In the spirit of Gaijin Games' minimalist pixel-block series "Bit.Trip," the Entertainment Software Rating Board has opted to give their new game "Bit.Trip Flux" a suitably trimmed-down description. The explanation for their "E for Everyone" rating does contain a few barebones spoilers, however, including the presence of some elements like paddles and action-oriented musical tones.
The upcoming Wii title should have quite a bit in common with its predecessor, "Bit.Trip Beat," and though we're fully expecting to see some new gameplay elements, its listing on ESRB.org doesn't really expose anything outrageous:
This is a musical paddle game in which players move a vertical platform to deflect waves of dots that fly across the screen. With each collision, a musical tone is emitted to correspond with the beat of background music.
So what are the folks at Gaijin going to throw into the mix to blow our minds this time around? Will there be fire? Guns? Spheres? You'll have to ask them for the time being. As you can see from the ESRB's previous rating justification for "Bit.Trip Beat," they seem to believe that they played the same game twice:
This is a music game in which players use a paddle to hit balls and other objects in time to music. Players can change the rhythm and tone of the music based on the pattern of objects hit.
Maybe Gaijin just made the whole thing more extreme and with louder music.
Are you looking forward to "Bit.Trip Flux"? Would you like to see Gaijin approach anything differently than they did in "Bit.Trip Beat"? Share your opinions with us in the comment section below.