Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Now for a REAL Test of Hand-Eye Coordination. Rock Band: Unplugged

For those of you that didn't think the regular version of Rock Band was enough of a challenge to your motor skills, now Rock Band: Unplugged asks you to play the game and walk at the same time. Yes, Rock Band is coming to the PSP, welcome to the party.


Those of you familiar with Harmonix's first two outings, FreQuency and Amplitude, will find the most comfort in the gameplay of RB:U, since lugging around a drum set, or even a guitar, hampers the whole "portable" thing. For those that didn't support Harmonix in their earlier days, (shame on you, first of all; that's why I didn't link those two titles, look them up yourself) what this means is that you play with just the face buttons of the PSP (well, two face buttons: Triangle and Circle, and two D-Pad directions: Left and Up) rather than plugging in a plastic instrument. While this will limit most people's ability to effectively "rock out" with such moves as air kicks and powerslides, you're better off not performing such moves while waiting on the subway platform anyway. Feaux rockstar stage antics aside, Harmonix has already released the complete track listings for the game which I will present to you...now:

AFI - "Miss Murder"
Lush - "De-Luxe"
Alice in Chains - "Would?"
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "Where'd You Go?"
All-American Rejects - "Move Along"
Modest Mouse - "Float On"
Audioslave - "Gasoline"
Motorhead - "Ace of Spades"
Billy Idol - "White Wedding Part 1"
Nine Inch Nails - "The Perfect Drug"
Black Tide -"Show Me the Way"
Nirvana - "Drain You"
Blink 182 - "What's My Age Again"
The Offspring - "Come Out and Play (Keep 'em Separated)"
Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer"
Pearl Jam - "Alive"
Boston - "More Than a Feeling"
The Police - "Message in a Bottle"
Dead Kennedys - "Holiday in Cambodia"
Queens of the Stone Age - "3's and 7's"
Foo Fighters - "Everlong"
Rush - "The Trees"
Freezepop - "Less Talk More Rokk"
Siouxsie & the Banshees - "The Killing Jar"
Jackson 5 - "ABC"
Smashing Pumpkins - "Today"
Jethro Tull - "Aqualung"
Social Distortion - "I Was Wrong"
Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"
Soundgarden - "Spoonman"
Judas Priest - "Painkiller"
System of a Down - "Chop Suey!"
Kansas - "Carry on Wayward Son"
Tenacious D - "Rock Your Socks"
The Killers - "Mr. Brightside"
3 Doors Down - "Kryptonite"
Lacuna Coil - "Our Truth"
Weezer - "Buddy Holly"
Lamb of God - "Laid to Rest"
The Who - "Pinball Wizard"
Lit - "My Own Worst Enemy"



And if this is the first you're hearing about this game you can check out a hands-on that ign did awhile ago here.

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