Earlier today, Harmonix announced a new game called Rock Band Blitz which will be a downloadable title available later this summer via both the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. With the undeniable decline in the music game genre overall, the developer of the Rock Band franchise is branching out by tackling a single-player arcade game.
“Blitz is a downloadable music game along the lines of Amplitude or Frequency that aims to take the rhythms and melodies from your favorite music and transform them into gaming elements in a flat-out action arcade game. It’s part-beat matching, part pinball, and judging from my playtime, all fast-paced, arcadey fun, especially if you’re a music fan. If you hate music, maybe do something else.”
The most interesting and ingenious aspect of this game is that it will tie in to your existing Rock Band library of music. This means that you can play the majority of the songs you already purchased on day one. While traditionally Rock Band is a party game full of social interaction, this new game will be a single player experience where you can run your scores up and check out the leaderboards to see how you rank against your friends. Given the addictive nature of other online social games, this seems to be a smart move, but is it enough to keep the music genre going?
Check out the Launch Trailer below and let us know what you think.
