Xbox 360 Rock Band 2 Special Edition
by MTV Games
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Product Summary
Brand: MTV GamesRelease Date: 2008-10-19
Platform: Xbox 360
Model: 014633191561
Publisher: MTV Games
Product features:
- Local and global online modes
- Online World Tour mode fuses Solo Tour and Band World Tour modes with opportunity gigs, challenges, cities, venues and hirable staff
- Tour Challenges - mini-campaigns focused on the best songs by instrument, decade, genre, etc
- Battle of the Bands mode - go head to head against other bands in constantly refreshed contests (internet connection required)
- Quickplay - with prefab or customized characters that can play on any instrument. Make customizable set lists and organize your song lists in different categories
- Xbox 360 Rock Band Fender Precision Bass Replica
- Xbox 360 Drum Rocker Premium Drum Set
- Rock Band Triple Tree Guitar Stand
Video Game Reviews of Xbox 360 Rock Band 2 Special Edition
Customer Review: Fun for all or fun for one
Summary: 5 Stars
Playing the original Rock Band game once at a party was all it took for me to ask my wife for the Rock Band 2 bundle as my birthday gift. Rock Band is a great party game. Friends look forward to coming over to play, or even just to watch. I organized an after hours Rock Band function at my office recently, and was amazed at how many coworkers came out of their shells to try their hand at singing or beating a drum - even those generally diinterested in video games.
When at home, you can open new songs and venues through the World Tour mode. You can play with up to three friends, or go it solo with "computer non-player characters" substituting for your human bandmates. Being able to switch instruments while playing solo is a great feature that can help you get past a tough spot. If you're playing guitar and get stuck on the solo for Pearl Jams "Alive", switch to drums and try it again.
Be forewarned - while not a big deal - know that the bundle currently ships with a solid black guitar with a white pick guard - not the sunburst wood grain pattern everyone describes as the new RB2 guitar. I was a little surprised and perhaps a bit dissapointed that I didn't get the new guitar pattern, but it is still the improved RB2 version with the stronger strum bar, auto-calibration microphone, and wireless screwless battery compartment.
This is a very fun game that makes you feel like you're actually participating in some creative musical adventure.
Description of Xbox 360 Rock Band 2 Special Edition
Rock Band 2 offers an unparalleled, deeper, dynamic gameplay experience. It has the ability to export most of the songs from the original Rock Band disc, Online World Tour, daily Battle-Of-The Band Tournaments, Auto-Calibration to eliminate TV lag, wireless drums, quieter, velocity sensitive drum heads, support for up to three cymbals (sold separately), advanced voice detection technology, No Fail Mode, and a real Drum Trainer. It also includes the ability to export your in-game band avatar to the internet and order custom Rock Band merchandise including apparel and figures.Drum Trainer - gives you the fundamentals of different beats and fills, translating gameplay into real drumming skills Character Creator - new choices in clothing, accessories, tattoos, hairstyles, etc Backwards compatibility with all Rock Band downloadable music content Disc Export - owners of the original Rock Band can export most of the Rock Band disc tracks and upgrade them into Rock Band 2 Over 100 songs - 80+ songs on disc plus 20 bonus tracks for free download Classic, Developing and Emerging rock acts including Pearl Jam, Metallica, Allman Brothers, Motorhead, Devo, Jane's Addiction, Megadeth, Paramore, Modest Mouse Features AC/DC including Let There Be Rock Axl Rose debuts official new track, ?Shackler's Revenge from the album Chinese Democracy Includes Bob Dylan's ?Tangled Up In Blue
Continue Your Rock and Roll Fantasy
Rock Band 2 lets you and your friends take your band on an even more expansive and immersive world tour - in person or online - and continue your rock and roll fantasy.
Harmonix, deliver Rock Band 2, the next step to the platform that lets audiences of all ages interact with music in an all-new way. Rock Band 2 lets players vicariously jam out as some of the best guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers of all time.
Featuring a track list with more than 100 on-disc and downloadable tracks from some of the most hallowed bands of the rock pantheon, Rock Band 2 by challenges rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals.
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