<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Core	I-Application
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
BIT.TRIP	B-Application
CORE	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
2009	O
arcade-style	O
rhythm	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Gaijin	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
WiiWare	O
download	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
,	O
directly	O
succeeding	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
and	O
preceding	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Void	I-Application
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Fate	I-Application
and	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Flux	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Core	I-Application
is	O
played	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
controller	O
held	O
sideways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
Core	O
with	O
the	O
WASD	O
keys	O
and	O
fire	O
using	O
ENTER	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
builds	O
up	O
a	O
score	O
multiplier	O
by	O
collecting	O
beats	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
without	O
missing	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
transitions	O
into	O
Mega	O
and	O
Super	O
modes	O
,	O
making	O
alterations	O
to	O
the	O
level	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaijin	O
Games	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Core	I-Application
even	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Ark	I-Application
,	O
an	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
game	O
that	O
was	O
a	O
personal	O
favourite	O
of	O
designer	O
Alex	O
Neuse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
going	O
through	O
several	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
thought	O
would	O
be	O
way	O
too	O
confusing	O
,	O
they	O
settled	O
on	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
shared	O
some	O
similarities	O
with	O
rhythm	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
five	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
games	O
as	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Complete	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
