Hacker's Beat

Interesting concept, but it lacks any real depth. I'm not a huge fan of the execution, the gimmick of button spamming wears off quickly and on some songs it can be frustrating when it registers something on the near opposite side of the keyboard against a single note that is happening simultaneously, giving you a bad rating. I would probably prefer a more specific input requirement and perhaps a cap on the sustains...

75 found this helpful, 2015-09-25

Let me start off by saying I was drawn in by the overall appeal of this cheap little title. Hacker aesthetics? Japanese rhythm game? Keyboard play? Sounds badass, wow, yeah? Unfortunately, the magic ends there. It's hard for me to reccomend this. I only played it for a few minutes but it's not really drawing me in. Rhythm games are supposed to draw you in. At the lower difficulties you get a feel for the pace and...

34 found this helpful, 2015-12-29

I simply cannot recommend the game in its current state. The music and visual style are nice, but the gameplay doesn't measure up. -The game spends at least ten uncomfortable seconds before each song opening every single HUD element (after five seconds of doing nothing). -Tapping keys belonging to vague areas instead of specfic keys sounds a lot better than it is. It's hard to tell what keys belong to what areas,...

17 found this helpful, 2016-07-03