Beat Hazard was one of my favourite pick and chill games, it offered two things - lots of shooting and my favourite music. Beat Hazard 2 continues the trend with added enemies types and bosses, and even more importantly -- Spotify integration!

This was the only thing I wanted from Beat Hazard, the ability for it to recognise songs played from Spotify, Google or iTunes and now it does. While it isn't perfectly smooth at the moment, with the odd blip in frame rate as it loads in the song information and leaderboard (and very rarely not recognising the track at all), it adds a wonderful element to an already great game.
The introduction to an in-game display of the song's global leaderboard adds a competitive feel to the game now too. Where previously the scoreboard was hidden away in a menu, this time it is clear to see and even provides your ranking at the end of the song.

If the slight issue with the small frame skip/processing lag that occurs during the leaderboard/song info load in can be removed this game is flawless for what it offers and achieves. There isn't anything else out there that comes close to offering a great blasting experience to your favourite songs.
The develop is active too, posting on twitter and community forums, answering questions and taking in suggestions, and with a previously released title on their belt it would be a safe bet to say this game will leave 'Early Access' in a very good play state.

More reviews here: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27022862-LuchaLabs/

Beat Hazard was one of my favourite pick and chill games, it offered two things - lots of shooting and my favourite music. Beat Hazard 2 continues the trend with added enemies types and bosses, and even more importantly -- Spotify integration! This was the only thing I wanted from Beat Hazard, the ability for it to recognise songs played from Spotify, Google or iTunes and now it does. While it isn't perfectly smooth at the moment, with the odd blip in frame rate as it loads in the song information and leaderboard (and very rarely not recognising the track at all), it adds a wonderful element to an already great game. The introduction to an in-game display of the song's global leaderboard adds a competitive feel to the game now too. Where previously the scoreboard was hidden away in a menu, this time it is clear to see and even provides your ranking at the end of the song. If the slight issue with the small frame skip/processing lag that occurs during the leaderboard/song info load in can be removed this game is flawless for what it offers and achieves. There isn't anything else out there that comes close to offering a great blasting experience to your favourite songs. The develop is active too, posting on twitter and community forums, answering questions and taking in suggestions, and with a previously released title on their belt it would be a safe bet to say this game will leave 'Early Access' in a very good play state. More reviews here: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27022862-LuchaLabs/