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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENRE/STYLE
Simulation/Musical Instrument/Band Simulation
RELEASE DATE
22/JUN/08
ESRB RATING
TEEN, Lyrics, Mild Suggestive Themes
DEVELOPER
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Pi Studios, LLC
PUBLISHER
MTV Games
ALSO AVAILABLE ON
Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/rock-band-playstation-2-1
TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")
THE SETTING #USES
PLAYING AS #USES
PLAYING AGAINST #USES
HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES
GENERAL TONE #USES
DESCRIPTION
The first retail release from MTV Games, Rock Band is a musical instrument and singing simulation, in the style of Guitar Hero and Karaoke Revolution. The game lives up to its name by supporting the quintessential rock quartet: guitar, bass, drums, and vocals. To play along with the game's songs, special guitar, drum kit, and microphone controllers are required. These are available separately, or together in the Rock Band: Special Edition package. The game's main mode of play casts one to four gamers as members of an up-and-coming band, and challenges them to perform increasingly sophisticated songs as they play to larger and larger virtual crowds.
As in earlier games developed by Harmonix (Frequency, Amplitude, Guitar Hero), Rock Band challenges players to hit specified controller buttons in time with music. Guitarists and drummers follow color-coded musical notes that scroll toward the front of the screen. To successfully "play" the notes, players must hit the correspondingly colored fret button or drumhead on their controllers. Virtual lead singers belt it out on the game's microphone accessory, and their timing and tone can be analyzed for accuracy (as in the Harmonix-developed Karaoke Revolution).
Released half a year after the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions, Rock Band for Wii includes five more songs, for a total of 63, but does not support downloadable song packs or online play. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide
Past 14 days
“I'm at tier seven on hard mode now. There was an air show in Milwaukee, and I wanted to ignore the noise of that by playing the drums loudly. It felt good.”
created 10/JUN/2010
“I just found this game pre-owned at Gamestop today. Despite all the bad things I've heard about the Wii conversion of Rock Band, I figured I'd give it the benefit of the doubt since I reached an...”
created 05/JUN/2010
“This is _not_ a Rock Band game. It resembles nothing like being any form of musician. I am still wondering why it is popular >.>”
“This is _not_ a Rock Band game. It resembles nothing like being any form of musician. I am still wondering why it is popular >.>”
created 29/OCT/2009
“GAH! I HATE THIS GAME! All right, I was at my Mom's house of Thanksgiving. The correct Thanksgivings, the Canadian Thanksgiving. That occurs on the Second Monday of Octobre. Anyways, I had brought...”
created 16/OCT/2009
“played a couple songs”
created 09/JUL/2009
“I beat some friends at a guitar battle, then a drum battle”
created 22/JUN/2009
“Long time without playing these songs... it was fun”
created 21/JUN/2009
“Played a litte”
created 05/APR/2009
42.22%
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