Nickelback gets own Tap Tap Revenge, suddenly considers music games 'very cool'

by Randy Nelson on Jun 29th 2010 12:30AM

Tapulous, maker of the popular Tap Tap Revenge rhythm games for iPhone, has announced the arrival of the latest entry in the series: Nickelback Revenge. Now, this normally wouldn't rate very high on our interest-o-meters, if not for the critical comments about music games made by Nickelback signer Chad Kroeger back in late 2008, telling gamers to "put down the Guitar Hero" and start real bands.

Today, Kroeger is signing a different tune. "The combination of our music and Tapulous' gameplay is very cool," the band's frontman said of the game. "We're excited to give our fans a fun, interactive way to experience our music." Surely not more fun or interactive than playing a real guitar, in a real band. Right, Chad? Right?

Hey, at least Nickelback hasn't let its music appear in any other music games, let alone one that uses plastic guitars. What? Oh.

Nickelback Revenge (Tapulous, $4.99): App Store Link

Source: BusinessWire

Tags: mobile, nickelback, nickelback-revenge, tap-tap-revenge, tapulous

Reader Comments (71)

Finally!

Yes, Nickelback are lame, but half of the people here typing 'HA THESE GUYZ R UNTALENTED LOLZZZ WANNABES!' are those who act like a hotshot because they play Megadeth songs on Expert with 4 button guitars.

On a teeter totter of lameness; those people and Nickelback weigh about the same.

@Kelitorous excuse me, my guitar has 5 buttons.

@germdove and my guitar has 6 strings, not the point. funny how a lot downvote but 1 reply about a minuscule error; made because i don't own loser peripherals.

Guess you GuitarQueero/Cockband fans like germdove can't think of anything worthy to say. Just continue being hypocritical calling Nickelback lame and untalented.

Nickelback are the ones who are "very cool". Love your music fellas :)

@Foetoid
"Nickelback are the ones who are "very cool"

That made me laugh! Good one!

@TheMichaelJackson

Jealous?

@Foetoid

Your asking MJ if he is jealous of Nickelback? I'd say no on that.

@Foetoid

JEALOUS!? ARE YOU KIDDING!?

HAVE YOU EVEN HEARD MY MUSIC?

@TheMichaelJackson

Wait what? You're a musician? I thought you ran a fun-park of sort for little kids!! Now i'm all confused :(

@Foetoid please tell me you are joking and you are not actually this big of a jackass.

@Foetoid
for that comment you face the wrath of THORAXE The IMPALER.No one gets away talking about MJ

@Foetoid

You sir, are a terrible person who has no taste in music.

@Foetoid
Just when I thought I couldn't hate Nickelback any more....
also, Foetoid, i have serious reservations regarding your taste in music, unless you are 9, in which case you are forgiven. I'm not mad at you, Foetoid.....just....disappointed.....

@Everyone

Lol. Actually i have different tastes in a massive variety of different music. Yeah a lot of it is very mainstream, but some of it isn't either. As long as it isn't classical, opera or country, i pretty much listen to it. My main WMP playlist has everything from Meat Loaf and INXS to Disturbed and Pantera, Hinder and The Script, Wumpscut and E Nomine, Stone Sour and Limp Biskit, Linkin Park and JT, Tupac and Eminem, Sander Klienenberg and Savage Garden, Hilltop Hoods and Pillar, Live and Metallica, Guns 'n' Roses and Jamiroquai. Nothing from MJ i listen to frequently but i know its great music.

For the record, i maybe enjoy at the very most, half a dozen Nickelback songs, and even then they wear very thin within a month of their release and i rarely listen to them again.

@Foetoid
"For the record, i maybe enjoy at the very most, half a dozen Nickelback songs, and even then they wear very thin within a month of their release and i rarely listen to them again."

That's half a dozen too many

I just think its kinda funny how i know far more poeple who like nickelback than don't like it, but come to Joystiq and its exacty the opposite. I've always been genuinely surprised at the amount of hate on this site compared to my own experiences in real life. I know so many many people who went to NIckelback concerts last time they toured, and while i don't think they are good enough for me to go see live, its a good example of why i'm so surprised at all the hate lol. I don't think they are overly "good", i would never buy an album of theirs, but i don't think they are completely "aweful" either.

@Foetoid Nickleback is awful no matter how many people, you "know", like them.

@Foetoid
I have never met a real-life Nickelback fan. I'm sure there must be at least a few... but even less willing to admit it.

@Foetoid

"As long as it isn't classical, opera..."

You're missing out on some of the best music! I'm still waiting for a Classical Rock Band or an Opera SingStar. Mad Maestro isn't cutting it anymore. :(

Oh sure, they finally land that Rock Band gig and now they think they own the place.

...

What place? Probably Canada. They can have it and it's cheap universal health care and pountine. Though I hear that's some good stuff...

Oh well, I'm sure Tapulous is faring way better than Activision is with these band themed music games. *SNAP!*

@JohnDM

its pronounced Canadia.

@Whoppinberg

Odd, my browser didn't flag it as a misspelling. Must be a bug.

Soooo.... they hated music games because no one wanted their music to be in it and now suddenly they like it because they are using their music?

I think that's about right.

@Whoppinberg Welcome to hypocrisy! Everyone does it! Politicians, celebrities, douchebags....everyone I say!

You guys misspelled "Singer" twice in this article. Just a heads up.

Though honestly, I wouldn't really call what they do "singing", "signing" may actually be more appropriate as you'd have to be deaf to like their shit.

God, what such losers....

Untalented douches.

I do not think "signer" means what you think it means.

Try Singer :)

"Put down the Guitar Hero and start a real band"?

What would these no-talent ass clowns know about starting a REAL band?

@xSFx
POWER CHORDS AND SONGS ABOUT SEX!!!

thats what.

Of course Kroeger thinks it's cool. Cause the checks started rolling in. DUH! At least, unlike Jack White they change their tune when the money rolls in. Yet, White continues to be a hypocritical asshole while collecting money from the DLC songs.

@EMaster at least Jack White is talented. dude has 3 bands that all sound quite different. Nickelback barely has 3 songs that sound different.

I've got yer revenge right here Nickelback!

*throws rock.*

That's for the ears of music lovers everywhere!

And that's the closest Nickelback will get to rocking.

@KentuckyFrydCow28
Here's a vid of nickeback getting rocks thrown at them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7F3O6WYfHQ

@Brodo DO WE HAVE ANY NICKLEBACK FANS IN PORTUGO?

Sounds like a certain less-than-talented handful of Canadians remembered two key facts:

1) They like money.
2) There are easy ways to make said money than crapping out another album.

You have let me down Joystiq, I came here looking for a "Nickleback sucks!": comment and instead have had to make one myself.

For shame!

I joke, I joke.

But seriously, Nickleback sucks

@Hivetyrant

May I just say your avatar is awesome. That is all.

To be honest, I have no real opinion of the band. I just chose not to listen to a majority of that music because it all sounds the same to me anyway.

Imma let you finish Nickelback, but Rush has to be the best Canadian band ever!!

@Whoppinberg
While your statement is resoundingly true, your use of that horrible fad nearly 6 months after its expiration date has earned you the scorn of us all.

Seriously, let. it. die.

@KentuckyFrydCow28 I think it's been long enough that it's classy now. Good job, Whoopenberg!

"Wait, you mean they have to pay US to put our music in those games?"
--Chad Kroeger, moments before signing away the rights to his music for use in every form of game imaginable

@Fo0dNippl3

[+]

I still hold that Silver Side Up was a decent album.

Way to go. My dislike of Nickleback now turned into hate.

I think I just puked in my mouth a little.

I still think their music is alright; 'Someday' holds a very special place in my heart.

Chad does, however, look like a complete douche with the blond hair and the shitty stubble.

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