 - 45 licensed tracks from legendary rockers
- Showcase a real drum solo with Rock Band's freestyle drum fill Windows featured in each song
- Vocalists can bring the crowd to their feet during Rock Band's freestyle vocal fill windows. Ad-lib your own words or shout to the crowd to raise the rock intensity of the performance.
- Build your own band and tour the world
List Price: $49.99
Lowest Price: $32.79 
Product Description: Time to release your inner rock star! Dive into Rock Band's challenging and addicting game modes and rock out to your favorite tunes. Put together a band, play in it, and tour for fame and fortune- all while learning to master lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals. Major record labels and leading music publishers have signed on to provide unrivaled access to master recordings and legendary rock artists - from punk, metal and alternative to classic and southern rock - including many master recordings from legendary artists, including acts like Metallica, Bon Jovi, Stone Temple Pilots and the Ramones! Learn to play songs spanning all genres of music and prove yourself the ultimate rock star! Boost your bonus! Earn bonus points for your band during Rock Band's Unison Phrase opportunities if everyone plays perfectly. ESRB Rated T for Teen. Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-24
Spectacular
We all knew that we'd be getting a stripped-down version of Rock Band for the PS2, but let it be said that despite it's last-gen flaws and missing options, Rock Band still manages to be a spectacular rhythm game. As one could guess, Rock Band is best enjoyed as a party game with others, and when the instruments are implemented, they work wonderfully to serve their purpose. The 58 included songs here, including cuts from Weezer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Jet, and the Ramones among others; are all implemented well, and the in-game screen is flawless as you perform these tunes. While nearly everything about the PS2 version of Rock Band is spot-on, there are moments where you will notice just how stripped-down this conversion is. Most notably is the fact that you will not be able to download new content, and an incredibly stripped-down Band World Tour mode is what really hurts the PS2 version of Rock Band, but this was expected to begin with, which doesn't make these lackings a surprise. What is surprising is how spot-on spectacular the PS2 version of Rock Band ends up being, as there are still a variety of options to explore and modes to play, whether it be alone or as a party game as intended. All in all, if Guitar Hero got you into rhythm gaming and a PS2 is your only option, Rock Band is an essential pickup. Rating:
Date: 2008-04-22
Rock on!
I bought this game after playing Rock Band on a friend's PS3 a few weeks ago. No, the PS2 version isn't as cool as the PS3 version -- you can't create your own characters, and it doesn't have the same career/tour challenges as the PS3 version. It's pretty much just Guitar Hero with drums and singing.
That said ... if you already own Guitar Hero and a couple of guitars, the game-only edition of Rock Band for PS2 is well worth buying. You can pick up a USB microphone for not too much money (Amazon probably won't let me quote a price, but it's less than half the cost of the game). I didn't care about the drums, so didn't buy them, but you can get them separately too.
I'm especially excited about Rock Band because I like to play karaoke games and my husband doesn't. He won't play Karaoke Revolution or SingStar with me, but he'll play Rock Band -- he plays lead guitar and I sing. Or we can both play guitar, with one of us on bass and the other on lead.
The songs are good, though some are not the ones I would have chosen (if I had to pick a Nirvana song, it would have been "Smells Like Teen Spirit," though that one would be a bit tricky to sing; my choice of REM song would not have been "Orange Crush," etc.) However, the inclusion of "Here It Goes Again" by OK Go was one of my biggest motivations for buying this game.
I hope Harmonix will put out some expansion discs, like they did with Guitar Hero (well, there was the 80s edition, anyway). An 80s edition would be pretty awesome. It wouldn't sell very well, but I'd love a chick songs' edition. :-)
Anyway, the bottom line is that this game is a very good buy if you already own guitars and a microphone, and don't care about the drums. Rating:
Date: 2008-04-06
Rock Hero
480 progressive scan and widescreen support! Of course it would still look better on the PS3 and Xbox 360 on your HD TV, but are the extra features really worth shelling out $400 to $500 for? I agree it is a must have for any system you might already own, playing it with my friends, we would start to remember old rock band fantasies, the usual hangout quickly turned into a party, your friends will probably thank you for it. I already have the old guitar hero controller, and mic, they both work fine for this game, so I saved some money by just buying the drum kit and game only. The mic will only work with a controller, so only 3 people could readily play, unless you use a multi tap, but most people would rather take their turns playing with the drums anyways. Rating:
Date: 2008-01-25
Playstation 2 Rock Band Is Playstation 3 Instrument Compatible
This ground-breaking game/musical experience is even better since I was able to purchase the Playstation 3 Instruments and they worked with RockBand for the Playstation 2 game. This was a life-saver at Christmas time since the Playstation 2 Instruments weren't released until 3 days before Christmas and were in short supply. My kids aged 9 to 18 are all very happy with RockBand for Playstation 2 and say it plays just like the Playstation 3 Version Rating:
Date: 2008-01-12
Kick Out The Jams!
My 11yr.old daughter received Rock Band for Xmas and has played almost non stop. During the Xmas shopping rush all I could get was the guitar and she and her freinds are jamming to some great classic rock tunes. I plan on getting the mic and drums for her soon. This game is a great influence for appreciating some great tunes from the Rock genre (please don't come out with a Rap Band). Not only a great one for the kids but also for all you adults who act like Pete Townshend when your alone and have it turned up to "11" ! |
