Bit.Trip

Bit.Trip
CommanderVideo, the protagonist of the Bit.Trip series
Genres	Rhythm, action
Developers	Choice Provisions (formerly Gaijin Games)
Platforms	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360
Platform of origin	Wii
Year of inception	2009
First release	Bit.Trip Beat April 28, 2009
Latest release	Runner2 February 26, 2013

Bit.Trip, stylized BIT.TRIP, is a series of seven video games developed by Choice Provisions (or under their previous name Gaijin Games) and published by Aksys Games for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PS Vita, and PS4. 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.

Reminiscent of the classic video game Pong, Bit.Trip Beat (2009) involves players moving an onscreen paddle in order to bounce off waves of incoming blocks to the beat of the music. As the player progresses through the game, the patterns of blocks become increasingly complex, but players can judge how well they are doing through changes in the graphics and music. The game is played by tilting the Wii Remote to move the paddle, via stylus or circle pad on the 3DS, via touch on iOS devices, or via keyboard or mouse on PC. Bit.Trip Beat also features up to 4-player cooperative multiplayer.