Rock Band Video Game

Twelve-time platinum recording rock band Skillet now has its own video game based on the recent single “Save Me.” After over 12 million albums, countless concerts and a graphic novel, the Christian band has a new game that mimics Pac-Man and features each band member — John and Korey Cooper. Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV games& and distributed by EA Distribution. It was released in the United States on November 20, 2007 for the Xbox 360& Playstation 3. It was also released December 22, 2007 in the United States on Playstation.

Rock Band cover art(Xbox 360/PS3)(PS2/Wii/),Distributor(s)Greg LoPiccolo, Rob Kay, Dan TeasdaleSeriesRelease date(s)Xbox 360PlayStation 3PlayStation 2WiiMode(s),Rock Band is a developed by, published. It is the first title in the. The and versions were released in the North America on November 20, 2007, while the version was released on December 18, 2007 with the Wii version being released on June 22, 2008.

The Xbox 360 version was released in Europe on May 23, 2008 while the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Wii versions were released on September 12, 2008. All four ports of the game were released in Australia on November 7, 2008.

The game was to be released in Japan and to be developed by but it was canceled.Rock Band allows up to four players to simulate the performance of popular songs by playing with modeled after musical instruments. Players can play the, and parts to songs with 'instrument controllers', as well as sing through a. Players are scored on their ability to match scrolling musical ' while playing instruments, or by their ability to match the singer's pitch on vocals. Players with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions can interact with players on the same platform through both online and offline multiplayer capabilities. In addition to the, over 2,000 were released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions.At launch, the game software was made available in a bundle that packaged it together with the instrument peripherals, as well as for purchase separately.

Individual instrument peripherals were released at a later date. The game has received widespread critical acclaim, with sales of four million units and global revenues of $600 million. Players have made over 100 million downloadable song purchases since Rock Band 's release. The game's success prompted the release of six sequels:,.

Gameplay of a full band playing 's '. Each instrument is represented by a different interface: bass guitar (right), drums (middle), lead guitar (left), vocals (top). The Band Meter (green meter on left) measures the performance of each band member, while the Energy Meter (gold meter beneath each interface) tracks each player's Overdrive.Reusing many gameplay elements from the, Rock Band players use peripherals modeled after musical instruments to simulate the performance of. Players use these instruments by playing scrolling musical 'notes' on-screen in time with the music.

Rock Band expands upon the Guitar Hero series, in that it offers gameplay for drums and vocals, in addition to lead and bass guitar.Rock Band's gameplay and on-screen interface uses a combination of elements from Guitar Hero. Rock Band has up to three tracks of vertically scrolling colored music notes, one section each for lead guitar, drums, and bass. The colored notes on-screen correspond to buttons on the guitar and drum peripherals. For lead and bass guitar, players play their notes by holding down colored fret buttons on the guitar peripheral and pushing the controller's strum bar; for drums, players must strike the matching colored drumhead, or step on the pedal to simulate playing bass drum notes. Along the top of the screen is the vocals display, which scrolls horizontally, similar to Karaoke Revolution.

The lyrics display beneath green bars, which represent the pitch of the individual vocal elements. When singing vocals, the player must sing in to the original vocals. A pitch indicator displays the singer's accuracy relative to the original pitch. The remainder of the screen is used to display the band's virtual characters as they perform in concert.During cooperative play as a band, all players earn points towards a common score, though score multipliers and 'Overdrive' are tracked separately for each player.

Overdrive is collected during select portions of a song by successfully playing all white notes within that section (or by using the guitar controller's during white sustained notes). Once the Energy Meter is filled halfway, players can deploy their Overdrive, resulting in the 'Band Meter' (which tracks how well each player is doing) changing more dramatically. This allows players to strategically use Overdrive to raise the Band Meter and pass portions of a song they otherwise might have failed. Overdrive can be used to activate score multipliers, which vary based on a player's note streak. Players can deploy Overdrive independently of each other, as well as collect additional Overdrive while it is deployed and draining.Each band member can choose the difficulty at which they play (spanning Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert). If a player does not play well enough and falls to the bottom of the Band Meter, they will fail out of the song and their instrument will be muted from the audio mix.

However, any active player can activate their Overdrive to bring failed players back into the song, 'saving' the band member. However, a band member can only be saved twice; after the third failure, they cannot be brought back for that song. Failed players continuously drag the band's Band Meter down until they are saved. If the player is not saved before the Band Meter reaches the bottom, the band fails the song. Players can earn Overdrive bonuses from 'Unison Phrases' and extra points from a 'Big Rock Ending.'

Unlike the PlayStation 2 and Wii version, players with the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 versions can create and customize their own in-game character, complete with adjustable hair, body physique, clothing, onstage movements, and instruments. Each character is permanently locked into a specific instrument. Using cash earned within the game, the player may purchase items at the in-game 'Rock Shop,' with which they can customize their rock star. The game features an art maker where players can combine different elements to create custom face paint, tattoos, clothing designs, instrument artwork, and band logos. Instrument peripherals. The Controller, which features 10, a, and an.The game features special Rock Band-branded guitar controllers modeled after the to be used for the lead and bass guitar gameplay.

These are similar to the Guitar Hero controllers, as they feature five colored fret buttons on the neck, a strum bar, and a whammy bar. The Stratocaster controller has five additional fret buttons of smaller size located closer to the guitar's main body. These buttons can be used to play notes in guitar solos (denoted by the note track turning blue) as and, without the need to strum. Additionally, the controller features an effects pickup switch that can toggle between five different effects, which are applied in solos and when Overdrive is activated. Overdrive for guitarists can be deployed by holding the controller in a vertical position or pressing the 'Select/Back' button. The controller is offered in both wired and wireless versions.

Harmonix confirmed most Guitar Hero guitar controllers and additional third-party controllers are compatible with the game. The Stratocaster controller is not compatible with Guitar Hero II or III. The drum controller, which features 4 pads, a bass drum pedal, and real drumsticks.The drum controller features four rubber drum pads and a kick pedal. The pads have colored rings around the edges that correspond to the notes on-screen, representing the (red), (yellow), (blue), and (green). The kick pedal simulates the, with on-screen notes represented as orange horizontal lines.

A pair of authentic are included with the controller. Drummers can improvise in special 'freestyle ' sections of songs, indicated by the columns for each note turning a solid color. Overdrive for drummers can be deployed by hitting the crash cymbal (green note for right-handed configuration) that appears directly after a freestyle drum fill. Harmonix representatives have suggested, 'If you can play the drum parts on hard, you can pretty much play the drums in reality.' Rock Band 's microphone instrument is similar to the model used in the Harmonix-developed games. For the most part, singers are judged on how closely they match the of the song's vocalist. During 'talking parts' that do not judge pitch, a detector will pick up individual vowels and consonants of the spoken lyrics.

Some sections without vocals will display circle notes, allowing for the microphone to be used as a and by tapping it or making vocal cues. Overdrive for singers can be deployed by singing in freestyle vocal sections of songs, denoted by yellow artwork in the background of the vocals interface. Band World Tour mode. The world map in Band World Tour, which allows the band to select a city, venue, and setlist.' Band World Tour' is the game's primary multiplayer mode. It allows any combination of 2-4 local players to create a virtual band, play gigs, and tour a virtual representation of the world. Although online play is not supported for Band World Tour, players can use the 'Band Quickplay' mode to play together as a band online.

For the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game, Band World Tour mode lets bands play in 41 different venues spanning 17 cities, including,. After creating their band, characters, and logo, the players can begin playing concerts in small venues in their hometown until they unlock vans, tour buses and private jets, which unlock other cities and continents. Successful performances also earn the band fans, stars, and in-game cash. Most cities and larger venues require the band to achieve a certain number of fans and stars before they are unlocked. In-game venues are inspired by real-life venues and often display local art styles from each of the represented cities.For the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, rather than complete predetermined lists of songs (like in previous Guitar Hero games), players complete unique sets of activities at each venue.

Performances consist of single songs, multiple song sets, 'make your own' setlists, and mystery setlists. Players are also faced with decisions that Harmonix refers to as 'risk-versus-reward.' For certain performances, bands are faced with an optional challenge that requires the band to average a certain amount of stars for their gig in order to reap the rewards. Bands can also choose to perform a benefit concert (earning no in-game money but gaining more fans) or ' (earning more in-game money but losing fans). Additionally, for certain gigs, bands can compete for band personnel, as well as a recording deal with a record label. The 'Endless Setlist' provides players with all-day concert experience, as the setlist requires playing the entire game disc's setlist from start to finish.The PlayStation 2 and Wii versions of Rock Band contain a more stripped-down version of the Band World Tour mode, as 2–4 local players will only be able to play by completing predetermined tiers of songs ordered by difficulty.

Players cannot create their own characters, nor can they choose a city, venue, or a setlist to play. Solo Tour modes'Solo Tour' is a single-player mode offered for the lead guitar, drum, and microphone peripherals (there is no support for bass). Rather than feature the open-ended gameplay and features of the next-generation versions of Band World Tour mode, Solo Tour is structured much in the same vein as the career mode in Guitar Hero games.

Players choose/create their character (on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions only) and complete predetermined sets of songs ordered by difficulty, with each instrument's setlist ordered differently. By completing these sets of songs, additional songs are unlocked for play across all game modes.

For the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, players can use money earned for each performance to purchase merchandise at the 'Rock Shop'. The character's cash carries over into Band World Tour mode, and vice versa.

Other modesPlayers can quickly play any song on any instrument individually in 'Solo Quickplay'. For a competitive experience, players can individually compete against each other for each instrument type in the 'Tug of War' (much like Guitar Hero 's 'Face-off', in which players trade playing sections of a song to move a meter in their favor) and 'Score Duel' (much like Guitar Hero II 's 'Pro Face-off', in which each player plays the song in its entirety on the same difficulty level to earn points). These head-to-head modes are available both online (for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions) and locally. 'Band Quickplay' mode allows bands to quickly play any song; the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions allow any combination of 2–4 local or online players to play as a band, while the PlayStation 2 and Wii versions only supports 2–4 local players. Also included in Rock Band are 'Tutorial Mode', which allows players to learn how to play each instrument, and 'Practice Mode', which allows players to practice songs for each instrument. Main article:All versions of Rock Band feature the same core 58 playable tracks on the game disc; 45 of these are featured tracks in the main setlist, while the other 13 tracks are 'bonus songs' by independent or lesser-known bands, as well as bands made up of Harmonix employees.

In total, 51 of the 58 songs are master recordings. The Wii version of the game features 5 additional songs. Featured tracks include ' by, ' by, ' by, ' by, ' by, ' by, ' by, ' by, and '. All but three songs on the Rock Band disc can be transferred to the user's hard drive on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 to be used for. Furthermore, an extra two songs from Rock Band cannot be carried over into Rock Band 3.Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos commented that the game's soundtrack would be 'covering a great breadth, from metal to classic rock to Southern rock to everything in between.'

Five agreed to supply most of the master recordings by their artists for use in the game, including Music, Music Entertainment, 's Universal Music Enterprises, and 's. Downloadable songs and Track Packs. Main article:The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game support downloadable songs.

Users can download songs on a track-by-track basis, with many of the tracks digitally bundled together in 'song packs' or complete albums at a discounted rate. Harmonix has likened the Rock Band game to a new platform for future music releases, and the company built the library of downloadable content up to hundreds of songs within the first year of the game's release by releasing new content on a weekly basis. Fifteen songs were made available at the game's launch date.

To date, over 1,480 downloadable songs are available and over 100 million song purchases have been made by players. Downloadable songs are playable within every game mode, including the Band World Tour career mode. All downloadable songs released before Rock Band 3 came out are cross-compatible between Rock Band and Rock Band 2. Downloadable albums have been a major selling point for the game, with nine albums having been released to date. Currently, most song packs containing three songs are priced at $5.49/440 Microsoft Points, while most individual songs are available for the standard price of $1.99/160 MSP. Occasionally, certain songs are initially priced at $0.99/80 MSP for a limited time.

The prices for albums differ, depending on the amount of songs the album contains. Main article:As both the PlayStation 2 and Wii version lack downloadable content, Harmonix released a series of 'Track Pack' standalone games that are sold in retail stores. Each volume contains several of the tracks available as downloadable content for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Track Pack Vol. 2 saw an expanded release on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as well.

One Track Pack, exclusively featuring the songs of 's 1991 concert, was released in November 2008. DevelopmentHarmonix Music Systems was previously responsible for making the, while manufactured the peripherals and owned the rights to the series. However, in June 2006, RedOctane was bought by, while in September 2006, Harmonix was purchased.

As a result of the two purchases, Harmonix would no longer be able to develop future Guitar Hero games. Instead, a subsidiary of Activision, would take over development; the company released on October 28, 2007. According to 'The Business', Rock Band cost $200 million to develop. Harmonix's Vice President of Product Development, Greg LoPiccolo, stated that the game took about 20 months to develop, already having envisioned the possibility of different instruments before they were completed with the Guitar Hero series.In selecting the soundtrack for Rock Band, the developers recognized that they needed to select songs that were recognizable, particularly on vocals; in contrast, when they were selecting songs for Guitar Hero, they were able to pick songs that played better even if they were less recognizable. They also consider songs that would help players come together socially, such as in The Who's 'Won't Get Fooled Again', where they retained the long synthesizer solo such that the band members would all start playing again after it for a big finish.

The team were able to introduce songs from smaller artists that they felt were good additions, such as ' by the and 'Electric Version' by the to help also introduce players to those classes of music. For about half the songs, they hired a studio to sing along to the lyrics as a crowd would at a stadium, such that during the game, when players are performing well, the additional crowd sing-alongs would add to the performance experience.Current Harmonix parent company MTV provided financial support to the development process, taking advantage of its stature to facilitate deals with record companies for licensing rights to songs.

Several record companies pledged their support by offering. Pressed for office space, Harmonix was forced to move its offices in the middle of Rock Band 's in order to support the company's 130-person staff. However, they continued to bring on more developers in order to complete the title on time. This led to several problems in bringing the newer coders on board without any technical plan, requiring the team to redesign several parts of the game, such as online matchmaking, several times to correct.

Although the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game were developed in-house, Harmonix outsourced development of the PlayStation 2 version to, as it omits certain features.Harmonix faced difficulty in making the Xbox 360 guitar wireless, as developers are charged a licensing fee to use Microsoft's wireless technology. Had Harmonix chosen to pay the fee, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 bundles of Rock Band would have sold at different price points. Instead, Harmonix chose a wired technology for the Xbox 360 bundle's guitar.Rock Band was first announced on April 1, 2007. Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos said in the announcement that Rock Band 'takes the core premise of Guitar Hero and expands it tenfold. It lets you create a complete collaborative band.'

Rock Band was a featured game at the 2007 convention and provided one of the exhibition's highlights; Harmonix employees and Microsoft executive played the game on-stage, performing ' '. Moore paused the game twice when he accidentally hit the guitar's Xbox Guide button.A software update was released on March 21, 2008, which added new features to the game. The update included an in-game music store with preview and sorting options, revised microphone performance, and faster downloadable content loading. Online communityOn October 25, 2007, Harmonix and MTV announced would be transformed into an extensive community website at the game's launch, and that it would extend the features of the game.

The community website was absent at the game's launch in order to fix bugs and complete features, but was launched on December 19, 2007. The site offered leaderboards, customizable band profile pages with stats, a classified area for bands to find additional members, band blogs, online forums, and other sharing features.

Many originally announced features, such as the ability for players to pose their avatars, take photo shoots and order T-shirts, bumper stickers, and figurines, were eventually made available on the website for Rock Band 2. Release PromotionMTV and Harmonix promoted Rock Band heavily in the months leading up to the game's release. The game made a nationwide promotional tour of the United States. Several tour buses made stops at major American cities to set up demo stations and showcase playable versions of the game for fans. Many of the locations included college campuses. Additionally, fan-created 'bands' were able to audition on-stage by playing the game; their performances were recorded and sent to MTV casting directors, who selected two bands to appear on in a 'battle of the bands.' The promotional tour commenced with a featured showcase at the in on September 9, 2007.MTV invested in additional promotions that totaled about $30 million.

The game was set up within the homes of participants, allowing for on-air visibility. Also produced a brief spoof documentary in the style of titled ' Rock Band Cometh: The Rock Band Band Story,' documenting a fictional band that plays the game.The game appeared in demo at, and stores. The demo contained 15 songs and supports gameplay for all 4 instruments (although the actual in-store setup varied). The demo's drum set lacked a bass pedal, with the game automatically playing bass drum notes.Other companies helped to promote Rock Band through free and reduced cost downloadable content. Offered two free downloadable tracks by the band for customers that pre-ordered their album online; these tracks were made available to all users in June 2008 for $0.99/80MSP. Sponsored a month-long program that reduced the cost of two selected downloadable tracks to 1 (approximately half the standard cost) for each week during the month of May 2008 as part of their Dollar Menu promotion.The United Kingdom release of the game took place in, where a number of bands including, and The Courteeners performed short sets. Special Edition bundles FeaturesRelease date (US)November 20, 2007November 20, 2007December 18, 2007June 22, 2008Release date (EU)May 23, 2008May 23, 2008September 22, 2008September 25, 2008Release date (AUS)November 7, 2008November 7, 2008November 7, 2008November 7, 2008Guitar controller typeWired and WirelessWirelessWirelessWirelessThe 'Special Edition' bundle includes the game software, as well as guitar, drum, and microphone peripherals.

The PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Wii bundles include a wireless guitar, whereas the Xbox 360 bundle contains a wired guitar (a separate wireless guitar is currently available for the Xbox 360). Initially, a was only included in the Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 2 bundles, in order to increase the number of available USB ports on the console.

The more recent PlayStation 3 bundles now include a USB hub, with a sticker on the box indicating so. MTV originally announced Rock Band would be released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 23, 2007, one of the busiest shopping days in the United States. However, the release date was eventually moved to November 20, 2007.The game software was made available for purchase individually at the game's launch, allowing players with a USB microphone or a compatible guitar controller to take advantage of the vocals, lead guitar, and bass guitar gameplay. Individual Rock Band-branded instruments became available in retail stores later, starting with the drum kit on February 12, 2008. An individual wireless guitar became available on April 8, 2008.On April 8, 2008, EA announced a timed Xbox 360 exclusive for a partial European launch, with other versions to follow later in the summer.

Technical issues and guitar incompatibility. A snapped bass drum pedal. This is one common malfunction occurring in Rock Band peripheralsUpon release, many players reported hardware issues with Rock Band peripherals. Many complaints stemmed from the bass drum pedal snapping in two, the Stratocaster controller's strum bar being unresponsive, and it occasionally lagging when tilted to activate Overdrive. In response to these issues, Harmonix admitted the guitars bundled with initial shipment of the game bundles were subject to manufacturing issues and stated that they would replace all faulty peripherals. Players affected by faulty peripherals were able to take advantage of the 60 day warranty on the peripherals and obtain replacements from EA. However, a was issued against Harmonix, MTV Games, Viacom, and Electronic Arts over the failures of the bass drum pedal, claiming the companies conspired to force consumers to pay for repairs or upgrade to the Rock Band 2 drum kit.

Attempts were made to settle the lawsuit in 2008, but were unsuccessful. In September 2009, the original plaintiff dropped the lawsuit.Other players discovered at the game's launch that the guitar controller bundled with the PlayStation 3 version of was initially not compatible with the PlayStation 3 version of Rock Band, despite Harmonix stating that any controllers that followed the open-controller standard would work. While this incompatibility could have been resolved through technical solutions, both Harmonix and Activision cited the other party as being at fault for failing to correct the incompatibility. Harmonix developed a patch to fix the issue, but it was blocked by Activision. Activision stated that MTV Games was unwilling to reach an agreement to pay Activision to use the Guitar Hero III technology in Rock Band.

This incompatibility also applies to the Wii's Les Paul peripheral. However, a patch for the PlayStation 3 version of Rock Band was eventually released on September 11, 2008, allowing the Guitar Hero III Les Paul controller to work with Rock Band. Has released a PlayStation 3 version of their 'Frontman' guitar controller that is compatible with both Guitar Hero III and Rock Band.At a press conference at the 2008 convention, Activision confirmed that the Xbox 360 version of will be able to use Rock Band 's instruments, adapting the note tracks to account for the smaller number of drum pads, and that this compatibility was patched into Guitar Hero: Aerosmith as a result of additional arrangements.

Main article:Rock Band 2 was officially announced on June 30, 2008, and was released on September 14, 2008 on the, with other platform releases following later in the year. Original instruments from Rock Band are compatible with Rock Band 2, which features new instruments that been described as quieter and more reliable. Furthermore, both existing and any forthcoming downloadable content will be cross-compatible between Rock Band and Rock Band 2.

Rock Band 2 saw enhancements to the existing Band World Tour mode, as well as inclusions of new 'Drum Trainer' and 'Battle of the Bands' modes. 55 of the 58 Rock Band songs can be exported for use in Rock Band 2, with the purchase of a $5 export key. Patent litigationOn March 21, 2008, EA, MTV, and Harmonix were sued by the for violation of the 1999, which Gibson claims covers technology that simulates a concert performance via pre-recorded audio and a musical instrument; this follows similar action that Gibson has taken against the Guitar Hero series, which was later settled out of court. The Gibson-Harmonix case was put on hold shortly after its filing to allow the to open a re-examination of the 405 patent. On subsequent review, the 405 patent was modified to more exactly define the type of musical instrument that the patent covers, as the original language had conflicted with.

Due to the change in language, Harmonix sought to have the case go forward and requested a summary judgement, believing that the new language of the 405 patent did not include the Rock Band controllers. In mid 2010, the case was settled between all parties under non-disclosed terms.On July 10, 2008, filed a separate lawsuit against Harmonix, and MTV attempting to block the sale of Rock Band, over infringement of their patents on a 'musical-rhythm matching game' issued in 2002 and 2003, including. An MTV spokesperson expressed that the lawsuit was 'extremely surprising' and that they intend to defend themselves against the suit. On December 2, 2008, Viacom issued a countersuit against Konami, claiming that Rock Band significantly improves on Konami's original patent, and that their game uses controllers that are similar to Rock Band. Both suits were settled for undisclosed terms in September 2010.

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