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Rock Band 2 Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: rock band 2
Comment: My daughter was very thrilled with the game. It did take every bit of the 7 days to ship!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: rock band 2
Comment: What can I say? My son and his friends have played this for 7 nights in a row. In my opinion, this ranks in the top ten gifts for teenagers- especially if they like classic rock. They could improve it by including ear plugs for parents.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Does Not Work!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: Bought this for my son for Christmas. We have a newer slim version of PS2 and it will not read the disc. Bought an other one hoping it was a fluke and the same issue. Guess this is what happens when you rush products to markets made by child slaves in #@$^%&%&% China! Would give it ZERO if I could!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: A suitable Sequel for Rock Band for PS2
Comment: The PS2 is showing it's age with Rock Band 2 in comparison to Xbox360 & PS3 versions of Rock Band 2. This is understandable as it's not fair to compare Apples to Oranges. As a whole, Rock Band 2 is fun game. For musicians (like myself), it's not a simulator though, some of the new features within RB2 can definitely help a new wannabe drummer in learning some important rhythm techniques. This is where RB2 can be a great catalyst in a young person's musical career.

Some of the negatives about the game is that contrary to even Amazon's line-item in the description of the game, there is no character creation in PS2. If there is, I haven't found it yet.

No Online Support for PS2. Disappointing. I would rather lose graphics to have the ability to play with other RB2 players online. I could understand not having the Downloadable Content that the XBox360 and PS3 enjoys since there is no hard drive, but why can't we play online like other PS2 games?

The major plus on RB2 over the original, is the fact that on the PS2, it has a much quicker loading time between songs, and at the moment, no freeze-ups on my fat PS2 (Built in 2001). On the original RB, I had to set it in "diagnostic mode" every time I played it. With 2 days of playing, I did not have to do any of those steps and with no stoppage in play.

The final plus on RB2 are the selection of songs. There are more of them, and some interesting information is provided on the songs (Year, Band Name, Album, and Album Art). With over 84 songs to choose from, it has a wide selection of Indie, Rock, Metal, and New Wave songs to pick. The ability to play The Replacements, Devo, and Journey in the same game, is A-OK.

For PS2, Rock Band 2 is a worthy sequel. It packs as much into this game as the PS2 can allow. For having a delayed release date, it also looks like they solved their Manufacturing bugs from the original RB on the PS2.

Enjoy!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Better than Rock Band, the original
Comment: I got this game a day earlier than Amazon told me I'd receive it. Already a plus. This has more songs than the original, you get to see a music video in the background when you do the Battle of the Bands. My son and I started on medium as soon as we got the game because we already had enough practice on the original Rock Band. We've been playing this game every night since we got it. The Rock Band 2 version has a few more songs that I'm into (i.e. Duran Duran and the Go-go's) compared to more of what I consider 'rock' songs so I definitely like this version better. We like it!

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