Kick Beat Review

Over the course of the previous three years approximately, Zen Studios has actually come to be possibly my preferred independent advancement studio. The workshop is obviously commonly known for that fantastic pinball video games throughout different platforms, however actually anything they produced goes to the really least great (I liked their Earth Minigolf prior to I ever also knew of Zen Pinball). Previously this year, they produced Castle Tornado for XBLA and also Steam & hellip; and it appeared like wonderful fun as well as bummed me out since I don’& rsquo; t have a 360 and can & rsquo; t use Vapor on a Chromebook, so I don’& rsquo; t get to play that. Lucky for us PlayStation fans, Zen Studios is back with another PlayStation unique called Kick Beat.

Kick Beat is a $10 downloadable title for both PS3 and PS Vita (and also due to the fact that Zen Studios are so incredible, it’& rsquo; s additionally cross-buy). It & rsquo; s a rhythm game like a Guitar Hero or Tap Faucet Retribution; you recognize the kind of game where you push a button when its corresponding picture on screen lights up readied to the beat of music. Like constantly, it doesn’& rsquo; t appear testing till you start playing it and also recognize that it isn’& rsquo; t easy and it & rsquo; s damn addicting. KickBeat is various in that you & rsquo; re a martial artist having to fight off thousands of opponents. These enemies can come with you one at time a time, 2 sometimes, and also a bunch one right after the other.

Just as crucial as staying on par with that will attack following is staying up to date with the next a number of people in formation due to the fact that you have to be fast, particularly when the adversaries begin being available in a rush, One blunder as well as you’& rsquo; re the one getting hit, and if that comes throughout a fast series, it can be extremely hard to recoup from.

If your health depletes before the track is up, you’& rsquo; re having to begin again. Failing, while not enjoyable, is driving force in continuing on. There were numerous times when I was just beginning the game where I was ruining like insane and passing away (if you want to call it that) regularly. Yet I got better with each death, and then I failed and also recognized that I just had four seconds left in a song.

The following shot caused my surpassing that phase, as well as the following numerous, with several ideal series, prior to falling short once again.

The video game includes a tale mode, complete with cut scenes, but honestly you’& rsquo; re not mosting likely to care about the tale at all. The story just exist to try and also supply a reason for why this individual (as well as at some point woman) is battling hordes of adversaries to the beat of songs and also why there are boss fights. The tale doesn’& rsquo; t take itself seriously as well as the cutscenes aren’& rsquo; t extremely long and wear’& rsquo; t wear out their welcome. Even if you wear’& rsquo; t care about the tale, you & rsquo; re mosting likely to have to play the story. Beating the tale setting is exactly how you open up the various other game settings, consisting of an extra story (which is played via the exact same tracks as the first story).

Zen amps up the enjoyable by spraying in power ups, like rating multipliers, shields, health, etc. Obtaining the additional score perks and also using the power ups at the right time is perfect for those who care about being on top of on-line leaderboards or just beating their own high score. Obtaining these power ups are kinda dangerous though because they require you to increase tap whichever face button the enemy represents so if you’& rsquo; re fast or have bad focus you can enter some trouble attempting to obtain them.

There are 18 tracks to playthrough in the tale by artists such as Marilyn Manson, Papa Roach, POD, Pendulum, Celldweller, and more. Sure, 18 tracks doesn’& rsquo; t look like a lot for a music/rhythm game,’however it is and also it & rsquo;

s just for the tale. As soon as you finish the story, you open a killer setting “called & ldquo; Beat Your Music.” & rdquo; Here, you can take tunes that you have on your PS3 as well as import them right into the game. Intend to kick dudes in the face to the “& ldquo; Mean & rdquo; by Taylor Swift? Go for it. Want to go classic with some “& ldquo; Flight of Valkyries?” & rdquo; YES, YES, YES & hellip; you can import that right into the video game.

The game’& rsquo; s built in music analyzer permits you to import your library and play to nonetheless lots of tracks you want, so go bananas!

On top of that, defeating the tale setting unlocks an additional story mode, different problems, outfits, videos, divided display play, and also much more. For $10, Kick Beat is helluva value that any individual that is also from another location a follower of rhythm/music video games shouldn’& rsquo; t even wait to buy.

Outside of the fun and also addictive gameplay, the video game itself likewise looks as well as plays extremely well and efficiently. The visuals look comparable to Zen Pinball tables, which is to claim it looks great and has a particular appeal to it. The computer animations are additionally excellent as well as smooth, as well as when you’& rsquo; re pulling off ideal series you actually have to fear of simply exactly how well whatever is made with concerns to animation and being synced to the songs.

Do it right, and also it looks incredible like a crazy perfectly choreographed dancing or battle. It may not feel like much if you’& rsquo; re missing continuously or whatever, yet when you play it appropriate as well as have fantastic timing, it’& rsquo; s fairly impressive.

Kick Beat is readily available now on the PlayStation Network. As said previously, the video game is cross-buy so if you purchase the PS3 version you likewise get the game for PS Vita and vice versa. I wear’& rsquo; t have a Vita presently, so however I didn’& rsquo; t get to try the game on that portable (although it seems the type of game that would be best on Vita), yet the PS3 variation runs smooth and also I never ever experienced any type of troubles with it.

I’& rsquo;d suggest the video game to everyone just based upon the enjoyable and also habit forming gameplay, but if you’& rsquo; re a follower of the category after that there is a ton of replay worth here for a quite affordable $10 as well as it’& rsquo; s basically a piece of cake to get it.

Kick Beat obtains a four out of five: GREAT.

* A copy of this video game was offered by the author for testimonial.