When I saw Rock Revolution (PS3 edition) for under $10 brand new, I took a shot. Reviews have been terrible -- GameStop employees have even warned me against buying it! -- but the track list is so utterly genius, I couldn't resist.
And you know what? The guitar gameplay is just fine. (I don't have a drum kit so I can't comment on that.) The songs are all covers, but they're decent. And the selection is easily the closest of any music game to my personal tastes, with lots of metal and some classic and prog rock. Even the '80s hair metal tracks are great choices. And the recent songs are solid too -- things like "Chop Suey" and "Paralyzer" are fun to play even if they're not what I usually listen to.
I do wish it had vocals though. The reason I heard is that they didn't want to "cannibalize" the Karaoke Revolution series, but that doesn't make sense because I don't think any of these songs ever made it into any karaoke game.
In my opinion, this game got a very unfair rap. Sure, it's not as polished as GH or RB, but it was released as a $20 budget title. That's cheaper than a RB Track Pack disc! For someone like me, who just wants to fire up Quickplay mode and jam on the songs I enjoy, it's great (especially considering that none of the songs are locked -- they're all available to play from the get-go).
And you know what? The guitar gameplay is just fine. (I don't have a drum kit so I can't comment on that.) The songs are all covers, but they're decent. And the selection is easily the closest of any music game to my personal tastes, with lots of metal and some classic and prog rock. Even the '80s hair metal tracks are great choices. And the recent songs are solid too -- things like "Chop Suey" and "Paralyzer" are fun to play even if they're not what I usually listen to.
I do wish it had vocals though. The reason I heard is that they didn't want to "cannibalize" the Karaoke Revolution series, but that doesn't make sense because I don't think any of these songs ever made it into any karaoke game.
In my opinion, this game got a very unfair rap. Sure, it's not as polished as GH or RB, but it was released as a $20 budget title. That's cheaper than a RB Track Pack disc! For someone like me, who just wants to fire up Quickplay mode and jam on the songs I enjoy, it's great (especially considering that none of the songs are locked -- they're all available to play from the get-go).
). I love playing music, but I simply don't have time to get back into playing. These games are just what the doctor ordered!
