Joe Hans ,

I’ve been playing Beat Hazard Ultra on and off since it first came out and this game is one of my favorites here on the iPhone. I am normally a console (mobile or not) and PC player, but this is nice way to burn some time during lunch or whenever I had time to burn.



Gameplay:

This formula is tried and true for this genre and Beat does a good job with the classic top down view action. You have upgrades and items to use and each new song you play keeps you jamming while you play. The high score ranking and reward system is also a great way to compete against others and provides a goal to strive to and keep playing:



Graphics/sound:

Beat has great, rave inducing old school graphics that do a wonderful job keeping to the beat of the music and the special sound effects are well done



One thing I do wish they would include, and I would gladly pay for, is a DLC option for a story of some kind that could explain why/who you fight and why we have to use our music to play. This would add another dimension to the game and would allow a new player to get used to the mechanics before they go and chase after the leaderboards.