Isn’t it great when someone offers you something amazing that you never even realized you wanted? Zen Studios has done just that for me with the announcement of KickBeat for the PS Vita.
KickBeat is, at it’s core, a rhythm game. Now before you roll your eyes and jump to another article, bear with me for a minute. I’m just as burnt out on rhythm games as the next person, but KickBeat offers a new twist that completely changes the game. You see, wrapped around that rhythm game core is a fighting game that tasks you with defeating waves of enemies with kung fu. That’s right kung fu. So rather than matching colors or tapping circles, you’re kicking butt.
The game’s lineup of licensed tracks come from a diverse lineup of artists from well-known bands such as Pendulum and Marilyn Manson, to indie pioneers Celldweller and Blue Stahli, to hidden talents like electronic music producer Voicians and Taiwanese rapper Shen Yi. The absolute icing on the cake for me though is that KickBeat will feature a music analyzer that allows you to create new tracks from your own music library. That’s right, you can use your own music to beat enemies with kung fu.
Zen Studios will allow you to try and snatch the pebble from their hand later this year only on the Vita. Until then check out the trailer:
Source: PSNation.org
About Riley "TheBrain76" Maher
Better known as "TheBrain76" I co-host the Gametwerp podcast and occasionally dust off the keyboard to contribute to awesome websites. You can hit me up on twitter @TheBrain76 for updates about the show, gaming news or life in general.
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