Rock Band (Xbox 360)

Introduction Rock Band is a computer game for the XBox 360 but also available on the PS2, PS3 and the Wii. Recently released in the United Kingdom (27/5/2008), Rock Band is a game that allows you to play along to a wide variety of rock tracks using the four 'instruments' compatible with the game. Rock Band continues the evolution of games and consoles from niche entertainment to mainstream party activities. Premise Up to four players can play ...
...are the star of the Rock Band Package so let's take a look at each in turn. Drums Without doubt the main difference between Rock Band and its main competition (the Guitar Hero) series of games is the Drum Kit that comes with the game. This consists of a stand with four pads and a foot pedal. How big? (Wives, girlfriends and mothers cry). Fairly sizable is the answer, 29" wide, 15" Deep and 32" tall though the height is adjustable. They come with ...

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...see you nodding from here. Rock Band gives you the chance to take that air guitar one giant step further, or the air drums if you prefer. Interested? Read on… The general premise of the game is a simple one, pick up the instruments and rock out. There is, however a great deal more to this game by Harmonix than that. If you have played guitar heroes, then you will have some idea of what the game is about, if you are new to the genre, then I will ...
...the music is from the Rock genre. I will add a full track listing to the bottom of this review. The range of material is quite wide and with downloadable songs it is getting wider all the time. At the time of writing there are close to 200 songs available for download from acts as diverse as Oasis, Duran Duran, Devo, Judas Priest, Rush, The B52's, The Police and Avenged Sevenfold to name but a few. This total will continue to grow as more and more ...

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...of game, particularly the guitar. Rock Band, however, is far better. Like Guitar Hero, Rock Band is split into four difficulties. Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert. You can do a solo tour and play all the songs in sequence at different difficulties (easy has a few less songs than the other difficulties, which makes sense, since some rhythms can only go so easy). On multiplayer the format changes, and you play in different cities and venues, gaining ...
...him or her to the rock shop. You're given $100 initially, and get more from playing with that character. On solo you get all the money, on multiplayer it's split between the band. The Rock Shop has several sections. The first allows you to buy clothes and accessories for your character. These range from gothic bondage style gear to glam rock to hippy to punk, depends what you're into. The clothes and accessories range from as little as $2 (for rings) ...

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Rock Band Review Very simply Rock Band allows friends with very little musical ability, but masses of disposable income to create their very own rock band. Wow you, that sounds like Guitar Hero, and you'd be right to a point. The game does jump on the stupid plastic guitar band wagon, which pioneered by Guitar Hero. But wait - the game developer: Harmonix Music Systems manufactured the initial Guitar Hero games with Red Octane… technically they ...
...I'll 'just' briefly outline how Rock band came to be. Back in 2005 Harmonix and Red Octane released Guitar Hero, which was a massive success. But in 2006 Red Octane was bought by the greedy and possibly evil Activism corporation, destroyer of such successful series as Tony Hawks. Harmonix were later bought by MTV, creator of such famous titles as…er…well they've probably done something. Now Harmonix and Red Octa…Activism games are in direct competition, ...

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...slightly harder to spot in Rock Band due to their physical appearance not being too different from normal notes - you'll have to keep your eyes peeled for those *slightly* smaller sized notes every now and again. Yup. Those are the HO-POs. With the Fender Stratocaster guitar that accompanies the official instrument set, there is also the new addition of the same 5 fret buttons higher up the guitar neck. These are designed for special solo guitar ...
...by the guitar section of rock band. Whilst it is good for beginners and intermediates, anyone who was capable of playing 'Expert' on any of the 'Guitar Hero' series will feel underwhelmed by the level of the challenge provided. The 'Expert' difficulty for Rock Band is more akin to a medium/hard on Guitar Hero, leaving guitar enthusiasts' desire for a fun, challenging song - more often than not- unfulfilled. Downloadable content (DLC) does slightly ...

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...fun! We bought the Rock Band bundle, which is the actual Xbox game of Rock Band and also the Band in a box which contains all of the instruments you need to play the game. The whole lot came to £150 which you could probably buy a real instrument for, but nevermind! Now, if you have played any of the guitar hero games you will probably have a rough idea of what Rock Band is about. Basically there are preloaded songs and you, yes you, get to be the ...
...3 to play with on Rock Band we actually prefer these guitars as the one that comes with Rock Band itself is not as comfortable to us. To sing the vocals you simply plug in your microphone and away you go! The words will appear at the top of the screen and you can see from the notes how well you are doing. Be warned that the writing is quite tiny and not very easy to read so try to do songs that you have a good idea on. (another tip is if you just ...

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...as soon as I purchased Rock Band with all the instruments, we no longer needed to plan our social lives as every night became a Rock Band night! There was no need to arrange to meet up with other friends either because once they found out we had the game they all wanted to come round to our place to play it! The game and instruments may be expensive to purchase but you will end up playing it for a very long time so it really is a long lasting investment ...

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...comes the first chance to rock out in your living room in your very own rock band. Rock Band, is without a doubt the best music sim game around at the moment. The chance to rock out in a full band if you have all the instruments, guitar, bass, drums and microphone. Or you can take on the world as a Solo Artist on any instrument. It re-uses the same gameplay type elements which you may have seen before in the Guitar Hero series. Where players must ...
...& Expert. In my opinion, Rock Band isnt as hard as Guitar Hero, and I quite often play on Expert, but only on Bass Guitar or Singing. :) You start off at the bottom, like all rock stars do, working your way from city to city, rocking out for the crowd. The only downside to the game, is alot of the time you are repeating the same songs, and it can get quite repettative. I've lost count of the amount of times I've had to play "Run To The Hills by Iron ...

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Rock Band is a step in the right direction for any musical gamer. Obviously a move onwards from the Guitar Hero franchise with the inclusion of a drum kit and a microphone. The guitar is practically the same as any of the guitar hero guitars, but with a few tweaks such as the solo buttons which are very difficult to use and aren't really needed. Therefore the guitar isn't really a must have if you already have a guitar hero guitar. However if you ...
...offered by having so many instruments is endless and playing with friends or online is one of the best things about the game. The solo careers are good too with a good tracklist which ranges dramatically and also new downloadable tracks every week in case you get bored of the same tunes over and over again. The guitar on expert is easier than Guitar Hero 3 and arguably Guitar Hero 2. This therefore opens it out to a wider audience and stops you wanting ...

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...meant for, feeling like a rock star, as one of those instruments that not many people get to play often. The drums consist of 4 pads and the floor pedal acting as bass drum. Very satisfying to play and a little more challenging. Multiplayer --------------- Now the purpose of the game and what its really about is playing as a band with friends (which many of my saturday evenings are now spent doing!) The objective is to work as a team to score ...
...Conculsion --------------- A great game, for anyone who has ever wanted to be a rock star or just palin likes music. Its so much fun and so addictive, I would recommend it to anyone on any playing level. Everyone should own this game 10/10 ------------------------ Also on Dooyoo.co.uk ...

chugglebunny 27.06.2008 (03.07.2008) · Read full review
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Rock band is a tough review, in the fact that there is SO much to review, and ciao is a little unspecific on what exactly is being reviewed. So I will review each of the individual parts. THE GAME The game shares many game play elements with the Guitar Hero series, where in the coloured notes scroll across the screen to indicate which notes to be played on the guitar or drum peripheral. Rock band also allows players to sing along to songs, borrowing ...
...One notable thing is that Rock band only comes with 58 songs on disc, where the major rival guitar hero 3 contains around 70. The concept is obviously a popular one, as Guitar Hero has sold massively. The basic game is incredibly entertaining, however my main problem is with the way Rock Band displays the different types of notes. On guitar hammer-on style notes are indicated by slightly shorter note bars, and notes which provide "star power" glow. ...

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...are a lot better in Rock Band than Guitar Hero 3, although it doesn't necessarily matter in games like this. The setlist is fantastic, and this is reinforced with all the great downloadable songs from the Live Marketplace. Some of my favourite songs are on it! The Big Rock endings are a fun addition, as well as the solos, which tell you your percentage and you can use the bottom notes of the Stratoscaster Controller (which of course I don't have). ...
...from normal to Overdrive (the Rock Band equivalent of Star Power), it's sometimes hard, if not impossible to see some of the notes, with is quite bad, as you can guess. The only gripe I have is the Band World Tour not being usable over Xbox Live. With this feature, this could easily be one of the best games ever. I hear EA/Harmonix are working on it, and hopefully it will see the light of day! Now, let's go on to the 'money issue'. There is a way ...

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...know you cannot use the Rock Band Guitar to play Guitar Hero. With plenty of songs and other downloadable content, this game offers the fun of guitar hero with the added fun of Drums and Vocals! Controller Info: Guitar: The Rock Band Guitar can be used to play both Guitar and Bass Guitar, and Features a number of inputs. The Guitar neck consists of 10 buttons, 5 at the top and 5 at the bottom. These are the standard Green, Red, Yellow, Blue and ...
...switch, which changes the sound style of the guitar when in solo mode. Drums: The drums are an exceptional piece of equipment, and show a great deal of quality. The actual drums feature 5 inputs. 4 striking panels, which are to be hit with the drum sticks, and a bass pedal for use with the users foot. The height of the drum kit can be adjusted to suit the user and create a confortable gaming environment. ...

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WoW, fantastic, amazing love it! I absoluelty love this game from the moment i clapped eyes on it i had to have it, and to be quite honest it is a all round enjoyable and at times frustrating game, my 5 Year old even has a bash at it on the drums, same song over and over agin mind you, but she loves it to! I would recommend this to anyone who loves guitar hero etc, i found playing the guitar somewhat easier on rockband then other guitar games for ...
...is that they make one heck of a noise, you can buy drum silencers from all reputable retailers, which reduces the clacking sound when the drum is hit, and also improves the life of your drums. The price tag is rather hefty but in my opinion well worth it, if you enjoy these sort of games, Another plus side is the downloadable songs has a bit of everyhting for all tastes. Typically on xbox live you will have to pay anything from 60-120 microsoft points ...

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...game. Then I heard about Rock Band! First off this game makes the best of both worlds...you can get your mates around and have a full band session or you can go solo and plough through career mode. The songs are good aswell, they tend to air on the "pop-rock" side and the game seems to favor "Indie-rock" There are a couple of Metal legends in there, and there is something satisfying about thrashing away to such legendary hits as "Enter Sandman". ...
...much sooner! At heart Rock Band is a party game, but its a great one!... The price I hear you scream! £140 WITHOUT THE GAME DISK!? But think about what you get, a drum kit, a guitar and a USB microphone. Three extra peripherals!... Replay value will soon mean that the cost is irrelevant, you'll be too busy worrying about nailing the next guitar solo than the large gap in your bank balance! :) ...

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