Guitar Hero Live is the new standard for rhythm games

Rhythm games needed a comeback.

After the genre fell off, both Activision and Harmonix/Mad Catz (the publishers for Guitar Hero and Rock Band, respectively) decided, around the same time, that it was due for a resurgence. Rock Band 4 hit a few weeks ago, and while it kept the promise of bringing over all of the downloadable songs from previous versions, it meant having to stay the course rather than trying new things.