AT: A Story of a Band is a rocking strategy game with stylised retro graphics and awesome sound which sees you manage a new rock band. Add members, go on tour, release a concept album and get interviewed by the press. It’s very similar in most respects to Kairosoft’s ‘Story series of old-school strategy formula, only this time with a rock band! Detailed, complex and engrossing, it’s also addictive and challenging from the very first beat.
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A Story of a Band on Android is a great little management game with a huge amount of depth.
If you like the Kairosoft games, you're probably going to like this, too.
However, A Story of a Band can also be incredibly difficult. Even after a few attempts, we were still finding the going very tough.
Pocket Gamer: I've wondered for a while now why more smartphone developers aren't trying to emulate Kairosoft's success by emulating its games. The Japanese studio provides a steady and reliable stream of management titles, but we'd still like to see more studios having a crack at the genre.
Hot Byte Games has answered the call with A Story of a Band, mixing up the classic Game Dev Story with a music-based setting. It's glorious, too, with deep gameplay that would make Kairosoft proud.
There are some balancing issues, but in general this is a great first step.
