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Released earlier this year, Bit.Trip Beat is what I consider to be a "must buy" WiiWare game. A throwback to classic retro gaming, Bit.Trip Beat simulates the experience of Pong, but instead of going head to head with a friend, you're pitted against an (insanely tough) computer. The game provides awesome pixel graphics, amazingly retro sound, and hours and hours of entertaining (and did I say difficult?) gameplay, all for a cool $6 USD.

Over the course of the past month or so, Gaijin Games has been sending out cryptic teaser images for a future sequel in the "Bit.Trip" franchise. Those images aren't so cryptic anymore, as Bit.Trip Core has finally been announced.

Bit.Trip Core differs from it's predecessor in several areas. Instead of moving a paddle up and down along the left side of the screen, as in Beat, Core places you as a plus sign in the center of the screen. Holding a direction on the D-Pad highlights that direction on-screen, and pressing the 2 Button fires off a shot in that direction, with the object being to hit all of the incoming beats. According to GameSpot, Core is even tougher than Beat, a claim I find hard to believe...

Check out GameSpot for more details, images, and videos. We'll be sure to have more coverage of Bit.Trip Core as it's Summer WiiWare release approaches.