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| From: MTV Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $49.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 48
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Game only
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: XXX
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 19114
Model: 014633191141
UPC: 014633191141
EAN: 0014633191141
ASIN: B001BX6JUA
Release Date: September 14, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Take your band on an online-enabled World Tour mode, record albums, tackle the addictive Set Challenges, or even compete against other bands, either in your living room or halfway across the world, in the Battle of the Bands mode. plus all of the modes you know and love from the first Rock Band game | | • | Compatible with ALL past and future downloadable content - even tracks you downloaded for Rock Band back in 2007 - so you can play a never-ending, face-melting set | | • | Has a tool that actually teaches you how to play the drums in real life - or you can just have fun jamming and playing along to songs like an animal in the Freestyle Drum mode | | • | Songs from - Abnormality, AC/DC, AFI, Alanis Morissette, Alice in Chains, Allman Brothers, Anarchy Club, Avenged Sevenfold, Bad Company, Bang Camaro, Beastie Boys, Beck, Bikini Kill, Billy Idol, Blondie, Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, Breaking Wheel, Cheap Trick, Devo, Dinosaur Jr., Disturbed, Dream Theater, Duran Duran, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses, Interpol, Jane's Addiction, Jethro Tull, Jimmy Eat World, Joan Jett, Journey, Judas Priest, Kansas, L7, Lacuna Coil, Libyans |
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Product Description
Continue your Rock and Roll fantasy with Rock Band 2. This game lets you and your friends take your band on an even more expansive and immersive world tour - in person or online. Vicariously jam out as some of the best guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers of all time. Featuring a track list with more than 100 on-disc and downloadable tracks from some of the most hallowed bands of the rock pantheon, Rock Band 2 challenges rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals.
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Continue Your Rock and Roll Fantasy Rock Band 2 lets you and your friends take your band on an even more expansive and immersive world tour - in person or online - and continue your rock and roll fantasy. Harmonix, deliver Rock Band 2, the next step to the platform that lets audiences of all ages interact with music in an all-new way. Rock Band 2 lets players vicariously jam out as some of the best guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers of all time. Featuring a track list with more than 100 on-disc and downloadable tracks from some of the most hallowed bands of the rock pantheon, Rock Band 2 by challenges rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 36 more reviews...
 Rock on, Rock Band! October 12, 2008
Here is the story: Rock Band 2 is an update to the Rock Band formula. That doesn't make it any less fun, it just compromises how revolutionary it could be.
The game is based heavily in Guitar Hero and Karaoke Revolution mechanics, adding the (very fun!) drum peripheral and a consistent way to play bass.
Noticeable new features: There are 84 new master recordings, a new mixed bag of clothing available (Thrift Threads), a networked "Battle of the Bands" set of challenges that update regularly, and solo players can either do "challenges" to advance through songs, or play the tour outright. Groups can also do the challenges and the tour. Also, any of the peripherals will work with Guitar Hero: World Tour.
Is it worth it? For new buyers, absolutely pick up Rock Band 2 first. For as low as $10 ($5 to rent Rock band 1 and $5 to import the songs), you can add the full collection of Rock Band 1 songs to Rock Band 2. The new features make the package feel more complete and more inviting to groups of one or two without compromising the party factor. And the song selection is certainly acceptable, while not legendary. (No Ozzy?)
Also, the Downloadable Content selection, I feel, gives more strength to the game than the Guitar Hero Series.
The downs: It's still the same game you played a year ago with Rock Band 1. Peripherals get expensive and addictive: you WILL want that Bass Guitar, especially if you only have one guitar, and the RB2 drum set will have cymbal upgrades; that's just a small bit. There's Guitar Hero World Tour, which might have a better setlist for you. You might want to review the song list in the game to decide if you'll like playing these songs -- if you don't like most of them, you probably won't get into the game.
The fun of Rock Band is having fun by getting the chance to perform like a rock star at any age and ability. If you want to live out rock star dreams on your XBOX, this is the way to go. This is a prime cut. If music/rhythm gameplay isn't your thing, you might be better off renting first.
 wicked! October 9, 2008
This is the perfect sequel. Everything you did not like about Rock Band 1 is gone in Rock Band 2. It is more fun to play alone, or with a band. Online World Tour is in it, which is awesome! Lots of new play modes like Battle of the Bands, and Band Challenges that get changed from time to time so it doesn't get stale. You can import all your downloaded songs as well as nearly all the songs from the first game (for a small fee).
The vocal mechanism has been redone, so that it seems easier. Medium in Rock Band 2 seems to be the equivalent of Easy in Rock Band 1. This makes the game a little more enjoyable in my mind.
Its a blast!
Rock band rocks October 8, 2008
Simply said, this game is hours of fun, and brings new music into the game, which adds some great stuff to the repetoire.
 Calibration Issues... Game Has Potential October 8, 2008
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I have been a huge fan of the Rock Band series since the first game was released, so of course I picked up RB2 as soon as I could. I popped it in the 360 and starting playing with my brother and a friend of ours and all three of us immediately noticed timing issues with the songs. We went to the new calibration system to fix it and discovered that there was a radical shift in the calibration settings, as opposed to RB1. In RB1, the player could choose the type of TV they were using and it would calibrate accordingly, however with RB2, the player hits the pads/strum bar in time with a metronome to determine the "lag factor." This is supposed to be more accurate, but the audio/video calibration numbers have been different for me every single time, and none of them are the correct settings. I looked up "Rock Band 2 calibration" on Google and found numerous threads from people experiencing the same problems that I am, with very little results, and no fixes from Harmonix.
As a music veteran of almost ten years, I'm very disappointed that I am unable to play even the first few songs on the set list, and I will most likely be returning my game for either a new copy or a complete refund. If the new copy is experiencing the same lag issues as the previous version, I will most likely be switching to Guitar Hero World Tour when it is released. Furthermore, the track listing for Rock Band 2 is lacking in quality. However, the GH:WT set list seems to be about the same. Regardless, I'm still short $64.94 with hardly any noteworthy satisfaction from the sequel to a great game.
Like an Updated Rock Band September 30, 2008
Rock Band 2 easily follows closely to it's predecessor. Much like the first game the menus and venues are relatively the same. Given some new songs, and some slightly enhanced visuals and modes, one wont have a hard time switching over.
Infact RB2 is a pinch easier on the timing window for hammer ons and pull offs. If this turns one away the difficulty has been raised to offer more a challenge, songs like Judas Preist's "Painkiller" and Metallica's "Battery" are quite the uproar. Luckily their still is a handfull of easy songs, and of slight difficulty.
RB2 versatile rocking track list feels a little blue. Many awesome songs, but so many filler alt rock bands that don't really live up to a Rock Band feeling swarm the game. It's not even so much the songs are bad, they just really don't fit the experience all too well. Atleast one has the option to transfer all RB1 songs to their HDD for use in RB2. As good as a boat load of new tracks smell it has a slightly offending odor to it. One must pay a light fee, and a few tracks aren't available. This is due to a licensing issue.
Rock out at a party with this stellar title, play at home and crank the speakers, download some tracks and invest some time in good qaulity music. Rock Band 2 is finally here.
This version lacks the 'gear' to immersivley play, but one should already of had access previously if purchasing this variant. Inside the booklet of the game contains a code which allows access to 20 free songs from the Rock Band site, as of now the songs have still yet to appear. Rock Band 2
features a strong online community and an even strong dowloadable content (DLC) basis. Every Tuesday songs are released, upon paying for them you can have access to entire albums! Harmonix has also allowed for single players to play World Tour mode, this is much like the multiplayr aspect of the previous game. 'Touring' locations all over the world unlocking new songs and venues as one progresses, you can even join up with your band to continue.
Overall Rock Band 2 is great, only main issue is unlocking every song is a bit tedious. The equalizers on certain songs sound poorly mixed.
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