Game Genre Review -- BIT.TRIP. RUNNER

Download and play the demo for a game of your choosing. Then answer the following questions: 

A.) Did the game fit within the confines of a single genre, or show characteristics of multiple genres? 

BIT.TRIP. RUNNER did show characteristics of multiple genres.  As I read the description for the game it is described as:

“the fastest, most exhilarating music/rhythm-platformer . . .”  so honestly I just heard platformer when I was reading the description. 

While I was playing I began to experience the other genre of music/rhythm.  How could this have two genres.  Why am I sucked into this little game and it seems to be getting the best of me? 

My character is running and jumping quickly across the moon kicking down crystals and jumping over moon slugs through Robotic Mines in a city to find friends and beat the boss together.  It is a great game I will expect to play more after this course has completed.

B.) How did the game demonstrate the particular characteristics of the genre or genres it reflected?

The game began to show the characteristics of the multiple genres during the gameplay. I can say immediately that is was a platformer as my quick little character raced to the right quickly as I tried to keep up with the obstacles. As I began to hear patterns in the music and rhythms that I was creating by jumping over and on top of the game’s environment I understood that the game is using the rhythm and music to play with my responses.  I saw that I was creating a pattern of music and that I needed to be very careful not to repeat the patterns or when the new obstacles came into the path of my character I may make mistakes by not using my sight but using my sounds from previous paths.  So to win my levels I had to be careful to see the obstacles for my responses of jumping not try to continue the rhythms form the past jumps.   Pretty cool!  Both the music rhythm genre while playing a platformed. 
Check out the gameplay of BitTrip Runner.  Also can you hear the band, 
Anamanaguchi in the music, Just saying.
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