Am I just paranoid, or is Green Day: Rock Band still a good game despite its singular band focus? http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/reviewArt.cfm?artid=23235 If you're not a fan of Green Day, then there's no reason to rush out and buy Green Day: Rock Band, which contains 47 songs from the band that span 16 years. However, if you've ever liked the band, specifically the albums Dookie, American Idiot, and/or 21st Century Breakdown, then this game is fantastic. The songs are interesting to play, and there is a good amount of variety in the song styles from the band's punk beginnings to their recent rock opera tracks.
The presentation doesn't quite match the beauty of The Beatles: Rock Band, but it's good in its own right. The entire game features a Green Day influence, as the loading screens and menus are filled with references to them. Each of the three venues represents a different part of Green Day's career, and the band is stylized to represent how they looked during each era. They wear the black shirt and red ties from American Idiot, and look like a couple of young punks while playing in the mid-90s venue. Each song in the game is individually animated, providing an awesome effect that makes the game's presentation even more unique.
Playing through the Career mode will unlock photos and videos, which serve as the game's unlockables. The photos disappointingly have no explanation. So while there is a treasure trove of Green Day photos, you have no idea where the picture was taken, what they're doing, etc. Conversely, in The Beatles: Rock Band, each photo had a bit of trivia and information about the band and the photo, which was extremely interesting. The videos are mostly live footage, which is cool if only to compare the footage with how the in-game characters are animated.
Unfortunately, you cannot export the set list to other Rock Band games in the Wii version like you can in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, so the only way to play these tracks is with the Green Day: Rock Band disc.
Green Day: Rock Band is a well-presented game, but unless you're a Rock Band junkie or a die-hard fan of the band there isn't much of a reason to pick it up. Still, it's tough to deny the game's merits even if you don't care for the subject matter.
Pros:
Great presentation Songs are fun to play Cons: Can't export songs to other Rock Band games Will really only appeal to fans of the band Primarily focused on three of Green Day's eight albums Graphics: 8.5 The stylized graphics are unique and visually appealing. The presentation is also great.
Sound: 8.0 While the set list doesn't span the entirety of Green Day's career, it does hit upon their three biggest albums and a few popular songs in between. The music quality is, like most recent rhythm games, great.
Control: 9.0 With support for all Rock Band instruments and almost all other third-party instruments, Green Day: Rock Band is compatible with almost every relevant controller on Wii. There are no major control snafus, and the game controls just as crisply as every other Rock Band title.
Gameplay: 8.0 It doesn't bring anything new to the series, but the songs are fun to play and have enough variety to not get repetitive.
Lastability: 6.0
The 47 songs will be over before you know it, and since you can't export the set list, there's nothing else to do with them. There are six other Green Day songs from 21st Century Breakdown that you can download, but other than that, there is no DLC for this title.
Final: 8.0
Green Day: Rock Band is great gameĀ
if you like Green Day. It's a quality title regardless, but there's no reason for people who don't care for the band to give the game a look. However, if you have a fondness for the band you should pick this game up, because it's definitely a fun rhythm game in its own right.
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