Recently I was in the market for a new game on my phone. I play Scrabble, NBA Jam, Candy Crush and Wordscapes. I like these games, but sometimes I want to try something new. So I went on the app store and did some searching. I like to go for the free games, but I am not opposed to paying if the game is good. I tried a few things out. I tried Dingbats. That's a word puzzle game and I like those because they keep me sharp. But there were too many ads. I tried a few baseball games and found them rather boring or way too hard. I tried mobile Madden and NBA 2k. They were too clunky, they had too many ads and I own these games on the Xbox and Switch. I don't need them on my phone. But then I came across a game called Beatstar.

I love music as you all know. I also like to hear new music or music I am new to. I also like games that keep me interested after one or two tries. And I used to play the absolute hell out of Guitar Hero. The reason I mention Guitar Hero is, Beatstar is a game where you have to tap squares on your phone to the beat of the song. As the screen scrolls you get more and more squares that go faster and faster as the song progresses, just like Guitar Hero. And just like Guitar Hero, Beatstar plays a snippet of the song. Each song is about 2-3 minutes long. You get a few verses and you get the chorus once or maybe twice. It is so much fun. They also have boxes that you can open by using gems or watching ads. This is one time I don't mind a 30 second ad because each time you do it adds cards to a box and when the box is full that means a new song. I have had this game for a few weeks now and I have 66 songs, with hundreds more to go. My wife is playing it too, and she has upwards of 70 plus songs. She is much better at the game than I am. But it is all good. I love the game.

I really enjoy most of the music that they play. I have a Bob Marley song. There are Gorillaz tracks, songs from The White Stripes and one hit wonders like Wiz Khalifa and Vanessa Carlton. The game also has songs dating back to the 70's. Their catalog is thick and that makes the game even more fun. I think about this game when I am not playing it. I'm still in that honeymoon phase, and it has been a few weeks. I am not even close to being bored with it yet. I also like to go back and try songs over and over again to get 5 stars. The songs range from easy to extreme, and the extreme songs are tough. "Gangam Style" is one of the extreme songs I have, and yesterday was the first day I finished it. It was tough. They have a Dizzee Rascal song that I cannot beat. They also have the song "Sandstorm" by Darude, you will know it instantly once you hear it, and I can barely get past the intro stage. But this game has made me go back and replay songs by bands I am not even close to being a fan of. I have played multiple Fall Out Boy songs. I fully enjoy the Soulja Boy stuff they have. I have played Papa Roach's one hit more often than I'd like to admit. I played "Skater Boi" twice yesterday. But again, they have stuff I genuinely enjoy. I mentioned the Gorillaz and Bob Marley. They have Outkast. I discovered Tessa Violet playing this game. I have an Erykah Badu song. Bassment Jaxx is there. Khalid has a very fun song.

This game is rad. I enjoy the hell out of it. My wife got it after me and now my kids ask to play it when they hear us turn it on. I highly recommend this game, especially for the people who used to play Guitar Hero as much as I did back in the day. Do yourself a favor and download Beatstar. You will not be disappointed.

Ty

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