Queen Rock Tour
By Paul Semel,
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Music game really rocks, but hard to play with small hands.
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What’s It About?
In QUEEN ROCK TOUR, you rock out to the music of Queen while following along with their career, starting out with their 1974 tour of London in support of their eponymous debut album and it's aptly-titled sequel, Queen II. Like music games on consoles, this has you tapping and holding the screen to follow along with the notes while you watch a cartoony (and rather adorable) version of the band play live on stage. The game also boasts numerous tidbits about the band, and even lets you dress them in some of their most iconic outfits.
Is It Any Good?
While it may take some adjusting in your play style to really appreciate, this music game rocks as hard as the band that inspired it. In Queen Rock Tour, you have to tap or hold the screen in time with the circular notes that are moving down the screen in time with the music. Or, to put it another way, it's Guitar Hero and Rock Band, but on your phone or tablet... and if all the music was by Queen... and they looked like adorable Playmobil figures.
In theory, this sounds like a rockin' good time. And it is... usually. Especially since this takes advantage of your device's touch screen by having you swipe left or right, sometimes while holding down a button. But it hits a sour note if you play on a regular sized tablet and have small hands, which makes it hard to hit the inside lanes if you're holding your tablet by the edges. Thankfully, you can avoid this problem by resting your device on your lap and tapping it like guitarist Brian May tapping the fretboard. It's also annoying that the free version only has 2 songs, and the full game -- which, admittedly, only costs $2.99 -- only adds 17 more. There's more songs on the band's two Greatest Hits collections. Still, with fun mechanics, great songs, and some funny visuals you just know singer Freddie Mercury would've loved, Queen Rock Tour is a stone cold crazy good time.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about spending money. Unlike most free games, Queen Rock Tour only gives you a small taste of play and you have to buy the full game to play more than 2 songs, but does this seem fair, especially in light of how other free games are, well, free?
Clearly Queen Rock Tour is made for fans of Queen, but it's also made to turn people into Queen fans, so how do you feel about this? Does it change your opinion of Queen?
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPad, Android
- Pricing structure: Paid
- Release date: March 3, 2021
- Category: Music Games
- Topics: Music and Sing-Along
- Publisher: UMG Recordings Inc
- Version: 1.1.1
- Minimum software requirements: Requires iOS 11.0 or later; Android 4.4 and up
- Last updated: August 15, 2021
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