Official PlayStation Magazine - 04.2020

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The Big 10

STORIESEVERYONE’STALKING ABOUT

04

TheRock

Bandteam

aremaking

a comeback

withanother

accessible

rhythm

game.In

Fuseryouassumetheroleofa fully

customisable,electronicmusicianas

theytakeonthefestivalscene.

Ourhands-ondemofeatures 16

licensedsmashhitsrangingfrom

LizzotoBlueÖysterCult,butthefull

releasethisautumnwillfeature 100

songstoremixandpullapartfor

yourcrowd-pleasingmashups.

Navigatinga selectionoftracks

listedalongthetopofyourscreen

withuando, youcanfreelymix

andmatchbetweeneachsong’s

vocals,guitars,drumbeat,andkeys

acrossfourturntables.Youcan

eitherhoveroveryourchosen

bangerandpressthefacebutton

thatcorrespondstotheelementyou

wanttoliftorsimplydrag-and-drop.

Overlayingtwovocaltracksis a bold

choicebuteasy-peasythisway.

Someimpressivetechworkingin the

Harmonix plays

to a newbeat

The Rock Band developer reveals Fuser

We’ll be making more music with Fuser

in a future issue. Watch this space.

Q Beyond the rhythm game at its core,

creating mixes is a ton of fun.

Q Fulfilling multiple requests
simultaneously nets a stack of points.

background melds everything

together seamlessly, and during

later sets you can manually tweak

things such as the beats per minute.

CAN YOU BEAT IT?

The challenge comes from not only

learning how to paint with your

musical palette or splicing in new

elements on the down beat, but also

from fulfilling fan requests. Someone

may tweet at you to play something

from the 2010s, while another

could ask for more pop in the mix.

Borrowing Lady Gaga’s distinctive

vocals will please both and net you

more points than fulfilling each

request individually. And, of course,

a well-timed bass drop really amps

up the crowd.

We’ve been lacking a killer new

music game, but Fuser could have

just what it takes to top our

must-playlist. With an enviable

soundtrack and accessible controls,

our hands-on suggests it could be

charting highly when released.

A DREAMS FOR MUSIC?

A scratch pad featuring six

different instruments allows you

to mix in your own music. You can

get time with the demo yourself

at EGX Rezzed, 26-28 March at

the London Docklands.