Rock University Presents: The Naked Brothers Band The Video Game

Rock University Presents: The Naked Brothers Band The Video Game

Developer(s) Barking Lizards Technologies, 1st Playable Productions (DS)
Publisher(s) THQ
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Wii, PC
Release date(s) October 20, 2008
Genre(s) Rhythm/Music
Mode(s) 2 Co-Op
Rating(s)

Rock University Presents: The Naked Brothers Band The Video Game is a 2008 multiplatform video game developed by Barking Lizards Technologies and published by THQ. The game is based on, and includes songs by, The Naked Brothers Band.

The PC version was leaked 3 weeks prior to its release. There are new songs made especially for the game like "Haunted Hotel", "Will You be Mine", and "Caught Cheating" will not have Nat singing.[1]

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Reception

The Wii version of the game was met with several negative reviews, averaging a press score of 1.7/10 at GameStats.[2] The game was criticized for bad presentation, graphics, as well as misspelling of the lyrics in the game.[3] IGN gave this game a 2.0 out of 10.0 for its bad controls. With GameSpot also rating it a 1.5 out of 10 for its lack of good graphics as well as misspelling of lyrics. Also, on the PlayStation 2 version, songs like " I Could Be " and " Three is Enough " lets the player do vocals as Nat but has Alex singing the lead vocals instead.On the PlayStation 2 version, the song " Eventually " leaves out some words. On the PS2 and the Wii version the song "Dont Turn Around" doesn't have any lyrics whatsoever.

The Nintendo DS version of the game scored better reviews, scoring a 6.8/10 by GameZone.[4]

Plot Summary

The band is on their bus. Cooper comes in with news and says that the band will be on a world tour. The band travels to Miami, New York City(NYC)and much more venues and plays multiple songs like "Eventally" and "Body I Occupy". The player gets to play as the vocals, drums, cello, guitar, bass guitar, and keyboard as they embark on a tour as they are in the band.

Characters

Nat, Alex, David, Rosalina, Qaasim, Thomas, Audience

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