Rock Band 2 for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

Everybody's whining about how they didn't change a thing in the game and just put in more songs. Well, what did you expect? The original formula was pure genius, and if it ain't broke, don't fix it! What could they have done to make it "different" but still Rock Band?

Anyway, this game, in my opinion, has the strongest setlist in just about any music game. Avenged Sevenfold, Fleetwood Mac, Ratt, Jimmy Eat World, etc. are just some of the bands that go through the many, many genres of rock covered in this game. There's always gonna be a few songs you particularly don't like, but you can't change that. To counter those, you can have up to 100 songs without buying a single cent's worth of downloadable content with the 20 free songs. These free songs tend to be hit (I Wanna Be Your Man) or miss (Magnetic Baby). However, you can only get these if you buy the game with the manual, and if someone else already put in that code, you're screwed.

Online multiplayer is practically flawless, with my only gripe being that if someone quits or their connection fails in the middle of a song, it counts as them failing and you'll slowly fail the song. The no-fail mode is a big help too, for people who are just getting into the genre and would usually fail every song they attempt. Overall, this game is excellent. The songlist is diverse and great all around, the gameplay is still great, and the presentation is top-notch, as expected.

If you thought Rock Band was just the perfect game, Rock Band 2 adds just more icing to that cake.

The Positive:
84 new songs. All master tracks, these 84 songs represent the single greatest collection of songs in a game to date.You can turn on your xbox and put in Rock Band 2 for the first time and have over 300 songs to start.

The new feature of Battle of the Bands will keep people occupied for months to come.Battle of the Bands is a series of challenges where your score is compared against those of your friends and the rest of the online gaming world. The challenges change regularly and with the producers promising a new challenge every day.

The Negative:

World Tour is almost completely identical to last year's. The world map uses the same art and the challenges are set up the same way as in the original.

Also a let-down is the character creator. A few new faces, a new clothing store and some new tattoos do little to improve upon what was offered last year. You still can't modify faces or create many body types. The tattoo creator has such great depth and variety it's a wonder why the character creator is so simple.

Final Say:

Rock Band 2 improves in several areas over the original. The track list is better, the difficulty has been bumped up, and with brilliant online mode, makes up for the very identical World Tour mode.

Buy It and have a great deal on a great game.