"After reviewing the newest tables for its meticulously-detailed Zen Pinball 2, we were in for a totally different experience from Budapest-based Zen Studios when KickBeat: Special Edition hit the eShop. Rather than a realistic recreation of a real-life activity, KickBeat is a zany martial arts rhythm game in which you kick bad guys to the beat of music.
The first thing you'll notice about KickBeat is its surprisingly high production values for a budget release. The clean, easy-to-navigate interface (that supports both button and touch input) sports an impressive online leaderboard right on the main menu; detailed statistical breakdowns and all sorts of different scoreboards throughout the experience will keep competitive players coming back for more."
Zen Studios is known for games such as Zen Pinball, Pinball FX2, and Castle Storm. Now they are back with a new game that combines music and kung fu!
From the review: "Even if you're addicted to rhythm games, Kickbeat is a hard pass. It gets almost nothing right. Stick to your old copies of Rock Band and Guitar Hero and get your fighting game needs met with an actual fighting game."
Pure Nintendo: "By no means is KickBeat a bad game and the martial arts style of the game is interesting but it doesn’t do anything outside of the norm to keep me coming back for more. Replay value is an important factor for rhythm games and I don’t feel that KickBeat provides quite enough content or accessibility to keep anyone who is not a rhythm gaming vet coming back for more. Improving on a previous score or trying to unlock more content are aspects that provide some replay value but KickBeat could have been so much more than it currently is. Players who are a fan of rhythm games may want to give KickBeat a whirl but others may want to skip this title for other eShop fare."
