"KickBeat is a rhythmic music martial arts action game, you battle enemies and try to save the world’s music by using the last remaining music.
This was quite an interesting concept, to use a general music rhythm type game and turn it into a bit more action orientated. The gameplay works exactly the same as with the typical genre but your character stands in the middle of the screen and as you press the prompted buttons (Enemies attacking) your character unleashes his/hers martial arts onto the enemies. This different way of taking on a music rhythm game makes it a bit more interesting as not only do you have a great sound track to listen to but you also have some action to watch on-screen. The game also supports 3D which can be quite interesting."
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."
