A German rating for the Zen Studios "experimental rhythm game" KickBeat suggests that the downloadable PS3 and PS Vita title is headed to the Wii U eShop.
This unique brawler combines music with combat action, and boasts a soundtrack packed with songs by artists such as Pendulum, Marilyn Manson, Celldweller, Blue Stahli, Voicians and Shen Yi.
Zen has previously been quite a staunch supporter of Nintendo's eShop service, having released the likes of CastleStorm and Zen Pinball 2 in the past. When pressed by Joystiq on the German rating, a Zen spokesperson said:
Leave it to the ratings boards to spoil our surprises! I cannot officially confirm or deny that KickBeat will come to the Wii U, but Zen loves to have all games on all platforms so people can enjoy our games regardless of the device they choose to play on.
When our sister site Push Square reviewed the game on the Vita last year, the verdict was a positive one. "KickBeat is definitely on rhythm, and will consume hours of your time with its beat-matching brawling as a consequence," is what was said. One to look forward to, then? Or are you not interested? Share your thoughts with a comment below.
[source joystiq.com, via usk.de]
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I was watching Electric Playground a over a year and this game stood out to me. It looked like a great. It also might be that it merges 2 awesome genres together into something crazy. Plus I saw it was made by Zen.
I'll be picking this one up.
I think the tagline could've been a little bit better?
@swampertdude What would you have gone with?
Castlestorm is fantastic; Zen Pinball is great. I have a lot of faith in Zen!
Hmm, "A groovy beatdown"? I just think blood on the dance floor carries kind of a bad reputation with it
I'll be picking this up for sure, I tried it out awhile ago and It was quite fun. I wonder if any new or wii u specific features will be added.
I'd be interested to see how this works as surely it is just a rhythm game with a beat-em-up skin. What I mean is what makes fighting games unique is the player choice of kick, punches, combo's and special moves to defeat adversaries and every player will do this in their own particular way.
If this is a rhythm game and all you have to do like most rhythm games is push up, push down, push left, push right on analogue stick when the game tells you so on the screen and as a result of doing this the character kicks or punches an adversary where is that fighting game element?
Maybe im missing something?
I enjoy a good music-rhythm game so I'll be checking it out possibly.
Playing Rhythm Theif at the moment which I am enjoying immensely so will keep an eye on this.
This game is awesome. I have it on the Vita. It will be great on the gamepad!
I saw a review on it on youtube. Cant wait for this.
An absolutely AMAZING idea! But unfortunately completely opposite to my style when it comes to music, action and character design, shame
Love rhythm games, I'll definitely check this out. The music isn't really my taste but hey. Not many rhythm games on Wii U
Actually looks pretty cool.
These rhythm games, when done properly, can actually be really enjoyable.
Wouldn't mind trying this.
Thats a great sign for indi games on wii u. Means pinball & castlestorm must have sold well.
Rhythm games are my secret love, and fighting games are my absolute favourite kind of game. But, this isn't a rhythm fighter, it's a rhythm beat 'em up, kinda like Space Channel 5 (just MUCH more serious).
Nonetheless, I like how this looks.
@swampertdude botdf is amazing! Hahaha...
Looks dumb
Sounds fun can't wait to play.
Looks cool, though I think calling it a fighting game is a slight inaccuracy. It looks more like a beat em up to me. Still, this trailer has me pretty excited. I'd never even heard of this game.
@swampertdude Blood On The Dance Floor is an awesome Michael Jackson song so I like it! Lol
Played a bit of the demo on the Vita, I liked the idea but the difficulty is bothering me. After you complete the hilariously easy tutorial, the first level of the story mode seemed to be around the difficulty of the last few levels of Rhythm Thief on the 3DS. Maybe I was just tired though...
@MJKOP alright, I actually forgot about that, I had that awful electro-pop band or whatever you wanna call them in mind, sorry!
I own this on my Vita, and have been considering picking it up on the PC as well. A very solid music game with a great soundtrack and unique visuals. It's fairly challenging as well, though certainly not impossible.
People who only own a Nintendo console really need to support Zen in the way that they've supported the Wii U.
I will get it. I like the other Zen games.
Now this looks cool and interesting at the same time. If it turns out well, then I will download this game.
@FineLerv......agreed
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