Maestro (video game)

Maestro
Developer(s)	Mike Oldfield
Designer(s)	Mike Oldfield
Series	MusicVR
Platform(s)	PC
Release date(s)	12 April 2004 (2004-04-12)[1]
Genre(s)	Simulation, Music game, Art game
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Media/distribution	Download
System requirements Pentium 3 processor, OpenGL compatible graphics card, 128Mb RAM

Maestro is a MusicVR video game by British musician Mike Oldfield. It is the second publicly released MusicVR game after 2002's Tres Lunas.

History

See also: MusicVR

Oldfield had been working on the idea of melding virtual reality and music throughout the 1990s. The first publicly released MusicVR game was called Tres Lunas.

In 2003 Oldfield had rerecorded his first album, Tubular Bells, as Tubular Bells 2003. This was to become the musical inspiration for the second MusicVR game, initially titled The Tube World.^[2] The final title became Maestro in 2004 and once again it was available for purchase on his website, and since has become available for free. The game featured segments of music from the classic Tubular Bells, along with new music composed specifically for the game. In the game there are 24 medals and 4 'gravitars' to find.^[3] The original price was £14.98 for the download and £18 for the CD.^[4]

Both games are available for free download from Tubular.net.^[5]

See also

• MusicVR
• Tres Lunas (video game)

References

1. ^ "Maestro Review". GamersEurope. http://www.gamerseurope.com/articles/476. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "Talk time: Mike Oldfield". The Guardian. 2003-07-31. http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1008870,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-31. 
3. ^ "Maestro Review". Sean.co.uk. http://www.sean.co.uk/a/musicjournalism/mike_oldfield_maestro.shtm. Retrieved 2008-08-31. 
4. ^ "Relax with Mike Oldfield's Maestro". Eurogamer. 2004-03-03. http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=54763. Retrieved 2008-08-31. 
5. ^ "Tubular.net Maestro and Tres Lunas game downloads". http://www.tubular.net. Retrieved 2010-01-27. 

External links

• Music VR at MikeOldfield.com^{[dead link]}
• Maestro at MobyGames