Avicii Invector review – an immersive musical tribute

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Avicii Invector review – an immersive musical tribute

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4 out of 5 stars.

Xbox One (version tested), Switch, PC, PS4; Hello There Games/Wired Productions Made in collaboration with DJ Tim Bergling, this perfect Christmas party game has players zooming across intergalactic landscapes hitting buttons in time to the beat

The search for this year's Christmas party video game may be over. Following the rejuvenated interest in the "rhythm action" genre brought about by titles such as Beat Saber and Tetris Effect, Avicii Invector takes the cerebral visual immersion of the latter title and plants it in a beautiful, fast-paced beat experience.

Made in collaboration with the superstar DJ and producer Avicii, AKA Tim Bergling, before his death last year, Avicii Invector sees you zooming across a series of gorgeous intergalactic landscapes in a WipEout-esque spacecraft, hitting buttons in time to the music on a glowing board reminiscent of the classic Guitar Hero interface. Adding to the trippy aesthetic, the gameplay has you flipping the play space 180 degrees at a time, with interludes of racing through midair rings in time to the beat. Think of Sega's Nights Into Dreams set to a series of 25 infectious club hits.

Avicii's signature dance music, juxtaposed with this sci-fi setting, makes for a singularly uplifting experience – the game's retro-futuristic art direction echoing the soundtrack's mixture of modern and acoustic.

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With so much emphasis on art and audio, there was always a risk of style over substance. But the almost hypnotic blend of rhythmic tapping and gliding create a compelling flow state experience – at lea



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