Rock Band Reloaded Explained

Rock Band Reloaded
Developer:EA Montreal
Publisher:EA Mobile
Series:Rock Band
Released:December 2, 2010
Genre:Rhythm
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer
Platforms:iOS

Rock Band Reloaded was a 2010 rhythm game developed by EA Montreal and published by EA Mobile for the iOS. Part of the Rock Band series, it is third game in the series to be released for mobile devices, following Rock Band Mobile (2009) and Rock Band (2009).

Gameplay was similar to other Rock Band series games, but controlled without instrument controllers, and instead with the iOS-device's multi-touch display, microphone, and built-in accelerometer. The game featured multiplayer support over Bluetooth and local Wi-Fi.

A total of thirty songs appeared in the game, and extra songs are available as purchasable downloadable content.

On July 31, 2012, due to an expiring contract with Rock Band main developer Harmonix, the game was removed from the App Store.

Gameplay

Rock Band Reloaded uses many gameplay features found in previous games. As before, the player has a choice between Guitar, Bass, Drums, and Vocals on four different difficulties (Easy, Normal, Hard and Expert). Main gameplay includes hitting scrolling notes as they come toward the player. In addition to the standard quickplay, the game has a tour mode as well, allowing the player to venture from city to city and perform concerts. However, unlike its predecessor, Rock Band Reloaded comes with a new vocal recognition mode, effectively duplicating the microphone found in console versions of the game. The game also features a multiplayer mode, and the ability to connect with Facebook to see your friends' scores and post achievements.[1] [2]

Soundtrack

Included Playlist

Song titleArtistDecadeGenre
"A-Punk"Vampire Weekend2000sRock
"Bodies"Drowning Pool2000sNu-Metal
"Call Me When You're Sober"Evanescence2000sNu-Metal
"Heartbreaker"Pat Benatar1970sClassic Rock
"Hella Good"No Doubt2000sPop/Rock
"Hungry Like the Wolf"Duran Duran1980sPop/Rock
"In Bloom"Nirvana1990sGrunge
"Kryptonite"3 Doors Down2000sRock
"Peace Sells"Megadeth1980sMetal
"Remedy"Seether2000sMetal
"Rock'n Me"Steve Miller Band1970sClassic Rock
"So What'cha Want"Beastie Boys1990sRock
"The Perfect Drug"Nine Inch Nails1990sRock
"White Wedding (Part 1)"Billy Idol1980sRock
"Your Decision"Alice in Chains2000sGrunge

Free Downloads

Song titleArtistDecadeGenre
"Day Late, Dollar Short"The Acro-Brats2000sRock
"Blood Doll"Anarchy Club2000sMetal
"Get Clean"Anarchy Club2000sMetal
"Night Lies"Bang Camaro2000sRock
"Pleasure (Pleasure)"Bang Camaro2000sRock
"Whatever Happened To You"Cate Sparks2000sPop/Rock
"Can't Let Go"Death of the Cool2000sRock
"I Get By"Honest Bob and the Factory to Dealer Incentives2000sIndie Rock
"Entangled"Honest Bob and the Factory to Dealer Incentives2000sIndie Rock
"Am I Crazy"Little Fish2010sIndie Rock
"A Jagged Gorgeous Winter"The Main Drag2000sIndie Rock
"Megasus"Megasus2000sMetal
"Wake Up"MeTalkPretty2000sIndie Rock
"Dearest (I'm So Sorry)"Picture Me Broken2000sIndie Rock
"Seven"Tijuana Sweetheart2000sIndie Rock
"Disengage"Suicide Silence2000sMetal
"Outside"Tribe1990sRock

Premium Downloads

Song titleArtistDecadeGenre
"Dirty Little Secret"The All American Rejects2000sRock
"Real World"The All American Rejects2000sRock
"Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You"Billy Squier1980sRock
"What's My Age Again"Blink-1821990sPunk
"Adam's Song"Blink-1822000sPunk
"Drunken Lullabies"Flogging Molly2000sPunk
"Requiem For A Dying Song"Flogging Molly2000sPunk
"Underneath It All"No Doubt2000sPop
"Don't Speak"No Doubt1990sRock
"Blue Christmas"The Pretenders1980sRock
"Mean Woman Blues"Roy Orbison1960sRock
"You Got It"Roy Orbison1980sRock
"Never Let You Go '09"Third Eye Blind2000sRock
"Semi-Charmed Life '09"Third Eye Blind2000sRock

Result of EA's licensing agreement with Harmonix ending

"EA's licensing agreement with Harmonix ended and as a result, EA discontinued downloads of Rock Band iOS and Rock Band Reloaded iOS on the App Store. If you own a Rock Band game on your iOS device, you can play it, but you cannot purchase new songs after July 31, 2012. You can access your previously purchased songs."[3]

Reception

Rock Band Reloaded received mostly positive reviews, scoring a 7.5 on IGN.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20101210222253/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/113/1137287p1.html IGN
  2. Web site: ROCK BAND Reloaded for iPad for iPhone/iPod – GameSpot . www.gamespot.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110628221312/http://www.gamespot.com/iphone/puzzle/rockbandreloadedhd/index.html?tag=similargames%3Bimg%3B1 . 2011-06-28.
  3. Web site: Rock Band Help.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20101212023827/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/113/1138706p1.html IGN