Harmonix's VidRhythm coming to iOS, is more app than game

by Justin McElroy on Aug 15th 2011 7:05PM

We've been gnawing on the Harmonix-trademarked title "VidRhythm" since early July, but we've had little to go on, save for the name itself and the confirmation that it's a project the Rock Band/Dance Central developer is working on.

Thanks to a Gamasutra interview with Harmonix boss Alex Rigopulos, we now know VidRhythm is headed to iOS and is really more app than full-fledged game. "We think there are a lot of creative opportunities [with smartphones] that we haven't really been able to focus on yet," he told the site. "So we're looking forward to doing more in that space."

We think we speak for most all of you when we say "Just make an iOS sequel to Frequency and Amplitude so we can give you all the money we have already."

[Image credit: RockBandAide]

Source: Gamasutra

Tags: Alex-Rigopulos, harmonix, ios, ipad, iphone, mobile, vidrhythm

Reader Comments (11)

Stop teasing me with this "VidRhythm" stuff and tell me already that Harmonix bought the rights to make a new Vibribbon.

Based on the name and other tidbits, it sounds like VidRhythm could be a lot like CamBox ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1B8I7-4ogU ) which is fine by me :)

I love Harmonix. They are based near where I live, always nice to have local developers near by.

New amplitude YES! I'd even pay $10 for ports of the originals.

iOS Frequency/Amplitude sequel? Hell, I'd just like an XBLA/PSN rerelease of either game. Or an XBLA/PSN sequel, just SOMETHING new in the vein of those two games would be nice.

@Razer922

An XBLA release Frequency/Amplitude would be rather unlikely seeing as Sony owns the rights to those games; but I would kill for Sony to release it on the PSN.

@Razer922 - Like libregkd said, an XBLA port of the originals would never happen but a new game with similar mechanics under a different name could definitely be a possibility for both XBLA & PSN.