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Rock Band
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Rock Band expands on the concepts Harmonix established in its Guitar Hero franchise by allowing players to play guitar, bass, drums, and sing to a variety of songs from various sub-genres and time periods.
5 ★ (53)
4 ★ (43)
3 ★ (3)
2 ★ (1)
1 ★ (0)

Break On Through (To The Other Side)

By the end of 2007, the rhythm gaming market had changed. The fast success of Guitar Hero in two years not only made it a monolith in the rhythm space, but as early as 2006, developer Harmonix was alr… Read more

Addicting but not the same as on other consoles

Game play: Rock band came out on the other console like xbox 360...ect but when rock band came out on the wii it was late i dont think rock band fans want this for the wii. Overall the game has allot… Read more

The game that convinced my wife to become a gamer.

The Short Pros - Full band experience: Sing, drum, play guitar or bass - Both solo and band career mode - Make a customizable rocker and unlock stuff for them - Excellent soundtrack of mostly original… Read more

The Best Music Rhymth Game Yet

Harmonix, Creators of Guitar Hero 1, 2, & Rock the 80s', have abandoned the GH series and have teamed up with MTV games and EA to expanding the music genre by adding drums and vocals to the mix. N… Read more

Amazing gameplay and such a thrill with friends.

So, here is my review on Rock band for the Xbox 360 console. I am going to judge on a few things to determine the rating. Gameplay and soundtrack are the main things, but I will go in depth about all… Read more

Almost but not quite

'Rock Band' is the first game for Harmonix since breaking away from the 'Guitar Hero' series and gave the production of those games to Neversoft and Activision. Having a PS3, in which you can play PS2… Read more

Where do I begin with this awesome game?

This game was the first in the Rock Band series and it had an excellent start. From the developers of the first 2 Guitar Hero games, comes Rock Band. Rock Band had a variety of songs, but not many on… Read more

Rock Band 360

Compliments: -Four Games In One -Fantastic Visuals -Almost Perfect Difficulty Level -Possibly The Best Multiplayer Game Complaints: -Hefty Price Tag -Some Hardware Issues -Band World Tour Can Get Insa… Read more

Best Music Game Ever

Pros First music game ever with drums, which are a blast to play Great soundtrack and an insane amount of DLC Very fun to play as a band both in real life and online The other multiplayer aspects such… Read more

Rock Band Review (You know I am a fan)

Ok. I think you saw this coming. So here we go. Rock Band is Harmonix's music game that allows you to take part in playing the drums, guitar, bass, and mic. Rock Band is one of the best party games of… Read more

The Ultimate Party Game Experience

Rock Band is the newest game from former Guitar Hero developers Harmonix. The game is very similar to guitar hero except now we're talking about a whole band. Drums, Guitar, Bass and Microphone, altho… Read more

Rock Band: Pro's And Con's

With the upcoming release of Rock Band 2, I'd thought I'd repost a review I wrote a while a go about the original Rock Band. You can give feedback if you'd like. Pro’s and Con’s - Rock Band Rock Band… Read more

Move over Guitar Hero

At first glance Rock Band looks like an overwhelming experience that we could only have imagined possible. It seems insane for one console game be able to have drums, guitar, karaoke, and bass all in… Read more

Party time

I love this game dearly, but honestly I don't play it much unless I have company. When I do have people over, it is a blast. What I really love is the way the songs feel. Guitar Hero III has stopped t… Read more

Add content, stop buying updates.

The world as we know it, being haunted by the usual ghosts of economy and meh. Out comes Rock Band. Everybody knows Guitar Hero, we all saw it on South Park, the experience...strumming on a fake guita… Read more

The Next Level of Music/Rhythm Games

Harmonix revitalized the music/rhythm genre with a little game called Guitar Hero. Now they have taken the next step with Rock Band. While Neversoft played it safe with Guitar Hero 3, barely changing… Read more

A game that not only plays good, it's got good music.

Few glitches, spectacular game, and easy controls lead to a master piece. The cords can get cluttered, and the guitars aren't super sturdy, but all controls are fine as long as you take good care of t… Read more

Rock Band, the intro into FULL family gameplay

Rock Band is one of few games to actually include the full group of friends that come over to your house, or support the full band online. Ofcourse, being one of a kind has its pros and cons. First, g… Read more

My Magical Moment

So I’ve been playing Rock Band for about three weeks now and I must say I love it. My brother and my cousin play it every chance we get and since it’s been rainy and cold in California, we’ve been in… Read more

Every Tuesday Is Rock Band Day

Ok. So here we are 8 months in. Now we are waiting for Rock Band 2 to release in September! But as of right now, Im cool until then. Not only do I have the Bombcast to look forward to every tuesday, b… Read more

3 stars fo sho, heres y.

Okay, get if off my chest I LOVE ROCK BANDi STILL play it everytime i have company over and most days in between. But if i suggest it for someone else. I really cant, The most important addition to ro… Read more

Wii will rock you

When Guitar Hero came into play, it promised a full-fledged experience as a rock star. It was a little lacking that all you could do is rock, and that is when Harmonix realized that Rock Band came. A… Read more

Rock out with your (insert instrument here) out

Rock band is a game that harmonix has expanded on from thier previous game, guitar hero. You play as 1 of 4 instruments, mic,drums and of course guitar/bass. The guitar gameplay is pretty similer to t… Read more

More than a feelin'...

Rock Band is a game that will be remembered. More accurately, Rock Band doesn't appear as if it's going away anytime soon. Developer Harmonix huge rock n' roll simulation has finally come out, and wha… Read more

Most complete rhythm game experience (so far).

Rock band is the first game to bring the full band experience to your living room. The animation is smooth and detailed, and much less cartoon like compared to its guitar hero competitor. DLC extends… Read more

The True Sucsessor To Guitar Hero

If you have looked at this game and said "Its a Guitar Hero clone" you obviously haven't played this game at a party. The game brings everyone together and its fun. When i first picked this up i had a… Read more

This will do until you get your own gig.

Rock Band is a multiplatform rhythm game for the Playstation 3, and Xbox360 (Also soon for the Wii) made by Harmonix (ex Guitar Hero guys). As stated Rock Band is a rhythm game that has you pressing b… Read more

Talk about a music game!

Rock band is the first music game to allow players to play all 4 parts of a band. From drums to bass, from guitar to singing, the possibilities are endless. As long as they're one of those 4 parts. Bu… Read more

Rock your wallet thin

Games that force you to use a controller other than the one that came with your console have seen a surge last generation, with games like DDR, and Guitar Hero. Both franchises have seen success, espe… Read more

Could have been better. WAY better.

So, a game that takes the great gameplay of Guitar Hero, adds Singing and Drums, weekly new DLC, AND 4-player co-op? Sounds great on paper, but the experience is shallow and short-lived. ...Most of th… Read more

Harmonix's new interactive music platform debuts with some flaws.

Where to begin with Rock Band, a game which has so thoroughly consumed my life at the time of writing this review? Let's get some obvious bullet points out of the way: Rock Band is an extremely fun rh… Read more

Rock Band

Last year, when the Rock Band/ Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock battle was warming up, I was in the Guitar Hero camp. Despite the original developer making Rock band, I already liked Guitar Hero, I li… Read more

Surprisingly Fun

Rock Band. Who hasn't heard of it by now? The premise is simple: you and three buddies can get together, and rock out on two fake guitars, a fake drum set, and a USB microphone to over 50 songs includ… Read more

An unbeatable home rhythm game experience

After a rather long and frustrating wait, the EU was finally given tickets to Rockband on the 23rd of May. Rockband being EA's prime time foray (after Boom Boom Rocket) into the exciting world of the… Read more

Rock Band Rocks

If you love music, and love games, this is a must. I can't quite think of a game that gives a better 'feel good' feeling during play than this one. The concept is simple, you use instrument-shaped con… Read more

Forming your own band was never so fun.

Rock Band is developed by Harmonix the guys behind Guitar Hero. This year the guys took it one step forward and introduced not only the guitar, but also drums and singing into the mix. This leads to o… Read more

Rock Band Rocks!

This is easily one of the best games of 2007. Taking the good of Guitar Hero and stripping out the bad, Rock Band succeeds on almost every level. The instruments feel and play better than it's rival a… Read more

Rock Band Review

Rock Band is the newest game from Harmonix, who previously made the Guitar Hero games. This time, though, you can also sing and play drums. You play guitar and bass mostly the same as in Guitar Hero.… Read more

THE Music rhythm game.

What's better than having one music god? Having four music gods. That's the overall message that Rock Band seems to shout at every possibility, why? Because it's true. As a multiplayer experience, Roc… Read more

It's A Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock 'n Roll

If you haven't heard of this phenomenal game by now surely you must have been living under a rock. With high marks across the board, this is the evolution of music rhythm games. This defines the very… Read more

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