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Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Model number: 19111 | SKU: 8944976

SynopsisYou rocketed to stardom with Rock Band, bringing your incredible passion to some of rock's most enduring songs. You've become a quadruple threat — a true master of guitar, bass, drums and vocals. You're equally adept at jamming in a band composed of your closest friends or rocking out solo style. You've conquered the challenges posed by legendary rock hits and embarked on a phenomenal world tour with your bandmates. Now it's time to take the next step in your dizzying ascent to fame. But what could possibly pose a challenge to a star of your caliber? Put your hands in the air for Rock Band 2, the incredible sequel to the game that put the dream of rock stardom within your grasp. Packed with even more music, a more expansive World Tour mode and much more, Rock Band 2 delivers a thrilling musical experience that will make you reluctant to ever leave the stage. Rock out to more than 100 on-disc and downloadable tracks based on master recordings from artists such as System of a Down, Foo Fighters, The Who and Elvis Costello. Savor a truly global rock experience as you take your band's tour online and compete against bands half a world away in Battle of the Bands mode. Live out your fantasies and get swept away by the cultural phenomenon that brings out the rock star inside of everyone.

Average Customer Rating:

5.0 out of 5

19 of 19 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Review 1 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Rock Band 2 12/28/2008
By becks735 from appleton,WI

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

4.0 5

Graphics

5.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: excellent track list, awesome graphics, new/better equipment
What's not so great: easier then guitar hero

"This is an excellent game compared to guitar hero. Its one of the best music games out there right now. The track list is the best thing i heard of. Also how they have many songs to buy in the playstation store. The guitar is awesome, the keys are a lot easier to push down and the guitar is light. The mic picks up more sound making it easier to sing. The drums are strong and steady,also your now able to buy symbols for them which makes it more fun."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 2 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Top 250 Contributor

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Great addition to music game genre 12/21/2008
By Absolution from San Diego

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

5.0 5

Graphics

4.0 5

Fun

4.0 5

What's great about it: Great music selection, autocallibration
What's not so great: the notes are smaller and graphics not as great as Guitar hero series

"Pros:

-Awesome selection of songs
-Auto callibrates based on TV
-Large variety of songs

Cons:

-Some of the songs are from previous
-hit box is very small and feels a little weird
-only 4 drum pads (although I heard you can have more if you buy the right accessories)

Overall, great game. The only complaint I have with this game is it's not aesthetically made as the guitar series are and that the play is still the same whereas Guitar Hero made a few changes (like you hold down a few notes at a time while playing different notes at the same time)."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 3 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Rock Band 2 is Fun, Addictive, Chaotic, etc...... 12/18/2008
By SlackBabbath from Highland, CA

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

5.0 5

Graphics

4.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: The song selection, the album covers, Devo, Nirvana, Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys, Ramones, The Clash, Buzzcocks, etc....
What's not so great: The background grafics aren't as cool as Guitar Hero's are, but thats about it for me.

"I really like this Rock Band! The song selection is what sold me on it.
My favorite songs are by Bad Religion, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Pixies, Devo, Tenacious D, The Clash, The Ramones, Buzzcocks, Beastie Boys, Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc....."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 4 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Top 1000 Contributor

Customer Rating

5.0 5

A Lot of fun 11/22/2008
By neocacher from Rapid City, SD

Music Quality

4.0 5

Difficulty

4.0 5

Graphics

5.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: Great for a group
What's not so great: All the songs are not so great

"Ive always wanted to play guitar, but this makes it a lot fun and is easy to play in EASY mode and about impossilbe in expert mode. The equiptment seems sturdy"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 5 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Customer Rating

5.0 5

best game in genre 11/10/2008
By Edd1988 from best buy in alabama

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

5.0 5

Graphics

5.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: has different music, plus great character customization feature
What's not so great: Guitar hero world tour

"this game not only is ten times better than its so called rival game Guitar hero world tour, it has much more choices to download on xbox live or playstation network. What makes me laugh is how guitar hero tried to use KFC for promotion. How lame is that? Whats next Gears of war at wendy's? But on another note Rockband has better music, comes with 20 free downloadable songs, and the drums are better (last longer) than world tour. If you want a better game now or in the long run go with Rockband 2 trust me."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 6 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Top 100 Contributor

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Harmonix / MTV Games does it again and better. 11/10/2008
By MasterDecker from Anchorage Ak.

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

5.0 5

Graphics

5.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: TONS of new songs
What's not so great: the calibration set is a bit odd.

"I have owned the original RB game since it was released. I LOVE IT. The second is even better. More songs, PLUS you can import all but 3 of the original songs from the RB 1 disk to be played in RB 2. The online play is MUCH better, the world tour is fantastic, however a little more thought in the game to make the songs change from venue to venue would have been better. You will find yourself often times playing the same songs over and over again in different venues. Especially on the random set lists. I am almost tired of Green Grass and High Tides.
Other then that the game is fantastic, A far cry BETTER then the Guitar Hero world tour game. As well as the option to buy the cymbal packs to add on to the RB 2 drum set is REALLY NICE. make game play a little more "real.""

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 7 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Top 500 Contributor

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Rock Band at its best!! 10/30/2008
By BiggChief61 from Michigan

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

5.0 5

Graphics

5.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: Great Music, Fun to play
What's not so great: none

"Rock Band 2 is better than the original!! There are over 80 new great songs to play. The game is really fun to play and has difficulty tiers that are easier to get used to than Guitar Hero."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 8 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Rock Band 2 - ROCKS! 10/30/2008
By Chud777 from Cumberland, RI

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

4.0 5

Graphics

5.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: songs, graphics, user interface
What's not so great: none

"RB 2 is every bit as good as RB 1 except more/better songs and options like "no fail mode" for when you have players who may not be so skilled at a certain instrument. It is the PERFECT party game and when we have get-togethers, it always ends up being the main attraction. For $5, you can even bring over all the songs from RB 1 plus all the ones that you had previoulsy downloaded for one mean song collection. Songs like Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf," Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger," and Lit's "My Own Worst Enemy," are just a few of the new tunes you can rock out to.
Overall, VERY much our favorite game in the house!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 9 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Customer Rating

5.0 5

better than expected 10/28/2008
By poindexter from AZ

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

4.0 5

Graphics

4.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: the user interface, the exportation of rock band 1 songs, the dlc
What's not so great: guitar hero world tour drums not compatible (yet)

"The user interface is greatly improved over the original especially the abilitly to change instruments without having to exit out of the tour. Its great to be able to do the tour mode without having to have another person or play 2 instruments at the same time. The song selection has been greatly improved especially being able to play dlc and exporting songs from the first game. The only problem I have is with the Guitar Hero drums not being compatible yet. I would have bought the special edition but I didnt think the drums were really improved enough to constitute having a third drum set. This game is totally worth the money."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 10 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Top 25 Contributor

Customer Rating

5.0 5

fun for the whole family 10/27/2008
By frank12345 from miami, fl

Music Quality

4.0 5

Difficulty

4.0 5

Graphics

4.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

"I have been a long time Guitar Hero (GH) player. And after playing Rock Band 1 a few months ago, I found it fun but hard to strum the notes as easily as I can with GH.

Recently I was playing the new Rock Band 2 (RB2) guitar at my local electronics store and fell in love with the wood burst body and wood paneled neck. So I placed my pre-order and received it today....

I am in love. I love the sturdy and non-clicky strum bar (I HATED the "click-click" sound of the GH strum). The frets give off some noise but not that bad. They feel good but are harder to keep your place as easily as GH. The feel of the guitar is nice and feels like quality in your lap or hanging from your shoulder. The nice sleek lines of the guitar is even nicer to look at when you're not playing. The whammy is nearly identical to the whammy bar of GH but a bit longer. The start button is nicely recessed and the PS3 button and connect button are nicely designed.

I was really relieved to see that the standalone RB2 guitar is in fact the wood burst body design and NOT the black RB2 guitar that is included in the RB2 bundle. I am extremely pleased and I have officially crossed over from GH to RB. The guitar looks like a real Fender Strat and after owning this guitar, GH guitars look like cheap 5-year old toys."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 11 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Better then the 1st! 10/27/2008
By Mattytau10 from Glendale, Wi

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

5.0 5

Graphics

4.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: The replay value is awesome, great for parties
What's not so great: Song choices could be better

"Rock Band 2 blows the 1st one away. The Songs are a lot better and the difficulty is a lot harder. Me and my roommates play it when ever we can. The only downside is that the song choices aren't the greatest but better then the first. By this I mean I wish that there were more common songs that the average person will know. Understand that it is "Rock" band but there are a lot of heavy metal rock songs. Maybe they could have converted some hip hop songs and just get some more common songs.. All in all, it is GREAT AND WORTH THE BUY!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 12 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Customer Rating

5.0 5

rockband 2 > any guitar hero games. 10/27/2008
By aznlimeboi from Warshington. seattle.

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

5.0 5

Graphics

5.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: great gameplay, frets are easy to slide along.
What's not so great: drums do take a pounding...

"this game is amazing. i dont know how to explain it. songs are great, gameplay is amazing. i just wish there was more fallout boy... hahaa.. personally id rate this way better than guitar hero, along with the fact that they totally bit off of rockband... gg."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 13 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Customer Rating

5.0 5

You have no idea what you are missing out on... 10/25/2008
By Jenniefif0 from New York, NY

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

5.0 5

Graphics

5.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: Everything is great..
What's not so great: Llike I said everything is great, you cannot go wrong when buying this game.

"Rockband 2 is amazing. If you thought the first one rocked your socks, your in for a treat. Rockband 2 has 84 mindblowing songs that keep you entertained time and time again. I cannot stop playing. It is addictive. I love that rockband 2 has a single tour mode that can consists of more than one player, a mix of local and online players.The extras menu you allows gamers to play in no "No fail" or "Break Speed" mode. There are so many new and exciting features to this game. I cant divulge into all the details, so the only way to get the full experience is to buy the game. And since your here reading this review, buy it online at best buy. Trust me, you wont be disappointed."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 14 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Customer Rating

5.0 5

The fun never ends 10/21/2008
By JB1978

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

5.0 5

Graphics

5.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: Better graphics, better music, all around better game
What's not so great: None so far

"I just purchased this game 3 days ago but I can already say without a doubt that this game has exceeded my expectations. My family loved Rock Band 1 and have been looking forward to the release of Rock Band 2 and played for about 4 hours the day we got the game. I love the option to turn off the fail mode for my kids. I have 2 six year olds and 2 eight year olds that love to play but the six year olds would fail half way through the songs and this new options makes it that much better for the kids. I have only unlocked about 30 songs but they all ROCK. I would recommend this to anyone who loves music and video games!!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 15 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Better than expected!!! 10/20/2008
By Nito from Chicago, IL

Music Quality

5.0 5

Difficulty

3.0 5

Graphics

5.0 5

Fun

5.0 5

What's great about it: more songs, online tour, trophies.
What's not so great: none.

"Rock Band 1 was a great game with fun for parties but playing one players was king of a letdown with not being able to play the World tour with only one player.
That change with Rock Band 2 not only can you have one person World tour but you also have a Challenge Mode that pushes you to be better with each equipment.
The best Feature of all is the online World tour which you can have up to four players on four PS3 playing in your band while you set out to take on the world trophies that are unlock are unlocked for everyone playing, which makes it much easier to achieve them."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 16 for Rock Band 2: PlayStation 3

Customer Rating

5.0 5

RB2 10/20/2008
By Poplopgus from Riverside

Music Quality

4.0 5

Difficulty

5.0 5