Rock Band 2 (Playstation 3)

I have the whole set of Guitar Heros for PS3 (III,Aerosmith, and World Tour), and this game hangs right there with them. Both GH World Tour and This game are extremely comparable, share some of the same tracks, and allow full band play with online. Rock Band Definitely has more tracks available, but GH World Tour allows you to make your own tracks. Both have their advantages, and I like them both. The graphics are outstanding in both of them, but I do give the nod towards GHWT, because the backgrounds occasionally blend with the note board and make it difficult to follow the songs. I still highly recommend this game, since it is the first Rock band to be fully compatible with the Guitar Hero III Guitars (les paul models), and The World Tour Guitars, Drums, and Mic. That's right, Playstation made the two companies put aside their differences and patched the peripheral, so no big room full of plastic instruments to play each game. Buy Rock Band and Guitar Hero World Tour, enjoy them both!!! Too bad they did not do this for Rock Band 1.

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Bought this for our 3 boys (8,12,14). They can all play it together and have a blast. Fun for all ages---even mom and dad!

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Let's face it, there are tons of different music games out nowadays. Seems like every year 2 or 3 new games come out based around playing in a band or by yourself using an instrument. Even though this game is mostly just Rock Band with a new set of songs, this is the best deal around if you want a game of this genre.

I'll admit the song selection is a little on the lackluster side, but that's not the reason you should get this. You should get this because of three reasons. The first being that the world tour/career mode is probably the longest of any game of this genre's. There will even be the occasional online competition made available to you if all those playlists you have to go through didn't do it for ya. The second reason is variety. You'll find songs from the 60's up until today being played in the best form possible. There is something here for everyone in that respect. Finally, and most importantly, this game prospers from an immense downloadable content section on the Playstation Network. There are literally hundreds of songs to choose from, and considering each is only one or two dollars apiece, it's a much more cost-effective means of getting a hold of your favorite songs without having to spend $[...] everytime a new guitar hero comes out. Plus you're not getting a bunch of songs picked out by a bunch of monkeys in a room somewhere. You're choosing songs YOU want.

So if you don't have this game, and you're getting bored of Guitar Hero or DJ Hero or whatever other Hero you have...go on the Playstation Network and check out the content for this game. The list of songs will boggle your mind, and not only that, but you can import the songs from your Rock Band 1 game to play in this game...for absolutely free. Sure, Lego Rock Band lets you import songs, but you have to pay a $[...] fee. Seems like a waste of a lot of money to me. The price on Rock Band 2 is very low right now, and you can easily get 10 songs with a $[...] Playstation Network card. The graphics may not be the best, but you're going to be looking at a stream of notes anyways. If you don't have this, do yourself a favor and get a copy. You won't be disappointed.

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