Topic: THQ to Release Band Mashups for Wii in April

[Les Thomas]

Rhythm/action game will give the Remote a workout.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=15244

 THQ's Band Mashups™ Bringing Musical Warfare to Wii™ in April 2008    

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2008--THQ Inc. today announced Band Mashups™ is scheduled to bring the ultimate band battle to Wii™ in April 2008. Featuring 150 tracks and five distinct musical styles: rock, funk/hip-hop, country, marching band and Latin, Band Mashups combines fast-paced combat with customizable bands in the fight for musical supremacy, fully utilizing the Wii Remote™ controller's highly intuitive control scheme to deliver a unique game-play experience.    

"Band Mashups takes an innovative approach to the rhythm/action genre by blending music and combat in the ultimate battle of the bands," said Randy Shoemaker, global brand director, THQ. "Using a rhythm based game-play mechanic, the game delivers 70 over-the-top musical weapons and utilizes the Wii Remote's functionality to deliver a completely original musical combat experience. Fighting with a sniper violin or flamethrower guitar is something gamers should definitely look forward to."    

About Band Mashups    

Band Mashups is the first time a musical "mashup" game has been delivered on Wii, allowing players to battle it out with their preferred musical style. Band Mashups features both an exciting two player versus mode and an extensive single-player campaign where players take on the role of one of eleven bands trying to topple the nefarious big boss Mr. Hong and take control of the faraway city of New Cadenza. Band Mashups introduces the innovative concept of "music switching," putting the player winning the battle in control of the style of music both players hear. When an opponent turns the tide of battle, the music changes as well, switching between different music styles. Band Mashups features 30 classic and modern chart-topping hits from over the last four decades, all of which have been recorded in five different styles - (rock, funk/hip-hop, country, Latin and marching band) - for the game, resulting in a total of 150 unique, playable recordings.

[ShyGuy]

The familar music done in a new genre thing is clever, but I don't like music games. I can't even clap in rhythm.

[Kairon]

Man, April? This is like, a surprise attack on my wallet. UNFAIR!

[shammack]

This actually looks like it could be pretty cool, but I hope the Wiimote controls work better than those bell-ringing minigames in Zack and Wiki.

[darknight06]

Unless somehow the game goes incredibly wrong, I'm buying.