Without its few grace notes, Beat Hazard would be just another dual-stick shooter, but the way the game transforms to your favorite music gives it that extra push needed to stand out in a crowded genre. It's also fun, frenzied, and flashy--the interactive equivalent of a fancy music visualizer. There is still room for improvement here, but Beat Hazard is an entertaining diversion and a cool new way to experience your music library.
Chadley of Punch Nerds tries and fails at the game Beat Hazard for Xbox 360 while talking about epilepsy, gaming with swag, ytcracker and more!
Games in Asia: "We’ve got a nice mix of FPS games, mobile games, a rhythm game and a beat-em-up this week. Can you guess what they are?"
"Having written about Trading Cards in the past, I’m both pleased and disheartened to see the MMO qualities of this system come to fruition so quickly. I’m interested to see the reaction from the gaming populace at this new DLC method, and whether other indie publishers see fit to lock skins or small gameplay tweaks behind Trading Cards. Only time will tell if this will be a one off oddity or a new horse armor moment for the industry." - Alexander Santa Maria of Geekenstein.com
