Features - The greatest music and rhythm-based videogames

[HEXUS]

We've thought long and hard and now we've made up our minds on the 10 greatest music and rhythmn-based games to have ever graced our consoles.

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[Ferral]

Never got into the rhythm based games. Just recently got a metal dancemat for the PS2 for the daughters birthday and can't get away with it at all. Mind you she loves it.

On the other hand me and he wife have been thinking on getting Guitar Hero for the Wii, should be quite fun

[Steven W]

Never got into the rhythm based games. Just recently got a metal dancemat for the PS2 for the daughters birthday and can't get away with it at all. Mind you she loves it.

On the other hand me and he wife have been thinking on getting Guitar Hero for the Wii, should be quite fun

Not even PaRappa The Rapper! Ah, too late now, that should have been number 1.

[kopite]

Elite Beat agents on the DS Greatest Rythm game in the world EVA!!

[JimmyBoy]

Not even PaRappa The Rapper! Ah, too late now, that should have been number 1.

lol i think so too, still got my copy lurking around somewhere, hardly anyone i know has heard of it though!

i could never get past the cooking level

[Ferral]

I had Parappa on the PSX but never actually played it!

I think Guitar Hero is a good place to start though

[directhex]

been playing a lot of GH3 and DS:U recently. the latter really gets you hot & sweaty

and, for reference, is easier played without trousers.

[Ferral]

Ah so play GH3 Sebastian Bach stylee (Lead singer to Skid Row). Pair of Orange day glo shorts and docs and you are set!

[Whiternoise]

Other classics, to my mind:

Vib Ribbon - PSX/1



You're a rabbit who has to navigate a ribbon (a white line really). You can put your own CD in the playstation and the game will automatically create a track based on the rhythm of the song. There are only four buttons used: up, down, triangle, x and you press one when the corresponding shape comes near. However, you can get complicated shapes using combinations of these - so x and triangle makes a funny zigzaggy pit to somersault over.

Audiosurf - PC via Steam



A new classic, letting you play with your own tunes. Praised for only being 5 quid!

Like elite beat agents, there's also Ouendan! the Japanese original version:

[finlay666]

EBA is awesome, also +1 for audio surf

[sleepyhead]

Whiternoise - Spot on with Vib Ribbon I think that is just an awesome game. My friends and I spent days/weeks/months playing that game with commercial and home made music CDs.

Those were the days...

Parappa the Rappa was fun but not as inventive as Vib Ribbon.

[Steven W]

Ooh, never heard of Audiosurf! Just been reading about that, looks good.

[koocha]

Another +1 for Audio Surf

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xBY0I0r5xAk

(me playing Audio Surf)

[koocha]

lol i think so too, still got my copy lurking around somewhere, hardly anyone i know has heard of it though!

i could never get past the cooking level

Kick! Punch! It's all in the mind
If you wanna test me, I'm sure you'll find
The things I'll teach ya is sure to beat ya
But nevertheless you'll get a lesson from teacher

Kick Punch Chop - Block
Once more now
Kick Punch Chop - Block

Don't get cocky, it's gonna get rocky
We gonna move down to the next ya jockey now

Duck Jump Turn - Pose
Listen carefully
Jump Pose Duck - And turn

Hm, yeah I see you're gettin' better
Kick to the limit in order to get her now

Kick, punch Chop, block Chop, kick Punch, block
It's gonna get harder now
Duck and jump Turn and pose Duck and turn Jump and punch

Come on now, why don'tcha follow my words
Because we're almost done, I'll make it easy at first
I wanna see if you wanna see what it takes
To be the man with the master plan
Are you the man now?

Kick, punch, block
Chop, kick, block
Block, turn, and kick it
Block, duck, punch
Duck, duck, turn
Jump, kick, chop
Punch, punch, punch

Hatatatacha! That's it for today.
Good job, Parappa, you can go on to the next stage.

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[finlay666]

What about gitaroo man?

[Steven W]

Kick! Punch! It's all in the mind
If you wanna test me, I'm sure you'll find
The things I'll teach ya is sure to beat ya
But nevertheless you'll get a lesson from teacher

Kick Punch Chop - Block
Once more now
Kick Punch Chop - Block

Don't get cocky, it's gonna get rocky
We gonna move down to the next ya jockey now

Duck Jump Turn - Pose
Listen carefully
Jump Pose Duck - And turn

Hm, yeah I see you're gettin' better
Kick to the limit in order to get her now

Kick, punch Chop, block Chop, kick Punch, block
It's gonna get harder now
Duck and jump Turn and pose Duck and turn Jump and punch

Come on now, why don'tcha follow my words
Because we're almost done, I'll make it easy at first
I wanna see if you wanna see what it takes
To be the man with the master plan
Are you the man now?

Kick, punch, block
Chop, kick, block
Block, turn, and kick it
Block, duck, punch
Duck, duck, turn
Jump, kick, chop
Punch, punch, punch

Hatatatacha! That's it for today.
Good job, Parappa, you can go on to the next stage.

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I lent my PSOne to someone about 5 years ago with PaRappa the Rappa. I so want it back now, just to play it one more time.