Rock Band - Xbox 360 review

Will this rock your world?

Rock Band - Xbox 360. Gaming, Xbox 360, Music games, EA, Rock Band,  0
Reviewer
Chris Pickering
Review Date
19 May 2008
Manufacturer
EA
Price as reviewed
£49.99 (game), £129.99 (Band in a Box)
Latest price
£6.45

Our score

9/10 9/10 See more with this score

Quick review

The good
Wickedly good fun in a group, lots of instruments to master, loads of downloadable tracks promised
The bad
Incredibly expensive, not as much fun on your own
Verdict
If you’re in a group, this is about as fun as gaming is ever likely to be. If you’re on your own without any gaming internet access, the full pack might seem like a waste of cash

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Comments

  • Cool man. Now I can rock-out with my new rock buds from the U.K. as well as from all over Europe. Way awesome, me thinks! Posted by IzzyToxic, USA
  • "It’s the same old Guitar Hero gameplay, of course. They wouldn’t go changing the franchise completely after all."

    What? they arent the same franchise? they are made by two different companies!

    "For single players, your Guitar Hero guitars will work with Rock Band,"
    Also worth mentioning that the Rock Band guitar wont work with Guitar hero.
    Posted by Stuart Hill, UK
  • Stuart, In answer to your comment above, Chris is refering to the games developer Harmonix, rather than the publishers, which are different. Posted by stuartmiles, United Kingdom
  • Learn a REAL instrument for goodness sake. Or is that too much effort? Not enough short-term "reward"? Posted by MJ, UK
  • What an original point to put across MJ - I have never heard that before. Well done.
    Posted by James, UK
  • It's too expensive, it's 6 months late and stores don't have it in stock because of that.
    Posted by JaFO, NL
  • i just got it and its easily my favourite game for my 360 right now, and i have many 360 games, like Halo 3, Mass effect, bioshock gears, forza 2, cod4, generally really good games.... Posted by Fraser M, United Kingdom, Scotland

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Rock Band Bundle for Xbox 360
(Music, Rating: T - (Teen),up to 4 players, published by: MTV Games)

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