Boom Boom Rocket update adds guitar, dance pad support

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Nov 7th 2007 at 8:45PM }

Because clearly, a music game simply isn't complete until it can turn mild-mannered button pushers into gyrating vessels of awkwardness. Not that we mind -- we're quite eager to stomp our way through Bizarre Creations' fun rocket-based rhythmer again. In a recent studio update, Bizarre reveals a new Xbox Live Arcade title update for Boom Boom Rocket has made its way through the certification gauntlet, bringing with it the following changes (the most important ones highlighted):

Guitar and dance pad peripheral support.
Japanese and Korean language support.
Tweaked scoring system focusing only on accuracy.
The huge loud "noise" which popped up occasionally on endurance mode is now gone.
Occurrences of scores getting overwritten with a lower score when playing with 2 profiles signed in is now fixed.
Display updates when viewing the game through a VGA cable.
Friends leaderboard now shows extra information such as grade, accuracy, etc.
Multiplayer endurance mode fix for player colors swapping sporadically.
Slightly bigger and better explosions.

Now if we could just get our arthritic hands on some new downloadable songs (actual music this time, please), we'll really see some fireworks.

[Via 1UP]

Tags: Bizarre-Creations, BizarreCreations, Boom-Boom-Rocket, BoomBoomRocket, Music, XBLA

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

gonk @ Nov 7th 2007 8:48PM

guitar support? like guitar hero guitar support? that'd be cool

KiraXD @ Nov 7th 2007 8:54PM

moar music pleeze /

although this is a cool update. but i only have ps2 GH1 guitar.. so thats a no go. if only they would add am E4-esque music synching program... that would be awesome!

Cody S. @ Nov 7th 2007 9:14PM

I wonder what dance pad support they are adding. The one that came with DDR has always worked for Boom Boom Rocket.

Nick the Hero of Canton @ Nov 7th 2007 9:24PM

Hmmm...cool. I liked this game, my friend d/led it on his 360 and it was fun...the demo only though :(

DemonGSides @ Nov 7th 2007 9:29PM

One of the few arcade games I've fully purchased.

Love it.

capt_carl @ Nov 7th 2007 10:28PM

When? WHEN?

Noodlez @ Nov 7th 2007 10:29PM

I just wish they would hurry up and release this over here in Australia! :/

Cal @ Nov 7th 2007 10:35PM

Uh, it should be out already, according the the Xbox AU site.

http://www.xbox.com/en-au/games/b/boomboomrocketxboxlivearcade/

Zack11190 @ Nov 7th 2007 10:43PM

That's odd. I thought that it already had guitar support. I used my Xplorer quite a few times with Boom Boom Rocket.

Maybe this is for wireless guitars like the Les Paul.

CubeGuy @ Nov 8th 2007 12:08AM

Guitars already work... Perhaps this means that you actually have to strum the bar in order for it to register?

carterman @ Nov 8th 2007 2:16AM

Yeah. I downloaded the trial and played with the guitar, you have to strum while holding down the buttons, making it Guitar Hero + Fireworks - Orange button (praise Jebus!). I might actually buy it, I just need to add 500 points to my account to do so...

CubeGuy @ Nov 8th 2007 3:05AM

It was already worth the 500. The guitar makes it that much more awesome.

Now if only I hadn't lent my 360 to my brother...

dan stabbingworth @ Nov 8th 2007 12:15AM

I don't know, you were disappointed, but that seems like a pretty nice update, especially for free.

CubeGuy @ Nov 8th 2007 12:29AM

Has anyone tried this? Does it fix the annoying fireworks mask at the bottom of the screen on visualization mode?

Mecandes @ Nov 8th 2007 9:13AM

It was already playable with the Dance Dance Revolution dance mat, but since this wasn't designed as a dancing game, it is pretty awful to play that way. This news is a lot less exciting than it sounds, as you'll find out if you try a dance mat with this game... but surely they want to try and cash in on the craze.