Bit.Trip Core (2009) · Curator Co.

Bit.Trip Core visits a darker place in CommanderVideo's saga, taking the player into unfamiliar territory as they use NES-style controls to blast their way through the barrage of Beats in this rhythm-music adventure.

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Plot-driven, relentless, spare and nostalgic.

character-ledplot-driven
contemplativerelentless
sparerichly built
contemporarynostalgic
gravecomic

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About the game

Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Developer: Gaijin Games
Publisher: Gaijin Games, QubicGames S.A.
Released: July 6, 2009
Modes: Single player

IGDB rating 6.0/10 from 6 ratings.

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