Rock Band

Publisher: MTV Games

Developer: Harmonix

Category: Music

Release Dates

N Amer - 11/20/2007

Intl - 05/23/2008

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GameZone's Review

9.3
GZ Rating

Gameplay	9.5
Graphics	8.5
Sound	8.5
Difficulty	Medium
Concept	9.5
Multiplayer	9.5
Overall	9.3

Reviewer: Steven Hopper

Review Date: 11/26/2007

The one of the best party games around, Rock Band brings the music game genre to a whole new level.

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Avg. Web Rating

9.0

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GZE407: A true rock band experience

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Get ready, music fans, for the joy of being in a Rock Band

Interviews

Those About to Rock, We Salute You: Harmonix’s Sean Baptiste talks Rock Band
“If you think that you’re playing a video game when you’re playing Rock Band, we didn’t do our job right.”

News

Rock Band Presents Three More Warped Tour Tracks, Foreigner Three Pack
It feels like the first time for Foreigner, the second time for the Warped Tour

Pearl Jam Three Pack Comes to Rock Band
Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that three tracks from alternative rock legends Pearl Jam will be added to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content next week for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3

Rock Band Presents Five Warped Tour Tracks
Maroon 5 three pack also added to Rock Band Music Store

Rock Band Turns it up to 11 with Spinal Tap
Spinal Tap four pack and Evanescence three pack come to the Rock Band Music Store starting June 16

Green Day Bringing Their Music Exclusively to Rock Band
First Green Day DLC Three Pack To Include 21 Guns, Know Your Enemy, East Jesus Nowhere From 21st Century Breakdown on July 7th

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Description

Rock Band will allow gamers to perform music from the world’s biggest rock artists with their friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone peripherals, in addition to offering deep online connectivity. Built on unprecedented deals with the world’s biggest record labels and music publishers, the music featured in Rock Band will span all genres of rock and include many of the master recordings from the biggest songs and artists of all time.

Features

Rock out your way! Players can beat on drums, sing along, groove as a bassist and shred riffs as guitarists (using a licensed replica of the legendary Fender® Stratocaster®) – either in single player career mode leading a band, in multiplayer as part of the band, or against each other – in person or online!
Unrivaled song library! Major record labels and leading music publishers have signed on to provide unrivaled access to master recordings and legendary rock artists – from punk, metal and alternative to classic and southern rock of the 60s, 70, 80s, 90s and 2000s.
Fully customizable! Form your own band, create and customize your own rocker, and then travel on a fast rise to fame around the world in a quest for rock ‘n’ roll glory!
Rock ‘n’ Roll Never Dies! Supports downloadable content for never-ending challenges.
Play together in your living room or across the world! Rock Band offers deep online functionality, allowing players to rock together whether they’re in Rhode Island or Reykjavik.
Rock Band ships with 40 of the most epic rock acts ever (with downloadable songs and albums to come)! Nirvana’s “In Bloom”, Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”, Queens of the Stone Age’s “Go With The Flow”, Foo Figthers’ “Learn to Fly”, The Hives’ “Main Offender”, Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen”, Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid”, The Strokes’ “Reptilia”, The Ramones’ “Rockaway Beach”, Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So”, David Bowie’s “Suffragette City”, Rush’s “Tom Sawyer”, Stone Temple Pilots’ “Vasoline”, Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive”, The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” – AND MORE!