Rock Band Blitz
SCORE: 71
The music genre in video games has been
around for a long time and is still alive nowadays. Many of you
discovered this genre by playing DDR (Dance Dance revolution) on the PS1
or in the Arcade; as time passed by a new sub-genre was created where
the player used instruments instead of his/her feet, giving a new face
to the music video games. Because of this two new big franchises were
created, Rock Band and Guitar Hero.
Rock band has been famous for their popular songs in their games and
easy to play mechanics, but with this new title they went in a new
different direction. The first major change you will notice is the fact
that you don’t use your instruments to play but your controller; this is
a major change that completely alters the way you played Rock Band
before. This time it is not about matching as many notes as possible but
instead it is about getting the best multiplier, this may sound
confusing at first but bear with me. When you start playing RBB you will
notice that you now have 5 different lines where the notes are coming,
four of them representing the instrumental part of the song and the
other one being the vocals. All are the same and have any difference
besides the fact that when you use a specific line the song will play
out that specific instrument or the vocal if you choose to. The
objective of the game is to; of course, get the highest score, but to do
this you need to get a high multiplier so each note has a higher point
value. To increase your multiplier you need to level up each zone or
highway by correctly matching the notes that are coming, as you would
normally do in any rock band game, but using the controller; this
probably sounds confusing to you but thankfully there is a tutorial that
will clear out any doubt.
The game involves a high level of strategy, between knowing when to
switch to a different line, when to level it up, or when to use some
specific power ups that you can buy with coins that you earn by playing
songs and getting high scores. You also earn credits that are used to
unlock new power ups that can be used in your own strategy.
The controls are simple, to change lines you use R2+R1 or L2+L1, and to
match the notes you can either use the analog sticks or X+Dpad; be sure
to calibrate your system if you feel like the matching is not accurate
enough. You also have the options to check out songs to buy (over 2000
songs at the moments), check the leaderboard, and a good amount of other
options that will help you out and enhance your overall experience.
The graphics are nothing spectacular and it bothers me that there is
only one stage to play with the same background. I wish they would have
included more. The sounds, well, it depends of the music you are playing
at the time but the overall sound’s quality is pretty decent.
There is enough to do in RBB to keep you entertained for a while, but it
is not for everybody. It does get repetitive but at the same time it
makes you come back just to play at the rhythm of your favorite songs
and creative new strategies to beat your old high score. It is a
well-made game, but take into consideration that most of the songs are
not family friendly, most of them are rock, metal and some pop, which is
understandable since the game is, well, ROCK band. If you are a fan of
arcade-type music games and you like this kind of music, you will find a
lot of fun in this title, if you are not a fan of this kind of music and
don’t find enjoyment in matching notes, then this game won’t be for you.
~Miluma
Graphics: 71%
Sound: 83%
Replay/Extras: 87%
Gameplay: 80%
Family Friendly Factor: 38%
System: Xbox 360/PS3
Publisher: Harmonix Music Systems
Rating: 'T' - Teen
{Fantasy Violence, Suggestive Themes}
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