We Rock: Drum King

We Rock: Drum King
Developer(s)	Arc System Works
Publisher(s)	505 Games
Platform(s)	Wii
Release date(s)	EU April 9, 2009 NA May 2009
Genre(s)	Music
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

We Rock: Drum King is a music video game developed by Arc System Works and published by 505 Games for the Wii.^[1] In the United States, the game will be co-branded by rock music magazine Rolling Stone, and be known as Rolling Stone: Drum King, considered a "natural next step for the Rolling Stone brand."^[2]

Gameplay

The game simulates the playing of drums with players either using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk or two Wii Remotes for control. Following a scrolling runway similar to music games such as Guitar Hero, players gesture their appropriate controller in time to the music and prompts that appear on screen.

Soundtrack

All songs in the game are cover versions.

• "All Star" - Smash Mouth
• "Banquet" - Bloc Party
• "Be My Baby" - The Ronettes
• "Blister in the Sun" - Violent Femmes
• "Born to Be Wild" - Steppenwolf
• "By the Way" - Offcutts
• "Can't Get Enough" - Bad Company
• "Can't Stand Losing You" - The Police
• "Cissy Strut (instrumental)" - The Meters
• "Click Click Boom" - Saliva
• "Direction" - The Starting Line
• "Feel Good Inc." - Gorillaz
• "Fight the Good Fight" - Triumph
• "I Fought the Law" - The Clash
• "In Too Deep" - Sum 41
• "Let There Be Drums" - The Ventures
• "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" - Good Charlotte
• "Mickey" - Toni Basil
• "No One Knows" - Queens of the Stone Age
• "On Top of the World" - Boys Like Girls
• "Pull Me Under" - Dream Theater
• "Saturday Superhouse" - Biffy Clyro
• "She Sells Sanctuary" - The Cult
• "Song 2" - Blur
• "Spoonman" - Soundgarden
• "Stay With Me" - Faces
• "The Take Over, the Breaks Over" - Fall Out Boy
• "The Final Countdown" - Europe
• "We Will Rock You" - Queen

References

1. ^ Fahey, Mike (December 19, 2008). "Guilty Gear Devs Create We Rock: Drum King". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5114104/guilty-gear-devs-create-we-rock-drum-king. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 
2. ^ Fahey, Mike (May 19, 2009). "Drum King Is Now Rolling Stone: Drum King". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5261268/drum-king-is-now-rolling-stone-drum-king. Retrieved 2009-05-20.