I first caught a glimpse of Zeit² on the now-ended Co-op show and was instantly intrigued. A year later and we’re finally getting some concrete information. Well I say information, according the the email that landed with the following Developer Diary ”From a student’s project to an XBLA game”, the game is out today.

Featuring Game Designer, Thomas Bedenk, from Brightside games, the video reveals how the team went from Microsoft Dream Build Play 2008 Finalist to Independent Games Festival 2009 Student Showcase Finalist to fully fledged XBLA release.

Zeit² is a traditional  side-scrolling, 2d-shoot’em up game with a unique time travel feature. Intuitive controls for moving forward and backward make it possible players to combine their shots and power while being assisted by a shadow version of themself.

Zeit² will be available on XBLA and PC on January 12th, 2011.