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Rock Band allows gamers to perform music from the world’s biggest rock artists with their friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and...
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Game Overview

Rock Band allows gamers to perform music from the world’s biggest rock artists with their friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone peripherals.

The Good

As party games go, this one tops the charts, Included hardware is largely well-built and fun to play with, Great presentation, This game will probably make you a better drummer.

The Bad

$160 is a lot of money, Band world tour has been stripped bare, No online play or character customization of any kind.

The Bottom Line

Rock Band allows gamers to perform music from the world's biggest rock artists with their friends as a virtual band. Featuring the most master recordings of any music game ever by the world's biggest rock artists, Rock Band for the PlayStation 2 system includes 58 tracks and spans every genre of rock ranging from alternative and classic rock to heavy metal and punk. Rock Band for the PlayStation 2 system showcases many of the same challenging modes featured in the PS3 version, but also debut new game elements specific to the platform -- the total package includes such features as Band World Tour and Score Duel, which allows drum vs. drum, guitar vs. guitar and vocal vs. vocal play.

This version of Rock Band includes just the game itself for buyers who already have the instrument equipment needed to play the game.

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Expert Reviews

GameSpot review logo
80/100
score

The stripped down nature of the PS2 version of Rock Band robs it of a good chunk of its value, but the gameplay still rocks.

IGN review logo
84/100
score

Sadly, the PS2 version of Rock Band drops that multiplayer hook but manages to retain the multiplayer charm.

Game Features

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, 70, 80s, 90s and 2000s.
Fully customizable! Form your own band, create and customize 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.
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 and albums to come)! Nirvana's "In Bloom", Metallica's "Enter Sandman", Queens of the Stone Age's "Go With The Flow", Foo Figthers' "Learn to Fly", The Hives' "Main Offender", Mountain's "Mississippi Queen", Black Sabbath's "Paranoid", The Strokes' "Reptilia", The Ramones' "Rockaway Beach", Weezer's "Say It Ain't So", David Bowie's "Suffragette City", Rush's "Tom Sawyer", Stone Temple Pilots' "Vasoline", Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive", The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" -- AND MORE!

Game Specs

Audio/Video
In-Game Dolby Digital, Progressive Scan

Console Link
Multitap 1-3

 

Memory
512 kb

Modes
Career, Co-op 2-4, Exhibition, Practice, Training, Versus Simultaneous

 

ESRB Game Ratings

ESRB Rating of "T"
This game is Rated: Teen
Content is most suitable for children ages 13 and up. This game may contain violence, gambling, suggestive themes, crude humor, or some strong language.
Content Descriptors:
Lyrics, Mild Suggestive Themes
 
Game Info
Platform:Sony Playstation 2
Release Date:12/18/2007
Publisher:MTV Games
Developer:Pi Studios
Genre:Music
ESRB Rating:T
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Rock Band Review

My recomendation is that you should get it, because it is multi player, so that all of your friends...
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