BIT.TRIP Runner: Taking control of Commander Video

At this point, it’s safe to say the BIT.TRIP (Bit.Trip from here on out) series is the go-to set of games for me if I want to show off some quality WiiWare games. It’s pretty remarkable what the small bunch at Gaijin Games has done for themselves, besting even Nintendo at becoming the known quantity on WiiWare.

Gaijin got my attention with the first entry in the Bit.Trip series, Beat. Its simplistic, Atari-inspired graphics (albeit with a modern edge) are sleek and aesthetically sound. Gameplay is similarly simplistic and ridiculously addictive, even if its difficulty can be infuriating.

I scooped up both Void and Core, the next two Bit.Trip releases. Both are great games, both get thumbs up. However, neither compare to the awesome explosion of rainbows and pixels melting my face in Runner. READ MORE

Bit.Trip Runner is what dreams are made of

I enjoy the Bit.Trip series a lot. It’s rare to come by a high quality third party WiiWare exclusive, much less a whole franchise worth of ‘em. And, they’re cheap, too.

The latest entry, Runner, looks epic.

It mixes platforming with rhythm gaming for a hybrid that sort of looks like Canabalt but with a lot more to it. It carries over the slick visual style the Bit.Trip is known for, but ups everything by about 100 percent (give or take a percent).

I could make this a lengthy post about how kick ass Runner looks, but the trailer is right up there and you really should watch it, it’s fantastic. Stick around until the end, too. After the gameplay ends an awesome chiptune kicks in.