Fret Nice
Developer: Pieces Interactive
Publisher: Tecmo
Release Date: Feb. 17, 2010
System: Xbox 360
ESRB Rating: E
In a nutshell: For want of a jump button, the rhythm platformer was lost.
0:00 If there are two genres I love above all others, they are rhythm games and platform games. Since Fret Nice supposedly melds these two genres, my expectations are quite high.
0:01 Catchy, robo-techno music plays as a misshapen hand cranks up an amp. "The vibrant Chordmasters rock the world" say the newspaper headline. But a guy with a mustache and a black hat doesn't seem to like their music. He sends bulbous black monsters (that look stolen straight from Loco Roco) from the Heavy Metal Kingdom to cause havoc in town. Cool-looking teens cower in fear, but then two little kids -- who I assume are The Chordmasters -- come blasting in from the sky. They pose in a streetlight and push away the darkness. I already love the music, even though I can't make out a single roboticized lyric. It's like a mix of Freezepop and the best of Japanese pop.
0:03 You can play this game with an Xbox 360 controller? Really? That seems to kind of miss the point...
0:04 On the options screen, I'm told guitar tilt sensitivity is "not supported by your current guitar model." Who knew?
0:05 Normal is "The way the game is supposed to be experienced." Hard is locked anyway. I skip the intro once I realize its the same one that played when I loaded up the game.
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