Ok. So this isn’t really the earliest I could have done this. However this is more of a discussion than a review. In all honesty if you haven’t played Rock Band yet , find three friends and get the game immediately. It is truly a party treat. It’s an experience that has only been rivaled by playing in an actual band. Plus the song choice is amazing. From Enter Sandman to to Cherub Rock and even Faith No More’s “Epic” this game has a laundry list of awesome titles.

No I am not going to rant about the gameplay or anything like that. I am going to rant on the crappy peripherals that came with the damn thing. First off, I did not purchase this game. A friend of mine happened to receive it for christmas.
We notice right away that the guitar responses are horrible. To get any strums recognized you have hit down as hard as possible. Or you strum upward the entire song which sucks. Then during one of the sessions the whammy bar (which is hardly ever used) snapped off the guitar. Finally the drum pedal broke into two pieces. (maybe we were playing the drums a little too hard though ).

I AM NOT SAYING that every single kit you buy is cheap and will break. There are just some obvious flaws with some of the equipment. Not only has my friend had problems but many people I have talked to.

So , I guess be extremely careful not to abuse the instruments. They can’t take much damage (although I think the drum kit could have been better assembled ).

OH THERE IS A WARRANTY BY THE WAY. I almost forgot to mention it. The company will replace broken instruments. It’s just a pain to have to do so.

No matter what though , this game provides hours of fun. I am talking 12 hours of non-stop rock here. So no matter what complaints I may throw at you it’s definitely worth the buy if you have some friends to play with.

- assimilator