Rock Band 4

Critic reviews

• GBGiant Bomb

  Jeff Gerstmann · Oct 16, 2015

  6.0

  It feels more like a minimum viable product than the fourth game in a long-running and popular game franchise. If you're looking for a way to play Rock Band on new consoles, this allows that. And not much else. Stack on the storefront issues that make old DLC hard to import, the lackluster sound of the freestyle guitar solos, and a minimal set of options, and the whole package gets a little hard to recommend to anyone other than diehard fans who just want a way to play the game on current machines.

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• UUSGamer

  Jaz Rignall · Oct 09, 2015

  8.0

  While it lacks some of the features of prior versions - most notably online mode - Rock Band 4 is a solid release that establishes the franchise as a platform that will be continually supported and updated in the future. It's a great model that brings the classic Rock Band gameplay to current-generation consoles, while being compatible with legacy instruments and songs.
• PPolygon

  Griffin McElroy · Oct 09, 2015

  7.5

  Rock Band 4 is stripped down to the essentials, but despite its leanness, it's pulled off something encouraging: It's made me want to play Rock Band again, even after the dozens of hours and countless parties I've spent with the series. It isn't Harmonix's boldest or biggest game. But Rock Band 4 lays a foundation for Harmonix to move forward.

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• TTechRaptor

  Sam Mcarthur-Mclean · Oct 08, 2015

  7.0

  It is a shame that the set-list isn’t as strong as it should be, but the foundation of what has always made these games fun is still there. Ultimately it;s a good thing that Rock Band 4 has got rid of some of the unnecessary things that have been added to the series and has stripped it back to its core. This is not the birth of a new generation of music games, but it is still a very good Rock Band game.

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• ENEGM Now

  Josh Harmon · Oct 07, 2015

  6.5

  Harmonix bills Rock Band 4 as a platform that will grow and improve with the future, but for now, the new game offers little reason to upgrade from Rock Band 3, with a weaker soundtrack, fewer modes, and more promises of exciting features than actual, demonstrable ones.

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• CCOGconnected

  Sidd Masand · Oct 06, 2015

  8.5

  At the end of the day Rock Band 4 feels more like an evolution than a drastic departure. If you’ve always wanted to put your mark on a song, then the new self-expression enhancements are reason enough to give Rock Band 4 a shot. Couple that with a branching career mode, support for your old instruments and DLC and Rock Band 4 stands out as the best game in the series, even if it’s missing some core features.

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