Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
DSiWare
9th Nov 2009, 200 points
15th Jan 2010, 200 points
8th Jul 2009
- Series
Reviews
Review Electroplankton Beatnes (DSiWare)
Feel the beat!
Back in 2006, a talented and eccentric media artist named Toshio Iwai developed a very unique title for Nintendo's DS system that allowed the user to interact with various forms of plankton on both a visual and musical level. In fact, it was this combination that gave the game its unique feel and ultimately produced one of the more...
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Electroplankton Beatnes News
Nintendo Download 15 January 2010 (Europe)
And thus it becomes even harder to say anything positive about Nintendo of Europe.
After not releasing any Virtual Console games for Christmas and the week after, you'd think Nintendo would've learned their lesson when they finally release one last week. But no, they're back to their old tricks again, as this week offers next to nothing all around...
Nintendo Download Bikes, Frogs, Dragons, Bombs, Plankton and Cybernoids (US)
DSiWare gets another big batch of budget titles, WiiWare gets Excitebike.
There's eleven new games this week, but don't get excited right away - five of them are budget DSiWare versions of commercial disaster Electroplankton. WiiWare gets the previously announced Excitebike and two more games, while Virtual Console gets two rather unremarkable...
About The Game
Beatnes are curious plankton with geometrically shaped heads that form vertical strands like seaweed.
Their bodies are made up of eight sections, each featuring a distinctive diamond-shaped tail. The sound of a Beatnes can vary wildly depending on which segment of the body is tapped. However, all of the sounds closely resemble the short-wave and triangular-wave sound effects from a Nintendo Entertainment System™ sound chip. When Beatnes are tapped in time with a rhythm, they continue to repeat the sounds in perfect time for a short period.
Comments 3
I might get this. I like chiptunes.
I just got this on release- totally worth it. its like making remixes of music!!! It's great for a 200 PT app.
I'm downloading it right now. I'll see how it is.
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