Ultimate Band

Ultimate Band is a music video game for the Nintendo DS & Wii. It is developed by Fall Line Studios, and published by Disney Interactive Studios.

Ultimate Band
Developer(s)Fall Line Studios
Publisher(s)Disney Interactive Studios
Platform(s)Nintendo DS, Wii
Release
  • NA: November 25, 2008
  • EU: April 9, 2009
  • AU: April 14, 2009
Genre(s)Music video game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Ultimate Band allows players to play guitar, drums, bass or be the front man or woman in a band (though vocals are not supported).[1] The Wii version follows the fortunes of an upstart rock band, with the player building the career of their customizable character, unlocking bonus songs, venues and accessories.[2]

Ultimate Band forgoes the use of specialized peripherals such as guitar and drum controllers, relying mainly on the Wii Remote and Nunchuk for the Wii version, and the touch screen and stylus for the DS version. For example, to play notes on guitar in the Wii version the player must press a button combination on the Nunchuk while strumming the Wii Remote up and down.[1] The DS version, based on Hannah Montana: Music Jam's code base,[3] will also allow players to create and record their own songs,[2] and have greater song customization options.[1]

Ultimate Band features support for Disney Interactive's DGamer community network.[4] The game will also feature connectivity between the Wii and DS versions, with DS players being able to control stage lighting and effects using the touch screen while a band performs on the Wii.[3]

Soundtrack

The Wii version of game features over 30 songs which comprise "a broad selection of current hits and all-time rock favorites" by "some of the biggest names in rock, alternative, popular, emo, and indie rock music".[2] The DS version only contains 15 songs, 12 from the Wii soundtrack and 3 exclusive to the DS.[3]

All songs are cover versions in order to better tweak the music to fit with the game, to self-censor explicit lyrics, and to allow both male and female vocalists.[5]

Song title Artist Wii DS
"All Day and All of the Night"The KinksYY
"All Right Now"FreeY-
"All Star"Smash Mouth-Y
"Always Where I Need to Be"The KooksY-
"Anna Molly"IncubusY-
"Beverly Hills"WeezerY-
"Break on Through (To the Other Side)"The DoorsYY
"Call Me"Blondie-Y
"Club Foot"KasabianY-
"Complicated"Avril LavigneY-
"Crushcrushcrush"ParamoreY-
"Dashboard"Modest MouseY-
"Debaser"PixiesY-
"Fell in Love With a Girl"White StripesThe White StripesY-
"First Date"Blink-182YY
"Get the Party Started"PinkY-
"Girl's Not Grey"AFIY-
"Hanging on the Telephone"BlondieY-
"Helena"My Chemical RomanceY-
"Hold On"Jonas BrothersYY
"I Want You To Want Me"Cheap TrickY-
"In Too Deep"Sum 41Y-
"Just"RadioheadY-
"Just What I Needed"The CarsYY
"Move Along"The All-American RejectsYY
"My Generation"Green DayYY
"Natural DisasterPlain White T'sY-[6]
"Nine in the Afternoon"Panic! at the Disco-Y
"Our Time Now"Plain White T'sYY[6]
"Rock Lobster"The B-52'sYY
"Somebody Told Me"The KillersY-
"Song 2"BlurY-
"Steady, As She Goes"The RaconteursYY
"Stumble and Fall"RazorlightY-
"The Take Over, the Breaks Over"Fall Out BoyYY
"Unconditional"The BraveryY-
"When Did Your Heart Go Missing?"RooneyY-
"Whip It"DevoYY
"Won't Go Home Without You"Maroon 5Y-

Reception
Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings76.40%[7]
Metacritic59/100[8]
69/100[9]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot6/10[10]
GamesRadar+[11]
IGN7/10[12]

1UP.com gave the game a D grade, believing the Remote-based controls felt "disconnected" and that the soundtrack was "anemic", with "generic, sometimes embarrassing vocalists".[13] GameSpot was more positive, scoring it a 6.0/10 and praising the game's family-friendly presentation and use of both male and female vocals being recorded for each song, yet were less impressed by its "finicky" controls and unreliable gesture recognition.[10]

gollark: Slightly jittery. Not perfectly. Maybe I should have said "quite well" and not "perfectly".
gollark: It turns out I actually just needed a PD controller and magic constants and it now works perfectly.
gollark: I have devised STABLE HOVER MODE. Fear it.
gollark: Impressively, TPS is still below 20 even though nobody else is online.
gollark: I mean, it's probably *technically possible*.

See also

References
  1. Jeff Cork (February 27, 2008). "Ultimate Band First Look, Exclusive Info". Game Informer. Archived from the original on March 1, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2008.
  2. "Ultimate Band - official press release". February 28, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  3. Craig Harris (September 23, 2008). "Ultimate Band Hands-on". IGN. News Corporation. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  4. Mike Fahey (February 28, 2008). "Disney Forms Ultimate Band". Kotaku Australia. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  5. Brian Crecente (June 23, 2008). "Hands On With Ultimate Band: Disney's Peripheral-Free Band Game". Kotaku. Univision Communications. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  6. Steve Traiman (November 28, 2008). "Plain White T's Morph Into 'Ultimate Band'". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  7. "Ultimate Band". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  8. "Ultimate Band Wii". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  9. "Ultimate Band DS". Metacritic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  10. Austin Light (December 3, 2008). "Ultimate Band Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  11. Eric Bratcher (December 10, 2008). "Ultimate Band review". GamesRadar+. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  12. Jack DeVries (January 7, 2009). "Ultimate Band Review". IGN. News Corporation. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2018.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  13. "1UP.com Review". Retrieved December 3, 2008.
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