Looks like I could be getting my wish and Rock band 2 will be out in the UK before the end of the year:
Yep, that’s a UK official Microsoft ad saying it, so I think that’s pretty certain (for 360 at least). So it’s November - unsurprisingly the very time that GH:WT comes out - makes sense.
Woohoo - looks like we can look forward to having 500 tracks to choose from this side of the pond too, instead of a just the measly 400 (!) we’d have with RB1 + DLC. All the refinements to the little niggles should be great too (like drum fills that use the samples from the song, better quickplay etc) We still don’t know what the 20 free DLC tracks are in RB2 yet, my guess is they’ll wait until the GH:WT marketing machine starts up in the USA (which I think is next month), and use that as an extra card.
I’m actually getting better at Won’t Get Fooled Again on Hard on the drums. Every time I play it I can’t help but admire Keith Moon; his drum parts are just so far out there in comparison to almost any other. He might have been a nutter, but he was a genius with a pair of drumsticks.
Oh, Love Spreads is as good as I hoped too, huge fun on guitar and drums and definitely one of my new favourites. And we have a full album of Chili Peppers next week - in a way it’s a shame they chose Blood Sugar Sex Magick, By The Way or Californication would have been my personal choice, but still, it should be good.
September 28th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Hmmm, actually that sucks for me a little - I have fully decided to buy RB1 for my sisters birthday next week (Im actually giving her my Wii too to go along with it, its also her Xmas pressie) but now that this is out I feel like I’m wasting money on an inferior product
Because of course I will have to go round and show her how to play it
P.S. Nope, Blood Sugar has the edge for me with that fresh and raw appeal. Maybe its a nostalgia thing.
September 28th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Rock Band 1 is still awesome - sure there are a few niggles but it doesn’t detract from it being the #1 music game available. The drums are much better modded (metal kick plate, silencer pads) if you play them a lot though.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:23 am
I saw the ad on ‘real’ TV last night so it’s definitely official…
October 1st, 2008 at 11:43 am
I take it the advert was JUST for 360?!?
I seemed to remember you voicing your dislike for “By The Way” a few years ago, stating that you found it too generic and not as good as previous albums… Have you had a change of heart? It is, the only album of theirs that I own (and even then I only like a few tracks).
Also, just wondering if you’ve read about the AC / DC Rock Band game due out in November - as a separate disk. Seems a tad Guitar Hero: Aerosmith to me! I know that you can transfer the songs to regular Rock Band, but it is still a requirement that you buy the separate disk (and also bizzarely it’s exclusive to solely Wal-Mart).
It seems that you’re quick to point out the issues you have with Guitar Hero, but not so quick when there is anything negative in the news about Rock Band.
Anyway, AC / DC suck (IMHO),
October 1st, 2008 at 1:12 pm
It was a Microsoft advert, so yes only 360. They have a whole series of them each with different games. It didn’t say ‘exclusive’ so I don’t know about other platforms - my understanding is that in the past MS has paid for the advertising in return for timed exclusivity but it’s hard to tell whether that’s the case here, since there’s been no official announcement beyond this advert.
I have a half-written blog post about how much I disapprove of Rock Band : AC/DC actually; I just haven’t had time to finish it yet (it only got announced yesterday and I’ve been too busy to craft my derision eloquently enough). You may think I’m a fanboy, but thonestly here hasn’t been much to complain about with Rock Band yet, barring the need to mod the drums (which I’ve said). I rip on GH because GH3 was so shoddy compared to GH1 & 2 (and RB), and I do think expensive disc-only packs and exclusive deals are rubbish - which includes RB: AC/DC. There’s about 2 AC/DC songs I like, there’s no way I’m buying that pack anyway.
By The Way’s problem was that it came after Californication, which it doesn’t live up to, hence the disappointment. A bit of time helps, and I like it in the round better than BSSM now, except for a couple of tracks like Give It Away which are better than a single track on BTW; on average as an album I prefer BTW though. BTW still doesn’t hold a candle to Californication though which is universally excellent.