Green Day: Rock Band

Green Day: Rock Band, released in 2010, is a rhythm game from Harmonix, published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts. It stands as the sixth console title in the Rock Band series and the second focused on a single band, after 2009's The Beatles: Rock Band. Players simulate playing rock music using instrument-shaped controllers, and the entire song list comes from the American band Green Day. The game includes virtual versions of the three band members performing in new, original venues.

The game incorporates Green Day songs that had previously been released as downloadable content for the Rock Band series, and players can export the full track list to other Rock Band games, except for The Beatles: Rock Band. A free demo launched on May 25, 2010, for Xbox Live Marketplace and on May 27, 2010, for PlayStation Network, featuring playable versions of "Welcome to Paradise" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."

In terms of gameplay, up to four players can take on roles using a guitar controller (for lead or bass), a drum controller, or a microphone for vocals. Notes scroll on screen, and players match them by pressing colored fret buttons and strumming for guitar, hitting matching drum pads or the bass drum pedal for drums, or singing in relative pitch to the original vocals. A pitch indicator shows vocal accuracy. The game supports harmonies, as introduced in The Beatles: Rock Band, allowing multiple singers; harmonies are added to the six previously released downloadable songs when played in this title.

Successfully hitting notes earns points and fills a performance meter, while missing notes drains it. If the meter empties, that player drops out, silencing their instrument and hurting the band's performance. Another player can "save" a dropped player by activating Overdrive, which is collected by completing marked phrases or, for guitar and bass, using the whammy bar on sustained notes. Overdrive can also temporarily boost scoring. Activation methods vary: guitarists tilt the controller upright, drummers hit a specific pad after a fill, and vocalists make a noise into the mic when prompted. The game lacks "Big Rock Endings" for improvisation at song ends, and has no clapping or tambourine sections for vocalists, as Green Day's songs don't accommodate them.