Bit.Trip Saga

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Bit.Trip Saga
Bit. Trip Saga NA Cover.jpg
North American box art
Developer(s) Gaijin Games
Publisher(s)
Series Bit.Trip
Platform(s) Nintendo 3DS
Release
Genre(s) Music
Mode(s) Single-player

Bit.Trip Saga (stylized as BIT.TRIP SAGA) is a music video game developed by Gaijin Games and published by Aksys Games for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released on September 13, 2011 in North America and in the PAL region by Rising Star Games on March 16, 2012. It is a compilation of the six downloadable video games released for the Nintendo Wii's WiiWare service, including Bit.Trip Beat (2009), Bit.Trip Core (2009), Bit.Trip Void (2009), Bit.Trip Runner (2010), Bit.Trip Fate (2010), and Bit.Trip Flux (2011).

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Gameplay

All six of the Bit.Trip titles support the Nintendo 3DS' stereoscopic 3D visual effects. All of the games feature "simple graphics" and "challenging gameplay tied to a soundtrack of Atari 2600-like bleeps". [3]

Development

Bit.Trip Saga was announced on April 28, 2011 in a press release by Aksys Games, its publisher. Gaijin Games, along with Aksys, was responsible for the creation of all the Bit.Trip titles included in this collection, which included Bit.Trip Beat, Bit.Trip Core, Bit.Trip Void, Bit.Trip Runner, Bit.Trip Fate, and Bit.Trip Flux. [3]

Reception

Pre-release

The release of all six Bit.Trip games in one collection garnered excitement from journalists. [4] [5] Kotaku 's Michael McWhertor wrote that its numerous features would make it "worth the cost/wait". [3] GameZone's David Sanchez wrote that "Bit.Trip Saga will be a worthwhile purchase for indie gamers and fans of all-around awesome games". [6]

Critical

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [7]

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Bit.Trip, stylized BIT.TRIP, is a series of nine video games developed by Choice Provisions and published by Aksys Games for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, macOS, PS Vita, PS4, and PS5. It was published by Arc System Works for WiiWare and Nintendo eShop in Japan, and by Namco Networks America Inc for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Each game revolves around the adventures of a character named "Commander Video", and features "a crazy mix of 80s aesthetics and modern game design". The styles of the games range from pong-like, to platforming, and shooting. Each game in the series features a chiptune-inspired soundtrack, but a different style of rhythm-based gameplay in each. Most games in the series have few levels; Beat, Core, Void and Flux have only three levels each while Fate has six and Runner has 36. Most of the games feature levels lasting between 10 and 25 minutes to make up for having such few levels. The games also consists of 8 modes; Nether, Hyper, Mega, Super, Ultra, Extra, Giga, and Meta; which changes based on how well the player does. Each successive game adds a new mode, the highest being Mega in Beat, and Meta in Flux.

<i>Bit.Trip Beat</i> 2009 video game

Bit.Trip Beat, marketed as BIT.TRIP BEAT, is an arcade-style music video game developed by Gaijin Games and published by Aksys Games for the Wii's WiiWare download service. It was released in 2009 in North America, and released in Japan and PAL regions in the same year. It was later released for the Windows and Mac OS X through the download service Steam in 2010, while Namco Bandai published it for iOS on iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad in both Bit.Trip Beat and Bit.Trip Beat HD versions. Android and Linux versions debuted in the Humble Android Bundle 3.

<i>Bit.Trip Core</i> 2009 video game

Bit.Trip Core, marketed as BIT.TRIP CORE, is a 2009 arcade-style rhythm game developed by Gaijin Games and published by Aksys Games for the Wii's WiiWare download service. It is the second game in the Bit.Trip series, directly succeeding Bit.Trip Beat and preceding Bit.Trip Void, Bit.Trip Runner, Bit.Trip Fate and Bit.Trip Flux.

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<i>Bit.Trip Void</i> 2009 video game

Bit.Trip Void, marketed as BIT.TRIP VOID, is an arcade-style bullet hell rhythm game developed by Gaijin Games and published by Aksys Games for the Wii's WiiWare download service. It was first released in Japan in 2009, and later in North America and PAL regions in 2009 and 2010, respectively. It was designed by Alex Neuse and Chris Osborn, while the visuals were designed by Mike Roush. While initially having what they now describe as "noisy" audio and visuals, they changed them to be more minimalistic to alleviate this, a decision which worked well with their minimalistic design for the HUD. Neuse designed it so that it could be open to interpretation by players, though stating that they intended it to delve into starring character Commander Video's psyche, and "what it means to have emotions and personal space."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Choice Provisions</span> Video game development studio

Choice Provisions Inc., formerly known as Gaijin Games Inc. prior to June 2014, is an American-origin independent video game development studio, best known for their Bit.Trip series of video games. The studio was founded in 2007 by Alex Neuse, Mike Roush, and Chris Osborn and is located in Santa Cruz, California.

<i>Bit.Trip Fate</i> 2010 video game

Bit.Trip Fate, marketed as BIT.TRIP FATE, is an arcade-style scrolling shooter music game developed by Gaijin Games and published by Aksys Games for the Wii's WiiWare download service.

<i>Bit.Trip Flux</i> 2011 video game

Bit.Trip Flux, marketed as BIT.TRIP FLUX, is an arcade-style rhythm game developed by Gaijin Games and published by Aksys Games and QubicGames as the sixth and final game of the main Bit.Trip series. It was released for the Wii's WiiWare download service on February 25, 2011, which was later ported to Microsoft Windows and OS X. It was released on the Steam platform on June 5, 2014, and was ported to the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS as part of a collection later on. A standalone version was released on Nintendo Switch on December 25, 2020.

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<i>Runner2</i> 2013 video game

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is a 2013 side-scrolling platformer developed by Gaijin Games. The game is the sequel to Bit.Trip Runner (2010) and was released as a downloadable title on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, and iOS. Versions for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch were later released in 2016 and 2024 respectively. The PC, Mac, Linux, and Wii U versions were self-published by Gaijin Games, and the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions were published by Aksys Games.

<i>Bit.Trip Complete</i> 2011 video game

Bit.Trip Complete is a compilation of six games in the Bit.Trip series, including Bit.Trip Beat (2009), Bit.Trip Core (2009), Bit.Trip Void (2009), Bit.Trip Runner (2010), Bit.Trip Fate (2010), and Bit.Trip Flux (2011).

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