SummaryRock Band Unplugged creates a full band experience in the palm of your hand by combining traditional beat match gameplay with key elements from both Rock Band and Rock Band 2, such as overdrive and chords. Your hands are the "peripherals" in Rock Band Unplugged allowing you to take direct control of the lead/bass guitars, drums and vocals. In add... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
Developer:Backbone Entertainment, Harmonix Music Systems
Rock Band Unplugged
PSP
Released On:
Jun 9, 2009
Metascore
Generally Favorable
79
User score
Generally Favorable
8.1
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There are few better rhythm-action games on the handheld. [Issue#181, p.81]
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You may feel less like a rock star and more like a traditional gamer while you play but it's great fun and a million times better than being laughed at on the bus while strumming your DS.
User score
Generally Favorable
8.1
84% Positive
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
8% Mixed
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3 Ratings
Jan 30, 2015
10
Best button mashing game on psp for sure. Button layout is just the best, otherwise like on Guitar hero on xbox. Song list is great, there are blink 182, Franz Ferdinand, System of a down, which are my favorites. Recommend it.
Feb 9, 2026
9
Brilliant concept of how to perfect the guitar hero gameplay. This game is forcing you to play every instrument in the band and thanks to this idea you can focus on things you wouldn't even hear. You can actually focus on a bassist parts or see how difficult drums can be! In my opinion it's the ultimate gameplay of any music game. Songs are amazing and overall graphic design is really pleasant. Of course graphic and textures are outdated and not really good... But gameplay is amazing.
83
Don't let the duplicate songs fool you, Rock Band Unplugged is one of the best music games ever made for a portable game system!
80
Out of classic series Unplugged brings a full-scale song list that focuses on a single player experience. Yes, we really miss the multiplayer. [July 2009]
80
Smart design choices make this handheld debut for the Rock Band series a great one.
70
The portable version of Rock Band utilizes some great ideas and is both addictive and fun to play. It's a shame that the game lacks multiplayer functionality. But it's still worth your money, and a great addition to the rather limited offerings on the PSP.
54
Rock Band Unplugged may look and sound like Rock Band but without instruments to hold and friends to join in the fun, all that’s left is a solitary and miserable experience with intolerable load times that had me rushing back to my console version of Rock Band 2 to wash the bitter taste from my mouth.
Oct 31, 2022
9
Jugabilidad radicalmente opuesta a la tradicional y aún así emular la dificultad de la misma. Si haces ciertas cosillas ilegales y consigues todas las canciones dlc's... imprescindible para fans del rock and roll y las Dixie Chicks.
Aug 31, 2021
9
It's so beautiful playing laid to rest songs portable, I'm a fan of guitar hero!!!
Nov 3, 2017
9
A fun Rock Band spin-off for the Playstation Portable. The graphics are pretty impressive for the band, equipment and the crowd. The soundtrack is good but gets even better when you download some other classic songs from the Playstation Store for the game. The sound is great too. The gameplay is the same as Rock Band and Rock Band 2 and its fun to control all the band members at separate times. The controls are very easy to use and very responsive. I would use the first Control Style. There are other modes to play apart from Tour Mode such as Band Survival Mode and Warm Up mode to practice your skills. I would say that the purchasing of dlc songs does take away from the game and that some of them should have been included on the disc as the list of the dlc songs is near perfect. A fun game overall.
Mar 25, 2013
9
I got this game 3 1/2 years ago, and I still play this game today. I expected it to be bad because it's a branch-off and there's no instruments. I was so surprised and relieved to see that this game could and should be in the PSP hall of fame. It has the same personality and charm as the console versions. My hats off to EA for making a franchise add-on that doesn't ****.
