Rock Band 2 is a good sequel to a really good game. The user interface, graphics, song choices, and over all gameplay has been improved. Now you can make custom setlists in quickplay and have your single band member play all of the instruments instead of just one. The very well done World Tour Mode has come back and they have made some minor, but welcome changes. One is the ability to customize your band more. There is an enhanced band logo making options. Also, in the venues have are better than in the first game. Some are bigger and more proffesional looking. One of my favorite new features in World tour mode would have to be the addition of Music Videos. Even though it isn't for very many songs yet, it is a feature that i hope will grow to be on a lot more songs. I recomend that anybody who has played and loved the first one to get Rock Band 2. It is a very good sequel. Even though they didn't change much, it is ok because so many parts of the first one was good. So weither you are a first time buyer or somebody who just wants to play new songs, Rockband 2 is a must have.
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Overall rating
4/ 5
Gameplay
4/ 5
Graphics
3/ 5
Sound
5/ 5
the St00pid M0nkey
Poppy, Rocking, and Brutal as F**k
PostedNovember 28, 2008
This game is fun as all hell. To start off, there is a huge selection of songs and genres in this game, from the popish music of Bon Jovi, to Speed Metal of Testament (awesome band), from southern rock of The Allman Brothers Band to the brutal death metal of Abnormality (awesome band). It doesn't matter what genre you like, you will find a song for yourself (not like the first one which didn't have as much variety as this one). The graphics aren't that good, but guitar hero and rock band aren't supposed to be awesome graphics games like Resistance 2, Dead Space, Metal Gear Solid 4 or the upcoming God Of War 3 (check out the trailer. Graphics look better than real life). As always, its very challenging and there are 4 difficulty levels in case you aren't that good at the game, like myself. However, one thing I didn't like is that the responsiveness was a little off sometimes, and also you cant hit the drums too hard or else they "Short Circuit" and turn off. Then you have to flick the switch off and on again to get it to work and you lose many points. It gets annoying quite quickly, but other than that, its very fun.
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5/ 5
Gameplay
5/ 5
Graphics
5/ 5
Sound
5/ 5
cardinalfan22
Harmonix has done it again.
PostedOctober 21, 2008
Wow. Just wow. That's the only word I can think of to describe this true sequel to the original Rock Band. I don't even know where to start on this review. I think I'll start with the amazing soundtrack. There are A TON of great songs in this list. This game truly has something for everyone. You can rock out to the classic rock bands or you can even play modern songs. There have also been many additions to Rock Band 2 such as the Drum Trainer, which allows you to free style to any song of your choice from your ipod/mp3 player and the very useful "No-fail mode". This sets the game so that even if you aren't even playing the song, you cannot fail which comes in handy if you're playing at a party with some inexperienced band mates. Overall if you're a fan of the previous Rock Band and just a rock lover period, you WILL NOT be disappointed with this masterpiece. I highly recommend this game. It is without a doubt the best music game to date. Songs:10/10 Graphics: 10/10 Challenge 10/10(For me it gives me a challenge and I'm an experienced Guitar Hero/Rock Band guitarist.) Overall 9.85/10 (When you first turn it on, you'll have to calibrate your TV with Rock Band which took me about 3 hours. But it was well worth it in the end when I got to jam out.)
