Rock Band Unplugged
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About the Game
With Rock Band Unplugged , Harmonix' music series comes to a handheld platform for the first time. Based on the same gameplay concept of hitting scrolling notes on screen in time with the music, Unplugged adapts the concept for play via buttons instead of instrument controllers while retaining most playing modes and options present in Rock Band and Rock Band 2 . The main playing mode is Tour mode, in which players create a band and tour through cities, playing setlists to gain fans, money and stars, unlocking new songs and venues in the process.
Story & Setting
During solos, the track in question is automatically selected and the solo must be played in full, with phrases or switching not applying for its duration.
Gameplay & Core Systems
When playing a song, players control all four tracks: bass, drums, vocals and guitar. The four tracks are displayed side-by-side and can be moved between at will. Each consists of four note tracks, mapped to buttons on the left and right of the display. Completing a phrase increases the score multiplier and takes the pressure off players since not all tracks are in need of playing at the same time. To bring back failed instruments, the other instruments can employ Overdrive, which works the same way as in other games in the series: when a series of bright notes is hit, the Overdrive meter increases until it can be activated at the press of a button, increasing the score multiplier and bringing back bandmates.
Standout Features
- Money can be spent to hire staff and outfit the band members in the in-game store.
- Unlocked songs can be played in Quick Play mode without the need to create a band.
- Failing phrases however can cause an instrument track to fail out and the performance to fail altogether in the end.
- In Band Survival Mode, the crowd meter will continually drop for tracks not currently played.
- In Warmup mode, only the currently played track is of interest and can lead to failure if not enough notes are hit.
- A major part of the experience is 41 licensed tracks (all master recordings) on-disc, most of which are re-used from the earlier games in the series.
Modes & Ways to Play
Additional playing modes are available from sub-menus: in both, phrases do not appear. Additional options in the menu allow the unlocking of all songs, disabling solos and a never-fail mode.
Player support includes Infrastructure.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Rock Band Unplugged | PlayStation Portable | PSP.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | MTV Games | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Backbone Emeryville | United States | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Secret 6, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Download | PSP | MobyGames |
| Media Type | UMD | PSP | MobyGames |
| Screen Orientation | Landscape | PSP | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Options | Infrastructure | PSP | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1 Player | PSP | MobyGames |
| Genre | Other | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Teen | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Backbone Entertainment | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Music | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-09 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2009-06-19 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2009-06-09 | North America | PriceCharting |
| June 9, 2009 | North America | PriceCharting |
| June 19, 2009 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC-A | 014633192476 | United States | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | ULUS-10418 | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 72368524 | United States | MobyGames |
| upc | 014633192476 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B0026IZU68 | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 72368524 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 014633363142 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 5030930075217 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5030930075217 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
