As a single player, you always play as the blue cube. When playing multipler, there are 4 players: the blue cube, the yellow triangle, the orange circle and the green polygon. The pink stuff kills starts faded and will eventually turn to a solid bright pink, which hurts the player. The graphics in JSaB are super simple, consisting of colorful shapes on a black background. I have to say it’s kind of heart warming and it is cool to see the emotions the are able to convey with the little shapes and colors. This mode is mostly just to introduce the player to the game and to unlock more songs to play in the other modes. The pink colored bad stuff is what you are fighting against to save the world. There are slight obstacles to avoid in the overworld, but it’s mostly to get to each level and eventually to the boss battles. You play the tiny blue cube working your way through an overworld, kinda like some of the Mario games, and move your way from level to level. The storyline of Just Shapes and Beats (JSaB) is pretty simple. It’s a new spin on SHMUPs, adding a layer of coop that’s at the core of the game: ’cause everything is better with friends. “Just Shapes & Beats” is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the rad Beats, and die, repeatedly.

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