Rock Manager (PS)

This game on first impressions can seem to lack a bit of content, but after a while you can find it to be quite addictive. The graphics are slightly old but are still bearable unlike so many other older games. There are various levels which need to be completed to open a range new ones. For this game you have to form your own band by picking different characters, get signed to a record label and make a single, get gigs from little cafes to eventually stadiums, produce a music video for every song, and then of course prmote your single but all within a budget. It can be a bit tricky especially when characters in the band fall out and you have to make them happy again with ...  Read the complete review

ROCK MANAGER ------------ I first saw this game advertised on a website, and it instantly apealed to me, so after a little searching i bought a copy. I played it once and put it back in its box, i wasnt happy at all! That was until about a month ago, when i decided to try it again, and to show that first impressions are sometimes decieving, i got completly hooked on it! This was made in 2001, by Monsterland, a reletively unknown Swedish games company. A word of warning though, this game is certainly not for children, even though its graphics are quite cartoony, there is a lot of bad language throughout! The main thing that ...  Read the complete review

This game by Swedish company, Monsterland first attracted me to buy it because of my strong interest in rock music. It combines the glam rock life of the 70s with 3d toon vulgar characters and great voice acting and decent music. It feels very cool to manage a rock band. You can also manage Pop/Metal/Punk groups and perform gigs in Rock City or go for world tours. The main objectives of most 'missions' are to bring your band to stardom and sell a certain target of albums while there are varieties such as making a record label lose money so that another record company can buy over it and helping a Metal band, Firewolf, make a comeback. ...  Read the complete review