One of the complaints about Guitar Hero and Rock Band that seems to be constant is that gamers should just put down the plastic controllers and pick up a real instrument. After all, if you put those ...

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There’s a beautiful little touch in Spin Rhythm XD. Occasionally, you’ll be asked to just wildly spin the game’s onscreen controller - a two-tone disc responsible for playing almost all of the game’s ...

Not everyone is blessed with musical talent. But that’s OK, because technology can make up for what we lack. I just tried out a digital guitar that made me feel like a virtuoso despite having no ...

Admit it: During its heyday, you practiced Guitar Hero and Rock Band to show off at parties. The music rhythm games — loaded with classic rock anthems you now drunkenly sing with cover bands playing ...

“Band Hero” is Activision’s attempt to bring the experience (and profitability!) of full-band plastic instrument games to the Nintendo DS. “Band Hero” is also a bad idea for a game to its very core.