God of Rock

God of Rock is a competitive rhythm fighting game developed and published by Modus Games, where the God of Rock has gathered the universe’s greatest musicians into a tournament, and the grand prize is whatever they desire most

- Dylan Pamintuan

Now, I’ve only seen a few games attempt to combine fighting and rhythm games (including a shovelware Wii game Battle of the Bands), and with the success of Hi-Fi Rush, I was looking forward to playing this.

First off, let’s talk about the music. It is all amazing, featuring over 40 songs over several genres and artists. There is a focus on rock, but you’ll find something you enjoy. Personal favourites include “The Borderline” by Whitetail (you might recognise them from Them’s Fightin’ Herds), “B.S.C.” and “Undertow” by Fotts, and “Final Flames” by Marina Ryan. Go listen to the soundtrack yourself if you want, it’s on YouTube.

The graphics are nice, which is good, but when you’re mostly focusing on the bottom half of the screen, you barely notice it. It’s a little unfortunate, but there was no avoiding such a thing with a concept like this. Still, I like the character intros before matches because it actually has dialogue for every match up. It's a nice touch that I didn't expect.