May 30, 2008

Guitar Hero and Rock Revolution Join the Rock Band Party

It was long rumored that Guitar Hero IV would include vocals and drums to compete with Rock Band. Well, now it’s official: we have Guitar Hero World Tour. The game was demonstrated for the first time at the All Things Digital 6 conference, with this unintenionally hilarious introduction from Kara Swisher:

Kotick: We have a new [...]

May 29, 2008

The Fake Plastic Rock Stage Experience

In Equipping Your First Fake Plastic Rock Band I described the essential accessories for a first class Rock Band experience. Seriously, read it. You will want a lot of that stuff if you’re serious about Rock Band.

But what about the non-essentials? Like, say… a killer fake plastic rock stage experience?

That’s what I’m talking about.

The above [...]

May 20, 2008

Competitive Fake Plastic Rock

Scorehero is generally regarded as the ultimate source for competitive Guitar Hero and Rock Band online. And that’s in addition to the built-in online leaderboards in the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the games.

But worldwide competition can be a little.. intimidating. Did you know that someone recently full-comboed Guitar Hero I and II? That [...]

May 18, 2008

The Elusive Gold Stars

The scoring method for Guitar Hero and Rock Band is fairly similar — from 1 to 5 stars on each song depending on how high your score is. The scoring in Rock Band is more forgiving, however:

In Rock Band, it’s possible (barely!) to get a 2-star score and complete the song, which I’ve never seen [...]

May 15, 2008

Becoming a Better Rock Band Vocalist

To get better at vocals, you’ll need to do the same thing you do on drums and guitar — practice, practice, practice.

Of course, it helps to know the lyrics to the songs by heart. Here are handy links to web lyrics for the built in Rock Band tracks, in alphabetical order:

Are You Gonna Be [...]

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