<s>
Rock	B-Device
Band	I-Device
Blitz	I-Device
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
from	O
Harmonix	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
iterations	O
of	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
,	O
Blitz	O
is	O
not	O
sold	O
with	O
any	O
special	O
instrument	O
controllers	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
use	O
regular	O
console	O
controllers	O
to	O
match	O
notes	O
in	O
a	O
song	O
,	O
using	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
similar	O
to	O
Harmonix	O
 '	O
previous	O
titles	O
of	O
Frequency	B-Application
,	O
Amplitude	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
Unplugged	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
25	O
songs	O
that	O
will	O
ship	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
using	O
any	O
songs	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
downloaded	O
or	O
exported	O
for	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
music	O
license	O
expirations	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
delisted	O
from	O
the	O
PSN	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
storefronts	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	B-Device
Band	I-Device
Blitz	I-Device
is	O
a	O
note-matching	O
rhythm	O
game	O
fashioned	O
similarly	O
to	O
Harmonix	O
 '	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
Frequency	B-Application
,	O
Amplitude	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
Unplugged	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
games	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
only	O
a	O
single	O
difficulty	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overdrive	O
power-ups	O
are	O
engaged	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
the	O
Overdrive	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
 '	O
performances	O
are	O
tracked	O
through	O
online	O
scoreboards	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
in-game	O
or	O
through	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
World	O
Facebook	B-Application
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
earn	O
additional	O
coins	O
in-game	O
by	O
completing	O
challenges	O
given	O
through	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
director	O
Matthew	O
Nordhaus	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
musical	O
authenticity	O
,	O
and	O
performance	O
simulation	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
at	O
times	O
may	O
be	O
"	O
fast	O
,	O
and	O
loud	O
and	O
silly	O
and	O
a	O
little	O
over	O
the	O
top	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
running	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
Synchrony	O
before	O
its	O
change	O
to	O
Rock	B-Device
Band	I-Device
Blitz	I-Device
,	O
though	O
the	O
name	O
remains	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
powerups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
difficulty	O
Harmonix	O
found	O
through	O
playtesting	O
was	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
be	O
tempted	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
clear	O
every	O
note	O
,	O
a	O
requirement	O
to	O
be	O
successful	O
in	O
other	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
but	O
here	O
had	O
built	O
an	O
"	O
open-ended	O
"	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
play	O
on	O
any	O
track	O
they	O
wanted	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
of	O
Blitz	O
was	O
tied	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
World	O
Facebook	B-Application
application	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
tie	O
their	O
console	O
accounts	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
compare	O
performances	O
in	O
both	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Device
Band	I-Device
Blitz	I-Device
with	O
friends	O
and	O
global	O
scoreboards	O
,	O
work	O
towards	O
additional	O
goals	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
application	O
,	O
and	O
participate	O
in	O
weekly	O
challenges	O
set	O
by	O
Harmonix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
performs	O
the	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
tracks	O
into	O
the	O
note	O
paths	O
for	O
Rock	B-Device
Band	I-Device
Blitz	I-Device
,	O
internally	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
Blitzification	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conversion	O
process	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
lighting	O
and	O
presentation	O
cues	O
that	O
are	O
already	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
tracks	O
for	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
a	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harmonix	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
delisting	O
Blitz	O
from	O
the	O
PSN	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
storefronts	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
expiration	O
of	O
music	O
licensing	O
agreements	O
,	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
on	O
the	O
newer	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
that	O
have	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
prior	O
its	O
delisting	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
it	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
export	O
the	O
songs	O
into	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
25	O
songs	O
:	O
23	O
songs	O
are	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
while	O
2	O
songs	O
,	O
"	O
Give	O
It	O
Away	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
Red	O
Hot	O
Chili	O
Peppers	O
and	O
"	O
Spoonman	O
"	O
by	O
Soundgarden	O
,	O
were	O
previously	O
released	O
in	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
2	I-Application
but	O
were	O
not	O
exportable	O
to	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
works	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
previously	O
downloaded	O
for	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
including	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
Network	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
25	O
songs	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
immediately	O
playable	O
in	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
future	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
also	O
works	O
with	O
Rock	B-Device
Band	I-Device
Blitz	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
songs	O
in	O
the	O
Blitz	O
soundtrack	O
were	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
from	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
continuing	O
through	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Harmonix	O
has	O
been	O
releasing	O
songs	O
from	O
Blitz	O
as	O
singles	O
for	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
players	O
,	O
where	O
Blitz	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
those	O
players	O
that	O
only	O
wanted	O
selected	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
are	O
offered	O
with	O
Pro	O
Guitar/Bass	O
upgrades	O
within	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
songs	O
as	O
singles	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
those	O
who	O
exported	O
the	O
Blitz	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	B-Device
Band	I-Device
Blitz	I-Device
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Harmonix	O
 '	O
earlier	O
Frequency	B-Application
and	O
Amplitude	B-Application
,	O
with	O
many	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
enjoyment	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
directly	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
previous	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
tracks	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
access	O
within	O
Blitz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Davis	O
of	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
considered	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
social	O
hooks	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
implemented	O
,	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
library	O
of	O
existing	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
tracks	O
would	O
readily	O
enjoy	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Miller	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
found	O
the	O
arcade-style	O
of	O
play	O
to	O
be	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
hampered	O
by	O
the	O
constant	O
need	O
to	O
collect	O
coins	O
to	O
use	O
power-ups	O
and	O
at	O
times	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
grind	B-Application
for	O
coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.2	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
scores	O
and	O
track	O
switching	O
"	O
takes	O
away	O
the	O
very	O
soul	O
of	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XBLAFans	O
reported	O
that	O
Rock	B-Device
Band	I-Device
Blitz	I-Device
dominated	O
September	O
2012	O
XBLA	B-Device
sales	O
achieving	O
116,426	O
sales	O
between	O
the	O
dates	O
of	O
August	O
27	O
and	O
September	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
