Rock Life app review: rock out like a true star

Introduction

Rock stars lead a life that most of us can't even begin to relate to but would love to know more about. The Rock Life app can be played on your iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone and gives you a glimpse into the life style by allowing you to start up your own ban and earn fans. It's more than just earning fans, however, as you will be up against players from all over the world as you all try to battle to the top spot on the music charts.

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The Ultimate Rock Band

Have you ever wondered what the ultimate rock band would look and live like? Now is your chance to discover it in a virtual world thanks to this app. As mentioned you will be creating your band, inviting your friends to listen to your concerts, making albums, and earning all kinds of fans in the process. The game is played online and you can battle your opponents in real time as you try your best to climb the charts. You band will need to start off with small local gigs while you build your popularity and eventually you’ll be playing around the world in huge stadiums.

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The app is free to download but there are a number of in-app purchases that range from $0.99 to $49.99. The app has a customer rating of 4.5 out of five with users commenting on how much fun it is and just how addictive it becomes.

 

Playing the Game

This app has a really fun way of drawing you in and providing challenges along the way. You'll be starting out from scratch as you locate band members to hire and instruments to buy. If you want you can invite your friends on Facebook to form a band together. Once you get established you will record albums, make your own crazy music videos, and play in concerts. There are customization items and upgrades that you can purchase in order to create music on an even better level if you want.

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When you launch the app the first thing you’ll need to do is select your character and then the game begins. This game is actually very similar to Guitar Hero in that you are hitting the notes on the guitar just as you would in the super popular game. As you earn points you’ll be able to buy instruments and play at concerts. Gameplay is smooth and easy to understand but it takes a lot of practicing to master it.

 

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Smooth and fluid gameplay
• Play in real time online against worldwide opponents
• Supports Game Center
• Earn money to hire band mates, instruments, and more
• Play concerts and get rewarded with fans

 

Cons

• Gameplay takes a lot of practice as it is very challenging
• There had been some bugs which appear to have been fixed

 

Final Words

The Rock Life app can be played on your iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone and is a challenging take on the popular Guitar Hero game.