Review: Just Shapes & Beats (Steam)

“Just Shapes & Beats” is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

Pros:

• Umm, it has graphics, Just very very basic ones.
• 677MB Download size.
• Photosensitive mode.
• Steam achievements.
• Controller support.
• Three modes- Story, Party mode, and challenge.
• Casual mode- Gives you more health.
• Multiplayer- Local, public or friends only.
• Controls- Button to restart and a button to dash…that’s it.
• Bullet hell dodge em up gameplay.
• Outstanding soundtrack.
• Avoid bullets, lasers, shapes and more the screen shakes rotates and generally doesn’t help you.
• Checkpoints- Give a bit of health as well as a restart point.
• You play as a cube and when you take damage, Parts of you fall off.
• So much more fun in co-op.
• Drop in/out co-op.
• Difficult.
• Steam trading cards.
• Very simple concept.
• Great fun

Cons:

• Only resolution and fullscreen graphics options.
• No actual tutorial.
• Few levels feel repetitive.
• No scores or leaderboards.
• Difficult.