Rock Band is an eagerly awaited rhythm game, obviously centering around a glorified career as part of what should become a world renowned rock band - if you play it right, literally.With MTV Games being behind the title, and with Harmonix on board too, the pioneers of rhythm gaming, Rock Band has a wealth of experience within the music and music gaming industries to give it a kick-start when it’s released shortly outside of the US.

Like other similar titles, a range of peripherals will be available allowing you to get the full benefit from the game - all the typical instrument based controllers you could associate with a rock band, needless to say these will be sold separately and will increase the cost of your personal Rock Band package, but if you’re into music or party games, the added expense could prove worthwhile. (more…)

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Developer(s)	Harmonix Music Systems
Publisher(s)	MTV Games
Distributor(s)	Electronic Arts Partners
Designer(s)	Harmonix Music Systems
Released	US November 20, 2007 (Xbox 360, PS3) December 18, 2007 (PS2)
Genre	Music
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Ratings	ESRB: T (Teen)
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Media	DVD, Blu-ray Disc
Input methods	Guitar controller (game packaged with Fender Stratocaster controller), Drum controller, USB Microphone, Xbox 360 headset, Gamepad

Harmonix Music Systems developed Rock Band and MTV Games published it. At the end of November Rock Band was released for the Xbox 360 and also for the Playstation 3, and mid December marks the Rock Band release for the Play Station 2. Rock Band rocks the world with its 4 player mode. The players rock their virtual band with the lead guitar, bass guitar, drums, or the microphone. The notes for the players scroll across the screen. Rock Band members who play on the Xbox 360 or the Playstation 3 can network through the offline and online multiplayer modes. In the future this game has the potential of have hundreds of songs that are made available through downloadable content.

Gameplay
The Band Meter, which is green and on the left part of the screen, evaluates the performance of each band member. The Energy Meter, which is gold and is displayed beneath each player, shows the Overdrive of each player.

Rock Band uses a lot of the same gameplay fundamentals as Guitar Hero. Players use “instruments” to play along with and in time with the music notes as the scroll toward the players. Basically Rock Band is an expansion of Guitar Hero because it offers game play on the drums, vocals, and the lead guitar along with the bass guitar. Single player mode is called “Solo Tour Mode.” In single player mode the player has the choice to choose to play the lead guitar, the drums, or the voice. Multiplayer mode consists of 2 to 4 players in the “Band World Tour.” The Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 maintain local and online play for the multiplayer modes. Band World Tour is not part of the online play. The Playstation2 supports only local play. (more…)