Rock Band

This is the perfectly polished, logical extension of what Guitar Hero started and where the music genre needed to go.

Release date: Nov 20, 2007
Published by: MTV Games
Developed by: Harmonix
Features: Dolby 5.1; bundle includes one USB guitar, one USB drumset, one USB microphone, and one USB hub
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
4 player CO-OP
2 player VS
Online
2 player VS
4 player CO-OP
10 INCREDIBLE
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Screenshots updated Mar 20, 2008
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Rock Band Live N4G
Todd Hargosh of GiN writes: It's no surprise: I'm a Rock Band addict. Sure, I'm currently in the...
News from N4G Nov 10, 2008
Boston Globe names Harmonix one of the top places... N4G
This Sunday the Boston Globe will name Harmonix, developer of Rock Band, one of the top places to...
News from N4G Nov 7, 2008
Rock Band Track Pack Volume 2 Gets November 17th... N4G
GamingShogun writes, Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of...
News from N4G Nov 6, 2008
Colour and Shape Rock Band DLC Announced for 11/11 N4G
Over at the official Rock Band forums, Harmonix has announced that the DLC for 11/11 will be the...
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MTV Pays Out An Additional $150 Million For... N4G
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Nov 19, 2007 "No f&#*ing way am I wearing that." That was the initial reaction by many gamers when they saw the little plastic guitar that powered the original Guitar Hero. My, how times have changed. In Rock Band - the new multiplayer spin from the original GH creators, Harmonix - not only do you eagerly want to grab a fake plastic guitar, but you won't have to look far to find three other people just as willing to step up to grab a fake plastic bass, fake plastic drums and a fake plastic ...
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Guitar Hero opened up the dream of being in a band to everyone. But it didn't open up the band - just the guitar bits. What of the lead singer? The drummer? The bassist? Well, that's the premise behind Rock Band: play everything. Together. And our turn with the game has proven that it works ...   » Read Full Rock Band preview
Rock Band
Are you ready to rock?
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So you wanna be a rock superstar? Live large? Big house? Five cars? Rent charged? We all do, buddy. From emo kids who havent so much as picked up an instrument since they were forced to learn the recorder in school to desperate wannabes still kicking a beaten-up old van all over the country just waiting for the big break, thats always two steps ahead of them, more or less everyone has at some point dreamed of making it big. The Guitar Hero developer, Harmonix, may not be offering you the ...   » Read Full Rock Band preview
simboski1 - 22 days 11 hours ago
Every time I try playing a downloaded song or build my own setlist the game freezes on me!!! What's the deal? Has anyone else had this problem? Anything that can be done?
ESRB Rating
Rock Band is rated:
Teen
Lyrics, Mild Suggestive Themes
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