Product ReviewsRock Band 2 (Microsoft Xbox 360, 2008)

hard rock

This game has hard rock songs and only a couple popular rock songs. The game needs to provide a much wider variety of songs.

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Not much to tell

Ordered the games and the guitar amd have had gages for over two weeks and still waiting on the guitar ordered from eBay actually before this order stated dec 7th but now it’s delayed. I’ve ordered multiple things from various places and they have had zero delay with post office but having trouble getting my eBay ordered guitar. I’m so ready to jam out these games but I’m so disappointed that the other Marlowe dropped the ball and now I’m stuck with 5 games I can’t play.Read full review...

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Rock band 2: Fun with friends: yes. Alone: well....

Cool game. Similar to the 1st so if you liked that, you'll like this one. I am saddened that there is just about as much customizable stuff as the first one meaning not very much. They could have done much much more with that, especially the character builder. It seems there is only like 10 different faces and like a handful of instruments. Seems odd to have customizable stuff if there is not many options. The tatoo's are customizable but I wish the characters didn't look so generic. The World Tour is here again and is very fun. It's a good time with some friends unlocking new venues and new songs. It would be nice if they would add like a medium hard difficulty since the gap from medium to hard is steep. I've noticed it and a bunch of my friends have as well and it would greatly appreciated. I know its probably nitpicky and it takes a while to fix it but it would help the gameplay. When someone is hitting upper nineties on medium but jumping to hard causes them to hit 70s that is frustrating. I haven't played any of the online stuff but that is new in RB2. I guess you can go online alone (?) er with friends and compete with others in like a mini showdown battle of the bands type thing. Sounds fun but im sure competition could be pretty fierce. This is the type of game I don't picture going on line because people could just play it tons and destroy anyone else. The calibration thing seems to be a little better than last game but for the tv I play it on, it takes some old fashioned manual calibration. The game lets you tweak the video and audio seperately which is very nice and lets you do strumming tests and gives you an estimate of what you should set it at. I play it on an older Samsung DLP so its a little bit off but once the calibration set it it worked pretty well. I can play some Expert ones on guitar and it was really really close so I didn't notice a delay on some faster songs. Overall, good game. Like the 1st one, it is a fun party game but the single campaign is not its best moment. With a lack of customization and any sort of storyline, its not going to steer anyone away from the likes of great single players like Mass Effect 2 or Oblivion anytime soon. But with the expanded setlist and the option to import RB1 tracks in, (ten bucks, what a joke) and the DC in the RB store instantly gets put into RB2 collection, its a good buy. Get it on Ebay. Way cheaper then the store. I got it for half price 17 bucks instead of 35 at gamestop.Read full review...

Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360)

Graphics 9.4
The graphics in thsi game took another step up from their 2007 title Rock Band. They allow more options in customizing your character to just the way you want him. They solved the problem of hair morphing into the body. Rock Band 2 has increased the number of venues in the game so you dont get the been there feeling. The crown also looks very good compared to other music games. Graphics blow away Guitar Hero in every way.

Gameplay 10
Gameplay in this game is aslo very amazing. it beats out Guitar Hero with having the ability to sing. The drum set is also a step up from Guitar Hero with better fills and more life-like feeling. Allowing four players to play at once is lso a great feature meaning nobody will be left out.

Equipment 8.5
The drum set definetly took a step up with silencers built into the pads meaning you wont have to go and buy them. The foot pedal which was terrible in Rock Band is solved by making it stainless which will not lead to it ever breaking. The Guitar can lose its wireless form by sometimes not getting to the reciever in the Xbox leading to missed notes and lower scores.

Song Set 9.0
The songs are the only thing in Rock Band 2 that did not go up on favoribility. Does not compare in any way to Ropck Band and some songs you just wonder if they were in the right mind set to have added it.

Overall 9.2
Great game deffinetly worth buying.Read full review...

Ok for a few songs, bland for most songs. Know what you're getting into.

I bought the product because it had a lot of very good songs on it. ...or so I thought. While about ten of the songs are recognizable (Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran, Almost Easy by Avenged Sevenfold, Eye of the Tiger by Survivor, Float On by Modest Mouse, Down With the Sickness by Disturbed, Let There Be Rock by AC/DC, One Way or Another by Blondie, Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi, One Step Closer by Linkin Park, Whatcha Want by Beastie Boys) the rest are mainly songs I have never even heard of. And half of them are extremely bland to sing (I only have the mic.) I found that the best way to get through those songs were just to hum, and that's not fun. At all. Where this game shines, however, is the extensive amount of DLC. The DLC content is massive, ranging from Country to Electronic to Metal.

So, which was better: Guitar Hero: World Tour or Rock Band 2? Judging on song selection on initial purchase, Guitar Hero by a massive landslide.Read full review...

Great Game, censorship annoying.

This game is a great buy if you have a lot of friends who will play it with you, or alone. The band feature has been approved, and now you can changes the amount of members whenever you want just by only using different band members. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is the censorship, even on the downloadable songs. I wish at least You got the option to buy the uncensored songs, because it really gets annoying sometimes.Read full review...

Works good

Pretty good price for a used desk and it actually works pretty good my Xbox definitely happy I could get this game for a good price

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Rock Band part deux

Rock Band; the first game got it right by incorporating all the instruments to a standard 4 piece rock outfit. It's a great game by anyone's standards and is absolutely perfect for any party or get-together. It is very customizable and has a great track list from all major genres of rock and roll that's fun for the whole family. The game just "gets it."

Rock Band 2 got it near-perfect. This game builds upon the first one without detracting from its iconic status; a feat nearly impossible to accomplish with a sequel of any sort. The songs are more precise and easier to navigate. There's more character customization. And best of all, ALL of your Rock Band 1 songs save 3 can be imported and managed just like downloaded songs on Rock Band 2.

Speaking of downloadable content, did I mention there are HUNDREDS of great tracks available, AND they're performed by the ORIGINAL artists. Nothing against cover bands, you guys rock too; but if I have to purchase a track to essentially "cover" myself, I'd really like to use the official recording rather than cover a cover. (Btw, there are about 5 songs that are covers left over from RB1 content, but compared to Rock Band's popular counterpart that almost exclusively uses cover bands that's not saying much.)

As far as gameplay goes, it's gotten slightly better in terms of accuracy and breaking the monotony of hitting the same note patterns for 8 or so different songs. Although playing a plastic guitar is no comparison to the real thing, the drums and vocals are pretty close. I myself don't play drums but have heard numerous real drummers state how close they actually get on Expert mode. I can speak for the vocals though. They have gotten much more accurate in reading the notes you're singing (or screaming).

Particularly screaming has become more precise. It's easy to scream and even clip the input on the "talking" parts and have the game still register that you're speaking into the mic. In the first incarnation of this game, screaming above a medium roar would, for lack of a better word, confuse the microphone and cause it to not register, thus killing your score and causing you to fail the song. It still has trouble registering the notes you are screaming to the point you have to be right on the money or nothing at all during the "singing" parts but hopefully that will be fixed in the next installment.

Overall, this game is nearly perfect in every way. The oh-so-few minor annoyances (such as no longer having default lag settings or the ability to play locally with your Xbox Avatar as a character) I could name are far outweighed by the sheer playability of this title. I highly recommend this game to anyone, even if you've never played a guitar game in your life. The learning curve is so low and has an awesome progression that is sure to keep you, your friends, and your family entertained for a long time. Thanks for reading and rock hard!Read full review...

Xbox 360 - ROCK BAND 2 (Game Only)

My whole house is having fun with it! I've been a guitar hero fan since Guitar Hero 2 and I have never been a fan of Rock Band, but Rock Band 2 is so much fun!

The character customizations are pretty cool, with accessories and clothing ranging in 5 different styles [Punk, Metal, Goth, Rock, and Thifty(A.K.A. Homeless/Hobo)]

My girlfriend and I have been making all of my favorite musicians in the character creations... So far we have made Michael Jackson(with Courtroom Attire), Jason Miller(lead singer of Godhead), John 5(Guitarist of Rob Zombie), and Wednesday 13(Murderdolls/Wednesday 13/Gunfire 76)

The gameplay is fun, and there are a lot of great ways that you progress through the game. Scoring/Advancement rely on how well you play as to how much you get payed, and the better you play, the more stars you get to move on to better/harder songs/venues.

I recommend Rockband 2 to any fan of the music perfomance games. I'm still a guitar hero fan, but, we'll see if I can customize my charachters in those games as well as Rock Band 2. :-)

--Dave D.
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What's not to love?

Pros: Very good setlist with songs such as Panic Attack by Dream Theater, and Painkiller by Judas Priest. New songs are always released over XBOX Live for download every Tuesday. You can import the old Rock Band songs if you have your old Rock Band disc. New Drum Trainer feature allows you to practice your skills without failing in a real band. Online play works very well, of course there are minor hickups here and there. Tour is fun and can keep you interested in the game for many hours. Character customization, guitar customization, are also good ways to spend your time.

Cons: Some "filler" bands that aren't really known have weeded their way in the setlist and aren't the most enjoyable to play. There are far too many menu's to get through. Going on tour mode turns out to be a hassle if you forget to activate breakneck speed because you have to back out of about twenty menus. You can't use your character you've made in Quickplay. For each song you've played in Quickplay you can't see how many Stars you received. You might have to calibrate for a normal TV because they want you to buy the Stratocaster (which auto calibrates) instead of using 3rd party controller's like Guitar Hero's Les Paul which is what I use. Can be addicting!Read full review...