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Rock Band Bundle
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Limit 2 per household
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Ships to U.S. addresses only
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Additional handling fee of $19.99 will apply
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MTV Games |
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Harmonix |
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PS3 |
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Music & Party, Simulation |
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Lyrics
Mild Suggestive Themes
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| Developed by Harmonix, creators of the blockbuster Guitar Hero franchise, Rock Band is an all-new platform for gamers to experience music, giving players the chance to rock in the shoes of the biggest guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers of all time – as a solo superstar or as part of a hard rocking band. Rock Band delivers four music games in one – challenging rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals. Built on unprecedented deals with top record labels and music publishers, the music featured in Rock Band spans all genres of rock and includes many master recordings from legendary artists. |
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Daniel Sussman, Peripheral Producer – “It was critical to the staff at Harmonix, many of whom are musicians in real rock bands of their own, that the Rock Band instruments have a more authentic and realistic look and feel to them than we'd seen with prior music games.
We really wanted the play experience to be as accurate an emulation of playing music as possible, and to pull this off requires peripherals that are true to the real instruments.
We've partnered with Fender and modeled the guitar controller after the Stratocaster. We're really pleased with how the peripherals are turning out. They're really gorgeous pieces of hardware.”
The Fender Guitar
“We designed the Rock Band guitar peripheral to look almost exactly like the iconic Fender Stratocaster. The Rock Band guitar controller also has a toggle switch similar to the one on a real Fender Strat that allows you to manipulate sound through reverb, flange, wah, delay, etc. We also made the Rock Band guitar lefty compatible!
“We put the button colors on the sides of the neck rather than on the top of the buttons. The new solo buttons at the neck of the guitar let you “finger tap” your way through guitar solos (no strumming required!) Choose your own showboating audio FX by using the Strat’s five-way FX switch. Unlock new FX as you go, including flanger, wah wah, echo & chorus.”
- Contains: game, wired guitar, microphone and drum set.
- Rock out your way! Players can beat on drums, sing along, groove as a bassist and shred riffs as guitarists (using a licensed replica of the legendary Fender® Stratocaster®) – either in single player career mode leading a band, in multiplayer as part of the band, or against each other – in person or online!
- Unrivaled song library! Major record labels and leading music publishers have signed on to provide unrivaled access to master recordings and legendary rock artists – from punk, metal and alternative to classic and southern rock of the 60s, 70, 80s, 90s and 2000s.
- Fully customizable! Form your own band, create and customize your own rocker, and then travel on a fast rise to fame around the world in a quest for rock ‘n’ roll glory!
- Rock ‘n’ Roll Never Dies! Supports downloadable content for never-ending challenges.
- Play together in your living room or across the world! Rock Band offers deep online functionality, allowing players to rock together whether they’re in Rhode Island or Reykjavik.
- Rock Band ships with 40 of the most epic rock acts ever (with downloadable songs and albums to come)! Nirvana’s “In Bloom”, Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”, Queens of the Stone Age’s “Go With The Flow”, Foo Figthers’ “Learn to Fly”, The Hives’ “Main Offender”, Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen”, Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid”, The Strokes’ “Reptilia”, The Ramones’ “Rockaway Beach”, Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So”, David Bowie’s “Suffragette City”, Rush’s “Tom Sawyer”, Stone Temple Pilots’ “Vasoline”, Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive”, The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” – AND MORE!
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| Rockband Rules! |
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By: RoCk GuRl
Favorite Category: Music & Party
Date: Monday, Aug 18, 2008
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| First, I would like to say that I am extremely happy with the whole idea of rockband. Talk about family unity. My 6 year old totally rocks the guitar/bass, and my four year old can't stop singing "In Bloom". I love the game, but as far as the actual products, they are kinda generic. Every time we lift the drums from place to the next, the bottom falls out (what holds the legs together), ...[More] |
| Not worth it. |
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By: CWB
Date: Monday, Aug 18, 2008
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| I think the idea of having a rock band seems pretty cool, but not if it's a rock band with plastic instruments and a television in front of your face. The game's guitar is horrible. I guess it looks a little bit like a Fender Stradocaster, but it's light and dosen't have a good feel to it. It also has a squishy strum bar and squishy whammy bar. It's a lot harder to hit the the notes in Rock Band t...[More] |
| VERY PRICEY BUT,WORTH THE SMILES ON MY KIDS FACES! |
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By: DOLLAR80
Date: Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008
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| I love this game its great. I like the way you can play online in a band against other bands or join a band and play the instrument only. I think the solo career is lame and best left to Guitar Hero for a solo guitar player. I do like the Rock Band guitar better its more like the real thing. I think for the price though that it should have came with another guitar so you don't have to buy the extr...[More] |
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Guitar Compatibility Charts |
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Which guitar controllers work with Rock Band and Guitar Hero? Keep track in our guitar compatibility charts.
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Q&A: Rockin' out with Rock Band |
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Harmonix's Alex Rigopulos and EA Partners' David DeMartini talk about Rock Band and why neighborhood parties will soon be centered around a PS3 or Xbox 360.
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E3 07: Metallica, album downloads to rock Rock Band |
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Upcoming rhythm game to offer full-length albums, starting with The Who's Who's Next?; Song count now at 16 with Rush, Bon Jovi, and Stone Temple Pilots jumping on bandwagon; "Enter Sandman" also to be featured in the game.
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Rock Band Review |
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Rock Band does a superb job of bringing out the wannabe rock star in all of us, and creates one of the best party-game experiences of all time.
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Rock Band Hands-On |
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Guitar Hero who? The new rhythm game from Harmonix rocked our proverbial socks off when we finally got our hands on that faux Strat for the first time.
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