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KickBeat Steam Edition Coming January 20th
Los Angeles, CA – January
7, in the year of our Lord 2014 – Zen Studios today
announced KickBeat Steam Edition, an expanded edition of the
experimental rhythm game featuring fully 3D characters, combat
and high-energy music, set to release January 20th, 2014 on
Steam for $9.99 in North America and €8.99 in Europe.
KickBeat Steam Edition offers players several innovative ways to
interact with music. The game combines beat-matching mechanics
with an acrobatic style of martial arts, turning every song into
a raucous battle. The game also features a music analyzer that
allows players to create new tracks from their own music
libraries.
The KickBeat Steam Edition soundtrack has been expanded for the
special Steam release, and now includes 6 tracks from the indie
game Electronic Super Joy, from artist EnV as part of the game’s
single player campaign. The game features tracks from a diverse
lineup of artists.
Zen Studios listened to feedback from players and press from the
PlayStation®3 release, and made several key changes and
additions to the game for Steam.
Advanced difficulty is now available in Free Play mode
Beat Your Music mode is available much earlier in the campaign,
allowing you to create your own custom tracks without having to
complete the single player campaign
Adjustments have been made to the difficulty progression,
helping players adjust to higher levels of play on a better
curve
Additionally, KickBeat Steam Edition features enhanced visual
fidelity; customizable keyboard controls plus full X input
controller support, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards and
Steam Cloud Support.
KickBeat is also available on PlayStation®3 and PS Vita with
Cross Buy entitlement.