GamesRadar - Ultimate Band

Ultimate Band (Review)

Dec 10, 2008

Music games such as Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and [shudder] Rock Revolution typically rely upon controllers in the shape of the instruments they’re imitating to help sell the experience. But not rhythm-action music sim Ultimate Band - it sticks with the basic Wii remote and Nunchuk. ...

Ultimate Band - Plain White Ts frontman (Video)

Nov 25, 2008

While the DS version of Disney’s rocktacular music game has a weak song list and strong controls, the Wii version flips the script with more songs and broken controls. It’s not remotely as good.

Ultimate Band - Plain White Ts guitar (Video)

Nov 25, 2008

While the DS version of Disney’s rocktacular music game has a weak song list and strong controls, the Wii version flips the script with more songs and broken controls. It’s not remotely as good.

Ultimate Band - Plain White Ts drums (Video)

Nov 25, 2008

While the DS version of Disney’s rocktacular music game has a weak song list and strong controls, the Wii version flips the script with more songs and broken controls. It’s not remotely as good.

Plain White T's Join Ultimate Band on DS and Wii (News)

Nov 22, 2008

Disney Interactive Studios has teamed up with pop-punk band Plain White T's for content, videos and promotional efforts for its upcoming music video game Ultimate Band. Developed by Fall Line Studio in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ultimate Band takes gamers of all ages on a journey to achieve rock stardom starting as garage-band beginners and working toward the ultimate rock notoriety. With the Plain White T's featured in Ultimate Band, fans can play their favorite band's music in an accessible game with great value.

What's Up with Ultimate Band? Get an Inside Listen (News)

Nov 21, 2008

Ripten:

"Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to participate in a conference call with a few dudes from Fall Line Studio, developers of the just-released Ultimate Band for the Wii and DS. Tim Huntsman (senior producer), Mark McArthur (development director), and Mike Thompson (art director) fielded questions posed by us media types in a James Lipton-style interview presented by Access Communications.

The good questions, obviously, were submitted by me, but I want to apologize for the woman at the end who was rude and unprofessionally douche-like. Yes, it is possible to be professionally douche-like, so shut up.

There is also an occasional beepy-boop noise that I'm assuming is people joining the call, but that was totally not my computer making the noise so whatev. And after re-reading all of the stuff that I just wrote, I realize that deep down inside I am apparently a valley-girl."

New Songs and Venues for Ultimate Band Announced (News)

Oct 4, 2008

Disney Interactive Studios sends news about some new venues and of course more songs that will be on Ultimate Band for the Nintendo Wii. The latest additions to the long song list includes Complicated, Get the Party Started, 9 in the Afternoon and more.

Disney Interactive Studios Announces New Songs for Ultimate Band Video Game (News)

Sep 12, 2008

Disney Interactive has announced that more songs have been added to the track list for Ultimate Band on the Nintendo Wii: Including all Day and All Night, Stumble and Fall, Move Along and more.

Ultimate Band newest songs list, 16 out of 30 soundtracks confirmed (News)

Sep 4, 2008

Disney's Ultimate Band is an upcoming music rhythm game for Wii and DS. The game has a tracklist of 30 songs total (all are cover versions) and VGB uncovered the 16 of them that have been revealed so far. These include "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson, "Fell in Love with a Girl" by The White Stripes, "Make It" by Aerosmith and everyone's favorite "The Great Escape" by Boys Like Girls.

Ultimate Band (Screenshots)

Jul 16, 2008

Ultimate Band for Wii: Music Games in a More Casual Style (News)

Jun 16, 2008

Kotaku writes: "Included in the flood of leaks that sprung earlier today was a flash video showing gameplay in Ultimate Band, a no-peripheral music game due out from Disney for the Wii by the end of the year. (The video did not address proposed versions for the PS2 or DS.)"

Ultimate Band on Wii - leaked movie (News)

Jun 15, 2008

The video after the link shows Ultimate Band as a band-based rhythm action game for Wii where all musicians are controlled with the Nunchuck and Wiimote.

Disney's Ultimate Band... everything you wanted to know (News)

Mar 3, 2008

By now you've probably heard about Disney's new entry into the music/rhythm category, Ultimate Band, which comes out in the fall.

You probably know the basics: It's a music game for Wii and DS that uses their motion sensing / touch screen to play the instruments, so it doesn't come with any extra peripherals. It's being developed by Disney Interactive's Fall Line Studio in Utah, which DIS established in 2006 to make Wii and DS games. Though the development house has contributed to some other projects, this is the first game that's being made entirely at Fall Line.

But The Cut Scene learned a lot more about the game from an interview with Senior Game Designer Derek Dutelly.

Disney Unveils Ultimate Band for Wii and DS (News)

Feb 27, 2008

DailyGame.net reports that yet another new band game is on the way, but with no peripherals, it doesn't sound like it will compete with Rock Band or Guitar Hero. Instead, it'll use the Wii Remote and DS stylus to play instruments.