I can't stop listening to The Protomen. I've known about this band and their Mega Man-inspired tunes for years now, but I never really gave them a chance until ''Light Up the Night'' popped up during a Rock Band 4 set.

Retains the spirit and sincerity of the original games; Classic note-matching gameplay is still a total party; Freestyle Solos offer fresh; rewarding gameplay; A few gems hidden within the tracklist

Story elements fail to create a compelling campaign; A relatively lackluster tracklist overall; Generally a little light on content and new ideas

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

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.

Rock Band 4 has a unique focus for a franchise that's been running this long: It's less of a sequel, and more of a migration. Through license negotiations, backward compatibility tweaks and a handful of smart feature cuts, Rock Band 4 has made it so you don't have to "start over" on your current-gen...

While it lacks some of the features of prior versions - most notably online mode - Rock Band 4 is a solid release that establishes the franchise as a platform that will be continually supported and updated in the future.

Crooning, beefcake pop sensation Thom Yorke once sang, "whatever makes you happy, whatever you want". You get the impression that this was in the minds of Harmonix when they made Rock Band 3.

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!