<s>
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Zoë	O
Mode	O
and	O
HB	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
October	O
2008	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
similar	O
titles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
various	O
controllers	O
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
rock	O
music	O
,	O
primarily	O
using	O
guitar	O
and	O
drum	O
controllers	O
on	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
inferior	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
franchises	O
with	O
no	O
distinguishing	O
characteristics	O
to	O
set	O
it	O
apart	O
from	O
its	O
competition	O
;	O
particularly	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
its	O
drum	O
kit	O
controller	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
mostly	O
cover	O
versions	O
as	O
its	O
worst	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
players	O
attempting	O
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
playing	O
of	O
rock	O
music	O
using	O
special	O
instrument	O
shaped	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
players	O
instead	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
as	O
air	O
instrumentsplaying	O
the	O
songs	O
by	O
performing	O
specific	O
gestures	O
and	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	O
and	O
drum	O
controllers	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
are	O
not	O
usable	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
utilizes	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
microphone	O
,	O
utilizing	O
gestured	O
movements	O
for	O
guitar	O
play	O
,	O
playing	O
a	O
virtual	O
drum	O
kit	O
on	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
itself	O
with	O
the	O
stylus	O
for	O
drums	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
internal	O
microphone	O
for	O
vocals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
game	O
modes	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
Konami	O
's	O
guitar	O
simulation	O
game	O
GuitarFreaks	B-Application
(	O
and	O
its	O
obscurity	O
outside	O
of	O
Asia	O
)	O
,	O
influenced	O
the	O
American	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Harmonix	O
to	O
produce	O
their	O
own	O
similar	O
game	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
filed	O
for	O
a	O
trademark	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Guitar	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
"	O
on	O
29	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
name	O
patterned	O
off	O
Konami	O
's	O
own	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
and	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
franchises	O
,	O
the	O
trademark	O
filing	O
led	O
to	O
speculation	O
that	O
Konami	O
was	O
developing	O
its	O
own	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
would	O
be	O
officially	O
announced	O
and	O
presented	O
by	O
Konami	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
on	O
15	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
with	O
guitar	O
controllers	O
from	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
but	O
a	O
newly	O
designed	O
drum	O
controller	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
also	O
demonstrated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Associate	O
product	O
manager	O
Mondona	O
Akhazan	O
stated	O
that	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
more	O
drum-focused	O
game	O
,	O
by	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
band	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
developers	O
felt	O
were	O
putting	O
more	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
guitarists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
drum	O
kit	O
featured	O
a	O
layout	O
containing	O
6	O
drum	O
pads	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
four-pad	O
layout	O
used	O
by	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	O
Hero'''s	O
five-pad	O
layout	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
being	O
a	O
snare	O
drum	O
located	O
directly	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
would	O
not	O
use	O
guitar	O
and	O
drum	O
controllers	O
;	O
instead	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
uses	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuck	O
as	O
air	O
instruments	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
uses	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
internal	O
microphone	O
to	O
play	O
instruments	O
and	O
vocals	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
vocalist	O
remained	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
as	O
Konami	O
felt	O
including	O
this	O
feature	O
in	O
console	O
versions	O
could	O
potentially	O
affect	O
the	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
Konami	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
specific	O
guitar	O
controller	O
made	O
for	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
both	O
guitar	O
and	O
drum	O
peripherals	O
utilized	O
by	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
would	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
;	O
drum	O
patterns	O
would	O
automatically	O
be	O
modified	O
based	O
on	O
what	O
controller	O
a	O
player	O
is	O
using	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
June	O
2008	O
interview	O
,	O
Konami	O
's	O
associate	O
producer	O
Keith	O
Matejka	O
had	O
felt	O
that	O
there	O
should	O
be	O
better	O
compatibility	O
between	O
the	O
peripherals	O
used	O
by	O
recent	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
believing	O
these	O
different	O
controllers	O
only	O
provided	O
"	O
slightly	O
different	O
"	O
experiences	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
expensive	O
to	O
manufacture	O
and	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Sony	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
later	O
announced	O
the	O
controllers	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
interchangeable	O
between	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
lead-up	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
reports	O
surfaced	O
on	O
10	O
July	O
2008	O
that	O
Konami	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Harmonix	O
and	O
Viacom	O
for	O
patent	O
infringement	O
over	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
at	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
District	O
Court	O
for	O
the	O
Eastern	O
District	O
of	O
Texas	O
,	O
claiming	O
it	O
infringed	O
on	O
Konami	O
's	O
patents	O
on	O
music	O
simulation	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
requested	O
cash	O
compensation	O
and	O
an	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
sales	O
of	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
Harmonix	O
sued	O
Konami	O
for	O
infringing	O
on	O
their	O
patents	O
in	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
;	O
the	O
patents	O
in	O
question	O
had	O
cited	O
some	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
patents	O
as	O
references	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoundtrackRock	O
Revolution	O
contains	O
41	O
songs	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
20	O
songs	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
41	O
songs	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
setlist	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
support	O
new	O
songs	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
songs	O
were	O
available	O
on	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
unless	O
otherwise	O
noted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
two	O
packs	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
one	O
featuring	O
music	O
by	O
artists	O
from	O
Konami	O
's	O
Bemani	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
featuring	O
music	O
by	O
heavy	O
metal	O
band	O
Pantera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
hold	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
38/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
by	O
acknowledging	O
general	O
shortcomings	O
and	O
differences	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
on-screen	O
presentation	O
of	O
notes	O
(	O
eschewing	O
the	O
angled	O
"	O
highway	O
"	O
originating	O
from	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
for	O
a	O
flat	O
,	O
vertical	O
tablature-like	O
display	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
GuitarFreaks	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
bass	O
pedal	O
on	O
drums	O
being	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
separate	O
lane	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
as	O
a	O
bar	O
stretching	O
across	O
the	O
entire	O
track	O
like	O
on	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
layout	O
and	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
pads	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
drum	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
smaller	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
competition	O
,	O
and	O
consisting	O
almost	O
entirely	O
of	O
cover	O
versions	O
(	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
both	O
featured	O
only	O
master	O
recordings	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
criticized	O
aspects	O
of	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolutions	I-Application
core	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
notes	O
(	O
arguing	O
that	O
it	O
gives	O
less	O
time	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
react	O
)	O
,	O
inaccurate	O
song	O
charting	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
unusually	O
small	O
"	O
timing	O
windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
career	O
mode	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
lacking	O
narrative	O
or	O
character	O
customization	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
one	O
redeeming	O
mode	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
but	O
noting	O
that	O
songs	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
mode	O
could	O
n't	O
be	O
played	O
or	O
shared	O
in-game	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
argued	O
that	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
did	O
not	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
expectation	O
of	O
quality	O
associated	O
with	O
Konami	O
's	O
other	O
rhythm	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
came	O
out	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
it	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
revolutionary	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
even	O
relevant	O
"	O
.Game	O
Informer	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
while	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
temptation	O
"	O
to	O
negatively	O
compare	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
more-established	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
franchises	O
,	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
still	O
"	O
pretty	O
enjoyable	O
at	O
times	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
stellar	O
"	O
song	O
list	O
despite	O
its	O
"	O
awful	O
"	O
covers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Kotaku	O
writer	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
setup	O
of	O
the	O
drum	O
controller	O
felt	O
more	O
natural	O
and	O
realistic	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
cymbals	O
were	O
hard	O
to	O
hit	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
size	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
elevation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
"[failed]	O
on	O
nearly	O
every	O
count	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
ubiquitous	O
"	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
franchises	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
"	O
uninviting	O
"	O
presentation	O
and	O
poorly-animated	O
crowds	O
,	O
the	O
drum	O
controller	O
's	O
awkward	O
layout	O
and	O
unresponsive	O
pads	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
recording	O
studio	O
mode	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
as	O
intuitive	O
as	O
a	O
tax	O
form	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
redeeming	O
qualities	O
,	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
step	O
backwards	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
4.1/10	O
,	O
specifically	O
criticizing	O
its	O
low-quality	O
gameplay	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
,	O
characters	O
for	O
having	O
limited	O
animation	O
and	O
"	O
looking	O
like	O
rejects	O
from	O
old	O
Hanna-Barbera	O
cartoons	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
small	O
,	O
low	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
uncredited	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Ken	O
Barnes	O
cited	O
inaccurate	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
hardware	O
in	O
the	O
vocal	O
sections	O
for	O
a	O
low	O
score	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
for	O
attempting	O
to	O
implement	O
vocal	O
gameplay	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barnes	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
only	O
reviewed	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
prohibitive	O
cost	O
of	O
importing	O
the	O
awful-looking	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
or	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
drum	O
'	O
kit	O
 '	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
reported	O
that	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
sold	O
fewer	O
than	O
3,000	O
copies	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
across	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
534,000	O
copies	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
sold	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
