Rock Band for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

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Like many GH fans I couldn't wait to get ahold of this game. After looking like one of those idiots who plays a game in the store because you only wish you could get it or you actually do own it and you just like taunting other people with your game playing prowess. Well, after a couple weeks of game play I am ready to ramble about it.

Honestly there isn't really anything bad to say about this game. The graphics are slick, the interface is easy regardless of which controller you're using and the music library or "set lists" is quite refreshing. I'm a fan of hearing and learning new music from indie bands...but c'mon, it's so much more fun jamming to a tune you actually know and may have actually played in a legit cover band. Which that last statement leads me to my only complaint...the drums. I'm a drummer.

Now, I know that unless they give out a full blown synth pad kit and scroll a note track that takes up half the screen there is no way to fully recreate playing the true drum track on 4 pads and a kick pedal. That being said I think the interpretation of the drum tracks could have been a bit truer to irl. Such as with simple kick notes on a down beat. When clearly hearing the drum track of a song such as Dani California which is in 2/2, you hear the kick playing in 2 as "ba ba ..." or count wise "one and ..." with the snare on 2. Yet, following the track on the screen just gives you the kick say on the one...OR will skip measures at a time just for changing it up. From the game play perspective I understand why they do this because obviously not everyone playing this game let alone the drums when they do play has actually ever played drums irl. So, myself (and I'm sure others) who have played drums irl and maybe many of the songs that are in this game find themselves frustrated when drifting off into the "I know this song, I've played it" and we fail miserably. LOL

Anyway, thats my only peeve...small that it may be.

I'm 63 years old and my youngest grandson is 5. One of our favorite things to do is to play video games together. I ordered the Special Edition of Rock Band with the wireless Stratocaster guitar, drum set, and microphone.

The guitar is much nicer than any other guitars we tried including those released for Guitar Hero II and III. The drum set is great fun. My grandson plays two drums and I play the other two and the foot pedal. (We need another set of sticks.)

The software is well designed. It's an improvement over Guitar Hero III. Very slick graphics. Sounds great when we connected our PS3 to the Bose 3-2-1 system and select Dolby option.

The only thing I would change is make the singing mike a headset so you can sing and play at the same time.