Battle of the Bands (video game)
2008 video game From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2008 video game From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battle of the Bands is a video game published by THQ and developed by Planet Moon Studios for the Wii console. It is a rhythm game.
| Battle of the Bands | |
|---|---|
European box art | |
| Developer(s) | Planet Moon Studios |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Rhythm game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The game features 30 licensed songs with 5 cover versions done in completely different styles. The five main genres of music are Rock/Metal, Funk/Hip-Hop, Country Western, Latin, and Marching Band. There are also three tracks performed with an orchestra, making a total of 153 tracks.
The game features two of the eleven bands in the game playing the song head-to-head against one another. Notes will roll up from the bottom of the screen (as opposed to from the top like similar games) and the player must move the remote in sync like a conducting baton. The game also features various power-ups including electrifying the other player's board, shrinking notes, replace notes as landmines, or flipping the notes around and can be activated if played a certain amount of notes in a chain while one of the members attack the enemy band with their instruments formed as guns. However, certain instances allow the other player to block the effects from taking place with synced button presses. The music of the player playing the best will have their music playing dominantly, with the others being less audible. When there is a face off verse, one band attacks while the opposing band defend and vice versa. At the end of the song, the band with the most points will destroy the losing band, then do their winning animation.
The game features cover versions of thirty licensed songs, each presented in five different musical styles. The songs include:
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 58/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Destructoid | 5/10[3] |
| Eurogamer | 5/10[4] |
| Game Informer | 6/10[5] |
| GamePro |   [6] |
| GameRevolution | D+[7] |
| GameSpot | 6/10[8] |
| GameSpy |  [9] |
| GameTrailers | 4.2/10[10] |
| GameZone | 5.5/10[11] |
| IGN | 5.6/10[12] |
| Nintendo Power | 7/10[13] |
Battle of the Bands received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[2]
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