<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
,	O
stylized	O
BIT.TRIP	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
eight	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Choice	O
Provisions	O
(	O
or	O
under	O
their	O
previous	O
name	O
Gaijin	O
Games	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
for	O
WiiWare	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
eShop	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Namco	O
Networks	O
America	O
Inc	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
styles	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
range	O
from	O
pong-like	O
,	O
to	O
platforming	O
,	O
and	O
shooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
video	O
game	O
Pong	B-Application
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
involves	O
players	O
moving	O
an	O
onscreen	O
paddle	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
bounce	O
off	O
waves	O
of	O
incoming	O
blocks	O
to	O
the	O
beat	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
by	O
tilting	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
paddle	O
,	O
via	O
stylus	O
or	O
circle	O
pad	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
via	O
touch	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
or	O
via	O
keyboard	O
or	O
mouse	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
also	O
features	O
up	O
to	O
4-player	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Gaijin	O
Games	O
released	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
,	O
first	O
on	O
CDBaby	O
and	O
then	O
on	O
other	O
major	O
music	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	O
platform	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Core	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
continues	O
the	O
rhythm	O
based	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
Gaijin	O
Games	O
released	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Core	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
,	O
first	O
on	O
CDBaby	O
,	O
and	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
other	O
major	O
music	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
proportion	O
of	O
levels	O
as	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
,	O
Core	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
substantially	O
smaller	O
,	O
with	O
less	O
than	O
15	O
minutes	O
of	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
late	O
2009	O
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Void	O
puts	O
players	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
void	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
black	O
,	O
pixelated	B-Algorithm
circle	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
move	O
around	O
the	O
screen	O
with	O
8-directional	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Void	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
on	O
CDBaby	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
through	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
Amazon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
won	O
the	O
2011	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
(	O
IGF	O
)	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	O
platform	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Fate	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
characters	O
are	O
CommandGirl	O
Video	O
and	O
Junior	O
Melchkin	O
from	O
previous	O
BIT.TRIP	B-Application
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	O
Mr.	O
Robotube	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
independent	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Flux	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
while	O
combining	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
five	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
beats	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
paddle	O
must	O
avoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Beat	O
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Flux	O
also	O
features	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Presents	O
Runner2	B-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
and	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
games	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
8	O
bit	O
themed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
WiiWare	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
collections	O
respectively	O
titled	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
and	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Complete	I-Application
respectively	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
new	O
control	O
schemes	O
(	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
stylus	O
control	O
via	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
for	O
Beat	O
and	O
Flux	O
)	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
20	O
extra	O
"	O
challenge	O
levels	O
"	O
for	O
each	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
bonus	O
content	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
compilations	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
called	O
"	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Soundtrack	O
Sampler	O
"	O
featuring	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
individual	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
comes	O
with	O
every	O
copy	O
of	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Complete	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
when	O
purchasing	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
from	O
GameStop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
games	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
Flux	O
)	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runner3	B-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Choice	O
Provisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Presents	I-Application
...	I-Application
Runner2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Future	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rhythm	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
,	O
Runner3	B-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
,	O
starring	O
the	O
character	O
CommanderVideo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
will	O
release	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
release	O
Commander	O
Video	O
has	O
made	O
several	O
appearances	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
,	O
including	O
as	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
Indie	B-Application
Pogo	I-Application
,	O
Fraymakers	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
and	O
UFHO2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
Retro	B-Application
City	I-Application
Rampage	I-Application
and	O
Octodad	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dadliest	I-Application
Catch	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
swimmer	O
in	O
Ridiculous	B-Application
Fishing	I-Application
and	O
as	O
a	O
trophy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
CommandGirl	O
Video	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Woah	B-Application
Dave	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
which	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
developers	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
games	O
have	O
enjoyed	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
an	O
8/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
lamenting	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
won	O
the	O
2011	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
(	O
IGF	O
)	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
