Tired of Rock Band and Guitar Hero? You’re Not Alone.

For the first time in two years, video game rock legends are no longer topping the charts. Now outside the top twenty sales list, and with revenues down 50%, the music has changed quite a bit. Which begs the question, do you still rock out on miniaturized, plastic, toy instruments, or have you, like many, moved on to bigger and better things? Guitar Hero 5 is being released in the coming months as well as another new venture in the family named, well, I’ll give you a hint, you’re a hero, but there’s a band. Band Hero, recently previewed in video form (click here for video), hopes to advance the series, but the formula seems entirely too familiar and worn. Read on to learn about what changes we will see in 2009.

Change is in the air though with the advent of Activision’s new DJ Hero. For fans of hip-hop, mashups, and DJ’ing, the title looks promsing with a 2009 release date. The game’s site is filled with flair, and a pair of my beloved Monster Dr. Dre headphones pictured on the home page. In game likenesses of Grandmaster Flash and DJ AM will be ineteresting as well as the style and name brands allotted to your character in game. In game Bape store visits will surely cost you fewer limbs then shooting over to the Busy Workshop. Will this game help save the music game genre? As a DJ, I hope so, because realism aside, it’s about having fun with the game. Share your opinion in the comments, and check out the DJ Hero turntable being spun in Kid Cudi’s “Make Her Say” video.

One Response to “Tired of Rock Band and Guitar Hero? You’re Not Alone.”

1. Doreen Frances Garrett says:

   June 17, 2010 at 2:20 pm

   Amazing! Exactly what I was looking for!