Rock Band 2 - Rock Band 2 for Xbox Review

While more of a performance tweak than an actual sequel, Rock Band 2 is still the best music game on the market today. The game comes with over 80 songs on disk and 20 free songs with a special code in the instruction booklet. The game is also compatible with nearly all songs from the original Rock Band with the purchase of a minimal licensing fee. New songs are made available for download each week. The song selection is widely varied spanning multiple genres from country to black metal. To date there are ovr 700 songs available for download. Unfortunately, at $2 a pop downloading all the songs would be prohibitively expensive. Most songs are featured in "Track Packs" which mitigates some of the cost, but you usually end up with a few songs that you really ont like when purchasing the packs. The peripherals included with Rock Band 2 are very good, though they can be battery hogs. Buy rechargable batteries and you will save tons of money on power.