Rock Band™
Start a Band, Rock the World.Game Info
Tap into your Rock & Roll fantasy as you pick your axe, form a band and tour for fame and fortune, all while sticking the rock credo of learning your instrument as you go in Rock Band. Developed by Harmonix, creators of the blockbuster Guitar Hero franchise, Rock Band is an all-new platform for gamers ready to take on the challenges of the Rock & Roll lifestyle. Instruments available to players are guitar, bass, drums or vocals as they hit the road as either an aspiring superstar solo act, or for the first time in game genre history take on the true collaborative and challenging nature of music as they form a band and jam together in multiplayer action from home or around the world. Either way players will need to master their stage presence through the various game modes and polish their rock chops via the unrivaled Rock Band song list if they hope to make it out of the garage, into the clubs and finally on to the main stage.Game Available On:
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- Wii
- Family fun with Rock Band
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- Wii
- Make your Rock 'n Roll dreams come true!
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- Start a band, rock the world.
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- Live out your rock-n-roll fantasies.
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Game Features
Overview
- 45 tracks at launch plus full support for downloadable content delivers never-ending challenges. New content will be available every week.
- Mold a unique rocker avatar using Rock Band's character creator. Chose from gender, body shape, face, hair, clothes, tattoos and signature moves. Don't forget to pick your specialized rockin' instrument.
- Showcase a real drum solo with Rock Band's freestyle drum fill windows featured in each song. Break out your own rhythm and style as anything goes!
- Call out the crowd! Vocalists can bring the crowd to their feet during Rock Band's freestyle vocal fill windows. Ad-lib your own words or shout to the crowd to raise the rock intensity of the performance.
- Requires a drum, microphone, or guitar controller to play.
Xbox 360
- Tutorial Mode: Master the basics! No need for experience. Pick your weapon of choice and ascend from beginner to rock god.
- Practice Mode: Perfect your tune! Breakdown any part of any song at your preferred speed before hitting the main stage.
- Quickplay Mode: Instant fix of fun! Jump into any unlocked song for some quick jam time either on your own or with other players.
- Solo Tour Mode: Take it on the road! Pack up your instrument of choice and set out on the open road for a fun and challenging single player career.
- Band World Tour Mode: Conquer the world! The journey to rock stardom takes you from small town bars to world-renowned venues. Earn fame and fortune along the way to secure rock star necessities.
A Song List That Goes to Eleven!
Built on unprecedented deals with top record labels and music publishers, the mix of remastered originals and covers that make up the epic Rock Band song list puts players in the shoes of legendary artists from day one. And with the promise of additional downloadable songs and albums you are sure to be rockin’ for some time to come. A partial list of the initial song list includes:
- (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult (Master)
- Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (Master)
- Suffragette City - David Bowie (Master)
- Paranoid - Black Sabbath (Cover)
- Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones (Master)
- Mississippi Queen - Mountain (Cover)
- Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi (Master)
- Tom Sawyer - Rush (Cover)
- In Bloom - Nirvana (Master)
- Vasoline - Stone Temple Pilots (Master)
- Say It Ain't So - Weezer (Master)
- Main Offender - The Hives (Master)
- Reptilla - The Strokes (Master)
- Go with the Flow - Queens of the Stone Age (Master)
- Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters (Master)
- Enter Sandman - Metallica (Master)
- Highway Star - Deep Purple (Master)
- Epic - Faith No More (Master)
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet (Master)
- Here It Goes Again - OK Go! (Master)
- Creep - Radiohead (Master)
- Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones (Master)
- Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash (Master)
- Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins (Master)
- Sabotage - Beastie Boys (Master)
- The Hand That Feeds - Nine Inch Nails (Master)
- I Think I'm Paranoid - Garbage (Master)
- Wave of Mutilation - The Pixies (Master)
- Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Master)
- Celebrity Skin - Hole (Master)
- AND MANY MORE!
PS3
- 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, 70s, 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.
- Music - 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 Fighters’ “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!
PlayStation 2
- 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.
- 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, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s, such as:
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Nirvana’s “In Bloom”, Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”, Queens of the Stone Age’s “Go With The Flow”, Foo Fighters’ “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!
Wii
- 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.
- 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, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s, such as:
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Nirvana’s “In Bloom”, Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”, Queens of the Stone Age’s “Go With The Flow”, Foo Fighters’ “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!
- Includes 5 Bonus Tracks! - The massive song list grows even larger, with 5 additional songs for the Wii.
- Wii-styled Drum Set! - An entirely new look for Rock Band comes to the Wii in the form of white drums.










