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Rock Band Unplugged Review

One of the main problems I find with this game is that you don’t have the option to stick with one single instrument.  That should have crossed the creators’ minds when making this game.  But while it doesn’t have that function, the ability to use external devices, nor any form of multiplayer, It does have a great track list.  41 different songs, each of them a crystal clear Master recording that sounds as good with a decent set of headphones as the console version.  The look of the game is almost perfect as well.  The game simply pops with visuals.

Any fan of the console version is going to enjoy this one, although the obvious drawbacks may make some of them think twice.  Big time decision maker in this one is the lack of multiplayer gameplay, which is one of the big things about the original.  Why wouldn’t they include that?  A plus is that even though the included songs are relatively common tracks from the original version of the game, there will soon be songs in the Playstation Store to download and add.  My only hope is that in the next version (assuming there is a next one) that they bring in some multiplayer so we can play online.  I say again, why wouldn’t they?

REPORT CARD : Rock Band Unplugged (PSP)
category rating comments
Creativity 4 Band games are pretty much all the same, but it took some creativity to make this a playable experience on the PSP
Graphics 5 Totally “feels” like Rock Band.  Graphics are actually really good for PSP
Sound 5 The soundtrack is great.  Tracks fade and pan, and actually critical to the playability of this game.
Longevity 3 The new control scheme can take a while to re-master.  No multiplayer… boo!
Fun Factor 4 Really fun, but not the exact  same experience as playing “real” instrument controllers.
FINAL VERDICT: 4 out of 5 stars
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