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 enlarge | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: £49.99
Buy New: £30.95
You Save: £19.04 (38%)
New (16) Used (2) from £29.75
Avg. Customer Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 55
Platform: Xbox 360
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5030930059934
ASIN: B000TT7RHG
Release Date: May 23, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Ignore The Price Moaners June 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great Game. Lots of fun. And not as pricey as the RRP. Games are about fun and this game is superb.
 Hmmm... June 12, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I think at 180 this game is a rip-off.
More important than that is what it stands for. Please, if you're a parent, don't ever buy your children this. It may be fun and fashionable, but please, if you or your child is interested in music, BUY AN INSTRUMENT. Don't settle for pretending to be some guitarist you aren't with some stupid dance machine for guys, learn an instrument, do something worthwhile!! It's another game which takes away the room for creativity, people should be playing guitars and drums together, not all banging away on false instruments glued to the TV screen. I know it's more sociable than playing an instrument because not all your friends can play, but don't dumb down a level - try and get them to go up a level and learn an instrument. We should be promoting music amongst children and young people, not destroying it.
Anyone who plays this, YOU ARE A ZOMBIE.
Why lord, why? June 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Seriously the guitar controller is so flimsy every time you switch from the top to the bottom it feels like it's going to snap. In-fact everything feels cheaply made which really makes me wonder how they can possibly charge so much for it all. All this comes from a play around my friends, but to be honest I'm not paying out for a game which has limited playability in regards to cost. It would be fine if it was priced 80-100 all in, but I personally refuse to pay the ghastly amount for the EU version as it's just not fair to charge the amount they are.
pricey but what a game June 4, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
yes agree totally 150 plus for this is a joke but it does not take away how good this game is.online is just amazing especially when you get teamed up with 3 americans who are crazy.there is loads to do and the drums are the best peice of equipment for a console i have ever seen.
Great Value for Money!!!!! June 2, 2008
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
Yes that's right. I'm saying Rock Band is great value for money, even with all the peripheral costs.
I would say that in the past 10 days, Rock Band has given myself and my wife 40 - 50 hours of entertainment. Even at full market value thats around 3.50 per hour. In another 10 days, we would have paid around 1.75 per hour of entertainment.
Compare that to:
Rock Concert : 40 for 60 - 120 minutes
Football Match : 40 - 90 for 90 minutes
Cinema Ticket : 7.50 for roughly 120 minutes
Now yes we pay more than the US for RB, but we also pay more for petrol, houses, cars, iTunes, MS Points, McDonalds meals and just about anything else you care to mention.
Right that's that over with. Onto the actual GAME!
There are 2 main parts to the game. The solo part and the multiplayer part. The solo part is pretty identuical to the Guitar Hero series where you play a series a increasingly difficult songs, unlocking more as you go.
The meat of the game though is in "Band World Tour", where you need 2 or more people (you can do it yourself if you sing and also play an instrument). You create your band and start playing 'gigs', which can range from a single song to a 58 song set, and are pretty varied. You have 'random' setlists, and also 'choose your own' setlists.
As you complete the sets, you gain stars, money and fans. As you build Stars and fans, you unlock new cities, venues and setlists. Money allows you to customise your rocker with clothes, instruments, hairstyles, and makeup. Each rocker you create is 'locked' to an instrument, so there is plenty of scope for having a few characters and making them very different in style.
I would say that this is the best game of 2008, in terms of how many people will enjoy it. It's a great party game where everyone can get involved, but can also be enjoyed 'solo'.
If you are not put off by the cost of the peripherals then go the whole hog and get the Band in a Box also. If you are not sure about the long term enjoyment you may get, then just buy the Solus game and buy a 2nd Hand Guitar Hero 2 (X-Ploder) guitar for about 10 as this controller works fine on the Xbox 360. Then you can add to your instruments if and when you decide.
Remember you don't HAVE to buy the whole 180 set to enjoy the game.....
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