We Rock: Drum King

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We Rock: Drum King
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Developer(s) DEL
Publisher(s) 505 Games
Platform(s) Wii
Release
  • EU: April 9, 2009
  • NA: May 26, 2009
Genre(s) Music
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer

We Rock: Drum King is a music video game developed by DEL and published by 505 Games for the Wii. [1] In the United States, the game is co-branded by rock music magazine Rolling Stone , and known as Rolling Stone: Drum King. [2]

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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.

Reception

We Rock: Drum King received negative reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 32/100 based on 4 reviews. [3] Mark Bozon of IGN rated the game a 3/10, criticizing the game's use of cover songs and unintuitive controls. [4]

References

  1. Fahey, Mike (December 19, 2008). "Guilty Gear Devs Create We Rock: Drum King". Kotaku. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  2. Fahey, Mike (May 19, 2009). "Drum King Is Now Rolling Stone: Drum King". Kotaku. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  3. "Rolling Stone: Drum King Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  4. Bozon, Mark (June 24, 2009). "Rolling Stone: Drum King Wii Review". IGN. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2025.