Rock Band 2 reviews start coming in

Brian Ambrozy 15 Sep, 2008 at 1:28am ET Article published in Tech

I cannot tell you how badly I want this game. ArsTechnica gives it a “Seriously why haven’t you gone out and bought this yet?” out of 10.

The thing that actually intrigues me most is the $300 drum kit and the trainer mode. $300 would cover 2 months of drum lessons from a professional for one of my kids. I believe in the power of video games, and I am pretty sure that a committed student with a $300 kit and Rock Band 2’s trainer mode could actually learn to play real drums. According to the reviews I’ve read, this is a very accurate assessment.

Now, to use that “righteous purpose” as an excuse to buy the game and a $300 game peripheral is another matter…

Nah, of course we’ll have to go out and get this for Oktoberfest 08, right? right? At the bare minimum we can get the $60 game and the new $70 guitar, that’ll get us by.

The track list also looks impressive. Man, I can’t WAIT to play “Carry on my Wayward Son” by Kansas, “You Oughta Know” by Alanis, and “Man in the Box” by Alice in Chains.

Any Icrontians going out to get it this week? Apparently the new “challenge” mode is the bomb-diggity.

Comments

15 Sep 2008 ~ 1:37am UPSLynx Must be nice, us PS2 gamers (don't laugh!) have to wait until November!
15 Sep 2008 ~ 2:22am NiGHTS Roommate picked it up earlier today, we've been logging major hours already.
15 Sep 2008 ~ 8:56am Annes Too bad I can't buy it with the f'ing instruments yet. Dammit.
15 Sep 2008 ~ 9:12am Canti Dream Theater in Rock Band 2?! HELL YES! (favorite band)
15 Sep 2008 ~ 9:17am MiracleManS That's because you look like John Petrucci
15 Sep 2008 ~ 9:22am kryyst I'm still holding off until Guitar Hero 4 comes out, the instruments will be fully compatible and the reviews on it's drum set far have been solid. Plus since I just picked up my xbox I can use the extra month to let my bank account recoup a little bit for it's $200 price tag.
15 Sep 2008 ~ 9:22am GHoosdum They should have just called it Drum Hero.
15 Sep 2008 ~ 10:11am Snarkasm I'm thinking along the same lines as kryyst. I'll get the game alone in a week or two, then bide my time and see which of the two have better instrument sets and go from there. My living room really can't support a drum set anyway, maybe I should just stick to guitar...
15 Sep 2008 ~ 11:14am UPSLynx

Lord Canti wrote:

Dream Theater in Rock Band 2?! HELL YES! (favorite band)

YUS!

They already have Constant Motion as DLC in Rock Band 1, and it's intese how difficult the drums are. But Panic Attack in RB2? SIGN ME UP!

Bass is going to be NUTS for that song.