A little over five years ago, the rhythm and music genre was at the forefront of the gaming industry. Between Rock Band and Guitar Hero, games and plastic instruments for the genre were everywhere.

A welcome return for multiplayer music games, even if there's relatively little new to add to the experience – and a few things that have been taken out.

The most refined version of the idea so far, and much more accessible than Rock Band 3; Freestyle guitar solos and the other attempts to add dynamism work well; Good story mode

If you need multiple new instruments then the starting cost can be very high; Few major new features and some missing ones, including online and keyboard support

Consolidation might not sound very rock'n'roll, but what Rock Band 4 does, at its best, is work hard to melt away any distance between the player and the music. When you're in full flight on Rush's A Passage To Bangkok, locked into a groove with friends operating as a tight, responsive, giddy unit,...

From 2007 to 2010, music games were all the rage with multiple titles being released each year from both Activision and Harmonix. 2009 alone saw the release of almost 10 Guitar Hero and Rock Band games, so it was no wonder that the genre crashed and burned the following year.

Concept: Another phenomenal set list from Harmonix headlines this return of familiar mechanics Graphics: New animations and lighting look great, but repetition of movements from the onscreen characters isn't ideal Sound: Great tunes are accentuated by a clever crowd-response system, helping you to...

Rock n' Roll Dreams Do Come True

My son loves this game. It's fun

Brought this for sons xmas present! Great fun! Connects up quick and easy to use. Had the whole family joining in

My sons and I have been having a lot of fun with this! Arrived on time, as described and very well packaged so as to protect everything. The drums are proving a little harder to master than we expected so I've ended up as the drummer, with one son singing and the other on guitar. Great family fun!

With superb gameplay enhancements like freestyle soloing, and support not only for existing instruments but thousands of legacy DLC tracks, this is the new benchmark for rhythm action gaming.

Freestyle Guitar Solos; Legacy controller support; Thousands of DLC tracks; Superior new instrument peripherals; Did I mention the Freestyle Guitar Solos

No video recording or practice mode