Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Retina ScreenShots (click to enlarge) BIT.TRIP BEAT BIT.TRIP BEAT is the arcade game for the new millennium, fusing Pong with interactive beats. Use the accelerometer or to… TouchArcade Rating: $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsBIT.TRIP BEAT is the arcade game for the new millennium, fusing Pong with interactive beats. Use the accelerometer or touch controls to move the paddle up and down bouncing beats back from which they came! Listen and react to different beat progressions as you try to survive an onslaught of spectacular retro visuals. Successfully chain beats and obtain the megasphere to go for insane scores, not to mention the elusive "Perfect Score." Team-up with your friends for the intense Multiplayer Gameplay Mode! Bounce to the beat with BIT.TRIP BEAT! Won TouchGen's Editor's Choice Awards 2010 in the Best Music Game Category! Editor’s Choice Award (4.5/5) – TouchGen Bronze Award – Pocket Gamer Features:• Supports Leaderboards and Achievements• Head to Head MultiplayerWe recommend that you update your device to the latest iOS version before playing.For more information on BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc:http://www.bandainamcoent.com/home.htmlDownload and play other BANDAI NAMCO games!: • PAC-MAN• Rocket Fox• Bird Zapper! Information Seller: Genre:Arcade, Music Release:Sep 30, 2010 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (4) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal amusing Grace Well-Known Member Dec 23, 2008 1,685 8 38 Music, Muse, Magick Berlin, Germany #2 amusing Grace, Sep 29, 2010 **This version is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3rd Gen and higher.** Bummer iVaro Well-Known Member Dec 18, 2009 4,079 3 38 #3 iVaro, Sep 29, 2010 Second time today this has happened to me amusing Grace Well-Known Member Dec 23, 2008 1,685 8 38 Music, Muse, Magick Berlin, Germany #4 amusing Grace, Sep 29, 2010 I wonder why no site has mentioned this in their previews. Maybe it´s a mistake and can be fixed easily. kitehimuro Active Member Dec 7, 2008 28 0 0 #5 kitehimuro, Sep 29, 2010 Yes it can be. By not buying it until they fix that. This is becoming more and more prevalent in the app store. and usually for no god-damned reason. The only game which IN ALL HONESTY can REALLY ONLY RUN ON THE NEXT GEN might be Epic Citadel. DEVS, YOU COULD OPTIMIZE THE SAME GOD-DAMNED GRAPHICS BEFORE 3GS WAS OUT. What stops you now? Oh, right, if people buy your crap regardless, why do it? And no, the fact that apple doesn't support anything beyond the 3GS any more has nothing to do with this. THEY have a hardware to sell. App store devs don't. sizzlakalonji Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Apr 16, 2009 5,712 1 0 Indiana, USA #6 sizzlakalonji, Sep 29, 2010 I'm glad that devs are pushing the hardware to its limits. You can't just look at filesizes to determine what levels of processing and graphical strength you need. I want less doodle jump and more Epic Citadel. It's time to get rid of the 1st and 2nd gen devices, and get with the times. amusing Grace Well-Known Member Dec 23, 2008 1,685 8 38 Music, Muse, Magick Berlin, Germany #7 amusing Grace, Sep 29, 2010 @sizzlakalonji : I really don´t see where this game is pushing the hardware to the limits, honestly. Besides, restrictions like this should be mentioned in the previews in my opinion. markx2 Well-Known Member Dec 28, 2008 685 0 16 #8 markx2, Sep 29, 2010 Shame, I was looking forward to this. Be interesting to see the tech specs which make 3rd gen+ the only hardware. sizzlakalonji Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Apr 16, 2009 5,712 1 0 Indiana, USA #9 sizzlakalonji, Sep 29, 2010 I understand what you're saying, but I think people need to realize that this is the direction that the app store is heading. The most desired games will more and more be 3rd and 4th gen exclusive. My point is that I want games that push the hardware to its limits, so I don't want devs to feel that they have to "dumb down" their games to make 1st and 2nd gen owners happy. Upgrading hardware has always been part of gaming culture. markx2 Well-Known Member Dec 28, 2008 685 0 16 #10 markx2, Sep 29, 2010 True, but not as expensive and as often for something so cheap. And as I say that as someone who owns a dozen and more gaming systems. doodlejumper Well-Known Member Jan 27, 2010 2,881 2 0 Stuck in traffic #11 doodlejumper, Sep 29, 2010 Not 2G?? I am soooo pissed right now. And with that awesome price tag too! eyemh8 Well-Known Member Oct 28, 2008 447 0 0 To stay stupid Estes Park co. http://Www.Panaphobia.com #12 eyemh8, Sep 29, 2010 You are my hero you have been member sence dec. 2008 and have posted less than 20 times. You are my creeper idol. There is a pretty big difference in 3gen and up and it's pretty much as much as SNES was to the NES. Don't worry though when you upgrade you machine will be backwards compatible with what you have now. Sorry but nobody knows how to make things forward compatible yet (stupid physics). sizzlakalonji Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Apr 16, 2009 5,712 1 0 Indiana, USA #13 sizzlakalonji, Sep 29, 2010 But the main reason it's "so cheap" is because this market started as primarily casual games that didn't push the hardware at all. Thankfully, those days are gone, and along with the casual games, we're getting games that are full-featured and robust. I don't want to go backward. I've owned three generations of iPhone, and I'm not complaining. Remember, this market isn't designed for children. crunc Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2008 4,575 0 0 #14 crunc, Sep 29, 2010 Well, I've got an iPhone 4 so I'm really looking forward to this. I will definitely be buying it for $1.99. I tried the demo on the Wii (when that was briefly available) and liked it, but never picked up the full game. Now I can get the iOS verison of less and with more features? Nice! I hope the accelerometer controls work well, though, because it seems like it ought to be accell. controlled given how the Wii one worked. I'm a tad worried about that, though, especially since they've included touch, which may imply that accell. control doesn't work well. I guess I'll find out! arta Well-Known Member Feb 14, 2009 6,902 1 36 #15 arta, Sep 29, 2010 Last edited: Sep 29, 2010 sammysin Well-Known Member Feb 23, 2010 8,375 2 0 Government Official. Swansea, UK #16 sammysin, Sep 29, 2010 You people really need to upgrade your device/OS. VERY much looking forward to this cracker, I've never played any Bit. Trip before. MidianGTX Well-Known Member Jun 16, 2009 3,738 10 38 #17 MidianGTX, Sep 29, 2010 2nd gen isn't even that old, only in the world of Apple. Edit: and it's fanboys. markx2 Well-Known Member Dec 28, 2008 685 0 16 #18 markx2, Sep 29, 2010 So I head to the Apple Store, pay £249 for a new Touch just to play a £1.19 game. Can't see the economics making sense there. I have a Touch and a shedload of games. It would be cheaper to buy a Wii and play this on my TV. I know tech moves on but each time it does some people do not follow and all those people can't buy those games. Teh_Ninja Well-Known Member Mar 12, 2010 1,891 0 36 Waiter at Chili's Dallas #19 Teh_Ninja, Sep 29, 2010 I've had my 2nd Gen. iPod, for almost over a year, and now nothing new will run on it, "well go buy a new device" yeah some of us don't have the extra cash laying around to spend. amusing Grace Well-Known Member Dec 23, 2008 1,685 8 38 Music, Muse, Magick Berlin, Germany #20 amusing Grace, Sep 29, 2010 I think they are just too lazy to optimize performance on older devices. 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I wonder why no site has mentioned this in their previews. Maybe it´s a mistake and can be fixed easily.
Yes it can be. By not buying it until they fix that. This is becoming more and more prevalent in the app store. and usually for no god-damned reason. The only game which IN ALL HONESTY can REALLY ONLY RUN ON THE NEXT GEN might be Epic Citadel. DEVS, YOU COULD OPTIMIZE THE SAME GOD-DAMNED GRAPHICS BEFORE 3GS WAS OUT. What stops you now? Oh, right, if people buy your crap regardless, why do it? And no, the fact that apple doesn't support anything beyond the 3GS any more has nothing to do with this. THEY have a hardware to sell. App store devs don't.
I'm glad that devs are pushing the hardware to its limits. You can't just look at filesizes to determine what levels of processing and graphical strength you need. I want less doodle jump and more Epic Citadel. It's time to get rid of the 1st and 2nd gen devices, and get with the times.
@sizzlakalonji : I really don´t see where this game is pushing the hardware to the limits, honestly. Besides, restrictions like this should be mentioned in the previews in my opinion.
Shame, I was looking forward to this. Be interesting to see the tech specs which make 3rd gen+ the only hardware.
I understand what you're saying, but I think people need to realize that this is the direction that the app store is heading. The most desired games will more and more be 3rd and 4th gen exclusive. My point is that I want games that push the hardware to its limits, so I don't want devs to feel that they have to "dumb down" their games to make 1st and 2nd gen owners happy. Upgrading hardware has always been part of gaming culture.
True, but not as expensive and as often for something so cheap. And as I say that as someone who owns a dozen and more gaming systems.
You are my hero you have been member sence dec. 2008 and have posted less than 20 times. You are my creeper idol. There is a pretty big difference in 3gen and up and it's pretty much as much as SNES was to the NES. Don't worry though when you upgrade you machine will be backwards compatible with what you have now. Sorry but nobody knows how to make things forward compatible yet (stupid physics).
But the main reason it's "so cheap" is because this market started as primarily casual games that didn't push the hardware at all. Thankfully, those days are gone, and along with the casual games, we're getting games that are full-featured and robust. I don't want to go backward. I've owned three generations of iPhone, and I'm not complaining. Remember, this market isn't designed for children.
Well, I've got an iPhone 4 so I'm really looking forward to this. I will definitely be buying it for $1.99. I tried the demo on the Wii (when that was briefly available) and liked it, but never picked up the full game. Now I can get the iOS verison of less and with more features? Nice! I hope the accelerometer controls work well, though, because it seems like it ought to be accell. controlled given how the Wii one worked. I'm a tad worried about that, though, especially since they've included touch, which may imply that accell. control doesn't work well. I guess I'll find out!
You people really need to upgrade your device/OS. VERY much looking forward to this cracker, I've never played any Bit. Trip before.
So I head to the Apple Store, pay £249 for a new Touch just to play a £1.19 game. Can't see the economics making sense there. I have a Touch and a shedload of games. It would be cheaper to buy a Wii and play this on my TV. I know tech moves on but each time it does some people do not follow and all those people can't buy those games.
I've had my 2nd Gen. iPod, for almost over a year, and now nothing new will run on it, "well go buy a new device" yeah some of us don't have the extra cash laying around to spend.
I think they are just too lazy to optimize performance on older devices. Namco doesn´t have the best reputation for flawless releases anyway, think of Ridge Racer, Katamari........... But well........life goes on, it´s just a game after all
