Fuser (2020)

Fuser is a rhytm game experience like you've never seen before, with an excellent multiplayer mode on top. The party can begin!

Harmonix still shows that it knows its stuff with rhythm games, as Fuser satisfies with its accessible, but deep controls, accompanied by a thorough campaign, a diverse song library, and engaging online components. However, having a large chunk of songs only available through micro-transactions, and some net-code issues do hamper the overall experience. Still, it is fun to try things like finding out how well the vocals of Never Gonna Give You Up mesh with some Country or Rap tunes.

Fuser is much more than a reminiscence of good old rhythm games. Devs from Harmonix are kings of this genre even after all those years.

Fuser is definitely one of the best and of course the few games released in the rhythm genre in recent years and the eighth generation of consoles. A title that thanks to its gameplay and mechanisms, gives its audience a lot of freedom to create and mix different pieces of music from more than a hundred of famous songs and at the same time, it is a highly addictive title. The only thing that can be criticized is the lack of freedom for making more interesting mixes due to the game's rating system which kind of gets in the way of the gamer's creativity and personal style.

GOOD - Taking on the role of a DJ, you’ll be mixing licensed music tracks from plenty of genres to please your venue’s crowds, and also your pals at home. There’s a real skillset to master once you get going in the game, and it’s a lot of fun hearing your creations come to life. Sadly, none of the game’s multiplayer modes worked at all for me on the Nintendo platform, which is a big miss given the full $60 price point, and therefore forced me to play in solo venues only. If dreaming of being a DJ is your thing, you can fake it to make it here with Fuser and feel great as the crowd’s cheer.