Green Day Rock Band Video Game Review
Singers and guitarists who always dreamed of being the next Green Day
may now play vicariously through Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and
Tré Cool on Green Day Rock Band. Spiky hair, tattoos and punk tux
clothing are not required.
Players
Half the point
of playing any Rock Band pack is playing with friends or family. Green
Day Rock Band accommodates four instruments - lead guitar, bass,
drums and a microphone - so there's plenty of playability options for
all.
Levels
Just like a normal Rock Band
pack, users can choose different levels based on digital instrument
talent. Real musicians should probably start out on "Easy" - because in
case you haven't heard, Green Day themselves cannot successfully finish
their own songs on Rock Band, due to the reverse learning curve
from real instruments to plastic ones.
Inexperienced players may
also choose a "No Fail" level. In ordinary Rock Band levels, a
player gets booted off if they make too many mistakes or miss too many
notes. Their instrument goes silent for some time after this happens. On
the "No Fail" level, however, players can perform the entire song
without interruption, regardless of mistakes.
Gameplay
For
anyone who's played other Rock Band game packs, gameplay is
pretty much the same here in Green Day Rock Band. Players can
override another player's failed score by playing certain sections of
the song perfectly (like in DJ Hero, where players activate
Euphoria). When players make a mistake, the onscreen track jiggles and
skids - which sometimes throws players off more often than it helps them
get back on track.
For singers, singing to Billie Joe
Armstrong's vocals might be an especially difficult challenge. But
instead of trying to sound just like Billie Joe, singers should try to
match the overall pitch, as this is what Green Day Rock Band uses
to score a player's points.
Songs
Younger players
might be slightly disappointed with the Green Day Rock Band track
list, especially those who never heard a Green Day song prior to the American
Idiot drop. However, older fans of Green Day will appreciate the
entire setlist of songs from the Dookie album in addition to
select songs from Nimrod, Insomniac and Warning. Featured
songs from these albums include "Longview," "Good Riddance (Time of Your
Life)," "Brain Stew/Jaded" and "Minority," respectively.
Not to
worry, though. Green Day Rock Band hosts the full collection of
tracks from American Idiot in addition to select tracks from 21st
Century Breakdown, including "Know Your Enemy" and "Viva La
Gloria."
Graphics
Half of the Green Day Rock
Band experience is in the graphics. While some scenes look like
Green Day is playing in Mike Dirnt's parents' basement, other venues
include scenes from the live "Bullet in a Bible" concert tour.
The
cartoonized versions of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool
look fairly realistic, although they not nearly as crisp as the
characters in some PS3 games such as Ratchet and Clank or Uncharted:
Drake's Fortune.
Overall, Green Day Rock Band is a
worthwhile game for diehard Green Day fans, but perhaps not a necessary
addition to every twelve-year-old's birthday and Christmas list.
Green
Day Rock Band is available on Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and
XBOX.Source:
http://www.greendayrockband.com/music
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