Game:

Beat Hazard (2009)

Duration: 6:52

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I finally managed to complete a whole song on Hardcore difficulty. It shows that this game is truly addicting!

For those familiar with the game, here's what you need to know:

Difficulty: Hardcore
Completion: 100%
Song Used: Out Here
Artist: Pendulum
Album: Hold Your Colour
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For those how don't know what this game is, this fun little game is called "Beat Hazard", a fun 2D shooter where the objective is simple: shoot enemies and survive the whole song. The best part is YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN SONGS to play this game! The Difficulty pattern can be determined based on the type of music you choose. Because of that, with each song comes a different approach and strategy to complete a run. This means that the more upbeat of a song you choose, the more challenging the game!

The concept is simple: You shoot down enemies, while at the same time don't let them shoot you. You have a certain amount of lives, and once they're gone, it's game over. Powerups [such as superbombs and weapon power boosters] are very helpful in terms of weaponry and score multiplying. Each time you shoot down enemies, you earn points. These points get added after you die or when you complete a run and those points accumulate to a level-up system. The level-up system uses military ranking of which you start from scratch [I think "Private" or some other rank], and then you move up the rank as you earn more points.

There are four difficulties to try:

Easy
Normal
Hardcore
Insane [Available once you level up to "Elite" Rank]

The game modes are straight-forward. There's the default mode in which you just play a level of just one song, and then there's Survivor mode in which you can play through an entire album. Basically, the longer the songs, the more songs you have, or the longer the album, the longer you have to fight to survive, but the scores [as well as the reputation] is very rewarding.

You can compare your high scores against other people and friends online, and throughout the game there is a live "RSS-Style" feed at the bottom keeping you [and any of your friends playing the same game] informed of what song are you or your friends are playing, under what difficulty, and whether they completed their run or whether they "crashed and burned".

This game is available for XBox LIVE as well as for PC on STEAM for only 7 bucks! For such a simply addictive game, it's worth every penny!

This game is very good to pass the time...or Procrastinate...a lot xD

Don't pass this game up....seriously!

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