INB280 Game Analysis: Audiosurf (PC)

Game Summary

Audio surf is a hybrid, puzzle/ rhythm game produced by Invisible handlebar. Audio surf is in the same vein as guitar hero in terms of game play mechanics, players race along a track to a piece of music and hit colored squares in sequence to score points. The key feature of Audio surf is that unlike guitar hero, players can choose music from their own audio library

Game analysis

The game play in Audio surf is immensely fun and yet exceedingly simple. For each song the game generates a new track, and this isn’t your standard flat boring race track, the track curves and twists with the rhythm, rises and falls to the beat, its like riding along the music.

Because each track is unique to the music its based on, audio surf gives the player control over different types of game play through the in game characters. Certain characters have different styles, stealth characters introduce Grey ‘Stealth blocks” which the player must avoid hitting whilst continuing to hit colored blocks. The longer they go without hitting a Grey, the bigger their bonus

Conclusion

Audio surf is bright colourful and most of all fun. The auto-generated tracks ensure that anyone with a sufficiently large music collection will never be bored. The ability to customize how you play based on your musical tastes makes Audio surf available to a wide audience, if you like fast paced game play, play some rock music and away you go. Want something smoother? Try something classical. From jerky schizophrenic techno to 80’s rockabilly, no matter what your musical tastes Audio surf delivers fun addictive game play for only $9.99. GO GET IT NOW!!!!