocks bouncing off of your paddle will even give off musical notes that will blend in with the background music if you time it correctly.

The patterns of the blocks gets increasingly difficult throughout the game, especially during the game's boss battles, so you'll have your work cut out for you if you expect to play through the entire game.

You'll always be able to tell how well your doing by the music and visuals in the background. If you're playing poorly the visuals will be basic black and white visual patterns and the music will only be simple beeps, whereas if you're playing well you'll be treated to much flashier visuals and music.

The game will even allow you to team up with up to 4 other players in a cooperative game play mode for increased intensity.

Beat will only be the first of up to five Bit.Trip releases from the developer, so this game will only be the beginning if things go according to the developer's plans.

We'll have more information on Bit.Trip: Beat as it becomes available, as well as a full review once the game hits the WiiWare service.

Source: GoNintendo

Tags: WiiWare, Upcoming Games, Aksys Games.

Bit.Trip: Beat (WiiWare)

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User Comments

1. Terranigma 09 Jan 2009, 23:09 GMT

Not particularly interested so i'd pass on this. Just doesn't appeal to me

2. ness 09 Jan 2009, 23:17 GMT

Sounds really, really great to me =).

Reminds me of the awesome 'bit generations'-/'Art Style'-series, so i am very interested in the other 4 Bit.Trip games, too.

3. Jogurt the Yogurt 09 Jan 2009, 23:35 GMT

Sounds interesting. I like simple classic gameplay paired with music lately. Could be worth a look.

4. gameking23 09 Jan 2009, 23:40 GMT

This is a game to keep my eye on.

5. King Elemento 09 Jan 2009, 23:44 GMT

I'd rather play Plasma Pong.

6. WarioFan63 09 Jan 2009, 23:58 GMT

All right, another set of games coming in pieces! I missed having one around.

7. Bahamut ZERO 09 Jan 2009, 23:58 GMT

Looks pretty cool. Full review and price will be the big factors for me.

8. beastman93 10 Jan 2009, 01:29 GMT

Sounds really fun to me! I will definitely buy this and Liight.

9. Ricardo91 10 Jan 2009, 02:49 GMT

I love music-based games, but I find Pong to be pretty boring, so this doesn't really tickle my fancy.

10. Ferret75 10 Jan 2009, 03:18 GMT

I love the game Pong, so I'll probulay get this.

11. Koto 10 Jan 2009, 04:58 GMT

pong...with boss battles?nice to see more rhythm games on wiiware, but i want one that uses your own mp3s from your SD card,like something like Audiosurf but for wiiware