Ultimate Band

Ultimate Band is a music video game for the Nintendo DS & Nintendo Wii. It is developed by Fall Line Studios, and published by Disney Interactive Studios.
==Gameplay==
Ultimate Band allows players to play guitar, drums, bass or be the front man or woman in a band (though vocals are not supported). The Wii version follows the fortunes of an upstart rock band, with the player building the career of their customizable character, unlocking bonus songs, venues and accessories.
Ultimate Band forgoes the use of specialized peripherals such as guitar and drum controllers, relying mainly on the Wii Remote and Nunchuk for the Wii version, and the touch screen and stylus for the DS version. For example, to play notes on guitar in the Wii version the player must press a button combination on the Nunchuk while strumming the Wii Remote up and down. The DS version, based on Hannah Montana: Music Jam's code base, will also allow players to create and record their own songs, and have greater song customization options.
Ultimate Band features support for Disney Interactive's DGamer community network. The game will also feature connectivity between the Wii and DS versions, with DS players being able to control stage lighting and effects using the touch screen while a band performs on the Wii.
==Soundtrack==
The Wii version of game features over 30 songs which comprise "a broad selection of current hits and all-time rock favorites" by "some of the biggest names in rock, alternative, popular, emo, and indie rock music". The DS version only contains 15 songs, 10 from the Wii soundtrack and 5 exclusive to the DS.
All songs are cover versions in order to better tweak the music to fit with the game, to self-censor explicit lyrics, and to allow both male and female vocalists.
Song title 	Artist 	Wii	DS
"All Day and All of the Night" 	The Kinks 	Yes	Yes
"All Right Now" 	Free 	Yes	-
"All Star" 	Smash Mouth 	- 	Yes
"Always Where I Need to Be" 	The Kooks 	Yes	-
"Anna Molly" 	Incubus 	Yes	-
"Beverly Hills" 	Weezer 	Yes	-
"Break on Through (To the Other Side)"	The Doors 	Yes	Yes
"Call Me" 	Blondie 	- 	Yes
"Club Foot" 	Kasabian 	Yes	-
"Complicated" 	Avril Lavigne 	Yes	-
"Crushcrushcrush" 	Paramore 	Yes	-
"Dashboard" 	Modest Mouse 	Yes	-
"Debaser" 	Pixies 	Yes	-
"Fell in Love With a Girl" 	The White Stripes 	Yes	-
"First Date" 	Blink-182 	Yes	Yes
"Get the Party Started" 	Pink 	Yes	-
"Girl's Not Grey" 	AFI 	Yes	-
"Hanging on the Telephone" 	Blondie 	Yes	-
"Helena" 	My Chemical Romance 	Yes	-
"Hold On" 	Jonas Brothers 	Yes	Yes
"I Want You To Want Me" 	Cheap Trick 	Yes	-
"In Too Deep" 	Sum 41 	Yes	-
"Just" 	Radiohead 	Yes	-
"Just What I Needed" 	The Cars 	Yes	Yes
"Move Along" 	All-American Rejects	Yes	Yes
"My Generation" 	The Who 	Yes	Yes
"Nine in the Afternoon" 	Panic! At The Disco 	- 	Yes
"Our Time Now" 	Plain White T's 	Yes	Yes
"Rock Lobster" 	The B-52's 	Yes	Yes
"Somebody Told Me" 	The Killers 	Yes	-
"Song 2" 	Blur 	Yes	-
"Steady, As She Goes" 	The Raconteurs 	Yes	Yes
"Stumble and Fall" 	Razorlight 	Yes	-
"Take Over, the Break's Over" 	Fall Out Boy 	Yes	Yes
"Unconditional" 	The Bravery 	Yes	-
"When Did Your Heart Go Missing?" 	Rooney 	Yes	-
"Whip It" 	Devo 	Yes	Yes
"Won't Go Home Without You" 	Maroon 5 	Yes	-
==Reception==
1UP.com gave the game a D grade, believing the Remote-based controls felt "disconnected" and that the soundtrack was "anemic", with "generic, sometimes embarrassing vocalists". GameSpot was more positive, scoring it a 6.0/10 and praising the game's family-friendly presentation and use of both male and female vocals being recorded for each song, yet were less impressed by its "finicky" controls and unreliable gesture recognition.
==External links==
* Ultimate Band Official Homepage
* Ultimate Band at IGN
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