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Fret Nice

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Game Info

Publisher: Tecmo

Developer: Pieces Interactive

Genre(s): Rhythm Action, Music, Platform

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: February 24, 2010

Summary

[Xbox Live Arcade] Rock on and harmonize the unity between music and 2D platformer! As you control your character through the artful stages, you play the game as if it was a jammin’ rock song. Blast your enemies with riff combos and create your own soundtracks with each “strum” of a chord. You will have an ever-changing experience each time a stage is repeated. [Pieces Interactive]

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Official Xbox Magazine

Fret Nice contains one thoroughly enjoyable musical world. Rock on. [Mar 2010, p.84]

Pelit (Finland)

Fret Nice's downfall is that it forces the player to repeat the same few levels far too many times. The game does have some fresh ideas and its art style is very charming, but the cons nevertheless outweigh the pros. Also, the guitar controls are horrible. [May 2010]

IGN

A great soundtrack and unique art style can't save what is ultimately a failed experiment.

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Games Master UK

It's all quite charming, but not enough to elevate it to an above-average adventure. [June 2010, p.85]

TeamXbox

Without doubt, Fret Nice has some good ideas, some cool presentation and is a unique concept, though it tries to force too many things that make the player less (rather than more) comfortable.

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Gamer Limit

I find it hard to recommend this game on sound and art alone, for those are the only areas where the game succeeds

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GameFocus

Fret Nice is a quirky game with a lot of style. Unfortunately, quirky is not enough.

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GameSpot

Your guitar will gently weep for this frustrating platformer.

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XboxAddict

The Way I See It: Horrible controls, busted gameplay and a frustrating experience.

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Eurogamer

Make a game with controls that don't work, and lovable presentation and playful creativity can't save it. It always hurts to punish a game that tries something different, especially when such obvious care has gone into its presentation, but Fret Nice fails to execute its ideas with competence.

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Teletext GameCentral

If you're tired of music games this peculiar platformer is no reason to keep your plastic axe either.

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Edge Magazine

While the more conventional controls make for a more satisfying experience, they also expose the painful ordinariness of the game. [May 2010, p.102]

X360 Magazine UK

Nothing more than an interesting curio. [Issue#58, p.105]

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