Rock Band Blitz, the latest title from music game-veteran Harmonix, will be out on North American PSN and Xbox Live on August 28 and August 29, respectively. Instead of special instrument peripherals, the title will ask gamers to make use of their usual controllers in order to play their favorite songs. Those who own the special peripherals however, will certainly be able to employ them.
Harmonix claims this entrant in the series will support the biggest music library in gaming, for it will be compatible with thousands of songs from the Rock Band Music Store as well as tracks exported from Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and other games under the franchise. In addition, it will come infused with 25 songs of its own. These include tracks from artists like Blink-182, Foster the People and Iron Maiden.
A post on the official Rock Band blog, mentioned, “Rock Band Blitz’s songs are also immediately compatible with and playable in Rock Band 3, where players can experience these hits as a full band, using compatible guitar, microphone, drum, and keyboard peripherals! For a full list of songs revealed so far head to http://www.rockband.com/games/rockbandblitz!”
Four new songs were revealed by the developer with this announcement. So Far Away by Avenged Sevenfold has made the cut, while We Are Young by Fun. ft. Janelle Monáe will also be playable. Jungle Boogie by Kool & The Gang and Sing by My Chemical Romance will be seen in the title as well.
Following its release on August 28, Rock Band Blitz will be made available via PSN at 14.99 USD (approx. Rs. 830). On Xbox Live, it will sell at 1200 Microsoft Points.