Rising Star Games Announce They Are Bringing BIT.TRIP COMPLETE and BIT.TRIP SAGA To Europe On 16th March

Rising Star Games have announced they are bringing Gaijin Games' BIT.TRIP COMPLETE and BIT.TRIP SAGA to Europe and the UK on 16th March. The 3DS and Wii versions each come with all 6 BIT.TRIP games as well as their own features:

BIT.TRIP SAGA (3DS)

• BIT.TRIP BEAT marks the beginning of Commander Video’s epic journey
• BIT.TRIP CORE is the second instalment in Commander Video’s soul quest
• BIT.TRIP VOID continues Commander Video’s epic journey
• BIT.TRIP Runner marks the first fully character-based adventure for Commander Video
• BIT.TRIP FATE is the penultimate chapter in the six-part BIT.TRIP series and will leave you wondering what’s next
• The BIT.TRIP series comes full circle with BIT.TRIP FLUX, Commander Video’s final adventure

BIT.TRIP COMPLETE (Wii)

• All six games in the award-winning BIT.TRIP series in one complete package with 120 completely new BIT.TRIP challenges spanning all six games
• New audio gallery with fan remixes, original songs and demo versions of existing BIT.TRIP themes
• An image gallery with exclusive production stills, concept art and promo images
• A video gallery with more than 25 movies telling the story of Commander Video
• Six letters to BIT.TRIP fans written by the series’ director
• Original soundtrack CD packaged with BIT.TRIP COMPLETE, featuring music from all six games in the series
• New difficulty modes in all games
• Online leaderboards

Press Release

Rising Star Games Announce They Are Bringing BIT.TRIP COMPLETE And BIT.TRIP SAGA To The UK

 Rising Star Games have announced they are bringing BIT.TRIP COMPLETE And BIT.TRIP SAGA to the UK in Q1 2012. BIT.TRIP SAGA is set to come to the 3DS and BIT.TRIP COMPLETE is a Wii version.

Both versions come with 6 BIT.TRIP games:

•  BIT.TRIP BEAT
•  BIT.TRIP CORE
•  BIT.TRIP VOID
•  BIT.TRIP Runner
•  BIT.TRIP FATE
•  BIT.TRIP FLUX

Key features for both games:

•   All six games in the award-winning BIT.TRIP series in one complete package with 120 completely new BIT.TRIP challenges spanning all six games
•   New audio gallery with fan remixes, original songs and demo versions of existing BIT.TRIP themes
•   An image gallery with exclusive production stills, concept art and promo images
•   A video gallery with more than 25 movies telling the story of CommanderVideo
•   Six letters to BIT.TRIP fans written by the series’ director
•   New difficulty modes in all games
•   Online leaderboards

And BIT.TRIP COMPLETE gets a Original Soundtrack CD featuring music from all 6 games in the series

I have contacted Rising Star Games to see if the 3DS version, SAGA, will be improved over the initial release after concerns were raised in reviews about framerate issues. at present i do not have an answer, but i'll update the post if i get one.

Press Release 

Gaijin Games Reveal The Boxart, Logo And Release New Screenshots For BIT.TRIP SAGA

Gaijin Games And Aksys games have revealed the logo and boxart for BIT.TRIP SAGA.

They have also released new screenshots for the game and released character art, also confirming the characters in the game. one of the guest characters is Meat Boy from Super Meat Boy.

Screenshots


Character Art

Gaijin Games Announce BIT.TRIP SAGA For The Nintendo 3DS

Gaijin Games and Aksys Games have announced BIT.TRIP SAGA for the Nintendo 3DS. BIT.TRIP SAGA is a compilation of all the BIT.TRIP games enhanced for the Nintendo 3DS and coming to retail. The SAGA will come with BIT.TRIP BEAT, BIT.TRIP CORE, BIT.TRIP VOID, BIT.TRIP RUNNER, BIT.TRIP FATE, and BIT.TRIP FLU and each of them will be in 3D.

Press Release

TORRANCE (ALTERNATE REALITY), Calif. – April 28, 2011 – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment software, is pleased to officially announce that a compilation of the BIT.TRIP series is coming to the Nintendo 3DS™ system All six BIT.TRIP games are transformed into 3D, morphing into a single entity called BIT.TRIP SAGA. Experience the crushing difficulty of the rhythmic galaxies and ride along the long journey with CommanderVideo as he completes his mission and returns...home.

"I am only a man." -CommanderVideo

BIT.TRIP SAGA includes:

BIT.TRIP BEAT, BIT.TRIP CORE, BIT.TRIP VOID, BIT.TRIP RUNNER, BIT.TRIP FATE, and BIT.TRIP FLUX ... in 3D!

- BIT.TRIP BEAT marks the beginning of CommanderVideo's epic journey of the soul with:

o Crazy boss battles!
o Ultra-precise controls!
o A Crazy Chiptune-inspired soundtrack!
o Special Chiptune guest star Bit Shifter!
o Classic gameplay with brain-melting visuals!
o Intriguing cut scenes!

- BIT.TRIP CORE is the second installment in CommanderVideo's soul quest with:

o Beautiful boss battles!
o Classic NES-style controls!
o A thumpin' Chiptune-inspired soundtrack!
o Special Chiptune Guest Star Bubblyfish!
o Mind-melting challenges!
o Revealing cut scenes!

- BIT.TRIP VOID continues CommanderVideo's epic journey with:

o Mid-level checkpoints!
o Epic boss battles!
o A rockin' Chiptune-inspired soundtrack!
o Special Chiptune guest star Nullsleep!
o Synaesthetic music/art/gameplay interaction!
o Hyper-realistic retro cut scenes!

- BIT.TRIP RUNNER marks the first fully character-based adventure for CommanderVideo with:

o Rhythm-based action platforming!
o Boss battles against robotic terrors!
o 50+ challenges!
o Classic NES-style controls!
o A pounding Chiptune-inspired soundtrack!
o Special Chiptune guest star Anamanaguchi!
o New friends for CommanderVideo!

- The BIT.TRIP series comes full-circle with BIT.TRIP FLUX: CommanderVideo's final adventure.

o New power-ups including the full screen paddle!
o New beat types including Avoid Blobs!
o Mid-level checkpoints!
o Classic BIT.TRIP BEAT gameplay now with all the modes including the new Meta Mode!
o Bit Shifter returns as the Chiptune guest star!

BIT.TRIP SAGA has not yet been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). More information about Aksys Games and the BIT.TRIP series can be found at www.aksysgames.com and www.gaijingames.com.

About Aksys Games Localization, Inc.
Founded in 2006 in Torrance, California, Aksys Games Localization, Inc. is a localization studio and visionary video game publisher specializing in the Japanese-to-English translation of games and committed to publishing unique, multicultural, high-quality interactive content for all current-generation platforms. The company is known for releasing acclaimed titles such as 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors and the BIT.TRIP, Guilty Gear, BlazBlue and Hooked: Real Motion Fishing series. More information about Aksys Games and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.aksysgames.com.