The New YorkTimes says "I've seen the future of interactive multimedia, and it rocks." 11/8/94
USA Today says "The Virtual Guitar is the closest you'll get to playing head-banging guitar with absolutely no talent." 12/19/94
Computer Life Magazine gives the Virtual Guitar 5 out of 5 Stars. "...the coolest peripheral to jack into the back of the PC since some deskjockey decided a joystick was the way to fly." "Put this on your gotta-get-now list, at the top of the chart with a bullet. Then rock on." 2/95
PC Magazine gives the Virtual Guitar 4 out of 4 Stars. "Virtual Music is an air guitarist's dream come true." 2/7/95
Chicago Tribune chooses the Virtual Guitar as their "Top computer gamepicks for holidays." The Virtual Guitar "...promise(s) to take you to the bigtime." 12/6/94
Computer Currents' Daniel Tynan writes "..I wished that I'd had the Virtual Guitar when I was a teenager." 12/1/94
Robb Report's 11th Annual Ultimate Gift Guide lists the Virtual Guitar on their list of "...high-tech toys that seem to stand out from the crowd.""Air guitar stars can put the Virtual Guitar in their hands and really strut their stuff..." 12/94
Music & Sound Retailer quotes John Maher, director of marketing for Samick Music Corporation "This product is what the guitar industry has been starving for since the introduction of video games. ...Because of Virtual Guitar, we are now able to give kids the actual experience - the "rush" of being a rock icon before actually learning to play. The next logical step is for the kid to turn around to Mom and Dad and demand the real thing. That's where we come in." 9/15/94
Electronic Games says "...we can't think of anything cooler than Virtual Music Entertainment's Virtual Music game, Welcome to West Feedback. It comes complete with a Virtual Guitar...but the bonus is that it takes no skill to produce smokin' riffs with this baby." 11/94
In Motion: Film & Video Production Magazine says "... Virtual Guitar offers the ultimate cyber rock fantasy: live performance." 11/94
Twice Magazine's senior editor James Willcox says about the Virtual Guitar "Given the crowded retail market, [Virtual Guitar] will stand out because, unlike a lot of other software products, you are not mentally interacting, you are physically interacting with the program."
New Media Magazine says "Even video game skeptics will recognize the Virtual Guitar as a glittering example of the power of multimedia to engage and entertain.Virtual Guitar's interactivity is fully engaging ... But the best thing about Virtual Guitar is that it's a blast. I can think of few more satisfying moments my computer and I have spent together." 2/95
Associated Press reporter Larry Blasko says "... if (your) conduct to date makes heaven seem unlikely, you can come pretty close with Welcome to West Feedback and the Virtual Guitar."
At the 1995 International CES Show, Quest for Fame-Featuring Aerosmith and Welcome to West Feedback/1 & 2 won two Innovations 95 Awards for outstanding software. 1/95
Computer Shopper calls the Virtual Guitar "one of the best applications of multimedia technology we've seen. As a true multimedia product, Virtual Guitar definitely deserves a big round of applause." - 3/95
Multimedia World's Vince Broady gives the Virtual Guitar 4.5 stars out of 5 and says "The Virtual Guitar brings music to the masses and lets anyone be a rock star for a day."
Computer Graphics World says "Quest for Fame has to rate as one of the most innovative CDs I have played". 2/95
Home PC - Editor's Choice Awards - Top 100 products says "Finally, something solid for air guitarists to hold onto." 6/95
Toy Business gives the Virtual Guitar 4 stars and says "This is going to be a real winner with teenagers and anyone else who wants to be a rock 'n' roll star" and "The Virtual Guitar is something that every kid who has ever dreamed of being a rock star will be begging their parents to get". 7/95 MacWeek Report says "To find out why ordinary expo goers have been spotted erupting into bursts of air-guitar frenzy on the show floor, check out Virtual Music Entertainment Inc’s Quest for Fame, a fun, innovative and truly hilarious interactive music game..." "Become the rock god you always knew you were..." 8/9/95 The Boston Globe says "If the reaction from the crowd, and my son, Aaron, is any indication, ... Virtual Music Entertainment, Inc. has a big hit on its hands..." 8/11/95 ComputerLife - Quest for the Best 20 CD’s elected Quest for Fame as one of them. "I was wailing on Aerosmith’s "Shut up and Dance" so loudly that my real neighbors threatened to complain to the landlord" 10/95 Multimedia World - Air Guitar Finally Pays off - 4 out of 5 stars" Air-guitar virtuosos will find Quest for Fame a rockin’ good time. 1/96
Boston Herald - Live on the edge with virtual air guitar -
"Quest for Fame can satisfy just about anyone’s urge to bring the
crowd to its feet." Fusion - Fusion Reviews gives Virtual Music 4.5 out of 5 stars - "This is a great idea. It scratches the rock n’ roll itch, has a great soundtrack and is a lot of fun to play around with.". "Virtual Music Entertainment did a slick job on this. The setup is a computer duffers dream, automated and self-testing" 1/96 Business Day - BNN Radio - "It has the best animation, and the best sound of any game I have ever seen." "It is just a tremendous product. I was very, very impressed. I think you should definitely check it out, and if you have got kids in the house who want to party with you." 2/2/96 Indelible News - "...one of our favorite CD-ROMs - and we can’t imagine one that might dethrone it in the near future." 3/96) The Journal Gazette, "Pick of the Glitter" - "The first game (Rolling Stone Air Guitar Series) of the series promises a wild ride into the world of Rock and Roll aboard Rolling Stone magazine’s exclusive tour bus." 3/21/96 Illinois Times - "...the player becomes part of the Rock and Roll foodchain. And in this world, the one and only rule is to shred or be shredded." 3/31/96 Mac Home Journal - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "If there’s a rock star itch buried deep in our suburban psyche, then "Quest for Fame" is the perfect scratching mechanism." ( Available in August, 1996 issue)
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