Product Description

Requires a drum, microphone or guitar controller to play (Rock Band instruments sold separately)

Developed by Harmonix, developers of the blockbuster Guitar Hero franchise, Rock Band is an all-new platform for gamers to experience music, giving players the chance to rock in the shoes of the biggest guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers of all time - as a solo superstar or as part of a hard rocking band. Rock Band delivers the most authentic music game ever - by challenging rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals. Built on unprecedented deals with top record labels and music publishers, the music featured in Rock Band spans all genres of rock and includes many master recordings from legendary artists.

• Rock Out Your Way! Players can beat on drums, sing along, groove as a bassist and shred riffs as guitarists (using a licensed replica of the legendary Fender Stratocaster) - either in single-player career mode leading a band, in multiplayer as part of the band, or against each other - in person or online!
• Unrivaled Song Library! Major record labels and leading music publishers have signed on to provide unrivaled access to master recordings and legendary rock artists - from punk, metal and alternative to classic and southern rock of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s.
• Fully Customisable! Form your own band, create and customise your own rocker, and then travel on a fast rise to fame around the world in a quest for rock 'n' roll glory!
• Rock 'n' Roll Never Dies! Supports downloadable content for never-ending challenges.
• Multiplayer Gameplay! Play together in your living room or across the world! Rock Band offers deep online functionality, allowing players to rock together whether they're in Rhode Island or Reykjavik.
• Rock Band ships with 40 of the most epic rock acts ever (with downloadable songs an

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1016 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2008-09-12
• Platform: PlayStation2

Customer Reviews

Works with GH wired controller...
I got this game, but didn't want to pay the rip-off prices for the band instruments. Fortunately, I have the wired guitar hero controller that came with guitar hero 2, and this game works with that. It does not work with singstar microphones though. If nothing else, this game provides more songs for those who have exhausted guitar hero. And i reckon that the songs are actually better than those on GH 1, 2, Aersomith and even GH3. Rockband has more well-known tracks. The other thing i like about this game is that it is easier than GH. I can actually play hard level on this, whereas GH seemed to have a massive difference between medium and hard - medium completed, but hard level was impossible! If you have GH2 wired controller give this game a go. Definitely worth 25 quid.

Too easy, but it's still good fun
I've played the Guitar Hero games and the balance of skill level and enjoyability in those games is perfect.

Rock Band on either bass or lead guitar is a lot easier than Guitar Hero [any of them], as I got through the entire song list in Hard without failing a single song. In the Guitar Hero games, Hard really does mean Hard; and Expert means impossible unless you really learn the song.

As for the drums, Medium feels as it should - I can easily fail a few songs on Medium first time, so they've gotten the skill level just right. And Hard is as it should be. I'm awful on vocals, so I can't really judge that LOL.

But Rock Band is, of course, a very playable game - but I find it far more boring than the Guitar Hero games because of how easy it is on guitar. However, on multi-player mode, it becomes far more enjoyable - especially if you can find friends who prefer the instruments that you don't want to play.

I give an overall rating of 3 stars because, inevitably, I find myself going back to the Guitar Hero series; except for when my friends come over for a jam on Rock Star.

Rock On!
I have been playing Guitar Hero for some time now, so when I saw Rock Band I thought it would be fun. I currently use the Kramer guitar I got with Guitar Hero 3, and it works a treat on Rock Band.

Most of the songs on here are very well known, which is a relief if you're really not a big rocker, like myself. I really enjoyed playing Nirvana's In Bloom, The Killers anthem When You Were Young and The Beastie Boys' Sabotage, which is still one of my favourite crossover tracks.

The gameplay is a bit simple in easy mode though, and with my dexterity I find medium a bit tricky (finding it hard to reach for the blue and orange keys) - so I managed to complete Rock Band in around an hour in easy mode, getting mainly 97% and not having to replay a single track. I didn't mind that, but I think it could have been trickier like Guitar Hero, it took some time to complete in easy mode.

The graphics are better than GH in my opinion, but I did notice the videos were a bit spotty, this doesn't affect the bar which shows you how to play the song though, so I'm certain it's not my equipment causing it. I do think it looks great on the PS2 though.

This is a good game, with 61 tracks (half you have to unlock) available and varied with non-English speaking tracks this makes it a good alternative to Rock Band. Just wish it was harder in easy mode, I guess I will just have to practice more in medium to get used to the other keys.

Worth getting.