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- Platform: Xbox 360
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Product Description
Platform: Xbox 360
Amazon.co.uk
Tap into your Rock & Roll fantasy as you pick your axe, form a band and tour for fame and fortune, all while sticking the rock credo of learning your instrument as you go in Rock Band.
Developed by Harmonix, creators of the blockbuster Guitar Hero franchise, Rock Band is an all-new platform for gamers ready to take on the challenges of the Rock & Roll lifestyle. Instruments available to players are guitar, bass, drums or vocals as they hit the road as either an aspiring superstar solo act, or for the first time in game genre history take on the true collaborative and challenging nature of music as they form a band and jam together in multiplayer action from home or around the world. Either way players will need to master their stage presence through the various game modes and polish their rock chops via the unrivalled Rock Band song list if they hope to make it out of the garage, into the clubs and finally on to the main stage.
Extensive Game Modes.
Rock Band delivers four music games in one – challenging rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals through the five separate game modes.
Built on unprecedented deals with top record labels and music publishers, the mix of remastered originals and covers that make up the epic Rock Band song list puts players in the shoes of legendary artists from day one. And with the promise of additional downloadable songs and albums you are sure to be rockin’ for some time to come. A partial list of the initial song list includes:
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Extensive Game Modes.
Rock Band delivers four music games in one – challenging rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals through the five separate game modes.
- Tutorial Mode: Master the basics! No need for experience. Pick your weapon of choice and ascend from beginner to rock god.
- Practice Mode: Perfect your tune! Breakdown any part of any song at your preferred speed before hitting the main stage.
- Quickplay Mode: Instant fix of fun! Jump into any unlocked song for some quick jam time either on your own or with other players.
- Solo Tour Mode: Take it on the road! Pack up your instrument of choice and set out on the open road for a fun and challenging single player career.
- Band World Tour Mode: Conquer the world! The journey to rock stardom takes you from small town bars to world-renowned venues. Earn fame and fortune along the way to secure rock star necessities.
Built on unprecedented deals with top record labels and music publishers, the mix of remastered originals and covers that make up the epic Rock Band song list puts players in the shoes of legendary artists from day one. And with the promise of additional downloadable songs and albums you are sure to be rockin’ for some time to come. A partial list of the initial song list includes:
- (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult (Master)
- Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (Master)
- Suffragette City - David Bowie (Master)
- Paranoid - Black Sabbath (Cover)
- Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones (Master)
- Mississippi Queen - Mountain (Cover)
- Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi (Master)
- Tom Sawyer - Rush (Cover)
- In Bloom - Nirvana (Master)
- Vasoline - Stone Temple Pilots (Master)
- Say It Ain't So - Weezer (Master)
- Main Offender - The Hives (Master)
- Reptilla - The Strokes (Master)
- Go with the Flow - Queens of the Stone Age (Master)
- Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters (Master)
- Enter Sandman - Metallica (Master)
- Highway Star - Deep Purple (Master)
- Epic - Faith No More (Master)
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet (Master)
- Here It Goes Again - OK Go! (Master)
- Creep - Radiohead (Master)
- Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones (Master)
- Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash (Master)
- Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins (Master)
- Sabotage - Beastie Boys (Master)
- The Hand That Feeds - Nine Inch Nails (Master)
- I Think I'm Paranoid - Garbage (Master)
- Wave of Mutilation - The Pixies (Master)
- Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Master)
- Celebrity Skin - Hole (Master)
- AND MANY MORE!
Product Description
RockBand is an all-new platform for music fans and gamers to interact with music. The game challenges players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune, mastering lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals. With more master recordings than any other music game, Rock Band features some of the world's biggest rock artists and spans every genre of rock ranging from alternative and classic rock to heavy metal and punk.
- Play The Hottest Music - Rock Band includes dozens of all-time classics as performed by the original artists. Rock out to legendary artists from punk, metal, alternative, southern, and classic rock
- Break Out Your Axe - Shred on guitar and bass like never before with the all-new Fender Stratocaster (to be confirmed) replica guitar.
- Bang The Skins - Play like a real drummer on a drum kit with four pads, a kick pedal, and real drum sticks.
- Sing Your Heart Out - Take centre stage on lead vocals and bring down the house on rock's greatest anthems.
- Live The Rock Lifestyle - Completely customise your characters to reflect your own inner rock god.
- Try Out Multiple Game Modes - Play solo or as a band in tour mode. Start small and work your way to the top.
- Take Your Act Online - Go online to play with-or compete against-rockers around the world.
- Grow Your Act - Keep expanding your rock universe with downloadable content.
game only - Requires a drum, microphone or guitar controller to play
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Xbox 360
Fun:
Like many others I was incensed with the price for Rock Band, but still intended to buy it as I am a massive fan of the Guitar Hero games.
I'm glad I took the plunge, because the whole experience is incredible. The track listing is infinitely superior to that of Guitar Hero, and playing with your mates is amazing!
Another great part about this is the amount of money that I've actually SAVED by having some mates over on a friday night and staying in playing this all night with a few beers, rather than going out and spending ridiculous amounts in London. 5 stars
I'm glad I took the plunge, because the whole experience is incredible. The track listing is infinitely superior to that of Guitar Hero, and playing with your mates is amazing!
Another great part about this is the amount of money that I've actually SAVED by having some mates over on a friday night and staying in playing this all night with a few beers, rather than going out and spending ridiculous amounts in London. 5 stars
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Xbox 360
Fun:
Alright, so people have been complaining about the price, £180, which is admittedly hard to swallow but what you're getting for the price is not just the game (or I would certainly hope it isnt just the game)
You get:
-A Fender Stratocaster plastic guitar
-Drums
-A Mic
-The Game
Now, you're probably thinking "so why should I shell out £180 if I'm only getting three peripherals", well, I'll tell you why. This game is AMAZING as both a single player and party game, it includes a vast array of songs, and also features downloadable songs which you can use to expand the music library, the instruments are about as well made as you can get, with the exception of the guitar, which feels a bit cheap. The drums last a while, but dependant on how hard you hit them.
So, the songs, most of them are masters, with the exception of:
-Run to the Hills
-Tom Sawyer
-Paranoid
Now, the covers are generally good, Paranoid is although it doesn't have Ozzy singing. Tom Sawyer is good and the cover artist does a good job in trying to replicate Geddy Lee's voice, it should also be noted that the original version of Tom Sawyer is available as DLC, as is the original version of Run to the Hills. Now we come to Run to the Hills, I don't know which band covered the song, but the tempo is all over the place, it has random parts where the song speeds up and overall doesn't stay consistent.
Apart from the cheap feel of the peripherals this is an awesome game, so good in fact that I still have my copy now, which apparently is worth quite a bit (still), my advice, get the game.
PS: If you have the guitar hero controller (guitar) you can just get the standalone game, it'll work with the GH guitar)
You get:
-A Fender Stratocaster plastic guitar
-Drums
-A Mic
-The Game
Now, you're probably thinking "so why should I shell out £180 if I'm only getting three peripherals", well, I'll tell you why. This game is AMAZING as both a single player and party game, it includes a vast array of songs, and also features downloadable songs which you can use to expand the music library, the instruments are about as well made as you can get, with the exception of the guitar, which feels a bit cheap. The drums last a while, but dependant on how hard you hit them.
So, the songs, most of them are masters, with the exception of:
-Run to the Hills
-Tom Sawyer
-Paranoid
Now, the covers are generally good, Paranoid is although it doesn't have Ozzy singing. Tom Sawyer is good and the cover artist does a good job in trying to replicate Geddy Lee's voice, it should also be noted that the original version of Tom Sawyer is available as DLC, as is the original version of Run to the Hills. Now we come to Run to the Hills, I don't know which band covered the song, but the tempo is all over the place, it has random parts where the song speeds up and overall doesn't stay consistent.
Apart from the cheap feel of the peripherals this is an awesome game, so good in fact that I still have my copy now, which apparently is worth quite a bit (still), my advice, get the game.
PS: If you have the guitar hero controller (guitar) you can just get the standalone game, it'll work with the GH guitar)
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Xbox 360
Fun:
This game is simply amazing. In my view much better than Guitar Hero. Why?
The amount of content available for download is outstanding, they release at least 3 new songs every week and throw in an album every now and then. Plus the tracks are cheaper than Guitar Hero tracks (and you're getting 4x you're moneys worth due to the amount of instruments).
The gameplay is better, everything you wish Guitar Hero did back in the day Rock Band does and so much more; for instance the goofy circular dome things that represent notes in Guitar Hero are replace with sleaker and more precise bar.
Compatibility. Every guitar for GH will work on Rockband but not vice versa (GH refused to do this so Activision are to blame). Also 90% of the tracks you have for Rock Band 1 you will be able to play on in Rock Band 20.
At the end of the day Guitar Hero really have had their pants pulled down over this one, makes you wonder why didn't they think of this? No need to rant about the pricing of the bundle either, they explained on the official RB website that the difference in price between the US bundle and the UK bundle was due to the fact that everything game-wise (inaccurate explanation i know) costs more to make/ship/sell/whatever over here. So don't boycott this and miss out when you could be rocking out with you're friends.
The amount of content available for download is outstanding, they release at least 3 new songs every week and throw in an album every now and then. Plus the tracks are cheaper than Guitar Hero tracks (and you're getting 4x you're moneys worth due to the amount of instruments).
The gameplay is better, everything you wish Guitar Hero did back in the day Rock Band does and so much more; for instance the goofy circular dome things that represent notes in Guitar Hero are replace with sleaker and more precise bar.
Compatibility. Every guitar for GH will work on Rockband but not vice versa (GH refused to do this so Activision are to blame). Also 90% of the tracks you have for Rock Band 1 you will be able to play on in Rock Band 20.
At the end of the day Guitar Hero really have had their pants pulled down over this one, makes you wonder why didn't they think of this? No need to rant about the pricing of the bundle either, they explained on the official RB website that the difference in price between the US bundle and the UK bundle was due to the fact that everything game-wise (inaccurate explanation i know) costs more to make/ship/sell/whatever over here. So don't boycott this and miss out when you could be rocking out with you're friends.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great game! Beats Guitar Hero any day
Great game, loved it and was upset when I broke it (oops). The only issue is tour is not Xbox LIVE, but I guess I didn't mind due to I own Rock Band 2 and 3, and they both have... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jason Rowbottom
Broken game
The game arrived a day after I ordered it and when I looked at the disc it had a massive ring around it where it has been damaged, I gave it a chance and put it in my xbox and... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ryan French
great product
item received very quickly and packaged well. I am very please with the overall product. Will order from here again
Published 7 months ago by kiruba86
Excellent game
This game (and some later ones) is the only reason I have kept my Xbox 360. Endlessly entertaining with good music. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Karl Drinkwater
Great!
No problems with the delivery, works fine 100% genuine. Very pleased with the amount of time the game has both in solo mode and in band world tour. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ben
Rock N Roll.
Great game! I use my Guitar Hero instruments with this and it works fine. The set list is very good, and the downloadable songs are never ending, considering how cheap it is, it is... Read more
Published 23 months ago by J. Higgins
Rock out with tracks galore !!
The game plays well and has a good selection of tracks.
BUT the best thing is the sheer volume of tracks that can be downloaded. Read more
BUT the best thing is the sheer volume of tracks that can be downloaded. Read more
Published on 17 May 2010 by M. Green
Fantastic Game! Can't wait to buy Rock Band 2 when the s stock up
This is an impressive game, with a decent learning dificulty curve. I hope all you guys out there try this game, especially with at least 2 people playing simultaneosly! Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by M. Serrao "PitoFerrata" Xbox Live and PSN
Set list on the short side
The Beatles Rock Band had an outstanding set list of Beatles tracks, but this seems on the short side. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2009 by kdog
Excellent fun
Very good fun for the family and a good selection of songs to start off with.
Published on 5 Nov 2009 by S. Bidgood
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