A member of the NeoGAF forums has posted information on Harmonix's Rock Band that purportedly came from the latest issue of Game Informer. The article goes into some detail about the instrument controllers, including the guitar, drums and microphone.
According to the post, the guitar/bass controller in Rock Band will feature ten buttons -- five at the top of the neck and five near the body. The new buttons will be used during designated solo sections using only hammer-ons and pull-offs (i.e. no strumming). A five-way switch will let you switch between special effects that you can purchase in-game. The Xplorer 360 guitars will still reportedly work with the game, however.
The microphone is said to work as a tambourine for parts of a song where no vocals are present, and a phoneme detector is meant to judge whether or not you're singing close to the right words. The drums are described as a set of four colored pads with a stand and a kick pedal, ready to be struck with real drum sticks. Also listed in the NeoGAF post are details on how multiplayer will work and descriptions of the in-progress visuals. If that's music to your ears, you might want to go and suggest some songs to be included in the final game at Rock Band's website.
Reader Comments (13)
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 4:25PM (Unverified) said
game of the year
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 5:22PM Kamizar said
I wonder if you can fool it by saying things that rhyme with the line of the song...
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 4:33PM deaftly said
easilly game of the year
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 4:45PM hvnlysoldr said
"People are looking at a total cost of full accessories!"
"Quick combine accessories to make that cost seem lower!"
"Quick combine accessories to make that cost seem lower!"
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 5:00PM (Unverified) said
More like game of the decade. This is as ambitious as Spore. This game is making me have to choose from purchasing a real guitar and this.
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 5:12PM Wickerman22 said
I still can't believe this will ship in 2007. Man, I am excited, though.
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 5:25PM Shagittarius said
I was really hoping for a better drum setup...and #4 get a real guitar...bi-sexual girls are a better reward than acheivment points.
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 5:41PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
That Skeletor pic never gets old.
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 5:52PM (Unverified) said
read the post, the new mic actually reads phonemes for vowel and consonant recognition so apparently if you're accurate you get the chance to free-form it and earn star power, in fact you get jam out after a song if everybody completes, apparently they've been working on this game since the first guitar hero came out
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 5:58PM Burritoclock said
I just peed my pants alittle....
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 6:36PM copa said
Agreed. Game of the year.
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 6:44PM (Unverified) said
ooog. so expensive.
but i want it.
i'm thinking of just splitting the costs between my and my brothers.
but i want it.
i'm thinking of just splitting the costs between my and my brothers.
Posted: Jun 15th 2007 11:42PM (Unverified) said
This sounds awesome.
Oh, and GAF = massive fail. Can't you wait until you get a more credible source? Gawd.
Oh, and GAF = massive fail. Can't you wait until you get a more credible source? Gawd.
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