Games where you can play as a famous musician

[DigitalSpace]

Rock star, pop artist, rapper, whatever. You just have to be able to play the musician at some point in the game. Here's one to get things going:

Twisted Metal 4 - Rob Zombie is the driver of the "Dragula" car.

Can you think of any?

[VACRMH]

Moonwalker.

Shaq Fu, except you said famous <_<

[XYXZYZ]

Journey, Journey Escape

... Does Wayne's World count?

[Cryomancer]

The Blues Brothers!

[spoon]

In Hudson Hawk or the Die Hard games you can play as Bruce Willis.

[Astrosmash]

Journey Escape on the 2600.

There were games on NES and SNES based on The Blues Brothers; I'd say they count.

For that matter, Dan Aykroyd's likeness also appears in Ghostbusters (Genesis) and Ghostbusters II (NES).

They don't really fit since you aren't actually playing as them, but it's always worth bringing up the cheesiness of the Sega CD "Make My Video" series (Kris Kross, INXS and Marky Mark).

Edit: Haha, two of my three legit nominations got mentioned by others while I was typing my post. You guys are fast. :)

[squirrelnut]

revolution x? kinda... sorta...

[Sudo]

David Hasselhoff is a downloadable character in Pain for the PS3. Also the Def Jam games.

[Astrosmash]

Okay, here's one that's kind of out-there: The Three Stooges (NES). Larry Fine was actually a skilled violinist, and did his own playing in many Stooges shorts such as "Punch Drunks" (1934), which one part of the game is based on.

[joedick]

Rap Jam!

[skaar]

Eternal Sonata - Chopin.

[Nionel]

revolution x? kinda... sorta...

I thought of that too, but you don't actually play as Aerosmith, however, you do in Guitar Hero Aerosmith! Guitar Hero World Tour, and the forthcoming GH:Metallica, also have playable famous musicians.

Anyway, away from rhythm games, I'm surprised no one has mention 50 Cent's game, Def Jam, or NBA Jam Tournament Edition, that game had Will Smith in it.

[Eric Dude]

Rap Jam!

Sorry, I'm gonna have to strike that one from the record, because when you actually get into the game, the characters look NOTHING like the true-to-life portraits from the player select screen. I was extremely let down by this.

[tubeway]

Sorry, I'm gonna have to strike that one from the record, because when you actually get into the game, the characters look NOTHING like the true-to-life portraits from the player select screen. I was extremely let down by this.

Agreed. I cry myself to sleep every night know that I will never be able to be Queen Latifah, even a pixelated virtual one.

[spoon]

Space Channel 5 and Ready 2 Rumble.

[tom]

Stranglers, Frankie goes to Hollywood, Wham, Beatles, Samantha Fox, Maria Whittaker (she sang), Kylie Minogue all these appeared in Computer and/or console games in the early/late 80s, or in Kylie's case, Street Fighter the movie, during the 90s (Although she did appear in the video game 'Neighbours' on C64 and Amiga computer as well)

[scooterb23]

Moonwalker.

Shaq Fu, except you said famous <_<

Hey, don't diss Shaq Diesel - You know he got skillz man, you know he got skillz

[tom]

Hey, don't diss Shaq Diesel - You know he got skillz man, you know he got skillz

But did he ever sing/play an instrument?

[stimmyjimmel]

But did he ever sing/play an instrument?

matter of fact he did

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFZkKV-CR5E

[Astrosmash]

matter of fact he did

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFZkKV-CR5E

Didn't the Genesis version of Shaq-Fu even come packaged with a CD single from his album? Certainly sweetening the deal right there. (I know, I know, he got skillz...) :)

Kind of unfortunate that we never got a game tie-in to Shaq's cinematic masterpiece, Kazaam, isn't it?

[jb143]

The Bill and Ted games...kinda sorta. Doesn't/didn't Keanu Reeves play bass guitar in some band or something?

Not sure if you actually get to play as the real band members or not since the characters are only based on them but what about KISS Psycho Circus? If any band would have a video game it would be them...they had merchandise of every other tangable form imaginable.

[backguard]

to get an obvious/stupid one out of the way - 50 cent

[joedick]

Anyway, away from rhythm games, I'm surprised no one has mention 50 Cent's game, Def Jam, or NBA Jam Tournament Edition, that game had Will Smith in it.

Oh, I think there were other musicans in NBA Jam as well. I think Heavy D and the Beastie Boys. Beastie Boys were also playable in one of the NBA Street games I think.

[DDCecil]

Digital Dance Mix Vol 1. for Sega Saturn has a minigame where you are you playing as Namie Amuro, going though a simple maze saving a monkey.

[djbeatmongrel]

Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style

[dendawg]

You can play as Slash in GH3 once you beat him.

[TheGam3r]

Ozzy Osbourne,Ted nugent,Zakk wylde,Sting,Billy coragan in guitar hero world tour.
Def jam vendetta

[bcks007]

There is some mix cd with shaq on it, with about 10 other nba stars, like Isiah Rider, Dennis Scott, Malik Sealy (RIP), Ceballos, and a few others. So Every nba player on that cd, with every basketball games they've been in. 30-50 games at least. Someone should do some number crunching on this cd to games these players where in total.

[dendawg]

BRB, gotta go take a Shaq.

Aaaah, much better. :king:

[CDiablo]

Dont quote me on this but in Smackdown 2(I believe, possibly 3) you can be Fred Durst

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Dont quote me on this but in Smackdown 2(I believe, possibly 3) you can be Fred Durst

I'm quoting you. LOL

It's the first Smackdown game for PS2. Smackdown 3 Just Bring It.

There were a few mentions of "Journey Escape" which is the 2600 game, but in the arcade game (just "Journey") you get to play as the entire band lineup.

And let us not forget this winner:

http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/games/drg100/g121/g1217405ymd.jpg

[scooterb23]

And let us not forget this winner:

http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/games/drg100/g121/g1217405ymd.jpg

I thought this was about famous musicians?

They may be famous...but there ain't nothin' musical about 'em ;)

[youruglyclone]

Rain: Wonder Trip...I wouldn't call it a game. more like an interview on a umd disc.

Bujingai: play as a character modeled after Gackt

[Daft Punk]

Rap Jam Volume 1 on SNES

All the def jam fighters.

Wu tang on playstation

[tom]

PSX:
Spice Girls
Westlife

[DigitalSpace]

I'm throwing in a couple more:

-True Crime: Streets of LA: If you collect all the "dogg bones" hidden throughout the city, you can play as Snoop Dogg.
-True Crime: New York City: With 100% completion, you can play as Redman.

[savageone]

In Shadow Warrior you play as the critically acclaimed musician Lo Wang himself.

YOU NO MESS WITH LO WANG (ftp://ftp.3drealms.com/misc/lowangsrap.mp3)