


Worse yet is that if a WP7 phone notification pops up mid-game, the game pauses and forces you to replay the song. It’s a mobile phone and a mobile game – surely GLU could have figured out a way to retain data in an environment where users will accidentally hit a key or be forced to multitask quickly. If you’re going for achievements that require you to play a certain number of games, hitting Back, the Windows key, or Search will throw you out of the game and somehow cause it to reset your history. If you’re a fraction too low, and still nowhere near the WP7 physical ‘Back’ button, you’ll go Back anyways.Įven MORE frustrating is that pressing any of the physical WP7 buttons will destroy your game and history. If you’re going for the ‘OK’ button in the bottom-left of screen, and you’re a fraction too high, nothing happens. Pressing on any option in the menu to works about 5% of the time. On top of that, the touch screen seemingly becomes useless when you’re not playing a song using the menu is a nightmare. The sh*te: There’s good song variety, yes, but it doesn’t change the fact that the songs aren’t nearly the. Can you tell I’m already scraping the bottom of the ‘cool’ barrel here?

With 32 songs total, there will be something that caters to all musical tastes.

The music on offer is fairly mixed, from David Bowie’s Fame to A-Punk by Vampire Weekend. While I had problems with the touch interface during menus, the interface works perfectly in-game. The 5 notes of the console versions have been downgraded to just 3 touching the bottom of your WP7 screen when a note comes screaming down the track is how you play. If you’re used to the game on consoles, you’ll be very comfortable with the mobile version. The cool: I’m a fan of the Guitar Hero series and I have to admit that a mobile version seemed cool (hence the download). The next game to get the mini treatment is Guitar Hero 5 by GLU. Say goodbye to ‘meh’ – features are either cool or sh*te. Windows Phone 7 Xbox Live games are miniature-sized, so they get miniature-sized reviews.
