Bit.Trip Core pulsates on WiiWare

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted May 1, 2009 3:59 pm PT

Gaijin Games follows up downloadable Bit.Trip Beat with another challenging rhythm-based arcade-style game.

In March, Gaijin Games released the distinctive WiiWare rhythm game Bit.Trip Beat, prompting a slew of "Pong meets Rez" descriptions from the gaming press. Today, Gaijin Games revealed its next WiiWare project, Bit.Trip Core, which will likely defy such easy and apt comparisons.

Beep boop beep boop.

Set for release this summer, Bit.Trip Core puts players in control of an immobile cross-shaped cannon at the center of the playfield. The cannon can shoot a beam in just four directions, and any "bits" crossing it will be destroyed, yielding a suitably old-school gaming sound effect.

As with Bit.Trip Beat, the screen quickly fills with these bits, and as players successfully take them out, the sound effects will come together to form the game's soundtrack. Also like its predecessor, Bit.Trip Core punishes players for missing too many bits by muting the soundtrack and trippy laser-light-show visuals, underscoring how much those aspects contribute to the gameplay.

For more on the game, check out GameSpot's hands-on preview of Bit.Trip Core, or watch the video below.

8 Comments

  • Sassy-Cc

    Posted May 5, 2009 10:31 am PT

    Bit Trip Beat is fun ~ I don't play it as much now as I did when I first downloaded it so I would like a new version to play ~

  • Yoshicon8

    Posted May 2, 2009 3:24 pm PT

    This looks awesome! And pretty hard

  • pikaby

    Posted May 2, 2009 7:00 am PT

    Bit.trip Beat is amazing, and this will be too! Can't wait~

  • hatieshorrer

    Posted May 2, 2009 6:38 am PT

    looks fun I wish there were more games like this on DSi ware.

  • -Squirrel-

    Posted May 1, 2009 7:52 pm PT

    I'm going to download Bit Trip Beat tonight. I hope Bit Trip Core is only $6 like the original.

  • kakashi552

    Posted May 1, 2009 7:11 pm PT

    all that losing seems annoying...but fun!

  • nintendo-naut

    Posted May 1, 2009 5:40 pm PT

    Looks awesome and yet I still haven't bought the first one!

  • TSNAKE617

    Posted May 1, 2009 4:31 pm PT

    This has potential.

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