Sunday 10 February, 2008

Summary:
I chose to do my third gamelog entry on the newest phenomenon sweeping across gaming communities which is of course, Rock band. Rock band is a polished Guitar Hero style game with the inclusion of the drums and the microphone for karaoke. The game consists of hitting the correct colored button at the right time.

Gameplay:
The Gameplay of Rock Band is very similar to the gameplay of Guitar Hero. So similar in fact that when I talk to others about playing either Rock band or Guitar Hero I usually get mixed up trying to remember which is which. The main and most obvious difference, or improvement, between Guitar Hero and Rock band is the drum pad. What I like most about the drum pad is when you are playing on expert mode it actually feels like you are playing drums. Or at least the drum pad is more realistic to drums compared to the guitar controller. Which is basically just a five button controller held on its side to resemble a guitar. In this way Rock band is expanding on this new music based video game craze.

After playing for several hours I realized I had never been more addicted to a video game. I thought about why the game was so fun an realized it has a lot to do with the community that surrounds the game. The game can be played single player but is the most fun played with four people. When there is more than one person playing the game is not only more challenging but also much more dynamic. If one person in the group is not doing well other members can "save" them from death and bring them back to life. There is also a bit of showing off in this game which is another thing that makes it so fun. Everyone wants to show off how well they can do on a particular song on a particular difficulty and compare it to how well their friends do.

What we are looking for in a game log entry, but next time please submit it on time so we don't dock points off.

-Theodore R (Grader)