<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Flux	I-Application
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
BIT.TRIP	B-Application
FLUX	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
rhythm	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Gaijin	O
Games	O
(	O
now	O
Choice	O
Provisions	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
(	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
)	O
and	O
QubicGames	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
sixth	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
WiiWare	O
download	O
service	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
collection	O
later	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Flux	I-Application
plays	O
very	O
similarly	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
hold	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
a	O
sideways	O
position	O
and	O
rotate	O
it	O
towards	O
or	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
or	O
move	O
the	O
mouse	O
forwards	O
and	O
backwards	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
to	O
cause	O
the	O
paddle	O
on-screen	O
to	O
move	O
up	O
or	O
down	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
reflect	O
beats	O
(	O
square	O
blocks	O
moving	O
towards	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
a	O
paddle	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
with	O
beats	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Flux	I-Application
instead	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
paddle	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
with	O
beats	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
colors	O
used	O
for	O
each	O
beat	O
in	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
give	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
visual	O
clue	O
of	O
what	O
beat	O
type	O
each	O
is	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
yellow	O
(	O
normal	O
beat	O
that	O
moves	O
in	O
straight	O
line	O
)	O
,	O
orange	O
(	O
beat	O
bounces	O
back	O
toward	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
hit	O
multiple	O
times	O
)	O
,	O
green	O
(	O
beat	O
fades	O
to	O
transparent	O
and	O
back	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Flux	I-Application
,	O
the	O
beats	O
are	O
now	O
a	O
uniform	O
white	O
color	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
beat	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Flux	I-Application
adds	O
new	O
avoid	O
blobs	O
that	O
are	O
more	O
circular	O
in	O
shape	O
(	O
keeping	O
with	O
the	O
pixelated	O
style	O
)	O
that	O
will	O
fill	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Nether	O
bar	O
(	O
and	O
cause	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
down	O
a	O
mode	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level	O
progression	O
is	O
also	O
different	O
from	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
reach	O
checkpoints	O
throughout	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
in	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
after	O
dying	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
start	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
(	O
Transition	O
,	O
Descent	O
,	O
or	O
Growth	O
)	O
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Flux	I-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
checkpoint	O
they	O
passed	O
,	O
showing	O
“	O
Reset	O
”	O
on-screen	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
checkpoint	O
automatically	O
begins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
paddles	O
reduced	O
)	O
,	O
whereas	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Flux	I-Application
can	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
are	O
single	O
player	O
only	O
.	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
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Flux	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
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