[MNC]

Excluding rhythm tengoku games as they're brilliant and wouldn't be fair to count against :p (also played them already)

Im looking for the good-for-party games like guitar hero and rock band. Ps3. What would be the definitive game for this? What game has the widest variety of songs? What instruments are the most fun to play? Good multiplayer modes?
If i were to buy rockband with 2 guitars for instance would that allow guitar vs guitar multiplayer?

So basically the best version out there, setlist, features, gameplay and fun wise? Basically which guitar hero is the best :p

UPDATE:

Hey GAF, bought Rock Band 3. Awesome game. Looking to buy the rest of the instruments obviously. They are sadly nowhere available as new anymore, so I had to go to secondhand shops to get them. I currently have a few offers available to me which is a complete Rock Band 1 set (RB1 guitar, RB1 mic, RB1 drumkit, game) for 56€/67$. So that's quite a good deal.

The thing is, I've done some research and there's alot of things about the quality of the instruments. RB1 instruments tend to break down apparently and the ones i'll be buying are second hand ("although they are in great state" according to the offer) and I looked everywhere and I couldn't find a Rock Band 2 instrument set ANYWHERE (which are supposedly better)

What are the best versions of each instruments (I can also get Guitar Hero instruments to work with Rock Band 3)?

Does GAF recommend me to go through with the deal, or look for each instrument seperately (Get the best mic somewhere, get a different drumkit, use your own USB mic (does that even work?)) and pay a fucking lot more for something that might break down a bit later?

A bit annoying to get

[ponpo]

Ignoring your request for party games and just answering what I think the best rhythm game is, Konami's Jubeat.

Example & example for those unaware.

[less laughter]

[ScraftyDevil]

[Nimajneb]

Pop'n Music 12

[kunonabi]

Bust a Move 2 Dance Tengoku Mix

[Banana Kid]

Rock Band 3 is the only one still being supported with DLC. Get that and find copies of 1 and 2 on the cheap for importing.

I do have a soft spot for Guitar Hero 5, though. It had my favorite on-disc tracklist of any of these games.

[Struct09]

If i were to buy rockband with 2 guitars for instance would that allow guitar vs guitar multiplayer?

Yeah. I would recommend Rock Band 3, easily the best of that genre.

[Canis lupus]

the first, the best

[lolez2matt]

I won´t tell you the one, so I will tell the ones I like:

Dj Max portable.
Ouendan.
Rock Band
DDR
Ez2Dancer
PIU
Dance Central (?)

[Zia]

Lot of... strange answers. Good games, but he said he's looking for a definitive party game with a large, varied library; not your favorite Japanese rhythm game.

So, Rock Band 3.

[Bricky]

But to answer your question in the OP and not the misleading thread-title: I think Rock Band 3 or Guitar Hero 6 are the best. Only buy other Guitar Hero's if you really like the tracklist, since you can import the music of most of them into 6 if you buy them on the same console.

[Chopper]

This guy has got it right in the most epic way possible.

[Kazerei]

Basically which guitar hero is the best :p

Rock Band 3

[Wired All Wrong]

If you plan on buying some DLC songs I'd go with Rock Band 3. Best rhythm game made and a huge selection of songs. RB3 is all co-op though. There's no battle modes or anything like that. The best instrument is the drums. Try to get a kit for pro drums if you can.

RB3 + Pro Drums = best game this generation.

[StuBurns]

PS3 I'd say The Beatles, everyone knows it. It's not the broadest library of course, but probably the most recognizable.

But EBA is the best music game I've played.

[xxczx]

DDR is always fun.

[Teknopathetic]

The best music game is Beatmania IIDX. There is nothing else that compares. Whatsoever. Everything else is, at best, a C-Grade rhythm game in comparison.

But to give you something that fits your criteria, your only options are Rock Band and Guitar Hero.

[Cerebral Assassin]

Audiosurf.

[DJ_Lae]

Rock Band 3 fits your criteria the best.

Even on top of DLC you can boost your tracklist via Rock Band, Rock Band 2, Lego Rock Band, and any one of a bunch of physical track packs with vouchers from AC/DC to country and heavy metal. And they were dirt cheap the other year so should still be mere dollars now given that the rhythm genre has collapsed since then.

The only downside to all of that imported content is that none of it has actual keyboard support, but there's still a ton of great stuff for multiplayer.

[Riposte]

What really makes a good rhythm game? More importantly: What makes a rhythm game the best?

[Tain]

The best music game is definitively Beatmania IIDX. There is nothing else that compares.

It's not what the OP is looking for, but it's the Truth.

[mariox2098]

There is no other answer.

[Oxigen_Waste]

Gameplay-wise, this is the only right answer.

The tracklists however... so terrible.

[Tain]

ouendan is outclassed by Technika, let alone IIDX

[dinosaur_hunter2]

You... You know things. I salute you.

[djplaeskool]

Beatmania IIDX.

Hands down.
No contest.

[Deputy Dangle]

What's wrong with DJ Hero? The turntable was fun to use, and some of the mashups were great! The first was pretty damn good overall and I felt that sequels could make the series great.

I need to play DJ Hero 2 sometime.

[KittyKittyBangBang]

somhow I knew I would be seeing some Parappa the Rappa boxart in the thread (no Unjammer Lammy?)

but the correct answer really is Elite Beat Agents

[less laughter]

Gameplay-wise, this is the only right answer. The tracklists however... so terrible.

He was a sk8r boi, she said see you later boi.

[Jaffaboy]

Dj hero is out of the question.

You sure? I don't care for most of the artists that feature in the game, but the way the game plays and how fun it is means I can look past that really easily! So much better than Guitar Hero/Rock Band.

Oh and Taiko no Tatsujin is hella fun on PSP, I'm desperate to try the arcade one day!

[Delusibeta]

To answer the question the OP asks: Rock Band 3.

[Oxigen_Waste]

He was a sk8r boi, she said see you later boi.

I do wonder if he was good enough for her, though...

[Metroid Killer]

Awesome time to be had with all my friends would come over during the college days and we would just stay and play Donkey Konga instead of going to some party. Donkey Konga WAS the party!!

[PetriP-TNT]

It's Beatmania for sure. The grandfather!

[Hunter-Zero]

Beatmania IIDX / Dj Max >> Taiko No Tatsujin > Pop n music >>>>>>>> rest of them

[blahness]

Gitaroo Man and Ouendan for me

[quartet4]

Im looking for the good-for-party games like guitar hero and rock band. Ps3. What would be the definitive game for this?

Rock Band 3

What game has the widest variety of songs?

Rock Band 3

What instruments are the most fun to play?

Drums - closest to real thing
Keyboard - also close to real thing but harder to read notes
Guitar - you know it from Guitar Hero

Good multiplayer modes?

You just play songs as a band and your band can have up to 7 players: 3 on the mic, 1 guitar player, 1 bass slapper, 1 keyboardist, 1 drummer

If i were to buy rockband with 2 guitars for instance would that allow guitar vs guitar multiplayer?

Rock Band 1 & 2 had that mode. Rock Band 3 doesn't have it anymore.

So basically the best version out there, setlist, features, gameplay and fun wise? Basically which guitar hero is the best :p

Rock Band 3

Just look at all the DLC possibilities:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complet...ck_Band_series

[nicoga3000]

Beatmania IIDX / Dj Max

Correct answer.

[Teknopathetic]

"What really makes a good rhythm game? More importantly: What makes a rhythm game the best?"

For me:

1) Good, fun, interesting note charts.
2) Music that lends itself well to fun note charts. There are a lot of songs in IIDX that I wouldn't listen to outside of the game, but in the game I enjoy them well enough because they're fun in that setting.
3) Strict, accurate timing windows. This is at least one reason why Rock Band/GH aren't good, the timing windows for those games are *massive* and you can just slop your way through a song. Which leads to...
4) Keysounds. These make a game significantly more engrossing because *when* you press a button matters. You can hear when you're too late or too early. And I don't just mean GH/RB guitar thud, I mean playing the note you were intended to play, but it triggers precisely when you pressed the button, whether that's on beat or off.

Probably more if I wanted to go into it, but I'd really just end up describing Beatmania, so...

[Nemo]

Is there an ouendan type game (not the bullshit GH like stuff) on iOS yet?

[CuthbertAllgoodz]

I need to play DJ Hero 2 sometime.

Great game with fun new features. Overall I think the mixes are better in the first one but there is some crazy one in the second game too. Game must be pretty cheap by now.

[Bururian]

A lesser known, yet fun rhythm game. I've never personally known anyone else to have played it, yet it's a good challenge.

[Teknopathetic]

"Is there an ouendan type game (not the bullshit GH like stuff) on iOS yet?"

Osu! Stream, ReRave, Cytus (kind of), TouchMix 2 (kind of).

[Boney]

I don't care what you're looking for.

Rhythm Heaven for life.

[Hunter-Zero]

Is there an ouendan type game (not the bullshit GH like stuff) on iOS yet?

Osu stream, quite fun actually, worth a try

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afw9e-9uSPY

Also ReRave is quite cool, i enjoy it a lot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8G6Q...feature=relmfu

[LiquidSword]

Awesome rhythm game.

[Deputy Dangle]

Is there an ouendan type game (not the bullshit GH like stuff) on iOS yet?

Yes, there is one called Demon's Score, and it comes out this summer. Might be different from what you are expecting from that kind of game though.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=477781

[Mesoian]

Lot of good memories with DDR. Great party game assuming people there have some sort of hand eye coordination.

Ah, who am I kidding...

[Nemo]

"Is there an ouendan type game (not the bullshit GH like stuff) on iOS yet?" Osu! Stream, ReRave, Cytus (kind of), TouchMix 2 (kind of).

Thanks!

Osu stream, quite fun actually, worth a try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afw9e-9uSPY Also ReRave is quite cool, i enjoy it a lot

Oh yes, two fingers!! Can't wait to try this