I'm a bit late posting this, but Beat Hazard Ultra was featured on the official PlayStaion blog a few weeks ago. It's amazing to get something one there. The article is about how I've written a PSN game in my bedroom! Read it here.

Quite a few people have asked about trophies in the PS3 version - so here we go:

There are 14 trophies worth 315 points. The game has 42 challenges and you get a trophy each time you complete 3 challenges. Challenges can be completed in any order you like.

Perfect
Complete a track of at least 3 minutes without losing a life

Don't Panic
Don't fire for 60 seconds

x100
Get a x100 Multiplier

Boss Slayer
Kill 8 bosses in 1 game

Brutal Boss Kill
Kill a boss before it fires

Pwnage
Get a 1,000 kill streak.

A Real Dare Devil
In Standard play get the Dare Devil multiplier 10 times

Go Platinum
In Standard play mode score 1 million points in one track

1st Track Cleared
Complete your first track

25!
Complete 25 tracks

50!
Complete 50 tracks

100!
Complete 100 tracks

The First Step
Level up

Half Way There
Reach the rank of Senior Officer

The First Hour
Accumulate 1 hour of play

High 5
Accumulate 5 hours of play

Veteran
Accumulate 10 hours of play

Millionaire
Score 1 Million Points

Multi Millionaire
Score 5 Million Points

Dude of Hazard
Score 10 Million Points

I'm Just Starting
Reach 5 Minutes in Survival Mode

Don't Stop Me Now
Reach 10 Minutes in Survival Mode

Coming Through!
Reach 15 Minutes in Survival Mode

Survival Champion!
Reach 20 Minutes in Survival Mode

Perk MAXED
Buy all the upgrades for a Perk

Completely Insane
Complete a 4+ minute track on Insane difficulty

Tough Guy
Complete a 4+ minute track on Suicidal difficulty

Ultra Beam of Death
Kill 150 enemies with 1 Ultra Beam blast

Reflection
Reflect 150 projectiles with 1 Shield burst

Cool Tracks!
Listen to the Indie music in the Credits screen

A Real Mine Sweeper
Get hit by 50 mines in one track without losing a life

Tug of War
Have a 10 second tug of war with a Stalker

Boss Dance
Survive with 4 bosses on the screen in Boss Rush mode

Boss King
Get to Wave 30 in Boss Rush mode

Elite!
Reach the rank of Elite

Perks!
Unlock all the Perks

Cash Grab
Get $10,000 in the bank

Death By A Thousand Cuts
Get 10,000 kills using Micro Missiles

Death Star
Get 10,000 kills using the Ultra Beam power up

Untouchable
Reflect 10,000 projectiles using the Reflect Shield power up

Mad MAXED
Max out all the Perks

Music Tour
Score at least 1,000,000 on each built in track

A few weeks ago I heard the sad news that Juice Games had been closed down by THQ. I used to work there and many of my old colleagues are now looking for new positions.

However, there is a silver lining. Two new companies have formed from the ashes and I can highly recommend both.

The first is D3T who specialise in business and game software for PC, Mac, game consoles & smart phones. They also work with electronic hardware development and systems integration.

The D3T guys are also doing the port of Beat Hazard Ultra to the Mac, so I can vouch for them personally!

The second is Alien Apple Studios who are a cutting edge concept art team. These guys really know their stuff and specialise in the following: Conceptual design ( vehicle , environmental, character , creature),  'key moment' visualisation , product branding and Identity , graphic design, UI and in-game hud design, motion graphic visualisation, Storyboard and motion board animatics.

Check out some of their kick ass artwork below:

Here's an interview I've just done with Joel from Electron Dance about the good old days of Atari & 8-bit games. Here.

Beat Hazard Ultra is now available on Steam!

There's the Ultra DLC here for those that already own Beat Hazard

Or you can by the Beat Hazard Complete Pack here if you don't (why don't you?)

And here's some nice screen shots to wet your appetite.

To make up for forcing you to listen to Miss Black, here's a gameplay video to a track with a bit more bite!
Insane level with 200% visual feedback, no deaths (just). Get in!
This is one of the music tracks built in the game. Enjoy!

...it's Friday, Friday, gotta shoot things on Friday.

Check it out! Here's the Beat Hazard Ultra trailer. It will be available at Steam on 27th June. Mac & PS3 will be later

A big shout out to Mike 'FadedReality' Patrick for putting together the video - excellent work!

And for those that are wondering, I'd love to do an Xbox version, but Ultra was rejected for release on XBLA by MS. I'll try looking for a publisher later in the year. (Fingers crossed) Show your XBLA support by clicking like below.

Micro Missile Power-up
Launch a swarm of fire and forget micro missiles. Like a pack of frenzied piranha, they seek out their prey and tear chunks off them until there's nothing left.

Oh did I tell you about the mini-serpent bad guy? No? ... well there's one! He'd like to get to know you better.

Auto Target Prioritization
Micro missile will target the highest threat on screen, so they're particularly useful if there's a swarm of ships between you and a dangerous enemy.

Oh yes, did I forget to mention that bosses can now carry turrets that launch smaller ships? mwhahaha!

I'll soon be releasing a teaser trailer of Ultra so you can see all the new content in full motion!

Reflect Shield power-up in action
Very very useful for getting out of sticky situations. It will protect you against anything the enemy can throw at you. It also has some cool offensive capabilities...

Turn the enemies weapons against them!
Any incoming missiles that hit the shield will change allegiance and go after the enemy. You can see the red missiles in the image have turned around and are zipping off to punish the enemy.

Batter 'em good!
The shield will also push back smaller ships, inflicting damage each time. Wade through a swarm of bad guys and watch the destruction ensue!

And that's the Reflect Shield. Not to shabby eh? Next time, the Micro Missile power-up.