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  • Summary: From gameplay to visuals to music and imagination, BIT.TRIP BEAT is inspired by classic games in every way. Get sucked into a whole new world of sight and sound as you juggle beats and ride the vibe in this modern look at the beginning of it all.

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  1. IGN
    Dec 22, 2010
    75
    The length of the game's stages can wear on your patience and often there's seemingly too much visual noise for the game's own good, but that's no reason to pass on this clever title.

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  1. pro7otype
    7
    A very intelligent take on 8-bit games, synthesised music, beat games and infuriatingly tricky gameplay. The basic game mechanic is of the arcade trailblazer Pong in a sideways scrolling world but is set to a "8-bit" synthesised soundtrack. The better you do, the richer and more satisfying the soundtrack becomes. Miss a few beats and you start to hear only a few beeps (a la Pong). The only thing which I found a little frustrating is that the better you do, the more psychadelic the graphics become making it rather difficult to see what is going on. There are only three levels but they are of reasonable length and end in a boss stage, reminiscent of classic sideways scrolling shoot-em-ups of the 1990's. The game would have been better if the music gave more cues to how the player should move their paddle, as this could have created some interesting gameplay situations. An indiviual and solid game that just misses the mark of being great.… Expand
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  2. oblivion2011
    6
    The music is only as good as how you play the game. Visuals are pretty good, but too short of a game for the money I spent on it. It's a game to spend on if you have the spare cash for it, otherwise nothing too "wow" about it.… Expand
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  3. badrain
    3
    I enjoyed Bit.Trip Runner. Sure it's hard and punishing game... quickly turning to impossible difficulty. But, surprisingly i didnt regret buying it. What about this one? It's the first installment of the Bit.Trip series and it's pretty... horrible. It makes me wanna puke. So many rapid movements on the screen, so many flashing objects. It really can cause a seizure as somebody here wrote. I played Beat Hazard, the game which is even more flashy than this one and it's not affecting me that way. Believe me, im not usually having such problems - it's the first game EVER that made me feel dizzy. The core gameplay is combination of classical pong and a musical game.. The idea is nice, but i can't really tell anything about it... Cause im getting sick after 10 minutes with this game. One thing i can say, there's only 3 levels. I managed to beat first one so im guessing it's pretty short experience.… Expand
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