Rock Band: The Next Great Franchise - Page 24

Originally Posted by DaverJ

Here's what I did... cost $15 + $6 shipping on eBay and got it in 2 days.

Here's the pedal after adding two layers of self-adhesive felt to the metal... nice and comfy!

Originally Posted by Makomachine

Interstate Love Song is a buy for me - need to listen to the others, although I'm not a big fan of Iron Maiden...

Originally Posted by Kess

I started with Medium. In each city, I aimed first to get 4 stars for each song, skipping through any songs I didn't get 4 on. At the end of that city's song-list (5-6 songs, however many there are) I would then go back to any songs I didn't get 4 stars on.

Then I would move on to the next city's song list. And try and get 4 stars again.

After getting 4-stars on everything, I went back and tried for 5 stars, using the same process. I found that by the time you got to end of the cities, going back to the start for 5 stars made it seem a lot easier.

Repeat the process for moving up a level. (To hard in my case - where I'm currently half-way through for both guitar and drums.)

Originally Posted by Bryan_P

Is there any indication of how many points you need?

And guys, are the smaller notes on guitar like the hammer-ons in GH? That's what they seem like to me, but the hammer-on/pull-offs are either much harder to do in RB or the smaller notes are not what I think they are.

The cutoffs will be figured out by 5* cutoffs multiplied by 1.45. Submit either 5* cutoffs or gold star cutoffs to help.
for information on why it's multiplied by 1.45, see PeridotWeapon's post on page 2

In the event that an accurate cutoff isn't known but a close range containing the cutoff is known, the average of the upper and lower bounds will be multiplied by 1.45.

For example, Run to the Hills is between 200,000 and 205,000. The average of these numbers is 202,500. This number will be used as the 5* cutoff in calculations until a more accurate number is produced.

Scores in red are unconfirmed.
Scores in gold are confirmed.
Scores in orange are confirmed to within 100 points.
Numbers in italics are the spread between the lowest gold star score and the highest 5* (non-gold) score.
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Amsterdam

Say It Ain't So: ~111,525 (>111,050) 475
Creep: ~134,800 (>134,225) 575
I Think I'm Paranoid: ~141,650 (>140,650) 1,000
Wanted Dead or Alive: ~123,675 (>123,150) 525
In Bloom: ~181,550 (>181,100) 450

London

Gimme Shelter: ~185,550 (>185,050) 500
Wave of Mutilation: ~99,800 (>99,425) 375
Celebrity Skin: ~125,062 (>124,395) 667
Mississippi Queen: 106,926 (>106,851) 75
Here It Goes Again: ~130,486 (>129,935) 551

Paris

Suffragette City: ~183,425 (>182,400) 1,025
Main Offender: ~99,700 (>99,200) 500
Maps: ~190,000 (>188,625) 1,375
Reptilia: ~180,450 (>174,625) 5,825
Epic: 210,500 (>210,400) 100

Berlin

Blitzkrieg Bop: ~128,000 (>127,425) 575
Should I Stay or Should I Go: ~128,125 (>126,550) 1,575
Learn to Fly: ~163,875 (>161,875) 2,000
Black Hole Sun: ~144,021 (>142,935) 1,086
The Hand That Feeds: ~149,305 (>148,220) 1,085

Stockholm

Sabotage: ~92,175 (>90,950) 1,225
Paranoid: ~139,453 (>138,269) 1,184
Dani California: ~195,100 (>194,325) 775
Orange Crush: ~227,251 (>224,875) 2,376
Are You Gonna Be My Girl: ~129,925 (>125,600) 4,325

Chicago

Welcome Home: ~230,293 (>228,193) 2,100
Vasoline: 135,974 (>135,920) 54
Electric Version: ~189,375 (>186,625)
When You Were Young: ~162,575 (>161,650) 925
Green Grass and High Tides: ~442,643 (>438,402) 4,241

New York

Go with the Flow: ~187,675 (>185,025) 2,650
Ballroom Blitz: ~200,000 (>196,950) 3,050
Dead on Arrival: ~167,575(>165,950) 1,625
Train Kept A Rollin': ~255,055 (>238,277)
Detroit Rock City: 200,911 (>198,082) 2,829

Los Angeles

(Don't Fear) The Reaper: ~320,450 (>309,685) 10,765
Cherub Rock: ~232,419 (>229,513) 2,906
Enter Sandman: ~235,025 (>234,225) 800
Highway Star: ~274,525(>253,995)
Foreplay/Long Time: ~301,147 (>297,000) 4,147

Moscow

Next to You: ~164,825 (>157,625) 7,200
Flirtin' with Disaster: ~241,679 (>239,894) 1,785
Tom Sawyer: ~233,255 (>227,625) 5,630
Run to the Hills: ~293,625 (>257,942)
Won't Get Fooled Again: ~375,000 (>344,625) 30,375

Rio de Janeiro

29 Fingers: ~90,750 (>89,300) 1,450
Seven: ~180,562 (>175,875) 4,687
Blood Doll: ~92,975 (>91,375) 1,600
Pleasure (Pleasure): ~132,300 (>131,275) 1,025
Nightmare: ~149,153 (>148,695) 458
I'm So Sick: ~93,000 (>92,050) 950
Time We Had: ~160,000 (>155,300) 4,700
Day Late, Dollar Short: ~178,375 (>176,825) 1,550
Can't Let Go: ~156,383 (>149,235) 7,148
Brainpower: ~97,175 (>95,375) 1,800
I Get By: ~210,850 (>206,425) 4,425
Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld: ~114,814 (>110,471) 4,343
Outside: ~323,000 (>319,175) 3,825

Tokyo

...And Justice for All: ~427,134 (>385,200)
Attack: ~126,000
3's & 7's: ~159,645 (>158,350)
Bang a Gong: ~206,650 (>192,300) 14,350
Blackened: [259,350-???,???]
Brass in Pocket: [???,???-111,900]
Buddy Holly: ~125,775 (>121,325) 4,450
Can't Stand Losing You: [119,325-???,???]
Cherry Bomb: [101,822-???,???]
Dirty Little Secret:
Ever Fallen in Love: ~187,050 (>147,000)
Fortunate Son: ~106,000
Gimme Three Steps: [???,???-???,???]
Hard to Handle: [???,???-???,???]
Heroes: [253,335-???,???]
I Fought the Law: [118,525-???,???]
Joker & The Thief: [139,000-???,???]
Juke Box Hero: [119,400-???,???]
Limelight: [???,???-???,???]
Little Sister: ~158,594 109,375
Moonage Daydream: [137,575-???,???]
Move Along: ~187,000 (>186,000)
My Iron Lung: [151,975-???,???]
My Sharona: [180,075-???,???]
N.I.B.: [153,576-???,???]
Queen Bitch: [156,275-???,???]
Ride the Lightning: [241,550-???,???]
Rockaway Beach: [125,375-???,???]
Roxanne: [107,250-???,???]
Sick, Sick, Sick: [173,325-???,???]
Song with a Mission:
Sweet Leaf: [145,750-???,???]
Synchronicity II: [176,525-???,???]
The Kill:
War Pigs: [130,611-???,???]

The fine folks at Ion Audio are showing off a prototype Rock Band drum set complete with beefier drums and some cymbals out on the CES show floor. Apparently release is pending on customer interest, and there's no word on how much Ion's planning on charging, but we can say with much certainty that we'd jump at a chance to add this kit to the existing Engadget HQ collection of Rock Band paraphernalia.

Just weeks ago, it felt as if the stalemate between Activision and Harmonix would never end. Both companies blamed the other for the lack of compatibility between guitar peripherals for Rock Band and Guitar Hero III. Thankfully, Nyko has come to save the day as it recently announced that it would develop a guitar that's compatible with both games.

Coming in March, Nyko will make available the Front Man wireless guitar. The peripheral will feature a dongle with a switch that must be set for whichever game a budding guitarist is currently playing at the time. The guitar appears to have all the features that are present in the controllers offered by Activision and Harmonix but also promises up to 80 hours of continuous play time using three AA batteries.

We're pretty sure both companies will settle this silly argument at some point in the future, but it sure feels good to know a true solution is only weeks away.

Originally Posted by DaverJ

*drool*

I wish they would have made the yellow cymbal a high hat though... would that have made sense? Not on Run To the Hills, but most songs seem to be yellow=highhat.

My guess it's well above $300 though. This is the lowest end electronic kit I could find.

Originally Posted by Pikasauce

I wonder if this will be backwards-compatible with GH1, GH2, and GH80's PS2 games when played on the PS3?

The full feature list is as follows:

Compatible with Guitar Hero III and Rock Band
Up to 80 hours of continuous play time from three AA batteries
Wireless technology for cordless gaming up to 25 ft. away
Built-in tilt sensor & responsive whammy bar
Bi-directional strum bar
Responsive and durable fret buttons
Interchangeable pick guard for custom look
Unique directional pad design for convenient menu navigation
Effects switch for Rock Band play