Rolling Stone Gets in the Game with "Rolling Stone: Drum King"

Are you tired of music/rhythm games yet? The folks over at 505 games are hoping not. They've secured a partnership with Rolling Stone Magazine to bring Rolling Stone: Drum King to the Wii. Does the world need another music simulation game, especially one limited to drumming via the Wii Remote/Nunchuck controller configuration? Sure it does. Just think of all those Wii owners who also happen to be would be wild children on the skins. Anyway, looks like the game will come with several of the features Guitar Hero and Rock Band players have come to expect: character customization, color-coated tablature (followed through motion control and peripheral buttons), etc., and a multi-generational Rock song list made up of 30 covers.

I'm sure that 505 games is hoping for the same success/industry pull with Rolling Stone that Harmonix has enjoyed through its partnership with MTV on Rock Band. Maybe they will even get it, although it seems doubtful seeing as the game is shaping up to be a whole lot less cool that that, features all covers and is a little late to the music sim party. I could be wrong though. There are a whole lot of Wiis out there, and the game does have some sort of multiplayer, which might help. We shall see. The game releases May 26th, so just a few days away. Check out the track list below:

• All Star - Inspired by Smash Mouth
• Banquet - Inspired by Bloc Party
• Be My Baby - Inspired by The Ronettes
• Blister in the Sun - Inspired by Violent Femmes
• Born to Be Wild - Inspired by Steppenwolf
• By the Way - Inspired by Offcuts
• Can't Get Enough - Inspired by Bad Company
• Can't Stand Losing You - Inspired by The Police
• Cissy Strut (instrumental) - Inspired by The Meters
• Click Click Boom - Inspired by Saliva
• Direction - Inspired by Starting Line
• Feel Good Inc. - Inspired by Gorillaz
• Fight the Good Fight - Inspired by Triumph
• I Fought the Law - Inspired by The Clash
• In Too Deep - Inspired by Sum 41
• Let There Be Drums - Inspired by The Ventures
• Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous - Inspired by Good Charlotte
• Mickey - Inspired by Toni Basil
• No One Knows - Inspired by Queens of the Stone Age
• On Top of the World - Inspired by Boys Like Girls
• Pull Me Under - Inspired by Dream Theatre
• Saturday Superhouse - Inspired by Biffy Clyro
• She Sells Sanctuary - Inspired by The Cult
• Song 2 - Inspired by Blur
• Soundgarden - Inspired by Spoonman
• Stay With Me - Inspired by Faces
• The Take Over, The Breaks Over - Inspired by Fall Out Boy
• The Final Countdown - Inspired by Europe
• We Will Rock You - Inspired by Queen

–Hobson's Choice