Rock Band 2 - Rock Band 2 for Xbox Review

Overall 4.53 of 5 view all 17 reviews

ebatt
Independence, MO

If you liked the first one, you'll like this.

Gamer, computer literate

Pros

Good music selection, Streamlined gameplay, fun for groups, large selection of songs, bonding experience

Cons

Character customization same as first

MAR

2009

Rock Band 2 - Rock Band 2 for Xbox —

What can I say? If you enjoyed the original Rock Band, you'll like Rock Band 2. The gameplay hasn't been tampered with and a lot of improvements are made. Firstly if you can't get a group together, you can still do World Tour in single player mode. Also you can use the same character on each instrument, rather than in the previous game where you had to create a separate character for each instrument you want to play. There's also the new Battle of the Bands setting that rocks (no pun intended)
Speaking of which, I was a bit disappointed in the character customization in RB2. There was a lot of opportunity to bring in some fresh, new clothes and hairstyles for your characters. Instead it was mostly more of the same. There was some new stuff, but not a lot.