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Get ready for some Hendrix-induced plastic button mashing carpal tunnel
Some people have begun to declare that rhythm-based video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band are on the way out.
And while it’s no doubt true that they aren’t nearly as popular as they were just a few short years ago (market supersaturation surely hasn’t helped; LEGO Rock Band, seriously?) I can attest that they still offer that same fun experience most people remember about them. Getting two or three buddies together for a night of rocking out with plastic instruments is still a pretty enjoyable evening in my book.
The latest trend in this genre has been the artist-specific titles, like Guitar Hero: Metallica and The Beatles: Rock Band. Well, now Jimi Hendrix, the iconic “guitar hero” himself, will be getting his own pixelated avatar and game this year.
This news comes from Hendrix’s stepsister, Janie Hendrix, who controls Jimi’s estate. She said the Hendrix game will be a Rock Band title and it will be released by the end of this year (my guess would be around Christmas).
Hendrix has music that was made for games like this – classic grooves, killer solos.
It’s also a bit funny that Rock Band managed to land Hendrix, since Guitar Hero has always included the character Xavier Stone (pictured), who in his later incarnations was definitely a Hendrix doppelganger.
-Sam
Green Day Video Game
Well, it’s not long before all of our favorite artists start appearing in the Rock Band game.
…and Green Day is the latest artist to jump on the trendy game.
The Green Day version will be released in to stores some time in 2010, but no formal release or track listening has been given just yet. . Players will be able to pick a band member and play as such. You know the deal; don’t act like you don’t.
Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong did have quite the quote, though, about the Green Day version of the game:
“We want people to fire this up, choose their favorite Green Day tracks, and play along with us as Rock Band avatars so they can feel what it’s like to perform on stage as Green Day.”