Cheap but definitely not cheerful, Rock Revolution is a shoddy cash-in on the Guitar Hero/Rock Band genre. As with those games, you plug in your plastic instrument and strum/whack/sing away.
Except you can't sing in this game. In fact, the only bright spot for Rock Revolution is that you can use most of your Guitar Hero/Rock Band instruments with the game. But don't get too excited. This is a mess of a game that screws up what makes the genre such fun. Weak cover versions instead of licenced tracks and lack of online options (tracks are only available to download on the Wii version) are one thing.
But the biggest issue is the on-screen action. The flat on, rather than angled, view of the notes makes it very tricky to anticipate what is coming and, consequently, far more frustrating to play. Shoddy visuals don't help either, and if there were an actual revolution this game would be the first up against the wall.
