Rock Band crowd-surfs onto App Store

The game will pose a serious threat to the platform’s current music game champ, Tap Tap Revenge, which recently went live with its third iteration.

Like its rival, Rock Band allows gamers to pay for additional tracks that can be downloaded and then played in the game. At 99p for two, it means that players of the iPhone version face lower charges than those paying for DLC on the console versions.

Rock Band also benefits from a Bluetooth multiplayer mode which allows for four-player simultaneous gameplay for those in close proximity. Multiplayer over longer distances is possible thanks to Facebook friends integration.

Users hoping to take advantage of the game’s full feature set will need to make sure their iPhone or iPod Touch is running the 3.0 OS, though 3.1 is recommended for optimal operation.