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‘Band Hero’
“Band Hero” is the latest musical game from Activision (makers of “Guitar Hero”). It is done in the “Rock Band” style, where up to four people can play any combination of drums, guitar, bass and singing.
‘The Beatles: Rock Band’
Last year, I often found myself wandering into my floor common room or one of my friends’ rooms to the sound of furious drumming and slightly off-key singing. Unfortunately, no one was trying to start a legitimate dorm-room garage-rock band, but another type of band was being formed—a “Rock Band” band. This video game took over many hours of my friends’ free time, but I never found myself getting in on the fun. I found it a little bit difficult to strum around on a song that I had never heard before, which, sadly, fit the criteria for most of the “Rock Band” songs. And then, on Sept. 9 of this year, everything changed.
Invasion of the Plastic Instruments
If I told you I own three guitars, two drum sets and a microphone, you might think I’m a diehard musician. But it’s hard to confuse the miniature guitars and drums that dominate my suite with real musical instruments. These plastic peripherals come with the massively popular “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero” games, which lead [...]
The Summer (Video) Games
Last summer, competitors from all around the globe met in a single place to compete. Admit it, you were left in awe when you saw the champions raging on deep into the night, sometimes until three in the morning.
I’m speaking, of course, about last summer’s video games. Coming from their land to our land, these [...]
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