iPod Rhythm Games

Freezepop - Get Ready 2 Rokk (For Those About 2 Rokk Mix) Freezepop iPod Applications http://weheartmus... Guess what? I have an iPod Touch Second Generation. I love it. I mostly use it for an internet de...

Certainly Guitar Hero is a cultural phenomenon. Every young person I know have these games and they are really into it too.

Somewhere along the line, the franchise was split between Neversoft (who continued the brand with Guitar Hero III) and Harmonix Music Systems (who went on to develop Rock Band).

It's no secret that I'm terrible that these rhythm games (I have no rhythm!) and don't own any for the PS3 or XBox. I am pretty sure there is a PC version, but who wants to play Guitar Hero on the computer ? It's more of a social game (and I'm anti-social).

The game have done amazingly well, earning over one billion dollars since its inception in 2005, and have made unknown bands like Freezepop into house-hold names. Established bands, like Aerosmith, are recognizing (and cashing in) on the popularity of the game.

Personally, due to declining music sales, that it's smart money to get into these games bright and early.

Below are four games dealing with music and rhythm on the iPhone/iPod Touch.

GUITAR ROCK TOUR gameloft.com ♥ itunes.apple.com Guitar Rock Tour This is actually more challenging than it looks. The four buttons at the bottom of the screen is really small, so fat-fingers people will have a hard time with this game... but for most people, playing this on medium will unlock all the songs for you. There are two play mode: guitar (4 buttons) and drums (bass, drum, and symba). Although only three buttons, the drum play is actually really hard. PRICE: $4.99 (Currently) PROS: The storyboard and 3D animations are really fun and professional. The music are well-known, popular songs like "Beat It" and "What's My Age Again". CONS: All of the songs are covers (the cover artists aren't even listed in their credits!) It's also really quick, with touring a few cities and countries before the game ends. I wish they had a landscape mode :/

TAP TAP REVENGE tapulous.com ♥ itunes.apple.com Tap Tap Revenge Obviously stolen the idea and game play from Guitar Hero. There are only three buttons and it's really easy. There are two spin-off games: Tap Tap Revenge: Nine Inch Nails Edition and Tap Tap Dance. The spin-off games costs $5 each, but I haven't felt compel to actually pay money to play 10 or so songs. Perhaps if it was a band I was really into, nothing against Trent Reznor, but perhaps if I could upload my own songs - I would be willing to pay $5 for the game. Back to the original version, this is actually a really great deal. No iPhone should be without it. PRICE: Free PROS: Unlike their paid version, you can download additional new songs, which Tapulous have released per week. The latest few releases includes Daft Punk's "Technologic" and Kaiser Chief's "Good Days Bad Days". CONS: There are a lot of awful/unknown songs on their playlist. The best song to play to is Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold", which is saying a lot for the buxom beauty.

DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION LIGHT konami.net ♥ itunes.apple.com Dance Dance Revolution DDR have been a 'revolution' since its days from Japan ala 1998. The demo version of their game (the full version is still not available), shows that it hasn't changed much in its four directional tap on the iPod. The demo only has one song and it's really hard. PRICE: Free PROS: Graphics are cute, song is catchy - although in Japanese. CONS: One song, and it's way too hard. You can cheat by tapping all four direction and it will get you a passing grade.

AERO GUITAR FREE yudo-aero.com ♥ itunes.apple.com Aero Guitar Free There is a paid version, but after playing the demo, there wasn't any compelling reason for me to pay for the actual product. The game is played by tapping, flipping, and shaking, and generally really easy to pick up and learn. PRICE: Free PROS: By adding the shaking and flipping, it adds new elements in the game. CONS: Graphics are very amateurish. It's not cute... it just looks crowded and messy, like it was designed by some kid in high school (which it probably is).

 02/08/2009 23:47:40 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥podcast.weheartmusic.com♥news.weheartmusic.com