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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Its amazing....i bought and i never thought it would be this good.... the songs are a lot better than guitar hero world tour and its a bit more realistic. i definitely recommend this game for others to buy.

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We all have fun with the great selection of music to play/ sing and it is really nice to be able to go online and play with others! Awesome game!

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Rock Band 2 is a really great, and fun game to play. I own the first Rock Band, and Guitar Hero World Tour, and I must say, this is the best of them all! Rock Band 2 has a tad bit more features than the first, and has a huge setlist of over 100 songs when you count the already over 80 great songs on the disc, the 20 free downloads that come with buying the game new, and the awsome songs you should already have bought from the Rock Band store, and if you haven't shame on you. Anyways, theres not much of a difference graphic wise, and this time around Band World Tour can be used Online, as well as locally, and theres alot to do in this mode. This time you can have sponsors, hire your own managers and other assets, earn vehicles to travel with, gain or lose fans, and of course earn money to customize your rocker. I bought the game only, because I already own the instruments from the first Rock Band, so I saw no reason to buy the newer instruments. Overall, Rock Band 2 should be fun for the whole family, and if you dont have a family, play online and meet up with people and make a band to take the world by storm. 5/5.

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Any time you can connect the most serious game player with leisure game players, you have a hit, and thats what Rock Band 2 is. Everyone can play no matter if your an expert or a novice, young or old. Get this GAME!

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Loved Rock Band, and now loving Rock Band 2! My husband and I play together and with our friends, and we all have a great time!

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This game is adictive (in good sense) my son's and i spend many hours playing in the wolrd tour mode, i really like this.

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I LOVE this game! I am a 44 YO SAHM and I totally love this game. The music is fun and brings back good memories! I like that I can sing with the artists. I especially like that most of the songs are originals. Some aren't and they are real close, but some are WAY off. No worries there is maybe 2-3 of those. I don't care at all for the guitar. I am not a player, but my DH is and even he has trouble. We have had this game on a Wii Platform and the PS3 Platform and the guitar is no different on either. The drums are wonderful, I think they are better on the new version. We sold our Wii version and bought the PS3 RB2. Much better graphics this time around. When I wanna rock, this is where I get to do it and all of my family is happy with that. My 5 YO daughter loves it when mama says "I wanna rock". She will ask me if I am ready to rock...lol! The good thing about this too is that she gets to learn some of my music that I grew up on. My DH is even learning some rock too! Check it out! You will be happy!!!

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I am not a huge rock fan. This game has made me reconsider my music tastes. I have even hosted "Rock Band Parties" with friends and neighbors! LOL! But true. Great purchase!

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The game is pretty great, I love the variety of song choices, and the fact you get to tour all over!

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very nice game and addicting!

i own other rock band ritles and this is a must if you want to buy songs feom the rockband store..

highly recommended!

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I got to admit it, this game was sort of a disappointment. I was expecting a bunch of new features, modes, visuals, and a new experience. The game is basically Rock Band 1.5. New features basically include a longer tracklist. There's some other stuff too like Battle of the bands and drum trainer. But these are features that should have been in the first game.

Don't get me wrong. This game is absolutely fun. There was never a time when I got bored with this game....yet. The songs are new and most of them are fun to play. My only gripe with Rock Band 2 is that it wasn't what I expected.

So grab a friend. Collect some cash. PLAY Rock Band 2

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Ok we bought Rock band 1 last year for Christmas (ps3) we got the deluxe set with drums guitar and microphone and we have enjoyed playing it on a regular basis as a family. When rock band II came out it was our kids number 1 requested present for Christmas this year. We got it for the kids and we have not been disappointed. The new rock band II has a lot more stuff going in it than the original, more challenges, battle of the bands (some of these require you to buy songs from the Playstation store) easier to read song lists (gone is the flapping "fabric" that listed your songs. We were able to import 55 songs from rockband 1 and got our free 20 song download easily. The only gripe we had was we had to start our "band" over again as our band data, characters, songs played and scores did not come over into rock band II. and Its not that big of a gripe...

The best thing I like about Rock Band II is the ability to just actually jam on the drums. RB2 has a section where you can go in and just wail on the drums or actually get some drum practice in.

Our RB1 controllers work quite well with RB2 but if you want to add cymbals to your drums you will need to get the ION rocker drum kit (highly recommended) or the RB2 drum kit as the RB1 drums have no extra ports for cymbals

Well Done Harmonix! I cant wait to see what RB3 has in store for us!!!

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