Bravo Gustavo – Conducting Hero
Miss Mussel has a soft spot for Guitar Hero and has spent more time than she cares to admit trying to beat seemingly interminable Knights of Cydonia by Muse. In aid of publicising Gustavo Dudamel’s ascension to the LA Phil podium (like anyone on our classical music planet could possibly be unaware of the event) the orchestra marketing people have engaged Hello Design to come up with the rather lovely Bravo Gustavo conducting game.
It’s short, it’s fun and it’s difficult enough to feel like you’ve accomplished something. After a few goes, Miss Mussel has reached the illustrious rank of Conductor with a score of 6890 and is pleased to see that her masters degree was worth it after all.
There were some usability issues in terms of choppiness and slight stalling of the music and video but Miss Mussel suspects that has more to do with a dodgy internet connection than a flaw with the game.
In addition to the computer version, those of us on the iPhone bandwagon are also able to download a mobile version of the game although it is hardly worth it. After a few seconds tapping out the beat and then making the protagonist race to the scaffold, the fun is over. There are no points to amass and the loop of music (excerpts of Symphonie Fantastique) are too short to satisfy any sort of conducting fantasy.
All in all, though, a good effort.
Yassha on 
Tina on 
Rebecca on 
