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Rock Band (X360)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Simulation/Musical Instrument/Band Simulation

RELEASE DATE

20/NOV/07

ESRB RATING

TEEN, Lyrics, Mild Suggestive Themes

DEVELOPER

Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.

PUBLISHER

MTV Games

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/rock-band-playstation-2-1

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

guitarist 457
drummer 365
musician 189

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

Perfection 287
Rhythm 206
score 183

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

The most ambitious peripheral-driven game at the time of its release, Rock Band encourages aspiring musicians to drum, strum, or hum to classic and current rock songs instead of being limited to one specific part. Developer Harmonix Music Systems, who created both the acclaimed Guitar Hero and Karaoke Revolution franchises, expands the rhythm genre by introducing a four-player cooperative title featuring four distinct roles: drums, lead guitar, bass guitar, and vocals. To support this endeavor, Rock Band offers a custom designed drum kit, microphone, and guitar peripheral, all of which can be purchased separately or together with the "special edition" bundle.

Fans of the developer's previous hits will feel right at home with Rock Band, as the underlying engine incorporates many of the same ideas. To "play" the sound with your selected peripheral, you must hit the right color-coordinated notes in time to the music. The singing aspect is identical to the one used in Karaoke Revolution, where your voice's pitch and phrasing is scored on how close you croon to the selected track. Male or female rockers can be created with a choice of hairstyles, body types, faces, clothing, tattoos, and even personalities before embarking on a "World Tour." Each tour can be played using only one of the instruments or as part of a band with up to three friends.

Performances at different cities earn characters star points to unlock additional songs or venues as well as cash to purchase new clothing and accessories. Online support is included along with various competitive modes, such as head-to-head battles with a choice of instruments. Rock Band ships with 58 licensed songs spanning five decades, with original master recordings used in all but seven tracks. Among the featured songs are "Gimme Shelter," "Don't Fear the Reaper," "Creep," "Tom Sawyer," "Enter Sandman," "Reptilia," and "Sabotage." Online players can also purchase new songs from artists such as The Who, Metallica, and The Grateful Dead soon after the game's release. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Rock Band (X360)

GENRE/STYLE:

Simulation/Musical Instrument/Band Simulation
RELEASE DATE:

20/NOV/07
TOP TRAITS:

rock and roll, guitarist, With Friends
DESCRIPTION:

The most ambitious peripheral-driven game at the time of its release, Rock Band encourages aspiring musicians to drum... more

players 7,546

followers 9

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POPULARITY: X360 PLATFORM

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Rock Band (X360) by: ghostbusterj

“When a friend offered to bring over Rock Band for me to try a few years ago, I was very reluctant to try it. I've never been a fan of music based games, but I decided to give it a shot, I've loved the RB series ever since. Great game, lots of...”

created 05/OCT/2011

Rock Band (X360) by: DarkFenris

“rock band was a personal favorite instrument game. Using the lower fret keys for the solo section was a great idea ”

created 26/SEP/2011

skarr71 played Rock Band on 27/JUN/11

created 28/JUN/2011

Rock Band (X360) by: Mechekbeluga1

“I love rock and roll”

created 23/JUN/2011

Rock Band (X360) by: monkehboi

“great social game, and fun to 'challenge' yourself: better score.. perfect runs... and so much fun!”

created 28/MAY/2011

GH, RB, and Lips deals this week!!! by: rawkr

“If you have been looking to add some tracks to your music game libraries, this is a good week to do it. Read on for details:...”

created 08/JUL/2010

Rock Band 3: How Harmonix is Tricking Lazy Gamers Into Learning Real Instruments by: rawkr

“A good read, can't wait for this. I want this almost as much as I wanted that Schecter Diamond Series I saw at Guitar Center last week, but the real thing doesn't keep score, and RB2 doesn't...”

created 17/JUN/2010

XavierThirtyTwo was the last to comment - about 1 year ago...

“I played it at E3 yesterday. The guitar is cool, but feels akward, and this is from someone who's been playing guitar for 11 years.

The keyboard, however, is FUCKING AMAZING. And the drums now have 8 things to hit. I played keys, drums, and guitar on pro difficulty. Of them all, I think keyboard was the hardest, guitar was the easiest (but only becuase I can already play guitar,) and drums were the most fun.

Harmonizing vocals was fun, too.”

rawkr was the last to comment - about 1 year ago...

“@XavierThirtyTwo He lives, welcome back man! I am shitting myself over these improvements. Can't wait to get my hands on it. Couldn't attend this year, unfortunately.”

Hudson074 was the last to comment - about 1 year ago...

“whats up jason...this site is pretty cool, but how do u post shit like this post lol”

XavierThirtyTwo was the last to comment - about 1 year ago...

“ I do it by clicking on the little Quotation marks in the calendar on my profile to create a game post. I don't know how everyone else does it.

Once you get some followers, you can nudge them and watch the posts flood in, so long as the topic is good.

Protip: Make a post about Harlequinn.”

rawkr was the last to comment - about 1 year ago...

“You can also mouse over the MANAGE button on the top bar and then there are options to either view your own posts or add new ones. You can add them in categories of Post, or Gameplay Activity. Gameplay are generally you talking about what you did in a game, where if you want to wax lyrical about games in general, share news and whatnot, that is what posts are for. You can PM any user, you wish to ask them questions directly. People are pretty helpful around here , so don't be afraid to ask for help. Cheers!”

SDyer87 was the last to comment - about 1 year ago... show previous hide previous

“How do you view the top most followed people on here? Can't seem to figure it out XD ”

zann-consortium earned achievements in Rock Band on 11/APR/10

“Tried to find a couple of people to play a game of Tug of War but no one was online when I was … oh well. Instead I played through some more of the longer songs on the Medium Solo Tour to earn...”

created 12/APR/2010

Rock Band (X360) by: zann-consortium

“An excellent idea which took the Guitar Hero music-genre and turned the game into a full band. A must-have party game for the Xbox 360 (untill Rock Band 2 arrived) to have a load of laughs and beers with your friends. Only real problem - apart...”

created 11/APR/2010

zann-consortium played Rock Band on 10/APR/10

“Exported “all” of the Rock Band 1 songs so that I can use then in Rock Band 2 & LEGO Rock Band. The export totaled 1.7GB giving me an extra 63 songs to play. The only songs which didn’t export...”

created 11/APR/2010

Coming Next Week: Jimi Hendrix! by: rawkr

“The entire album Axis Bold as Love will be available on the Rock Band store next week, thus ending a relative losing streak for DLC for the past few weeks in Rock Band land. RBN on the other hand is...”

created 26/MAR/2010

rawkr was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/25/jimi-hendrix-album-to-be-released-as-rock-band-dlc-next-week/”

Midnight Riders, the L4D2 band? by: rawkr

“Anyone who has played Left 4 Dead 2 and done the carnival campaign knows the band the Midnight Riders. I was perusing the Rock Band Network and found a couple of songs by such a band, My question is...”

created 19/MAR/2010

bettadud was the last to comment - over 2 years ago... show previous hide previous

“Look for the songs titled One Bad Man and Midnight Ride”

Article: Challenges in building Rock Band Network by: rawkr

“http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/15/gdc-harmonix-on-the-ups-and-downs-of-creating-the-rock-band-net/”

created 18/MAR/2010

Rock Band (X360) by: RingoTsuru

“Great for parties”

created 10/MAR/2010

LeonBelmontX played Rock Band on 07/MAR/10

“Downloaded a few tracks, mostly cheesy pop ones that my girlfriend likes since she said she'd like to play Rock Band if only she knew the words to any of the songs. Also picked up Duality by...”

created 08/MAR/2010