{"id":51950,"date":"2015-09-13T13:07:05","date_gmt":"2015-09-13T13:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bonusstage.co.uk\/?p=51950"},"modified":"2019-03-15T13:19:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T13:19:02","slug":"beatbuddy-tale-of-the-guardians-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bonusstage.co.uk\/archives\/51950","title":{"rendered":"Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Beatbuddy<\/a><\/p>\n

With so many lacklustre indie titles making their way to the Xbox One it\u2019s heart-warming to see titles like Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians standing head and shoulders above the crowd.\u00a0Produced by Unity 3D developer. Threaks, Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians is a side scrolling,\u00a0 rhythm based puzzle adventure that seamlessly blends an animated water environment with soundtrack keyed-gameplay.<\/p>\n

The plot centers on the diabolical plans of the nefarious Prince Maestro who is intent on seizing control of the underwater planet\u00a0 Symphonia.\u00a0 In order to do this Maestro must first steal all of Symphonia\u2019s music so that all of its inhabitants will be forced to, ahem,\u00a0 dance to his tune\u00a0 (Groan \u2013 editor).\u00a0 Well, anyway,\u00a0 while robbing Symphonia of its music Maestro kidnaps sisters Melody and Harmony and it\u2019s your job as their brother (a tiny blue blob called Beatbuddy) to rescue them.<\/p>\n

\"Beatbuddy<\/a><\/p>\n

The majority of Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians will have you navigating your way through six levels of brightly coloured underwater labyrinths,\u00a0 nodding your head to coral reef creatures pulsating with jazz riffs and catchy snare drum beats.\u00a0\u00a0 As far as scratching your head goes,\u00a0 the puzzles in Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians are pretty low pressure as the levels are not timed.\u00a0 And with the music playing in a continuous loop you can find yourself losing hours without realising it.<\/p>\n

Borrowing heavily from previous games such as Sonic The Hedgehog, Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians will often task you with destroying conch walls by\u00a0 launching yourself from bass drum anemones and accessing\u00a0 new areas,\u00a0 matching the beat with snare streams, finding stranded locks and spinning pipes around in a particular direction so you can float through them. And as you progress, more instruments are added to the track you\u2019re listening to creating a wonderful feeling of being the creator of the groove.\u00a0 Excellent.<\/p>\n

\"Beatbuddy<\/p>\n

As a music based game,\u00a0 the tracks in Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians are pretty critical to the game’s success.\u00a0 And we\u2019re pleased to report that Threaks have done a first-rate job in securing great tunes from the likes of Parov Stelar,\u00a0 Curtis Newton, A.G. Trio and French Horn Rebellion.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The sound track to the game is likely sell as many units as the game itself.\u00a0 That\u2019s how good the music is.\u00a0 Graphically,\u00a0 Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians is nothing short of a visual feast.\u00a0 The 2D seascapes look almost hand drawn while Beatbuddy and other characters in the game have a more next-gen cell-shaded look.<\/p>\n

Beatbuddy is also replete with humorous and colorful characters, such as the plankton cops and the delightful German sounding creature who turns up to work with Beatbuddy but spends most of the time trying to hit on his sisters.\u00a0The only minor niggle we had with the game was that some of the puzzles got slightly repetitive and we were often tasked with performing the same actions again and again.\u00a0 However,\u00a0 this minor gripe aside Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians is a breath of fresh air in the crowded indie market and one definitely worth exploring.<\/p>\n

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REVIEW CODE:<\/b>\u00a0A complimentary Microsoft Xbox One code was provided to Bonus Stage for this review.\u00a0Please send all review code enquiries to press@4gn.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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