It’s important to play to each of the band member’s strengths by having them play the correct instruments. Climbing the charts is a mechanical process that correlates to your band's musical talents. You earn money by collecting royalties from your previous tracks. Energy can also be recharged in Band Stars by having one of the band members chug an energy drink. This is done by either not playing or putting them into a hot tub to relax. The rockstar lifestyle catches up to band members, and they’ll need breaks to rest. Most of Band Stars is based around your money and your band's energy. Your band members' skills are divided into five different categories: lyrics, creativity, melody, rhythm, and polish. Most of Band Stars revolves around recording songs and training your band. On paper." Although it may have been in the spirit of comedy, it's in incredibly poor taste and likely to offend many, especially at a time when these sorts of perpetuated stereotypes in music are attracting a lot of media attention.Ĭompared to most freemium tapping-based games, Band Stars actually requires some strategy. One character is a black woman named "Goldy $ilver" whose personal quote reads as "My ideal man is Benjamin Franklin. Unfortunately, one of these characters crosses the line from parody to offensive and racist.
Each of the characters in Band Stars seemed to be based on a musical stereotype: there's a robotic electronic DJ that appears to be based off of Daft Punk, an Icelandic folk/experimental singer that's an obvious nod to Björk, and an old, bearded rocker that looks like he could have been a roadie for Metallica.
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