Beat Hazard
Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music. Power up your spaceship and watch as…
Beat Hazard is an arcade developed by Cold Beam Games, released 28 October 2009 on Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.99 at Steam. The main story takes about 6 hrs to finish.
What Beat Hazard is
Beat Hazard is an arcade game developed by Cold Beam Games and released in 2009. It is available on Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music. Power up your spaceship and watch as the music boosts your firepower. Unleash hell on the enemy ships when you max out with weapon pickups! Beat Hazard seamlessly mixes the love of gaming and music. Together they become greater than the sum of their parts. Features include: - Online Play and Local Multiplayer (Desktop & Console) - 3 Unlockable tactical weapons and 23 perks - Play along to internet radio stations (Desktop & Mobile) - Boss Rush and Survival mode - Available on PC, Mac, Linux, PS3, Xbox 360, Android…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 63 achievements to unlock.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 6 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 12 hrs, roughly 2 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $2.99, that works out to about $0.50 per hour of the main story, or $0.25 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.0GHz processor, 512+MB of RAM and 256MB of video memory.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at Steam, 70% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Beat Hazard launched on 28 October 2009, within three weeks of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins and Left 4 Dead 2.
Released around the same time: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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All media
Dlc
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