Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion Let’s You Chainsaw Dogs

Linkin Park 8-bit Rebellion is a side-scrolling beat'em-up for the iPhone starring who else, but the gelled-hair, titular bards of Linkin Park.

What exactly does one do in a Linkin Park video game? Fight the man, damn it!

That's right, The Man, it would seem, has gotten the world down, and as a fan of Linkin Park, it's your job to save the day - not before you reunite and find the scattered pieces of their latest single: "Blackbirds."

The plot's a novelty, the type us older gamers enjoyed in the NES days, back when Heavy Rain was just a good excuse to stay inside all day.  The art is likewise old school. Characters are blocky pixels and inhabit a 2D city just like the one in River City Ransom if all its stores were Hot Topic.

8-bit doesn't stop at looks and play. The band's remade their hits in 8-bit form, which play as the game's soundtrack.

All these components, however, are simply an abstract entry-point to the band's social media platform, a persistent system like Facebook or the Plus+ Network that allows fans to communicate with text messages and visit one another's in-game apartments.

Players can also catch up in the app on the bands latest tour dates and news. And completion of the game, rewards you with that single you worked so hard to piece together. "Blackbirds" is exclusive to the game, so you won't find it anywhere else - legally.

For fans, Linkin Park is the game you want. For retro gamers, it's certainly worth a look. And for everyone else, it's the best game for chainsawing dogs. Because I totally did that.