■ 25/07/08 - Battle of the Bands With Guitar Hero and Rock Band sharing a vice like grip on the music & rhythm sub-genre, it was always going to take something fresh and different to have any chance of cutting into their highly lucrative market. Enter Battle of the Bands, a game that, on paper at least, has a concept unique enough to force its way into the public consciousness and find a place for itself as the family friendly alternative to Guitar Hero and Rock Band's more hardcore sensibilities. Planet Moon Studios has taken the multiplayerTest de Band Mashups sur Wii, chez Ace Gamez.
■ 02/07/08 - Band Mashups With Guitar Hero and Rock Band sharing a vice like grip on the music & rhythm sub-genre, it was always going to take something fresh and different to have any chance of cutting into their highly lucrative market. Enter Battle of the Bands, a game that, on paper at least, has a concept unique enough to force its way into the public consciousness and find a place for itself as the family friendly alternative to Guitar Hero and Rock Band's more hardcore sensibilities. Planet Moon Studios has taken the multiplayer Test de Band Mashups sur Wii, chez Ace Gamez.
■ 27/06/08 - Battle of the Bands Ah les jeux de musique. Rien à dire, si un genre a le vent en poupe en cette fin de décennie, c'est bien celui-ci. A l'heure de l'apogée du casual game, un titre qui permet de laisser ses neurones de côté en se concentrant sur un rythme (à la guitare, au chant, à la batterie ou encore au stylet)... eh ben ça paie. Entre les jeux misant sur le multijoueurs (Rock Band et Singstar étant les piliers), ceux qui au final s'apprécient très bien en solo (Guitar Hero of course, Elite Beat sur DS), on a été gâtés. Parfois moins mais bon... oublions les mauvais. Tout ça pour dire que se faire une place dans l'univers des jeux de rythme n'est pas forcément chose aisée. THQ a récemment tenté le coup sur Wii. Ici, pas d'accessoire particulier, Battle of the Band se joue intégralement au pad Wii. La grosse question est maintenant de savoir comment le développeur a compté faire la nique aux grand noms tels que Neversoft ou Harmonix en proposant un concept bien simplet... et s'il a réussi son pari.
Test de Band Mashups sur Wii, chez Puissance Gamers.
■ 27/06/08 - Battle of the Bands It was only a matter of time before the Guitar Hero knockoffs started coming down in full force, and THQ has answered the bell with great ferocity. Battle of the Bands comes down hard, almost as though its sole mission is to remove any joy found in music-based rhythm games. However, that’s not giving the game enough credit. It seeks to remove any joy found in motion-based gaming as well, while promoting racial and cultural stereotypes at the same time. This game is a hat trick of awful.
■ 25/06/08 - Battle of the Bands Ever since Harmonix proved there were millions to be made in the rhythm and music genre with the meteoric rise of the original Guitar Hero, a war has waged between game developers looking to launch the next hot music game. Of course, Harmonix moved beyond the guitar and assembled a full-on band with their latest hit, Rock Band, while Neversoft picked up the reigns to Guitar Hero III and kept gamers rocking all night. While those two franchises represent the apex of this formerly niche genre, there’s plenty of competition looking to make a name for itself. Into the fray comes Planet Moon’s Battle of the Bands.
■ 20/06/08 - Battle of the bands Partant du constat que Guitar Hero et Rock band sont onéreux pour le commun des casuals, Planet Moon nous gratifie d'un titre qui bâfre peut-être à tous les râteliers, mais qui ne nécessite pas d'accessoire supplémentaire pour être joué à plusieurs dans de bonnes conditions. Enfin bon, c'est un poil opportuniste quand même de sortir un jeu de rythme alors que Guitar Hero III explose les charts et que Rock band se vend plutôt pas mal, non ? Admettons que ça part d'un bon sentiment envers les pauvres de ce monde... Le guitar hero du pauvre en quelque sorte. En plus ça tombe bien, il est plutôt cheap.
Test de Band Mashups sur Wii, chez InpactVirtuel.
■ 03/06/08 - Battle of the Bands Featuring 150 tracks and five distinct musical styles: rock, funk/hip-hop, country, marching band and Latin, Battle of the Bands combines fast-paced combat with customizable bands in the fight for musical supremacy, fully utilizing the Wii Remote controller's highly intuitive control scheme to deliver a unique game-play experience.....
Test de Band Mashups sur Wii, chez Total Video Games.
■ 31/05/08 - Battle of the Bands Battle of the Bands from Planet Moon Studio’s is an elaborate experiment to answer the question, “Would Guitar Heroes be fun without the guitar?” The answer: Not really. True to the company being who they are – the talent behind the genuinely funny Giants: Citizen Kabuto and Armed and Dangerous – there are some elements that are truly ingenious and noteworthy features, but they are ultimately fluff that cannot save an inherently monotonous core.
■ 23/05/08 - Battle of the Bands To the tune of Blitzkrieg Bop, a gang of hillbillies bang double-barreled banjos against an undead Mexican trio known as "Scaryachi". Next, an edgy goth group trades the notes of Feel Good Inc. with a peppy, baton-twirling marching band. Bullet barrages, lightning bolts and grenades arc across either side of the stage, each products of timely Wiimote wagging on your end.
■ 19/05/08 - Battle of the Bands Given the popularity of the Guitar Heroes and Rock Bands of the world, game companies need to be a little creative in order to make a new music game stand out from the crowd. THQ has come up with a clever gimmick for its new Wii-exclusive title, Battle of the Bands: musical mash-ups.
■ 15/05/08 - Battle of the Bands Given the popularity of the Guitar Heroes and Rock Bands of the world, game companies need to be a little creative in order to make a new music game stand out from the crowd. THQ has come up with a clever gimmick for its new Wii-exclusive title, Battle of the Bands: musical mash-ups.
■ 09/05/08 - Battle of the Bands Lorsque nous écoutons la radio, notre lecteur mp3 ou allons dans un party chez un ami, à la discothèque ou au bar de chansonnier du coin, il nous arrive d'entendre des chansons que l'on connait, mais sous un air totalement différent. Parfois, la chanson est bien meilleure, mais il arrive aussi que ce soit extrêmement horrible pour les oreilles. THQ et Planet Moon Studios partent un peu sur ce concept pour nous offrir Battle of the Bands.....Test de Band Mashups sur Wii, chez Hardgamers.com.
■ 05/05/08 - Battle of the Bands Aside from some troubles nailing back-to-back notes on the same side of the beat scroll, the Wii Remote controls function well enough, utilizing basic left, right, and down movements, with the occasional stabbing motion or frantic shake to match the on-screen indicators. But the simple gameplay comes off as bland and monotonous, not to mention tiring.
