Top 10 Music GamesPosted by admin on January 5th, 2011

10. Guitar Hero Aerosmith

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is a music video game developed by Neversoft and distributed by Activision. It was released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, with a Wii version developed by Vicarious Visions, a PlayStation 2 version by Budcat Creations and with a PC and Mac version by Aspyr Media. The game was released on June 26, 2008 in Europe, on June 29, 2008 in North America, and on August 6, 2008 in Australia. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith sold as both a bundle with a specially designed guitar controller as well as a game-only package.

The game is considered an expansion in the Guitar Hero series, extending upon the general features of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. As with other games in the series, the player uses a guitar-shaped controller to simulate the playing of rock music by playing in-time to scrolling notes on-screen. It is the first game in the series to primarily focus on the work of one rock band, with Aerosmith songs comprising approximately 60% of the soundtrack, while the remaining songs are from bands that have been influenced by or opened for Aerosmith.

The single player Career mode allows the player to follow the history of the band through several real-world-inspired venues, interspersed with interviews from the band members about their past. Aerosmith re-recorded four songs for this game, and have participated in a motion capture session to create their in-game appearances. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is the final installment of the series to only feature guitar and bass as possible instrument choices. The next entry (Guitar Hero World Tour) would introduce other roles to create a full band experience. -Wikipedia.org

9. Guitar Hero Metallica

Guitar Hero: Metallica is a music video game developed by Neversoft and distributed by Activision. The game was released in North America on the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 on March 29, 2009 and on PlayStation 2 on April 14, 2009, with a European release in May 2009. Guitar Hero: Metallica is the second game of the Guitar Hero series to focus on the career and songs of one band following Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. The game is based on Guitar Hero World Tour, with support for lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals. The game has many of the same features from World Tour, including single-player and band Career modes, online competitive modes, and the ability to create and share songs through “GHTunes”.

In addition to the normal difficulty levels presented in Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Metallica provides an “Expert+” difficulty for drums that allows the use of a second bass drum pedal to match the drumming style of Metallica’s Lars Ulrich. The game features 28 master recordings spanning Metallica’s career and an additional 21 songs selected by members of Metallica. The band performed extensive motion capture for the game for their in-game avatars and performances. The game includes several extras including behind-the-scenes videos of the motion capture sessions, tour and concert videos of the band, and Pop-Up Video-like facts for many of the songs on the game disc. -Wikipedia.org

8. Guitar Hero World Tour

Guitar Hero World Tour (initially referred to as Guitar Hero IV or Guitar Hero IV: World Tour) is a music video game developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision. It is the fourth main entry in the Guitar Hero series. The game was launched in North America in October 2008 for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles, and a month later for Europe and Australia.

A version of World Tour for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh was later released. While the game continues to feature the use of a guitar-shaped controller to simulate the playing of rock music, Guitar Hero World Tour is the first game in the Guitar Hero series to feature drum and microphone controllers for percussion and vocal parts, similar in manner to the competing Rock Band series of games. The game allows users to create new songs through the “Music Studio” mode, which can then be uploaded and shared through a service known as “GHTunes”. -Wikipedia.org

7. Rock Band

Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was released in the U.S. on December 18, 2007. The game was released in Canada for the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 on December 22, 2007 and for the PlayStation 2 on January 2, 2008. It was released in parts of Europe on the PS3, 360 and Wii on May 23, 2008 while the PS2 version was released on September 22.

Rock Band allows up to four players to simulate the performance of popular rock music songs by playing with controllers modeled after musical instruments. Players can play the lead guitar, bass guitar, and drums parts to songs with “instrument controllers”, as well as sing through a USB microphone. Players are scored on their ability to match scrolling musical “notes” while playing instruments, or by their ability to match the singer’s pitch on vocals. Players with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions can interact through both online and offline multiplayer capabilities. In addition to the 58 core songs included on the game disc, over 1000 downloadable songs have been released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii versions, with more added each week. -Wikipedia.org

6. Guitar Hero 2

Guitar Hero II is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane. It is the second installment in the Guitar Hero series and is the sequel to Guitar Hero. It was first released for the PlayStation 2 in November 2006 and then for the Xbox 360 in April 2007, with additional content not originally in the PlayStation 2 version. Like in the original Guitar Hero, the player uses a guitar-shaped peripheral to simulate playing rock music as notes scroll towards the player.

Most of the gameplay from the original game remains intact, but the new controller, with electronics designed primarily by Jack McCauley, provides new modes and note combinations. The game features more than 40 popular licensed songs, many of them cover versions recorded for the game, spanning five decades (from the 1960s to the 2000s). The PlayStation 2 version of Guitar Hero II can be purchased individually or in a bundle that packages the game with a cherry red Gibson SG guitar controller. The Xbox 360 version of the game is offered in a bundle that packages the game with a white Gibson X-Plorer guitar controller. Both of these controllers are wired, but RedOctane also sells a wireless controller for the PlayStation 2. -Wikipedia.org

5. Guitar Hero 5

Guitar Hero 5 is a music video game and the fifth main entry in the Guitar Hero series. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision, and released internationally in September 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, 3 and Wii consoles. Similar to the preceding title, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero 5 is geared towards playing in a four-person band experience, including lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals. The game is available as a standalone title, allowing players to use existing compatible instrument controllers, and as a bundle that provides these controllers.

Guitar Hero 5 adds several new features, such as drop-in/drop-out play, bands composed of any combination of available instruments, a Rockfest competitive mode consisting of several various scoring mechanisms, and both song-specific and general Challenges to unlock new avatars, clothing, and other extras in the game. Many of these changes were added to make the game a more social experience, allowing players across a range of skill levels to be able to play cooperatively and competitively against each other both locally and online. -Wikipedia.org

4. Guitar Hero

Guitar Hero is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the first entry in the Guitar Hero series. Guitar Hero was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, April 7, 2006 in Europe and June 15, 2006 in Australia. The game’s development was a result of collaboration between RedOctane and Harmonix to bring a GuitarFreaks-like game to America. The game features a guitar-shaped controller (resembling a miniature Gibson SG) that the player uses to simulate playing rock music.

The gameplay is similar to GuitarFreaks, in that the player presses buttons on the guitar controller in time with musical notes that scroll on the game screen. The game features covers of 30 popular rock songs spanning five decades of rock, from the 1960s up through 2005, in addition to bonus tracks. Guitar Hero became a surprise hit, earning critical acclaim and winning many awards from major video game publications, and was considered one of the most influential games of the first decade of the 21st century. The game’s success launched the Guitar Hero franchise, which has earned more than one billion dollars in sales, spawning several sequels, expansions, and other game-related products. -Wikipedia.org

3. The Beatles: Rock Band

The Beatles: Rock Band is a 2009 music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the third major console release in the Rock Band music video game series, in which players can simulate the playing of rock music by using controllers shaped like musical instruments. The Beatles: Rock

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Get Informed By Computer Games MagazinesPosted by admin on January 3rd, 2011

Most of the people say that reading or buying computer games magazine will give you a much needed edge in your hobby asa a gamer. Honestly, I think that it’s not true. I believe that I have already read all computer games magazine out there that I can find, including very many magazines on technology as well.

For me, the real thrilling part of computer games magazines’s the fact that you are able to slaver over all the newest games and current technologies before anyone else has the chance to even see it. For me, it’s what I like to call a very unique thrill. Definitely, it is a thrill for me that is so difficult to describe to a person who isn’t interested and keen on computer games magazines. I know this for a fact, primarily because my very own girlfriend finds no fascination at all with my obsession with computer games magazines. My girlfriend play some games on the computer, but she does not take any of them too seriously. She laughed at me so hard the very first time my girlfrend saw my new computer games magazine. But then again, I have always saw her to be a little bit snobby. She said that she could not understand my fascination with these things, thinking that they are a huge waste of time.

The truth is that, however, if you take gaming very serioously like I do, you should make a hobby out with computer games magazines. Whenever I come home after a long and hard day at the office, I don’t immediately switch on the TV because I would much rather go to the computer. Whenever I feel that I like to thumb through something at the bathroom or while I wait at the doctor’s office, I am not one of those who leafs through a Sports Illustrate magazine or watch the local news. Instead, I look through magazines for PC games. Because what it ultimately boils down to is that there is nothing really that you have to understand. This fascination of mind simply comes from the fact that I so love computer games. I cannot get enough of playing games on the computer. So, I enjoy so much reading about this topic too.

However, I am not ready to make that claims that Steve, my friend, makes. Steve says that he finds it silly that I believe that reading computer games magazine would make one a better player. I do not believe him because in fact, he is the worst at playing computer games. I think Steve says these things because he is among those people who just likes to say stuff for the attention. I know that personally I also made some pretty crazy claims in my life. But then again, I do apprecriate the fact that my friends call my attention when this happens. At the end of the day, you just do what you like to do. For me, it’s reading computer magazines.

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Online Games Are Not Only Meant For ChildrenPosted by admin on January 1st, 2011

Usually there is a correlation in one’s mind between children and games. In the past, our youth has been directly related to the concept of playing games. Games used to be known as childish or immature ways to pass the time; however, online games have changed the entire way games are perceived, giving them a more inclusive edge that embraces the satisfaction of people branching from all age groups. At your initial thought, games might help to bring back a childish form of entertainment that you embraced while growing up. Whether you used to stay up late on weekends playing Pac Man, or you used to challenge your parents on a daily basis playing Go Fish, you can now get the same, amusing experience you had as a child, but on a much more age appropriate, virtual level.

Due to the internet and the incredibly huge impact it has had on our contemporary society, the entire sphere of online games has opened doors for people of various age groups. Children and elders alike are coming across online games websites that incorporate genres of games that fit their desires and amusement levels perfectly, regardless of age, skill, or maturity level. When you take it upon yourself to play free games on the internet, one of the most intriguing factors that will leave you coming back for more is the fact that everything is entirely free and since there is such an inclusive amount of games, from all categories available, age poses no limitations whatsoever on your ability to enjoy free and fun sources of entertainment.

With so many people turning to online games websites for hobbies and personal pastimes, one might wonder which categories of games are most appealing to those looking to play free games. Seeing that numerous websites offer well over ten thousand free games, it can be overwhelming to try to get a taste of every game on the web, but it can be fun exploring a few games from a number of different categories to find out which types of games are most appealing to you. One of the most commonly accessed categories of online games for adults to access is shooting games. With a higher level of maturity, shooting games are ideal when it comes to building upon human interaction, presenting you with realistic maps and scenarios, and brushing up on levels of skill development that can increase accuracy in real life shooting skills. People who play free games in the shooting genre tend to enjoy the solo missions as well as excursions that involve multiplayer competitions and battling for high scores. No matter what aspect it is that draws you into shooting games, it is undeniable that this category appeals to far more than just children.

Fighting games are also popular online games to play amongst adults looking for entertainment. Being able to engage in these creative games from a first hand perspective can offer a level of realism and even give a grotesque edge to the realistic realm of fighting. People from all ends of the earth love to congregate to play free fighting games against one another and mind blowing, realistic fighting matches that truly get their adrenaline pumping. Essentially, the intriguing graphics, combined with the intricate skill levels of these games help to prove that online games are geared not only to children, but to teens and adults alike.

Online games bring a lot to the table when it comes to entertaining adults through their ability to play free games.