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Rock Revolution
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 28 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Zoe Mode
Genre(s): Music
Players: Multi
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Summary
Release your inner rockstar or allow your friends the privilege of picking up guitar, bass, drums, and microphone peripherals to 40 rock and roll tracks. Online and offline multiplayer, versus, coop and band battle with rehearsal mode and career mode.
Cheat Codes & Hints: Cheat Code Central
Also On The Web: Official Website
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Game Informer
Rock Revolution is exactly what you’d expect from the music game genre, assuming the last three years never happened.
Read Full Review >Pelit (Finland)
A B-movie version of current music games. The setlist is mediocre and all of the performances are covers. The gameplay itself is too punishing on the timing and the way notes scroll directly from top to bottom of the screen is just hard to follow. [June 2009]
3DJuegos
Rock Revolution is basically what you’d expect from a musical game at medium level.
Read Full Review >Team Xbox
You want players to be entertained and you want them to be challenged, but you don’t want them uncomfortable. Unfortunately, Rock Revolution frequently made me uncomfortable.
Read Full Review >ZTGameDomain
Rock Revolution is a bad attempt at cashing in on the genre. It really does nothing to separate itself and actually siphons most of the enjoyment out of playing music games.
Read Full Review >InsideGamer.nl
Konami might stand at the berth of the music genre with games like Beatmania, DDR and Guitar Freaks, but Rock Revolution fails in almost all the aspects that make the Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises so good. It just doesn’t play as well, has fewer options and the soundtrack is mediocre at best. This game just doesn’t cut it with the franchises it desperately tries to be.
Read Full Review >D+PAD Magazine
So Rock Revolution isn’t quite the revolution it claims to be. Quite the opposite, in fact. It’s a game that cuts every corner possible to create a soulless, low-cost venture that happily plays second fiddle to its competitors.
Read Full Review >Cynamite
Rock Revolution just isn’t fun. Guitar Hero and Rock Band are way better.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
Its fundamental flaws and dearth of good music makes this also-ran even more pointless.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
It is quite unfortunate that the company that essentially invented the music genre has produced such a poor title, but Rock Revolution just doesn’t have any redeeming qualities. From the poor music selection to the bad visuals, this game doesn’t stand well on its own, and can’t even be considered good as a supplement to current music titles.
Read Full Review >Variety
Rock Revolution is overly complex where it should be simple and soulless where it should be rich. This revolution has little chance of overthrowing the genre's kings.
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine
Despite its baffling looks, booming resonance, and asymmetrical layout, Rock Revolution’s controller is not actually the game’s biggest problem; it’s Rock Revolution’s note charts and the onscreen icons that make the game so joyless.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
If Rock Revolution came out two or three years ago, it might have been revolutionary, but in 2008, it's not even relevant. Uninspired presentation, a tiny tracklist that includes no master tracks, a complete lack of vocal support, uninteresting gameplay, and a barebones Career mode are just a few of the many ways in with Rock Revolution fails.
Read Full Review >Games Radar (in-house)
Rock Revolution is inferior to its competition in every single possible way. If you absolutely have to try it, we urge you to think of it as a track pack of guitar-only songs for Rock Band or Guitar Hero and buy just the game (instead of the drums-included bundle).
Read Full Review >games(TM)
Even at the bargain-bin price that Rock Revolution is undoubtedly going to hit mere weeks after it is released, the game is an irredeemable waste of time. [Feb 2009, p.114]
X360 Magazine UK
Cheap, bland, and pretty much tasteless, like that value-brand white block that claims its chicken. [Issue#43, p.94]
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine UK
More revolting than it is a revolution. [May 2009, p.87]
GameDaily
Whereas Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour headline the music game genre, Rock Revolution is a scrappy cover band. Its presentation rips off Rock Band's, the scrolling notes are hard to keep up with, the career mode is unsatisfying and the song selection, while decent, is made up of lame cover tracks.
Read Full Review >IGN
Playing Rock Revolution is like getting kicked in the teeth, and not in a rock 'n’ roll way. The cover songs are bad, the gameplay is unintuitive and dull, the options are extremely limited and the drum peripheral is horrid.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer Italy
Rock Revolution is a shame that has nothing to do with giants like Rock Band or Guitar Hero. Cheap price is a value but it's even a statement of the bad work done before launching it on the market. Leave it on shelves.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer Spain
As Mick Jagger said, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction. I've tried it many times, alone and with friends, with an optimistic attitude... but it always ends the same: Rock Revolution does not make me feel anything.
Read Full Review >Vandal Online
If it wasn't for its technical and gameplay problems, Rock Revolution could have been an interesting musical game, with some things to contribute to the genre. But nothing it tries managed to work well; its quality is mediocre at best in music and graphics, and it doesn't offer anything new. Maybe years ago we wouldn't miss more options and content, but its rivals are well ahead. This time Konami has not achieved its purpose.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
For 25 quid, you could hire Richard Blackwood and Daniel Bedingfield for the afternoon and still have change for an egg sandwich, a Panda Pops and the bus to Lewisham Travelodge. You'd have more fun.
Read Full Review >Teletext GameCentral
A music game so bad you genuinely feel pity for Konami. Just stick to Guitar Hero or Rock Band.
Read Full Review >Giant Bomb
Instead of trying to wrap my mind around this troubling cash grab, I'm going to move on and do my best to forget about Rock Revolution. I recommend you do the same.
Read Full Review >Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
Rock Revolution is ruined by its painful visual style, and is nearly unplayable on the higher difficulties. [June 2009, p.83]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 5.0 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Colin J gave it a0:
This game lacks everything it sucks. And worse out of all the bad gameplay is that you have to buy the full 120$-140$ game it sucks don't buy it period.
