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Konami is known as the creators of ''VideoGame/DrumMania'' and ''VideoGame/GuitarFreaks'', the forefathers to [[VideoGame/GuitarHero many]] [[VideoGame/RockBand popular]] American {{Rhythm Game}}s. However despite this (and failed attempts to market GF in America upon its debut), their arcade versions [[NoExportForYou remained relegated to Asian arcades and those lucky enough to import them]].

When rhythm games became a major trend in 2008 thanks to the popularity of ''Guitar Hero'' and ''Rock Band'', Konami decided to FollowTheLeader and cash in on the craze in 2008 with Rock Revolution, a partial band game (no vocals) developed by Zoe Mode and HB Studios, with no dedicated guitar controller (just use a VideoGame/GuitarHero or VideoGame/RockBand one), and a very awkward looking drum kit peripheral. The result? Disaster. A game full of covers, a majority of songs under-charted, and an overall low-quality experience.

Versions were released on multiple platforms, the Xbox 360 and [=PS3=] versions used traditional controllers, the Wii version (which was actually ''pulled'' before release somehow) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSA0jhtZrR8 awkwardly used the Wii remotes instead]], and the DS version used the touch screen, plus the microphone for vocals.

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!!This series provides examples of:
* AllDrummersAreAnimals: The female drummer in the DS version is named Animal.
* CoverVersion: Completely going the other way on promises by both Harmonix and Neversoft that their future titles would only use master tracks, all but ''2'' songs on Rock Revolution are covers.
** The two songs which were original master tracks were Music/LinkinPark's Given Up, where the artist had provided other masters to both the other games previously; and Finger Eleven's [[OneHitWonder Paralyzer]], which was also released on ''VideoGame/GuitarHero on Tour: Modern Hits'' and the Rock Band Network - thus, not actually made by Harmonix for that game[[note]]although Harmonix later released it on ''Rock Band 4'' as DLC[[/note]]!
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The male guitarist in the DS version, Jimmy, looks almost exactly like Music/JimiHendrix.
* RequiredSpinoffCrossover: One of the game's few DLC packs contained songs from Bemani artists, mainly crossovers from ''[=DrumMania=]'' (including a ''long version'' of Model [=DD8=], a boss song from [=GF/DM V4=]), a new Des-Row song, and a rock remix of "My Only Shining Star" from ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution [=SuperNOVA=]''.