![]() ![]() ![]() The graphics are nigh indistinguishable from previous entries apart from a higher resolution, better lighting and what looks to be a pretty solid 60fps.Īs before, the game takes fans straight onto the stage. Correctly playing the special white notes on the screen will fill the overdrive bar which, when activated by tilting the guitar (or a double beat of the drums), gives an extra 2x multiplier until the bar is drained.Īs in previous games, the visual style of Rock Band 4 is a stylised, cartoony look- with band members based on classic rock group clichés. Scores are accumulated by maintaining streaks of faultlessly playing notes, racking up multipliers. The game can accommodate lead and bass guitars allowing players with all the kit to play as a four piece band. Vocalist need to keep up with the lyrics on the screen karaoke-fashion. Pro-drummer may want to consider the optional Mad Catz cymbal kit to mix things up a bit. Drummers have the same deal, but instead need to beat the corresponding coloured drum or the foot pedal. Advanced players can also use the lower fret buttons and whammy bar to create a unique sound. Players must, in the case of the guitar, press the corresponding coloured fret buttons on the neck as they appear on along the track on the screen whilst strumming the button on the guitar body. It also makes sense that the pioneering music game developers have found a publishing suitor in veteran peripheral manufacturer Mad Catz, who are now likely looking forward to a bumper sale of plastic guitars and drum kits this Christmas.įor the uninitiated, Rock Band 4 continues a legacy started by developers, Harmonix, with their original Guitar Hero before going it alone with their own Rock Band franchise, incorporating drums and vocals into the equation. What must have been a steady revenue stream for Harmonix has, no doubt, been slowly drying up. With a massive back catalogue of licenced music, over the last few years the die-hard Rock Band fans have been steadily replacing their PS3s and Xbox 360s with new-gen consoles. This is software borne out of necessity over anything else. The second coming of the rhythm music game is upon us and first on stage is Mad Catz and Harmonix Music Systems’ Rock Band 4. ![]()
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