Alright, the moment is here. I have now played the game quite a bit and have unlocked every song, so it is time to review Rock Band 2.
Ahem, IT IS AWESOME.
I guess I should write more...
Well we all know that Rock Band was a fantastic game with a few minor flaws. Well let me tell you now, those flaws have been fixed. Rock Band 2 is one of the greatest games I have ever played, and by far the best music game.
First off, the setlist. I did not like Rock Band's setlist very much, until you got to challenging and blistering songs it really wasn't that interesting. But RB2 changed that. By adding an 26 songs to the amount of Rock Band songs, it really increased the variety and awesomeness of the setlist. Now the list is not perfect, but pretty much everything above moderate is great. I also liked how they changed it to 7 tiers, and added 12 songs in each one instead of 9 tiers and 5 in each.
The Drum Trainer is a really nice feature. Now I haven't been able to fully enjoy it, seeing as I still have a faulty Bass Pedal, but from what I have experienced it is a good feature.
The new "No-Career" mode may have angered some people, but I believe it was a good change. For those of you who do not know, the took out the simple Career Setlist mode, and made it just Band World Tour. But you can play BWT with one person. The way you get songs is also interesting. Like I said before, you don't go down a list of songs as before. You have to "find" and "unlock" songs. You actually have to find the song in a gig, and beat it. That then unlocks it for Quick Play and Online Play.
So that's pretty much it. It's a fantastic game, and completely destroyed the Guitar Hero franchise. Bye-bye, Neversoft.
Score: 10/10
And just for the fun of it, here are the best songs IMO:
Most Fun to Play (Guitar):
1. Master Exploder (Tenacious D)
2. Painkiller (Judas Priest)
3. Down With The Sickness (Disturbed)
4. Peace Sells (Megadeth)
5. Colony of Birchmen (Mastodon)
Best Songs:
1. Master Exploder (Tenacious D)
2. Spoonman (Soundgarden)
3. Let There Be Rock (AC/DC)
4. Shackler's Revenge (Guns N Roses)
5. Chop Suey (System of A Down)
Ahem, IT IS AWESOME.
I guess I should write more...
Well we all know that Rock Band was a fantastic game with a few minor flaws. Well let me tell you now, those flaws have been fixed. Rock Band 2 is one of the greatest games I have ever played, and by far the best music game.
First off, the setlist. I did not like Rock Band's setlist very much, until you got to challenging and blistering songs it really wasn't that interesting. But RB2 changed that. By adding an 26 songs to the amount of Rock Band songs, it really increased the variety and awesomeness of the setlist. Now the list is not perfect, but pretty much everything above moderate is great. I also liked how they changed it to 7 tiers, and added 12 songs in each one instead of 9 tiers and 5 in each.
The Drum Trainer is a really nice feature. Now I haven't been able to fully enjoy it, seeing as I still have a faulty Bass Pedal, but from what I have experienced it is a good feature.
The new "No-Career" mode may have angered some people, but I believe it was a good change. For those of you who do not know, the took out the simple Career Setlist mode, and made it just Band World Tour. But you can play BWT with one person. The way you get songs is also interesting. Like I said before, you don't go down a list of songs as before. You have to "find" and "unlock" songs. You actually have to find the song in a gig, and beat it. That then unlocks it for Quick Play and Online Play.
So that's pretty much it. It's a fantastic game, and completely destroyed the Guitar Hero franchise. Bye-bye, Neversoft.
Score: 10/10
And just for the fun of it, here are the best songs IMO:
Most Fun to Play (Guitar):
1. Master Exploder (Tenacious D)
2. Painkiller (Judas Priest)
3. Down With The Sickness (Disturbed)
4. Peace Sells (Megadeth)
5. Colony of Birchmen (Mastodon)
Best Songs:
1. Master Exploder (Tenacious D)
2. Spoonman (Soundgarden)
3. Let There Be Rock (AC/DC)
4. Shackler's Revenge (Guns N Roses)
5. Chop Suey (System of A Down)
so I have yet to play it. My girlfriend is really excited about it, and we hope to put a dent in the BWT Friday night. Thanks for reaffirming what I figured; I have something awesome on my shelf, still in the wrapper 
