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D Mac 05-29-2008 07:39 AM
Official Rock Band 2 thread
 
Rock Band 2 has been confirmed as in development for release in late 2008 by Wired. According to Wired, Harmonix is working on improving the instrument controllers but the current controllers will be forward compatible with Rock Band 2. Wired also stated that the game will likely include similar features announced for Guitar Hero World Tour, set also for release in late 2008.

Extreme Angle 05-29-2008 07:51 AM
just when it comes out in uk... ffs

Kane Knight 05-29-2008 09:11 AM
I hope to God the music is also forward compatible.

Disturbed316 05-29-2008 02:55 PM
That would be pretty awesome if it did, but I highly doubt it.

D Mac 06-01-2008 05:29 AM
List things this game needs.

1) Solo BASS tour
2) The ability to pick your cpu controlled bandmates.
3) The ability to create your own setlist on solo tour, solo quickplay, and band quickplay. Where you could play as many songs in a row you want. And pick the venues.

Kane Knight 06-01-2008 10:05 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Diesel Mac (Post 2171848)
List things this game needs.

1) Solo BASS tour
2) The ability to pick your cpu controlled bandmates.
3) The ability to create your own setlist on solo tour, solo quickplay, and band quickplay. Where you could play as many songs in a row you want. And pick the venues.
1) Hell Yes.
2) Yeah. Maybe even pick them from the same profile.
3) Agreed.

Let me add:
4) The ability to use characters on the same profile to do BWT, period. I don't want to do a second profile if I want to sing and play guitar. In fact, just give us the option to have a frontman with a riddem geetar. In fact, let us use the guitar or drum's headset to sing.
5) BWT online. This would up the online portions by like 9 million percent.
6) More CAR features. More detail i ncreation. I don't need SVR-level depth, but it'd be nice if we had a bit more detail in the creation process. Maybe even options for how our characters behave at different points (Such as overdrive).
7) Like I said, import music from RB. They wanted to make it like iTunes, well iTunes doesn't make you rebuy songs when you get a new iPod.
8) Recognise local DLC. Like, with the local showcases? I have tons of songs from the Boston area, but it only counts the three that were part of the original setlist. Minor deal, but still.

KingofOldSchool 06-01-2008 10:20 AM
If these keeps up, we are all going to have plastic instruments crowding our houses.

Kane Knight 06-01-2008 12:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by KingofOldSchool (Post 2171914)
If these keeps up, we are all going to have plastic instruments crowding our houses.
This is why Guitar Hero: Rock Band is such a bad idea.

Kalyx triaD 06-01-2008 12:43 PM
Let's not forget Konami's Rock Revolution.

Kane Knight 06-01-2008 04:45 PM
Wii's Wiifit board and those DDR mats won't help, either.

Boomer 06-01-2008 04:47 PM
Or all those Donkey Kong Drums I have...

HeartBreakMan2k 06-01-2008 05:09 PM
Or my Steel Batallion controls.

Funky Fly 06-02-2008 02:22 AM
I have in my house right now:

2 Donkey Konga bongo drums
2 PS2 Guitar Hero guitars
A 360 Special Edition Rock Band set

I intend to get a 3rd party 360 GH/RB guitar. And if the new Guitar Hero is awesome enough, it means more instruments still. Fuck.

Kane Knight 06-02-2008 09:15 AM
I have three plastic guitars. Technically, two. I lent the ex my SG for the PS2 so she could try Guitar Hero.

Kane Knight 06-26-2008 11:20 PM
You know what would be nice. Customising your instruments. Head, fretboard, pickups...

D Mac 07-01-2008 02:31 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Disturbed316 (Post 2205473)
Awesome news, Rock Band DLC will be playable on Rock Band 2:

MTV, EA reunite on Rock Band 2
Publishers getting the band back together exclusively for the Xbox 360 in September; arrives on other platforms later in the year.
By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
Posted Jun 30, 2008 9:34 am PT

There's nothing quite so rock and roll as a reunion tour, a fact underlined by today's announcement of Rock Band 2, which will see MTV Games and Harmonix once again team up with Electronic Arts to put toy instruments and games on shelves across the nation.

However, unlike last year's series debut, Rock Band 2 will be very selective about which shelves it appears on. The game will debut on the Xbox 360 in September, and after a North American "exclusive launch window," it will find its way to additional unspecified platforms by year's end.

With this year's installment of Activision's rival rocker Guitar Hero going head-to-head with the full four-piece band concept, Rock Band 2 is making a few upgrades of its own. First and foremost among the details revealed today is that the sequel will be backward compatible with the original Rock Band's downloadable content, with no need to repurchase or redownload it to the system. That makes for a sizeable potential Rock Band 2 library right off the bat, given that the Rock Band music store currently has more than 200 songs available, which have garnered some 15 million paid downloads since the game launched in November.

Furthermore, Harmonix will be offering "new and improved" drum and guitar controllers with new features and designs, "all fully compatible with original Rock Band instruments." The game's tracklist will consist entirely of master recordings, and Harmonix is also promising new online modes with a greater emphasis on the Rock Band community's social aspects.

More details about Rock Band 2 will be made public at this year's E3 Media & Business Summit.

D Mac 07-01-2008 02:32 AM
LOL PS3 only owners get fucked

What Would Kevin Do? 07-01-2008 02:52 AM
Not really? Yeah, the whole timed exclusive thing sucks, but a 3 month wait isn't the end of the world.

Disturbed316 07-01-2008 11:12 AM
Unless the world does actually end.

Kalyx triaD 07-01-2008 02:37 PM
The Atlas Project says so.

Blitz 07-01-2008 11:35 PM
So apparently X Play showed some of the Rock Band 2 song selection screen tonight. Besides seeing Rock Band 1 DLC on it, there were some new songs (the artists are all presumed, since only the song titles were shown):

* Dream Theater - “Panic Attack” (could also be Finger Eleven)
* System of a Down - “Chop Suey”
* Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Give It Away”
* Foo Fighters - “Everlong”
* Kim Wilde - “Kids in America”
* Motörhead - “Ace of Spades”
* Cheap Trick - “Hello There”
* Journey - “Any Way You Want It”
* The Who - “Pinball Wizard”

Shaggy 07-02-2008 12:23 AM
yea with them announcing the DLC will also be compatible with this version is a direct kick in the balls to Guitar Hero who announced their shit wasnt.

Kalyx triaD 07-02-2008 02:00 PM
God damn I'm gonna sing the Hell out of "Any Way You Want It".

I have to.

Kalyx triaD 07-02-2008 05:01 PM
RB2 Axe:

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/...9094114481.jpg

Sexy repaint.

Disturbed316 07-02-2008 05:47 PM
Nice

D Mac 07-03-2008 02:07 AM
I hated the RB guitar. My GH Les Paul better work with this. :mad:

Kane Knight 07-05-2008 01:14 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by What Would Kevin Do? (Post 2206420)
Not really? Yeah, the whole timed exclusive thing sucks, but a 3 month wait isn't the end of the world.
360 has a September release with a PS3 release later in the year. It's highly unlikely that it will be a 3 month wait. I'd say the beginning of November is the absolute LATEST, because they're going to want to get it out for the Holiday rush.

Note this isn't a timed exclusive, it's merely coming out sooner for one than the others. The difference may seem trivial, but if it were really a timed exclusive, they wouldn't be hyping it up for other systems, as that would be counterproductive.

So yeah, PS3 owners have to wait a little, but they're hardly screwed. Not that I really care, since I'll have mine at launch on the 360. But it's not going to be that big a deal.

jcmoorehead 07-06-2008 06:21 PM
http://kotaku.com/397936/rumor-dueli...d-2-tracklists

Adding onto what was previously posted.

Quote:
1 AC/DC Let There Be Rock
2 AFI Girl's Gone Grey
3 Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know
4 Alice in Chains Man in the Box
5 Allman Brothers Ramblin' Man
6 Avenged Sevenfold Almost Easy
7 Bad Company Shooting Star
8 Beastie Boys So Whatcha Want
9 Beck E-Pro
10 Bikini Kill Rebel Girl
11 Billy Idol White Wedding Pt I
12 Blondie One Way or Another
13 Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue
14 Bon Jovi Livin' on a Prayer
15 Cheap Trick Hello There
16 Devo Uncontrollable Urge
17 Dinosaur Jr Feel the Pain
18 Disturbed Down with the Sickness
19 Donnas, The New Kid in School
20 Dream Theater Panic Attack
21 Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf
22 Elvis Costello Pump it Up
23 Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way
24 Foo Fighters Everlong
25 Go-Go's, The We Got the Beat
26 Grateful Dead, The Alabama Getaway
27 Guess Who, The American Woman
28 Guns N' Roses Shackler's Revenge
29 Interpol PDA
30 Jane's Addiction Mountain Song
31 Jethro Tull Aqualung
32 Jimmy Eat World The Middle
33 Joan Jett Bad Reputation
34 Journey Anyway You Want It
35 Judas Priest Painkiller
36 Kansas Carry On Wayward Son
37 L7 Pretend We're Dead
38 Lacuna Coil Our Truth
39 Linkin Park One Step Closer
40 Lit My Own Worst Enemy
41 Lush De-Luxe
42 Mastodon Colony of Birchmen
43 Megadeth Peace Sells
44 Metallica Battery
45 Mighty Mighty Bosstones Where'd You Go
46 Modest Mouse Float On
47 Motorhead Ace of Spades
48 Muffs, The Kids in America
49 Nirvana Drain You
50 Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky
51 Offspring, The Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Seperated)
52 Panic at the Disco Nine in the Afternoon
53 Paramore That's What You Get
54 Pearl Jam Alive
55 Presidents of the USA Lump
56 Rage Against the Machine Testify
57 Ratt Round & Round
58 Red Hot Chili Peppers Give it Away
59 Replacements, The Alex Chilton
60 Rise Against Give it All
61 Rush The Trees
62 Silversun Pickups Lazy Eye
63 Smashing Pumpkins Today
64 Social Distortion I Was Wrong
65 Sonic Youth Teenage Riot
66 Soundgarden Spoonman
67 Squeeze Cool for Cats
68 Steely Dan Bodhitsattva
69 Steve Miller Band Rock'n Me
70 Survivor Eye of the Tiger
71 System of a Down Chop Suey
72 Talking Heads Psycho Killer
73 Tenacious D Master Exploder
74 Testament Souls of Black
75 Who, The Pinball Wizard
BONUS SONGS (all HMX bands)
76 Abnormality Visions
77 Anarchy Club Get Clean
78 Bang Camaro Night Lies
79 Breaking Wheel Shoulder to the Plow
80 Libyans, The Neighborhood
81 Main Drag, The A Jagged Georgeous Winter.
82 Speck Conventional Lover
83 Sterns, The Supreme Girl
84 That Handsome Devil Rob the Prez-O-Dent

And then from Loading Reality, which notes that this numbers only about 60. Some of the tracks are the same as the list above, just in a different order. "Keep in mind, some of these could easily be DLC that's in the works," Loading Reality writes. A wise caveat.

1) Tangled Up in Blue (Bob Dylan)
2) Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood)
3) We've Got the Beat (Go-Gos)
4) Bad Reputation (Joan Jett)
5) Pinball Wizard (The Who)
6) Dammit (Blink 182)
7) That's What You Get (Paramore)
8) The Trees (Rush)
9) Ace of Spades (Motorhead)
10) Chop Suey (System of a Down)
11) Testify (Rage Against the Machine)
12) Spirit In the Sky (Norman Greenbaum)
13) Ramblin' Man (Allman Brothers)
14) Rebel Girl (Bikini Kill)
15) Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
16) Panic Attack (Dream Theater)
17) Everlong (Foo Fighters)
18) One Step Closer (Linkin' Park)
19) Lump (Presidents of the USA)
20) Come Out and Play (Offspring)
21) Drain You (Nirvana)
22) Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas)
23) Peace Sells (Megadeath)
24) Souls of Black (Testament)
25) Livin' On a Prayer (Bon Jovi)
26) Round and Round (Ratt)
27) New Kid In School (The Donnas)
28) Alright Now (Free)
29) Today (Smashing Pumpkins)
30) Man In the Box (Alice In Chains)
31) Any Way You Want It (Journey)
32) Holiday In Cambodia (Dead Kennedys)
33) Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
34) White Wedding (Billy Idol)
35) Hello There (Cheap Trick)
36) Cool for Cats (Squeeze)
37) Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
38) ? (Devo)
39) One Way or Another (Blondie)
40) De-luxe (Lush) [dare to dream, shoegaze in Rock Band!]
41) Push It (Static-X)
42) Pump It Up (Elvis Costello)
43) Master Exploder (Tenacious D)
44) Bandages (Hot Hot Heat)
45) PDA (Interpol)
46) My Own Worst Enemy (Lit)
47) Float On (Modest Mouse)
48) Aqualung (Jethro Tull)
49) Spoonman (Soundgarden)
50) Bodhisattva (Steely Dan)
51) Suffer (Bad Religion)
52) I Was Wrong (Social Distortion)
53) American Woman (The Guess Who)
56) You Oughta Know (Alanis Morrissette)
57) Mountain Song (Jane's Addiction)
58) Stop! (Against Me)
59) Hungry Like the Wolf (Duran Duran)
60) Alabama Getaway (Grateful Dead)

D Mac 07-06-2008 06:25 PM
Sweet. Man in the Box and Alive.

D Mac 07-06-2008 06:26 PM
Quote:
Also, an IGN Insider interview (transcript provided by reader Max) let slip that buyers of Rock Band 2 will have access to all of the songs off the original Rock Band disc, available as free DLC. Full details on both after the jump.
If that's true then Rock Band 1 will become a coaster.

Blitz 07-06-2008 07:44 PM
Those track lists are amazingly hot.

Y2Ant 07-07-2008 03:30 AM
NINE IN THE AFTERNOON :cool:!!!!!!!

:$

Pegasus Crawford 07-07-2008 03:37 AM
Oh man, Eye of the Tiger!

Disturbed316 07-07-2008 11:38 AM
OH MY FUCKING GOD :love:

Hope that track list is at least 80% true, would be awesome if it was.

Bo 07-07-2008 10:58 PM
Am I the only one looking forward to (trying ) singing Master Exploder

Bo 07-07-2008 11:00 PM
And OMG Battery !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

D Mac 07-08-2008 04:02 AM
I'm skeptical about some of these. Like Man in the Box has cussing and some questionable lyrics.

El Fangel 07-08-2008 04:10 AM
Seriously, I would love record song.

Disturbed316 07-08-2008 11:50 AM
EYE OF THE TIIIIIIIIIIGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR

Boomer 07-08-2008 01:11 PM
Questionable song lyrics are pretty ridiculous anyway. For the Pixies Doolittle, they don't censor "Whores at the door, whore in my bed" by the censor "got a tattooed tit". I'm sure they could make it a T rating somehow.

Disturbed316 07-08-2008 03:02 PM
COME OUT AND PLAY! :love:

D Mac 07-08-2008 04:03 PM
From Gamespost:

Quote:
With hundreds of songs available to you from the get-go, the ability to create setlists for quick-play sessions is a crucial addition in Rock Band 2. In the last game, you could pick songs only one at a time; with the sequel, you'll be able to create setlists exactly how you see fit. It's perfect for the Rock Band fan who insists that every third song be a Rush tune, or that repeating Freezepop's "Sprode" 13 times in succession isn't just a good idea, it's a great idea.
SWEET

Kalyx triaD 07-08-2008 04:27 PM
I want the crowd to sing to DLC tracks as well. There's a section in "Scene... Arms Race" that begged for crowd interaction and there was none. Also the crowd track should be a few points louder, I could barely hear them in the multiple sections of "Welcome Home".

Kane Knight 07-08-2008 07:44 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 2212607)
Questionable song lyrics are pretty ridiculous anyway. For the Pixies Doolittle, they don't censor "Whores at the door, whore in my bed" by the censor "got a tattooed tit". I'm sure they could make it a T rating somehow.
They also censored "Marijuana." Some Mari--Blank!

U-Warrior 07-08-2008 11:43 PM
Interpol.

FINALLY

road doggy dogg 07-09-2008 12:01 AM
If RB2 flames for the Wii like the first one I'm prolly gonna have to buy a 360.
crossrine

Kane Knight 07-09-2008 12:02 AM
Gamespot confirmed these songs, BTW.

"Ace of Spades" -- Motörhead
"Everlong" -- Foo Fighters
"Pinball Wizard" -- The Who
"Panic Attack" -- Dream Theater
"Any Way You Want It" -- Journey
"Chop Suey" -- System of a Down
"Kids in America" -- The Muffs
"Give It Away" -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Hello There" -- Cheap Trick
"Pump It Up" -- Elvis Costello

I'm down with just about everything but Chop Suey...And that's mostly just because I don't want to try and sing it.

road doggy dogg 07-09-2008 12:05 AM
lol yessss Journey
crossrine

Funky Fly 07-09-2008 12:19 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kane Knight (Post 2212849)
They also censored "Marijuana." Some Mari--Blank!
The word "shit" remains uncensored in Buddy Holly, although that is DLC.
Quote:
Originally Posted by road doggy dogg (Post 2213128)
If RB2 flames for the Wii like the first one I'm prolly gonna have to buy a 360.
crossrine
Nigger, buy a 360. You're getting you money's worth on the games in the XBox Live Marketplace alone. So many awesome games for like $10 or less in there. Also, you can play a lot of original XBox games like Fable and Jade Empire (both pretty kickass) thanks to backward compatibility. Also, Lost Odyssey = ratings. Actually, that is a lie because despite how awesome LO is, the version that they sent out for review was all unfinished and all the reviewers were like "meh" and/or :-\.

CSL 07-09-2008 12:48 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Disturbed316 (Post 2212665)
COME OUT AND PLAY! :love:
Isn't this being released soon as DLC for RB1?

Funky Fly 07-09-2008 12:58 AM
BTW, me likey that song list, for the most part. While there could be more stuff I like (the original GH still has the best song list, IMO), there is a lot less stuff I don't than other games. Plus access to RB1 stuff = awesome.

Kane Knight 07-09-2008 12:26 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Funky Fly (Post 2213160)
The word "shit" remains uncensored in Buddy Holly, although that is DLC.
Gouge Away is also DLC, from the Pixies album "Doolittle."

Now, as I understand it, if a song was edited (Like for Radio, or the Wal-Mart release) they use the edited version, but don't if it wasn't edited (Like say, with whore in the Nirvana track vs in the C&C track...). Where it gets funky is I don't remember there being edited versions of any of the Pixies tracks, even on the radio.

Kane Knight 07-09-2008 12:28 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Funky Fly (Post 2213213)
BTW, me likey that song list, for the most part. While there could be more stuff I like (the original GH still has the best song list, IMO), there is a lot less stuff I don't than other games. Plus access to RB1 stuff = awesome.
The rumoured tracklists are so full of shit I want that once again, I find myself not caring about garbage like Blink being on it, or even minding Chop Suey (Again, like the song, hate the idea of PLAYING it). And there's actually a bunch of stuff I'm probably going to end up liking, though I don't know it.

Pegasus Crawford 07-09-2008 03:00 PM
Official info from EA's Pre-E3 press conference:

Quote:
Start A Band, Rock The World!

Developed by Harmonix, the world’s premier music videogame company, and published by MTV Games, Rock Band™ 2 is the next evolution of the groundbreaking music platform that forever changed the face of music videogames. Rock Band 2 builds upon the original, challenging players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune while learning to master lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals, and raises the bar to include an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and exhilarating features.

Rock Band 2 will feature more than 80 tracks on disc – but it doesn’t stop there. Players will have access to all DLC tracks, packs and albums released to date as well as future DLC releases; that’s more than 200 song choices and counting. The music inRock Band 2 features all master recordings and spans all genres of rock from punk, metal and alternative to classic and southern rock.

Rock Band 2 will be released on Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft this September and will have an exclusive launch window in North America. Rock Band 2 will be available for the PLAYSTATION® 3 and PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment systems and Nintendo Wii™ system later this year.

Key Features
Rock the World!
Rock Band 2 offers new and dynamic online modes that will connect the entire Rock Band community in more ways than ever before, both locally and globally.

Rock in Style!
Rock Band 2 introduces a new variety of instrument choices all with new and improved drum and guitar peripherals, enhanced functionality and innovative new designs. All Rock Band 2 instruments are fully compatible with the original Rock Band. Conversely, all Rock Band peripherals will be fully compatible with Rock Band 2.

Unrivaled Song Library!
Rock Band 2 features the biggest and most diverse soundtrack ever featuring some of rock’s most prolific acts, comprised entirely of master recordings.

Complete the Look!
Rock Band 2 delivers new clothing, accessories, tattoos, hairstyles, instruments and more to keep your unique rock avatar playing the full rock part.

Battle it Out!
Go head to head competing against other bands with Battle of the Bands contests that will be generated by Harmonix on a regular basis.

Stay on Top!
Stay the undisputed leader board champion with real time alerts updating you when another rocker or band has surpassed your score!

Take on Tour Challenges!
Play through mini-campaigns focused on a specific instrument, your favorite artist, your preferred genre, or a particular album.

Customizable Set Lists!
Create your own set lists in Quickplay mode to keep the music rolling and your band rocking!

Rock ‘n’ Roll Never Dies!
Rock Band 2 offers backwards compatibility with Rock Band downloadable content- all previously purchased tracks will immediately load into your Rock Band 2 play list!

Game Modes
Quickplay
Now easier than ever to get in and jam without hassle.
- New prefab characters
- Your customized characters can now play on any instrument
- Make your own set lists
- Organize song lists by a variety of categories (alphabetical, genre, era, etc.)

World Tour
Solo Tour and Band World Tour join forces to create the ultimate band touring experience!
- World Tour is now online
- No more band leaders! If you need to fire your guitarist but keep the band going, fire away!
- Switch up instruments throughout world tour
- All new collection of opportunity gigs, challenges, cities, venues, and hirable staff

Tour Challenges
Take your band on tour in a whole new way with specific music challenges.
- Focused mini-campaigns featuring the best songs by instrument, decade, genre or artist
- Automatically generated DLC challenges
- Album specific challenges

Battle of the Bands
Put your band to the ultimate test by competing against other bands, both on your friends list and around the world!
- Dynamic content with regular new contests designed by Harmonix
- Matches up your score against overall competition and friends’ bands - with REAL TIME feedback
- Get updates on new battles from your Band Profile, as well as notifications when your score has been topped!

Drum Trainer
A true teaching tool that gives players a step-by-step lesson through the basic beat and fill vocabulary any real world drummer would know.

Music
Major record labels and leading music publishers have signed on to provide unrivaled access to master recordings and legendary rock artists with hits from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s. The Rock Band 2 disc will feature more than 80 rock hits—all master recordings! Plus, Rock Band 2 owners will have access to the growing Rock Band DLC catalog of more than 200 tracks. Below are just some of the amazing tracks and artists you will get on disc with Rock Band 2.

2000s
Dream Theater “Panic Attack “
System of a Down “Chop Suey”
1990s
Foo Fighters “Everlong”
The Muffs “Kids in America”
Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give it Away”
1980s
Motörhead “Ace of Spades”
1970s
Cheap Trick “Hello There”
Elvis Costello “Pump it Up”
Journey “Anyway You Want It”
1960s
The Who “Pinball Wizard”

Key Players
• Developed by Harmonix – the world’s premier music videogame company– and published by MTV Games.
• Distributed and Co-Marketed by Electronic Arts, the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company.
• Master Recordings provided by EMI Music, Hollywood Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group’s Universal Music Enterprises and Warner Music Group’s Rhino Entertainment.
• Rocked out even harder by YOU and millions of drummers, guitarists and vocalists around the world. Groupies not included!

Product Specifications
Publisher: MTV Games Developer: Harmonix Distributor: Electronic Arts
Category: Music/Rhythm Game
Ship Date: September 2008 (Xbox 360) 2008 (PS3, PS2 and Wii)

Kalyx triaD 07-09-2008 03:08 PM
Can't help feeling alot of that could've been patched on, but a good feature set anyway.

Kane Knight 07-09-2008 03:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 2213553)
Can't help feeling alot of that could've been patched on, but a good feature set anyway.
TBH, I would have prefered they sold it as an expansion, but still...DROOL

D Mac 07-09-2008 03:41 PM
Still no word on Solo Bass Tour eh?

Kalyx triaD 07-09-2008 03:44 PM
Bass is mentioned in the same sentence as Tour so...

U-Warrior 07-09-2008 10:22 PM
yeah pretty sure bass tour was already confirmed before this

Boomer 07-09-2008 11:14 PM
The big question mark for me is if song authoring will end up making Guitar Hero the better sell. I hope they both do well, although there is no way I'm buying another drum kit. Luckily, my guitars are old enough to (presumably) work with all the games.

Kane Knight 07-09-2008 11:16 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 2213895)
The big question mark for me is if song authoring will end up making Guitar Hero the better sell. I hope they both do well, although there is no way I'm buying another drum kit. Luckily, my guitars are old enough to (presumably) work with all the games.
Song "authoring" will make it sell better, though people will then feel like retards when they learn how crippled it is.

Boomer 07-09-2008 11:18 PM
I imagine you're right. When I used Frets on Fire (the free PC Guitar Hero clone), I was really looking forward to authoring a song or two...but the tools were so awkward I didn't try more than five minutes.

U-Warrior 07-10-2008 01:50 AM
Frets on Fire doesn't have the most user-friendly interface, but there are still tons of really well made songs. It just takes time to learn it.

Kane Knight 07-10-2008 09:18 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by U-Warrior (Post 2214010)
Frets on Fire doesn't have the most user-friendly interface, but there are still tons of really well made songs. It just takes time to learn it.
Does it include a limited sound bank? Because this is going to be one of the crippling elements to the music editor in GHWT. It won't be a user interface issue, especially since I'm sure the GHWT one will be pretty simple.

Kane Knight 07-11-2008 12:04 PM
Anyone seen the Ion drums?

:drool:

U-Warrior 07-11-2008 03:14 PM
No, but I hear they can actually function as a real electric drum set.

Kane Knight 07-11-2008 05:22 PM
God yes.

U-Warrior 07-11-2008 05:51 PM
http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/photos/drse.jpg

Sweet mother of god, I hope the price isn't too ridiculous, cause I want that.

Kane Knight 07-11-2008 06:54 PM
Me too. I'd love to have a drum kit, and this would be a fair justification to get one, so...

KingofOldSchool 07-11-2008 08:33 PM
...damn.

U-Warrior 07-12-2008 01:35 AM
Along with the drums reveal, about seven or so more songs were revealed. All from that leaked list, so it appears to be the real deal. I am too lazy to post which songs but it is all over gamefaqs. Go look there if you are that interested.

U-Warrior 07-12-2008 01:36 AM
Or GoNintendo if you're skeptical of gamefaqs, which is completely understandable.

Pegasus Crawford 07-12-2008 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by U-Warrior (Post 2215313)
Sweet mother of god, I hope the price isn't too ridiculous, cause I want that.
$300 ridiculous enough for you?

What's this? The first trailer?
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Kane Knight 07-12-2008 10:29 AM
I actually preordered those drums.

I feel kinda stupid for it, but fuck. How often do I get a game controller and a new drum set all at once?

Granted, you need a drum machine to turn it into a controller, but I can purchase one later. At least this is adjustable and shit. Anyone else here over 6' and tried fucking adjusting the Rock Band set? At their highest, I can't get my knees under them easily, so I have to hold my arms out like a fucking B-movie zombie.

Disturbed316 07-12-2008 12:36 PM
For some reason that trailer got me rather excited even though it showed absolutely nothing new.

Kalyx triaD 07-12-2008 04:57 PM
Love the funkadelic effects. Which brings to mind if I could view performances for the Hell of it.

KingofOldSchool 07-13-2008 10:42 AM
It would be nice if they did a program where you can send them your old RB drumset and they send you a coupon for like $30 off the new drumset or something of that nature.

It would probably get people like me who probably won't go out a buy the new drums since I've got the current one.

Kane Knight 07-13-2008 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by KingofOldSchool (Post 2216483)
It would be nice if they did a program where you can send them your old RB drumset and they send you a coupon for like $30 off the new drumset or something of that nature.

It would probably get people like me who probably won't go out a buy the new drums since I've got the current one.
That'd be awesome. Though my current plan is to sell my drum kit to a friend. He's getting a 360 soon, now that he's gotten hooked on Rock Band, and so I plan on helping him save a few bucks at first. He only needs one guitar, because I'm the only person who he plays guitar with, his wife drums, and neither of them can sing. So they can get buy with a single guitar and drum set initially. No way will they buy a bundle anyway. Since my drum kit is ridiculously functional now (Two of the pads were unresponsive, then they seemed to work themselves out), I think it'll work.

Pegasus Crawford 07-14-2008 03:05 PM
Holy Crap:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/888/888781p1.html

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July 14, 2008 - Last year, Rock Band was the only music game that enabled users to play as a full-fledged band. Things are different this year with Konami's Rock Revolution and, more dauntingly, Guitar Hero World Tour. Ultimately, no amount of features or new equipment is going to matter. The real winner will be whichever game has the best track list. Harmonix and MTV must be fully aware of this fact, because today, the two released the full 84-song set list. Judging by the impressive list, Konami and Activision have reason to worry. This is easily the greatest assemblage of music in a game to date.

The big jaw-to-the-floor announcement is that Guns N' Roses is set to debut a new song from the long-awaited album Chinese Democracy. It's not just that Rock Band 2 has GNR -- it has new GNR and effectively announces the imminent arrival of the band's oft-delayed album. Guns N' Roses' "Shackler's Revenge" is just the tip of the iceberg for a track list that features far more greats (Bob effin' Dylan!) than stinkers (Linkin effin' Park?!).

Joining GNR and Dylan are such surprises as Tenacious D, Pearl Jam, Beck, Talking Heads, and The Replacements. The list isn't so focused on spreading across decades as it is spanning genres. There's a lot more heavy metal this time around and the music from the '60s is better focused (and lacking the horror that is Green Tides and High Grass). Perhaps the only head scratcher is the inclusion of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky," which most will recognize as an overused sports anthem.

Ah, but as great as this list may be, you love your old RB1 tracks and just don't want to give them up. Fear not. All downloadable content will work with Rock Band 2 and gamers can export tracks from Rock Band 1 to RB2. That's right -- from day one you can bring all RB1 tracks into RB2 to compliment your DLC as long as you own a PS3 or an Xbox 360 with a hard drive.

And there's more. Harmonix actually wanted to toss in 100 tracks total for the disk, but couldn't get them all in one time to ship for Xbox 360 by September. So this fall, MTV is releasing an additional 20 downloadable master tracks... for free. By year's end this will mean RB fans will have access to more than 500 songs.

That is the sound of Activision gulping.

Check out the full list of tracks. Note that all tracks on RB2 are master recordings. There are 75 tracks from famous artists, plus nine bonus tracks from various bands that feature members of Harmonix.
*edit* And... the confirmed set list!
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Master Tracks

#-----Artists-----Song Title-----Decade


1. -----AC/DC-----Let There Be Rock-----1970s
2. -----AFI-----Girl's Gone Grey-----2000s
3. -----Alanis Morissette-----You Oughta Know-----1990s
4. -----Alice in Chains-----Man in the Box-----1990s
5. -----Allman Brothers-----Ramblin' Man-----1970s
6. -----Avenged Sevenfold-----Almost Easy-----2000s
7. -----Bad Company-----Shooting Star-----1970s
8. -----Beastie Boys-----So Whatcha Want-----1990s
9. -----Beck-----E-Pro-----2000s
10. -----Bikini Kill-----Rebel Girl-----1990s
11. -----Billy Idol-----White Wedding Pt. I-----1980s
12. -----Blondie-----One Way or Another-----1970s
13. -----Bob Dylan-----Tangled Up in Blue-----1970s
14. -----Bon Jovi-----Livin' on a Prayer-----1980s
15. -----Cheap Trick-----Hello There-----1970s
16. -----Devo-----Uncontrollable Urge-----1980s
17. -----Dinosaur Jr. -----Feel the Pain-----1990s
18. -----Disturbed-----Down with the Sickness-----2000s
19. -----Dream Theater-----Panic Attack-----2000s
20. -----Duran Duran-----Hungry Like the Wolf-----1980s
21. -----Elvis Costello-----Pump It Up-----1970s
22. -----Fleetwood Mac-----Go Your Own Way-----1970s
23. -----Foo Fighters-----Everlong-----1990s
24. -----Guns N' Roses-----Shackler's Revenge-----2000s
25. -----Interpol-----PDA-----2000s
26. -----Jane's Addiction-----Mountain Song-----1980s
27. -----Jethro Tull-----Aqualung-----1970s
28. -----Jimmy Eat World-----The Middle-----2000s
29. -----Joan Jett-----Bad Reputation-----1980s
30. -----Journey-----Anyway You Want It-----1970s
31. -----Judas Priest-----Painkiller-----1990s
32. -----Kansas-----Carry On Wayward Son-----1970s
33. -----L7-----Pretend We're Dead-----1990s
34. -----Lacuna Coil-----Our Truth-----2000s
35. -----Linkin Park-----One Step Closer-----2000s
36. -----Lit-----My Own Worst Enemy-----1990s
37. -----Lush-----De-Luxe-----1990s
38. -----Mastodon-----Colony of Birchmen-----2000s
39. -----Megadeth-----Peace Sells-----1980s
40. -----Metallica-----Battery-----1980s
41. -----Mighty Mighty Bosstones-----Where'd You Go-----1990s
42. -----Modest Mouse-----Float On-----2000s
43. -----Motorhead-----Ace of Spades-----1980s
44. -----Nirvana-----Drain You-----1990s
45. -----Norman Greenbaum-----Spirit in the Sky-----1960s
46. -----Panic at the Disco-----Nine in the Afternoon-----2000s
47. -----Paramore-----That's What You Get-----2000s
48. -----Pearl Jam-----Alive-----1990s
49. -----Presidents of the USA-----Lump-----1990s
50. -----Rage Against the Machine-----Testify-----1990s
51. -----Ratt-----Round & Round-----1980s
52. -----Red Hot Chili Peppers-----Give it Away-----1990s
53. -----Rise Against-----Give it All-----2000s
54. -----Rush-----The Trees-----1970s
55. -----Silversun Pickups-----Lazy Eye-----2000s
56. -----Smashing Pumpkins-----Today-----1990s
57. -----Social Distortion-----I Was Wrong-----1990s
58. -----Sonic Youth-----Teenage Riot-----1980s
59. -----Soundgarden-----Spoonman-----1990s
60. -----Squeeze-----Cool for Cats-----1970s
61. -----Steely Dan-----Bodhitsattya-----1970s
62. -----Steve Miller Band-----Rock'n Me-----1970s
63. -----Survivor-----Eye of the Tiger-----1980s
64. -----System of a Down-----Chop Suey-----2000s
65. -----Talking Heads-----Psycho Killer-----1970s
66. -----Tenacious D-----Master Exploder-----2000s
67. -----Testament-----Souls of Black-----1990s
68. -----The Donnas-----New Kid in School-----2000s
69. -----The Go-Go's-----We Got the Beat-----1980s
70. -----The Grateful Dead-----Alabama Getaway-----1980s
71. -----The Guess Who-----American Woman-----1970s
72. -----The Muffs-----Kids in America-----1990s
73. -----The Offspring-----Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated)-----1990s
74. -----The Replacements-----Alex Chilton-----1980s
75. -----The Who-----Pinball Wizard-----1960s
Bonus Tracks
76. -----Abnormality-----Visions-----2000s
77. -----Anarchy Club-----Get Clean-----2000s
78. -----Bang Camaro-----Night Lies-----2000s
79. -----Breaking Wheel-----Shoulder to the Plow-----2000s
80. -----The Libyans-----Neighborhood-----2000s
81. -----The Main Drag-----A Jagged Gorgeous Winter-----2000s
82. -----Speck-----Conventional Lover-----2000s
83. -----The Sterns-----Supreme Girl-----2000s
84. -----That Handsome Devil-----Rob the Prez-O-Dent-----2000s
84 songs? 20 free Master DLC tracks? Exporting RB1 Tracks to RB2?

D Mac 07-14-2008 03:34 PM
Yeah some good ones if that's true. Some I've never heard tho.

KingofOldSchool 07-14-2008 03:57 PM
*dances a jig*

D Mac 07-14-2008 04:00 PM
A jig doing a jig

#BROKEN Hasney 07-14-2008 04:17 PM
Yeah, it's true. Harmonix just announced the list at E3

Disturbed316 07-14-2008 04:26 PM
EYE OF THE TIIIIIIIIIGEEEEEEEEEEEEER! :love:

Kalyx triaD 07-14-2008 04:33 PM
Jesus Christ. Rock Band is a console onto itself.

Kane Knight 07-14-2008 06:31 PM
I think I filled the cup.

Blitz 07-14-2008 07:08 PM
Fucking hell. September can't come soon enough.

KingofOldSchool 07-14-2008 07:40 PM
Holy shit with my Pearl Jam actually gets on Rock Band 2 excitement, I totally missed Eye of the Tiger.

OssMan 07-15-2008 03:53 AM
The Modest Mouse song they chose was Float On... dum

D Mac 07-15-2008 06:38 AM
Metallica Battery. I like it but you'd think they'd pick a song like Nothing Else Matters or The Unforgiven or Master of Puppets.

D Mac 07-15-2008 06:39 AM
Also where the fuck is Godsmack. :mad:

D Mac 07-15-2008 06:40 AM
And I hope the original Rock Band 1 disc songs are individual downloads. Because there are a few songs I will not be playing ever again like Ballroom Blitz or that stupid New Pornographers song.

Tornado 07-15-2008 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Diesel Mac (Post 2218870)
And I hope the original Rock Band 1 disc songs are individual downloads. Because there are a few songs I will not be playing ever again like Ballroom Blitz or that stupid New Pornographers song.
I think it said you can transfer them from the disc to your hard drive, then use them in Rock Band 2.

D Mac 07-15-2008 06:49 AM
Hopefully you can delete some of them. Like Highway Star. Hate that shit.

D Mac 07-15-2008 06:52 AM
Yeah and I'm gonna stick with my regular drums. I hardly play with them anyways.

D Mac 07-15-2008 06:53 AM
I'm so glad I have a 120 GB Hard Drive for the 360. :cool:

Funky Fly 07-15-2008 05:09 PM
Fucking fuck yes!

Kane Knight 07-15-2008 05:14 PM
Hey Funky. Got Gold yet?

Funky Fly 07-15-2008 05:15 PM
No. I have the cash, but not the time to play. :'(

Blitz 07-15-2008 05:46 PM
So seeing as how this game is gonna need a lot of hard drive space probably, I'm thinking of upsizing my 20gig. But is there even a way to transfer stuff from my old hard drive to a new one?


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