Linkin Park have teamed up with mobile game developer Artificial Life to create Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion for the iPod Touch or Phone, and, surprisingly, it looks pretty good!
The title isn’t what you’d expect (a rhythm-style music game), but an action adventure involving flamethrowers, lasers and whatnot.
In an 8-bit land, the evil corporation called PixxelKorp has taken Linkin Park’s music, and it’s up to you to get it back. With 8-bit and original versions of the songs, expect to blast your way with solid tunes playing. When you beat the game, you even get a previously unreleased track entitled “Blackbird” - which is a wicked prize for any hardcore Linkin Park fans.
There’s also a lot of customization available including: what your character as well as your crib looks like.
As for the actual gameplay, well, take a look for yourself:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKSQryLmqlA
Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda was very optimistic through the development process, and evidently is proud of the result:
“The collaborative process with Artificial Life was exceptional! They were able to turn my sketches and our creative ideas into a living, breathing world that we think gamers will thoroughly enjoy. This game is not just made for Linkin Park fans-anyone will be able to play and enjoy 8-Bit Rebellion.’ My bandmates and I grew up playing games like ‘Metroid,’ ‘Donkey Kong,’ ‘Zelda,’ ‘Space Invaders,’ ‘Mega Man’ and ‘Rygar.’ We wanted this game to have the feel of a vintage game, and a big part of it was the music.”
A release date hasn’t been announced yet, with both band and developer saying it’s “Coming Soon”, but we’ll be sure to let you know when we hear more.
What do you think of 8-Bit Rebellion?
Source: Kotaku
