This game is awesome and i would recommend it to for anyone its hours of fun while listening to some awesome songs. Everyone can get into the musical fun. My one knock on the game is the equipment, many of my friends and I have had issues with your game pieces aside from that this game is ROCKTASTIC!

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Me and my son have a blast when we play this game. It's non stop good clean fun. you have alot of songs to choose from and the more you play the higher the difficulty and the more into you get. Eveytime you you ace a song you get fans and money and more venues you can play in. Good activity for parents and kids.

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Took a little bit of getting use to but this game Rocks!!!!!!!!! The drums are pretty tough, may be its just me. Guitar/Bass is fun as well as the singing. An extra guitar/bass is a must have. great party game as everyone can participate.

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Video game reviewers have lost track of their priorities. Since when do graphic capabilities matter on equal footing as game play? Why are we listening to hype from producers that constantly over promise and under deliver and then reviewing games based on our expectations? Thankfully, once in a while a game comes around that manages to deliver on everything they promised, and what Rock Band promises was one simple thing: fun.

For those of you living under a rock, Rock Band gives everyone the feeling that regardless of your skill level that you can be a rock star. Isn't that what it's all about when you play a video game? A feeling of empowerment, an escape from reality, having fun with friends? You can sing (this works surprisingly well, as I almost expected this aspect to be totally unrealistic and trite), play guitar, bass, or perhaps most interesting (and realistic), drums.

Rock Band was the dream game behind the original creators of Guitar Hero 1 and 2 (3 was made by another developer). They've managed to find a great home at MTV, which is 100% dedicated to providing a new experience via downloadable content well after you've burned through all of the included tracks. Most tracks are masters rather than covers, which is nice, and the difficulty is easier than that of Guitar Hero 3, which became hard for the sake of being hard (when you can play a song with a real guitar easier than a fake one, you've got a problem). My only complaints so far have been the generally questionable quality of the instruments (some people have gotten guitars that have their down strum die in a matter of hours, or drums that don't register hits properly) as well as song quantity and quality (I believe Rock Band has less tracks than all of Guitar Hero out of the box, sans "Rock the 80s"). I'm a metal fan and miss the heavier stuff found in Guitar Hero, but I hope that can be rectified in downloadable content.

This game is fun by yourself, but it really shines when you have a few friends over and decide to get the band together. You don't need to be a "hardcore" gamer for this, as anyone with any sort of rhythm and a passion for music can enjoy it. Trust me, I'm as rhythmically challenged as you can get. :)

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My sons and I play almost everyday. They are always trying to get me to play video games and I had no interest until "Rock Band". It is funnnnn.

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This product blows away the guitar hero series.My son and I can't get enough of this.We play sometimes for about 4-5hrs at a time.Once in awile we get someone to sing with us to add to the total excitement.I would recomend this product to anyone that has tried the guitar hero series.I am 56 years old and my son is 37 and we get so much pleasure in playing this game.

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Rock Band is perhaps the greatest party game to ever reach the console market.

The game allows up to four players at one time to play along to a song and has a large assortment of songs to choose from with the option to purchase more online as you need to (they are nickel and diming you but even with the normal selection you have enough songs 58 to live off of without downloading any others).

One of the most engaging pieces of the game is the ability to develop characters who are completely customizable. From shades to tattoos you can make your character look as close or as far away from you as possible.

In terms of the gameplay, each instrument gives you a completely different experience. Fans of Guitar Hero will likely pick up the bass and regular guitar parts of the game more easily because it's a very similar interface --- you use your left hand (or right if you're left handed) to hold the colored buttons down and you strum a bar with your right hand to activate the guitar.

As for drums, it's very similar to real drums in the sense that the sticks themselves are real and you have four pads to hit along with a foot peddle (which is hard to coordinate when you first start).

Singing is somewhat trivial and as long as you know the general pitch you can manage to sing each song fairly easily. As long as you're seriously singing and not just humming with the right pitch you should have fun though. There are some songs which are near impossible to sing and I think it's kind of weird to expect you to be able to handle all range of vocals from Metallica to REM but it does allow all sorts of people to find songs they like.

There are some major annoyances with the game as it is right now, however, regarding XBox Live. The chief complaint I'd have is the fact that the Band World Tour (multiplayer mode with a career) does not currently work online. You cannot add friends to your band and just play. Likely, in a rush to get the game out, they put this off. There has been some talk on web forums that they plan on perhaps patching the functionality in but until we see it I don't think anyone should pay much mind to that.

Another annoyance with XBox Live is that when you do the Band Quickplay with others online (the only online mode available right now) and select a song the microphone can only be heard locally. So even if you have a singer online you cannot hear this person if you're not in the same room as them. You can make it so the lead singer can be heard but you have to hold down the left or right trigger on the controller for the singer. It's just an annoyance and doesn't make sense why they decided to do it this way.

The Band World Tour is fun, however, if you have people over. You're given the ability to progress in your band, earn fans and money, and generally continue to gain notoriety as you continue your quest to the top. As you get more fans and complete gigs other locations and cities open up to you allowing you to progress more and sing harder songs. Challenges of varying forms also appear from time to time which is always fun and nerve wracking if you're unsure if you can perform the song.

The solo mode, on the other hand, seems like it was just thrown into the game to give whoever owns it something to do when they're friends aren't around. You play songs with the solo tour, buy new clothing, and just move onto the next gig without the need to do anything else. It's a shame the same system of building up a fan base wasn't applied to the solo tour but again the game isn't the sort you should be playing all too often alone so it's not that big of a concern.

All in all, it's a great game that brings people together and even after you're good at the songs replay value is fairly high. If you can take a hit in the short term to pay for the special edition and get the drums, the guitar, and the microphone it definitely will pay itself back in terms of enjoyment.

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I think this is going to be THE hot christmas toy for 2007 so buy yours now before your stuck getting one off ebay and paying more than you should.

One thing to note. The bundle comes with a mic, guitar, and drums. HOWEVER the game can allow for 4 players at the same time (mic, guitar, drums, and bass), if you want the full experience of the entire band YOU MUST BUY AN ADDITIONAL GUITAR! It is NOT included in the bundle. A lot of people don't realize this. Any guitar from the Guitar Hero games will work. If you don't buy one, you are going to wish you did.

Of course you have the option of playing from 1 to 4 players at once so its not essential to have the extra guitar (it won't stop you from playing the game) but if you want to rock with friends and fill out the entire band, you'll want it.

Awesome game, lots of fun. You can start out on easy mode and work your way up. They are going to have new song packs to download and lots of other fun additions so it will stay fresh and exciting for a while. I'd say the only bad part of this game is the fact that I can't stop playing it! Very addictive.

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I've never played Guitar Hero, so this is my first experience with music & my XBox 360. This game is a BLAST!! My wife, who is NOT a gamer, is addicted to the drums, and my finger tips are numb from playing the guitar for too many hours. I've experienced problems with the guitar, but I went online, filled out a problem report, received a RMA & UPS tracking number. I'm told that my replacement guitar will be here within 2 Days. This is an AWESOME game, and worth the $$$$.

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This is the very best and most fun game of this type. It blows Guitar Hero 3 out of the water. I own GH2, GH3 and Rock Band. Rock Band is BY FAR the best of the bunch. Anyone considering getting this or GH3 for Christmas should definitely opt for this! It's the best!

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Simply put: This is the best party/multiplayer game. It's fun for beginners, it's fun for "experts," it's fun for everyone. As a lead guitarist for an indie band and before I played Rock Band, I thought this game seemed so lame. But when you get a group of people together to rock out or have a "battle of the bands" party, you will have fun for hours. The movement of the guitar and bass parts are relatively similar to how you would play the songs on a real guitar or bass. Even the drum parts on hard or expert mimic actual drum-playing. The only problem is the cheap drum pedal. However, you can solve that with this website:

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Anyway, a great buy and investment. New songs are available for purchase/download every week. I have added about 20 songs to my setlist, and the game stays fun. It has even made me appreciate even more some classic rock hits that I don't listen to anymore or that I've never heard of. Buy it -- you won't regret it.

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this is such a good game! you get to play the drums,guitar, and sing! It is way better than guitar er and that was amazing! Rockband is easy to set up and is so worth it. Very fun and buy it as soon as possible!!!!!!!

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I am not a guitar or drum player generally - but we had one of these at a carnival at work, and it was tied up all day with folks either playing or watching their coworkers play! We had so much fun! Put it on EASY and anyone can be a Rock Star!!! What a fun toy - and all of us are adults - it's not just a kid thing!

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I own both Guitar Hero 3 and Rock Band. Without any question in my mind Rock Band is the superior game. Everything holds up well except for the bass pedal for the drums, which once I reinforced it with metal, it works fine. This seems pricey at first but if your a fan of these games it's cheaper buying this rather than every instrument down the road. Completly worth it.

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this game is dope as hell. you get mad songs and for the most part they're pretty good. not the most difficult game but very true to the songs. i would 100% recommend this game to anyone who likes music or guitar hero because guitar hero is very lame compared to rock band. aside from the guitar being kinda crappy its an awesome game that you can play pretty much anytime with whoever.

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