Looks awesome. Video soon pl0x?

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.

And yes, a video would be very nice^^.

I hope this game comes soon. I can not wait for this game to come out.

wow that video realy made me want to get it. If its 500 points and it get a good rating I'm gonna. So catchy.

The more I see this one, the more interested I become. I still love the original Pong games, so the fact that this one adds the musical aspects to the mix is intriguing to say the least.

this one looks good. hopefully the DLC wont be expensive

I got a feeling this'll come out this coming Monday or the week after.

Hopefully swords and soliders will be coming with this as most places say it's coming in feb '09.

@Ness. Where did you hear of this being a series?

@Ricardo91: The title. After the "Bit. Trip" part, theres a colon.

I'm still surprised it hasn't come out yet. But given the fact that both EVASIVE SPACE and SNOWBOARD RIOT were planned for January release and got delayed till the following month, I bet Bit.Trip Beat will come out this Monday, or next!

Well, you were right KnucklesSonic.

Got that right! lol.

Does Bit.Trip: Beat have any online functionality?

Confirmed for 600 Points.

I'm not sure how, but IGN posted a review of this already.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/962/962561p1.html

They gave it a Wiiware game a good score? UNTHINKABLE!!!!!!!!

Yep, I posted highlights from the review already on the news page.

How did they review it early? Has that ever happened?

I've seen it happen before.

Well I know games are sent early, I just didnt know they could do that with downloadable games like WW. Anyway, this game is hard.

Dl'ed Bit.Trip Beat, and I can't stop playing it. Probably my favorite Wii game (Wiiware or otherwise). If you like games like Lumines or Rez, you owe it to yourself to play it.

@twistedvived

They also rated WOG early.

God WHEN IS THIS COMING TO EUROPE D:

I am glad this game is only $6. I have 100 pts, so by adding 1000, it will allow me to buy this and still have 500 left over for an NES title.

I love this game its the best game I have bought since World of Goo.

This game is really good. Extremely hard too. Best Wii Ware game I've played in a while now.

I'm having a problem:
When I beat the first level i go to the 2nd level and I cant complete it, so when I dont wanna play anymore i go to the Wii menu and later I come back to the game to find out that I have to do it again!
Help here!

Looks nice!

Seriously Europe anyone?

bit trip beat ftw game pownz
and btw europe dosent get ash half as much s america
that just outright sucks

This game looks cool but the screen noise looks like it could be frustrating. I am just curious about how annoying is all the background noise on the screen. If anyone who has played could give me their opinion that would be great. I am one of the older gamers and often too much image noise makes it too difficult for me to see the actual game elements, and causes too much frustration. Otherwise I think I want this one.

Update: I got this game a while back and thought I would update this post.
This game is very well done for what it is. This retro is a perfect blend of old and new. It’s very hard in a repetitive way meaning, depending on how well you can memorize patterns, as each level plays out exactly the same each time. The scoring method will keep you coming back for more. The screen patterns can really mess with your eyes, but it’s not intolerable and part of the challenge. I love the “near-death” screen instead of just dying it gives you one last chance to save yourself in a 70’s version of the game in Black&White and with beeps for sound. Fill your meter bar and you are saved to continue the game but miss too many and you are done.
The US version is slightly crippled with how the game-saves works you have to achieve a personal best score plus finish the level. It took me several level finishes to finally get a game-save. In fact what I ended up doing was deleting my save file, because I managed to get a great score without finishing a level. Once I deleted it and went through the level I got my game-save that then allows you to jump to the next level at game startup.
Once I finish “Beat” I will be getting “Core” for sure. Great game highly recommended.

@VenomTheEvil!
Let it be known that BTB is finally making its way to Europe! Check out our site at www.gaijingames.com for the announcement and spread the word!

Sorry about the wait; but it's coming THIS FRIDAY!
-Alex Neuse

Hey, did you guys fix the fact that you need a highscore to save for the EU release? Cause I just passed the first level without a highscore, and it saved.
Anyway, this game is awesome. My one complaint is that the levels are too long which can really mess with your eyesight after a while. I would have preferred 6 levels of half the size...

Bit.Trip: is the type of game I'd expect to see in an art exhibition. And is worth 600 points for the experience alone. That said, this is a game for the hardcore....

Bit Trip: is a game that can be enjoyed by everyone. whether you're an art enthusiast or just loungin' on the weekends. That said, this is a game for the casual....

alreet... That said, it's bloody hard! and repetitive, like games used to be.

Messes with your head in a hurtful way but no one should miss this. Perfectly priced game experiment. This is the kind of software that can make the wii relevant.

Just beat last level (Growth) with 2,500,000 points. I am a golden god!

Congrats, Golgo. I, too, finally beat Growth for the first time... though I didn't get anywhere near as high a score as you did. I'm like a bronze god or something. My girlfriend kept saying "my eyes are bleeding!" though, which was nice.

Looks like a fun twist on Breakout

There isn't a more addictive or more hardcore game on the Wii.

its one of the best games i´ve bought so far

The hardest game on wii-ware, hands down. Uhg.

YAAAA-HOOOOOO!!!!!

This is one hard game! However, it brings out the masochist in me because I keep playing it. Very addictive!