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Rock Revolution

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Rock Revolution
38
5.0 User Score:

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.

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...

70

Game Informer

Rock Revolution is exactly what you’d expect from the music game genre, assuming the last three years never happened.

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65

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]

64

3DJuegos

Rock Revolution is basically what you’d expect from a musical game at medium level.

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52

Planet Xbox 360

Rock Revolution is a disaster.

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50

Gamer 2.0

On the whole, Rock Revolution just falls short on every level.

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46

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.

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46

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.

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45

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.

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40

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.

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40

Cynamite

Rock Revolution just isn’t fun. Guitar Hero and Rock Band are way better.

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40

G4 TV

Its fundamental flaws and dearth of good music makes this also-ran even more pointless.

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40

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.

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40

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.

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40

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.

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35

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.

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30

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).

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30

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]

30

X360 Magazine UK

Cheap, bland, and pretty much tasteless, like that value-brand white block that claims its chicken. [Issue#43, p.94]

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30

Official Xbox Magazine UK

More revolting than it is a revolution. [May 2009, p.87]

30

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.

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30

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.

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30

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.

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30

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.

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30

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.

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30

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.

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30

Teletext GameCentral

A music game so bad you genuinely feel pity for Konami. Just stick to Guitar Hero or Rock Band.

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20

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.

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14

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.

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