Gaijin Games ups the ante on WiiWare with Bit.Trip: Core

by David Hinkle { May 4th 2009 at 1:30PM }

The sequel to the very fun (yet, very punishing) Bit.Trip: Beat has been revealed in Bit.Trip: Core, GameSpot reports. If you thought it was tough keeping track of rogue pixels assaulting you from one direction, then you're going to have an even tougher time with Core, as the player must now defend against attacking pixels from four different directions.

Another big change comes in the controls department. The first game featured motion-based controls, but in Core you're stuck in the middle of the screen, pushing directions on the d-pad to shine a beam of light toward rushing pixels. It's essentially the same type of gameplay, combining rhythm and shmup elements, so if you liked Bit.Trip: Beat, then you'll likely find value in this. The game also adds a progress meter showing you how far you've made it into a stage, as well as a screen clearing ability that will hopefully ease the experience up a bit.

Bit.Trip: Core is due for release on WiiWare sometime this summer.

Tags: bit-trip, bit-trip-beat, bit-trip-core, gaijin-games, wiiware

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Surlent @ May 4th 2009 2:09PM

Bit.Trip BEAT is probably the best bang for your buck on Wii, at least WiiWare, and I'm definitely looking forward to this and more from Gaijin Games. Can't wait for videos!

Feba @ May 4th 2009 2:23PM

Surlent, and for that matter everyone else, go on over to gamespot. Videos from the moment it was announced.

Also, Gaijin is apparently releasing a save file for Beat soon, although I don't know exactly what it does it probably does something involving the level save problem.

Definitely looking forward to Core, hopefully have Beat beat by then.

Roto13 @ May 4th 2009 2:46PM

The videos don't look particularly... fun. I wasn't a huge fan of Bit.Trip Beat for various reasons, but I really liked the basic concept. While it's nice to see they're not just rehashing Beat for the sequel, Core looks like a giant step down in terms of fun.