Featuring 150 tracks and five
distinct musical styles: rock, funk/hip-hop, country, marching band
and Latin, Band Mashups combines fast-paced combat with customizable
bands in the fight for musical supremacy, fully utilizing the Wii
Remote controller's highly intuitive control scheme to deliver a
unique game-play experience.
"Band Mashups takes an innovative approach to the rhythm/action
genre by blending music and combat in the ultimate battle of the
bands," said Randy Shoemaker, global brand director, THQ. "Using a
rhythm based game-play mechanic, the game delivers 70 over-the-top
musical weapons and utilizes the Wii Remote's functionality to deliver
a completely original musical combat experience. Fighting with a
sniper violin or flamethrower guitar is something gamers should
definitely look forward to."
Band Mashups is the first time a musical "mashup" game has been
delivered on Wii, allowing players to battle it out with their
preferred musical style. Band Mashups features both an exciting two
player versus mode and an extensive single-player campaign where
players take on the role of one of eleven bands trying to topple the
nefarious big boss Mr. Hong and take control of the faraway city of
New Cadenza. Band Mashups introduces the innovative concept of "music
switching," putting the player winning the battle in control of the
style of music both players hear. When an opponent turns the tide of
battle, the music changes as well, switching between different music
styles. Band Mashups features 30 classic and modern chart-topping hits
from over the last four decades, all of which have been recorded in
five different styles - (rock, funk/hip-hop, country, Latin and
marching band) - for the game, resulting in a total of 150 unique,
playable recordings.