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Fact Sheet
Released Date |
May 31th 2018 |
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Production Time Before Release |
4 years |
Platforms |
Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One and S/XS, Stadia (RIP) |
Retail Price |
$19.99 USD |
Rating |
E10+ |
Players |
Single, Couch & Online CO-OP |
Description
“Just Shapes & Beats” is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
It’s a new spin on the SHMUP genre, adding a layer of cooperation that’s at the core of the game: because everything is better with friends. Play alone or with up to four players, local or online, through the game’s Story Mode or Challenge Runs.
Do you like music? SO. DO. WE. That’s why we have 55 hand crafted stages with licensed tracks from over 20 chiptune and EDM artists. Hits like a ton of brick straight into your eardrums and your eyeballs; BAM.
Featuring
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Up to 4 player co-op, drop-in drop-out, either all on your couch for a house party, or an online party! -
Different game experiences: Story Mode, Challenges, Casual Mode, Playlist and Party Mode
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Over 55 hand crafted stages (included many boss fights)
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A lot of cuteness
History
It all began when Lachhh saw Danimal Cannon in concert. He said to himself: one day, I’m going to make a game with his songs… and he did! Not long after that, at the occasion of a game jam, Lachhh made a bullet hell prototype that uses one of his songs: a Lachhh’s version of a traditional bullet hell but the player only avoids the enemies, no shooting. He did what he can do as an artist: drawing simple shapes.
After showing it to the rest of the team, Lachhh was convinced that this simple prototype had the potential to become something unique and that he could use this game to put a spotlight on some EDM and electronic indie musicians. So he gathered Em and Mike and started working on what would become Berzerk’s first console game: Just Shapes & Beats.
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Awards & Recognitions
BEST GAME OF PAX EAST 2018
Marooner’s Rock & Nintendo Duel Shock, USA, 2018
FAMITSU’S BITSUMMIT MEDIA HIGHLIGHT AWARD
Famitsu, Japan, 2016
BEST MUSIC GAME OF E3
Gaming Trend, USA, 2016
BEST GAME OF PAX EAST
Destructoid & Sidequesting, USA, 2015
RUNNER UP
Programme Catapulte – Quebec City, 2014
Selected Articles
"Berzerk Studio deserves high praise for this great achievement in music and shoot-em-up gaming."
- Shack News
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"[...]it’s nice to be reminded that, sometimes, Just Shapes & Beats is all you need."
- Destructoid
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"[...]that doesn’t begin to cover how much fun one of the best multiplayer games on the PAX East show floor turned out to be."
- Hard Core Gamer
Read articleCredits
Simon AKA Lachhh
Co-founder / Programmer / Game director
Em
Artist / UI & Graphic designer
Mike
Mike
Oli
Programmer
Aleck
QA / Level Designer
Jack
Lead QA
ADDITIONNAL LEVEL DESIGNER
GildeGuyMarc-Antoine Jean
Gavin Jones
Clément Lachance
Hélène Lachance
Vincent Longpré
Micheal Molinari
AMBIANCE MUSIC & SOUND FX
Jason Létourneau (Tryptique Audio)Jason Walsh (Hexany Audio)
Big Giant Circles
DAnimal Cannon
Kubbi
Lets Be Friend
Nanobii
Omnitica
PIXL
Shirobon
Tristam
PR
Hunter BondPopaganda
Evolve PR
LOCALIZATION
Tomoko Kono (Kakehashi Games)Pascal Polesh
Bada Im (Kakehashi Games)
Island Nation
Larena Ray
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