PS3 Fanboy

if you want to be creative, get a real guitar. if you want to have fun with a game, buy this.

finally, a valid "real instrument" comment. kudos, jam919.

Creativity in a game has nothing to do with playing a real guitar, I do play a guitar, and I know how to read notes, the problem here is that they are selling a song pack with a name of rock band 2, there will be no difference within RB1 and RB2, they didn't have mention something cool and creative in this game

...the difference is 80+ new songs. I'm still playing Rock Band and I bought it in January...why try to re-invent the wheel if this one's rolling just fine?

Maybe because you want to attract people to your game. Rock Band 2 is going to get wholly owned by Guitar Hero: World Tour, and it's because of the innovative new features. All new drum kit, touch-sensitive solo area on the guitar, new play modes and features in the game itself, etc.

This is good though, competition is awesome. There's no reason the next iteration of Rock Band can't top a new Guitar Hero. And there's always the new guy (Konami's Rock Revolution) to consider...

yeah they are boh instruments and dlc if it wasnt id be mad i have 4.1 gbs of songs..

They've already said it *will* be compatible with the DLC, I think they said it would the instruments too. :D

Come on, I play guitar too, what I mean is that there is the same game with no different features, no different instruments, there are just selling the same thing where is the creativity with them!? they can add things or something, or the can Add a string button or something. As I play guitar I prefer the touchpanel instead of button fret, they can Add something like guitar hero on tour (the plectro) or something. I know is fake guitars and all, but I know lots of people will be interesting on music after playing these games. Well afterall I like games evolving and RB2 is not doing it.

Compared to 2 new guitar Hero's a year.... all of them Full Price?

It shocks me how people are being dismissive of Rock Band 2, because it doesn't "evolve". Harmonix Evolved this Genre in the first place. Took it from Konami, made games that Continue to be Pop Culture icons, Even at Rock Band's steep $199 price tag, it's still, in less then a year can easily stand toe-to-toe with Guitar hero... Harmonix's own creation.

Rock band is very good, but very rough, They said themselves, they created it, now they want to Refine it. Which says to me, this is going to be much more then a song pack.

Harmonix changed the Game world with Guitar Hero, then refined the experince with Guitar Hero 2. They went on to evolve the game with Rock Band, and will perfect it with Rock Band 2. The next game after that may not even be called Rock Band, and may be the ultimate digital music maker.

@ Duscrom

well said. looks like someone finally knows exactly what he's talking about. i definitely couldn't have said it better myself.

So despite that it will not "evolve" its a continue to grow as a game. What?

I was making fun of EA strategy of whoring out sequels every year with little to no change to them. Even though they are just the distributor. I never really paid any attention to guitar hero, "They really make two games a year? wtf?"

I am personally not a fan of games that are just the same game with a different coat of paint. "Maybe the first time, or even the second time if it is a really really good game" Why not simply release all the songs in a music pack for download instead of having to buy a new cd if they are not going to really add anything to the game?

Anyway, your points are valid.