They created Frets on Fire, a freeware rhythm game that borrows quite heavily from Guitar Hero and adds a few of its own little innovations to the mix as well. Sadly, most titles in the series were only available for the consoles PC, Mac and Linux gamers were generally left in the dust.įortunately, the ingenuity of a team of skilled independent developers soon came to the rescue. Throughout the latter half of the 2000s, the rhythm genre was dominated by Guitar Hero. Somehow, he managed to find a way to combine the two passions.
Dave Galvin is a freelance writer and avid gamer.
