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Konami, who previously dominated the rhythm game genre with DDR, is feeling a little left out with Guitar Hero and Rock Band completely controlling the genre now. Now wanting in on the action, they announced Rock Revolution at Konami Gamer’s Night 2008. Rock Revolution will be released this Fall on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, and DS and is being developed by Zoë Mode, who also developed SingStar.
The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions will feature:
- 40 Tracks on disc
- Future DLC plans
- Online Co-op, Versus, and Battle of the Bands modes
- “Jam Session” recordings of your own songs
- 6 pad Drum set with quiet pads and kick pedal
- No Singing
The Nintendo versions will have unique gameplay additions due to the nature of the gaming systems themselves. The Wii version will use the Wiimote and Nunchuk for some hot “air guitar” action and the DS version will include a “vocalist” mode using the built-in microphone.
While you really can’t say that Konami is jumping on the Rock Rhythm Game bandwagon, since they essentially invented it with Guitar Freaks, it does seem like they might be coming to the show a little late. I mean, c’mon Konami, you’ve had since the original Guitar Hero was released to bring the Guitar Freaks/Rock Revolution series to the West. Instead, they waited until the Guitar Hero series is in it’s fourth incarnation and Rock Bands possibly second to even try to get into the game.
From what I’ve seen so far, it doesn’t look like Activision or Harmonix have much to worry about in terms of losing sales to Konami, especially if the instruments needed for all three games are incompatable.
Playstation 2 and future Wii Rock Band Rockers will be able to expand their repertoire as Harmonix has announced “Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1″ will be released on July 15th, 2008 containing 20 bonus songs previously only available for download on the Xbox 360 and PS3. The entire press release which contains the track listing is below.
In a recent interview with Gametrailers, Matt Kelly, from Harmonix, revealed some of the features of the Wii version as well as the five bonus songs that will be included on the disc when released. Hint: Xbox 360 & PS3 owners should already be familiar with them. Read More…
Harmonix has finally announced the release of the Nintendo Wii version of Rock Band. Set to be released on June 22, 2008 in the U.S. and Canada, the Wii version will retail for $169.99 and contain 63 songs including five bonus songs.
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