Battle Beat: A New Use For Those Fake Plastic Instruments

Apparently a large portion of gamers like some fake plastic rock, self included. Collectively, we must have metric tons of Rock Band and Guitar Hero controllers lying about. Daniel “Stegersaurus” Steger wants to tap into that action with the release of Battle Beat.

The one man indie team recently released this instrument-driven defense strategy game, giving you something new to do with those controllers, assuming you’re broke from DLC and just can’t stomach Band Hero.

Quoteth the press release:

Using instrument controllers, players coordinate squads of troops to battle over the fate of their nondescript post-apocalyptic home world, fighting off massive hordes of aliens. Battle Beat is designed to use controllers such as those that come with the Guitar Hero or Rock Band franchises (though a normal XBox360 controller may be used if desired) to give a fresh experience in rhythm game mechanics.

It’s out now, and can be snatched up for 400MS points, or can try your hands (pun intended) at the demo. We’ll try to experience the full version soon and deliver our verdict.

Battle Beat @ Xbox Live Indie Game Marketplace

Battle Beat Homepage