Publisher’s Introduction
“Grab your guitar and get your drums! The planet is under attack, and the only chance we have is through the power of rock! Rock of the Dead lets you use your guitar and drum controllers to annihilate aliens, squash mutated insects and smash up the undead zombie hordes.
Grab a buddy and play through the story-based campaign in two-player competitive co-op with guitars, drums or both! Rock out to a soundtrack featuring metalized versions of Bach, Brahms and other classical pieces as well as Rob Zombie and White Zombie. With a cast of
characters voiced by Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day and Rob Zombie, huge boss battles and dozens of unlockables and upgradeable special attacks, the fate of the planet is in your hands!
The Basics of Rock of the Dead
Rock of The Dead from UFO Interactive and Epicenter Studios is not made by some super high profile publisher, but reminds me of the creative atmosphere of a family of develops out to make a good, fun game and have fun while doing it. The core team of 16 developers put in blood, sweat, and tears, met with testers off Craigslist, and went out to create and enjoyable experience for the average guitar wielding gamer, something I truly admire not only the spirit of, but the ingenuity behind making something different.
Rock of the Dead is a definite change of pace from the repeating rhythmic songs so many players are used to. It’s a Rock action game with a lot of the in-game music coming from White Zombie/ Rob Zombie and some rocked out versions of some well-known classical pieces. In the game you start out as meteors fall about you and your grandpa’s trailer park. In the midst of you headbangin’, you discover creatures that come from the meteors are turned to instant green goo from the simple sound of the notes you play on your guitar. it’s a very easy game to pick up and start playing, no real instructions necessary.