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 multiplatform video game developed by Barking Lizards Technologies

Barking Lizards Technologies

Barking Lizards Technologies was an American video game developer that developed for mobile phones, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Wii and personal computer. Founded in 2001, Barking Lizards Technologies was based in Richardson, Texas...

 and published by THQ

THQ

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. The game is based on, and includes songs by, The Naked Brothers Band

The Naked Brothers Band (band)

Nat & Alex Wolff are an American rock-music duo from New York, New York, consisting of brothers Nat and Alex Wolff. The siblings are known for their work on the Nickelodeon television series The Naked Brothers Band, which was created and produced by their mother, actress Polly Draper...

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The PC version was leaked 3 weeks prior to its release. There are new songs made especially for the game like "Haunted Hotel", "Will You be Mine", and "Caught Cheating" will not have Nat singing.

Reception

The Wii version of the game was met with several negative reviews, averaging a press score of 1.7/10 at GameStats. The game was criticized for bad presentation, graphics, as well as misspelling of the lyrics in the game. IGN gave this game a 2.0 out of 10.0 for its bad controls. With GameSpot also rating it a 1.5 out of 10 for its lack of good graphics as well as misspelling of lyrics. Also, on the PlayStation 2 version, songs like " I Could Be " and " Three is Enough " lets the player do vocals as Nat but has Alex singing the lead vocals instead.On the PlayStation 2 version, the song " Eventually " leaves out some words. On the PS2 and the Wii version the song "Dont Turn Around" doesn't have any lyrics whatsoever.

The Nintendo DS version of the game scored better reviews, scoring a 6.8/10 by GameZone

GameZone

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Plot Summary

The band is on their bus. Cooper comes in with news and says that the band will be on a world tour. The band travels to Miami, New York City(NYC)and much more venues and plays multiple songs like "Eventally" and "Body I Occupy". The player gets to play as the vocals, drums, cello, guitar, bass guitar, and keyboard as they embark on a tour as they are in the band.