SHOUT OUT - Hats off to Team17 for the existence of Headbangers Rhythm Royale
Trailer-tastic.
By Jonathan Garrett
05/09/23
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It’s press release and coverage city here at thatHITBOX’s office hovel, and with such a densely packed release schedule it’s almost overwhelming to know what to cover. Then, Team17 comes along and drops Headbangers Rhythm Royale, a multi platform, cross play enabled, 30 player music rhythm game that’s launching on everything. It’s also coming to Game Pass on Day 1 (31st October 2023), which is jolly.
Like an amalgamated mix of Frobisher Says and Fall Guys, it struck me as a game I didn’t know I needed but now I absolutely do. Comedy in games is typically a very dicey proposition, and tends to lean toward gross out or immature humour to generate the lowest common denominator of easy laughs. The difference here is the animation, sound effects, and expressive nature of the characters is enough to generate a giggle without needing to utter a single word.
Bottom line: it’s a series of elimination challenges with pigeons doing various musical activities. There’s rap sequences, guess the instrument, and timing challenges. Your can customise your pigeon. The developers are called Glee-Cheese. The battle pass is completely free. It supports cross play. The score is original. There’s musical pigeons.
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