Frets on Fire is an arcade developed by Unreal Voodoo, released 3 August 2006 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Frets on Fire is
Frets on Fire is an arcade game developed by Unreal Voodoo and released in 2006. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Pygame.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Frets on Fire is a free, open-source Finnish music video game created by Unreal Voodoo. Players use the keyboard to play along with markers which appear on screen, with the aim to score points, achieve a high point multiplier, and complete a song. Frets on Fire was the winner of the Assembly 2006 game development competition. The game is written in the Python programming language, and is licensed under the GNU General Public License, although the game incorporates other free and open-source code under other licenses. The game's included song files and some internal fonts are proprietary, and their redistribution is not permitted outside of the Frets On Fire executable.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Frets on Fire launched on 3 August 2006, within three weeks of Persona 3, Dead Rising, Civilization IV: Warlords and Virtua Fighter 5.
Released around the same time: Persona 3, Dead Rising, Civilization IV: Warlords, Virtua Fighter 5.
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When did Frets on Fire come out?
Frets on Fire was released on 3 August 2006 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
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