Does listening to music while playing video games help you play better?

I think for me it actually does make a difference. It just helps me think better.

I believe it does help you to a certain extent. Playing World at War no but MGS4 you need to hear people being sneaky in that game. It can get you pumped and the other person annoyed if you are playing online. It helps me.

No, I never really understood that. In almost all games, it seems that the ingame music fits much better than anything else. Plus, if you're listening to your own music how do you hear important ingame sounds?felixworks

I find that it really does depend on the game that you're playing. For example You wouldn't play music, or at least not loudly, whilst playing something that required you to be listening eg. Splinter Cell. Then there's games like Guitar Hero, that speak for themselves in the sense that most players need/like to hear the music whilst playing because it helps you keep in time. (I know I do). Then theres games that may have a completely crappy soundtrack, so you just play your own music :)

Me personally, when playing a game like Gears of War, I love to crank the metal! It helps me enjoy the game a LOT more because in my opinion the music suits it :). So yeah it's heavily based on the individuals opinion, likes and dislikes.

Although I would have to say that I don't think Listening to music, whilst playing any type of game, improves your skill as a gamer... Just Practice and Hard work does that :P lol!

No, I never really understood that. In almost all games, it seems that the ingame music fits much better than anything else. Plus, if you're listening to your own music how do you hear important ingame sounds?felixworks

Sometimes...like if I was listening to rock music and playing a arcade - like fps,

it would give me more energy and make me more run n gun...

i dont mind when playing games like smash bros but otherwise i dont

i love listening to nickleback while im playing resistance online and for important ingame sounds, all there is is get the beacon kill the target and defend the beacon which you can read at the bottom, so i listen to nickleback and it helps me play better except from when i concentrate on the song and i sing along with it so then i get distracted and i start doing bad.

Oddly yes, you'd think it would be distracting, but as long as it's loud and has a steady beat, like

disturbia (rihanna)

sweet dreams are made of this (mariyn manson)

Techno Syndrome (the Immortals)

Dragon Ball Z- perfect cell theme remix

Multiplayer=Yes

Singleplayer=No

No, I never really understood that. In almost all games, it seems that the ingame music fits much better than anything else. Plus, if you're listening to your own music how do you hear important ingame sounds?felixworks

sums it up nicely for me

Kool & The Gang - Geometry Wars

Anaal Nathrakh - Unreal Tournament

Down/Eyehategod - Virtua Fighter

The above formula = happiness incarnate.

if the music is rubbish like in pokemon red when you're levelling up for the 87th time, i put it down and i might put a CD on. when i was playing FFXI online, i put my own music on when farming for items and gil. you get bored of the in-game music - it gets tedious.

otherwise, no! sounds are important for the game to function.