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Rock Band Special Edition Rocks!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

the game is very fun and exciting. every level is like a whole new game. the notes get faster and harder to get. The microphone was very fun to play with. the drums and guitar are fun and help you with your reaction timing. when i got the game, i thought i would play it for a day and then get bored of it. but when i started playing it, i got hooked and now i cant get off it. the accesories come in very good condition.

Rock Band SE - A Great Reason to Keep Your PS2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Rock Band Special Edition Playstation 2 is a great game with a great set of instruments. This is probably one of the biggest reasons to keep your PS2. Even though I've finally moved up to the PS3, I didn't hesitate to get this as a gift for somebody after playing this version. Now I think this game alone may be worth setting it up full time to play Rock Band on the PS2 and keep my PS3 free for other things.

For starters, the game itself is bound to be compared to Guitar Hero (Game Only). While Guitar Hero World Tour - Band Kit tries to duplicate the band experience, Rock Band is still the best game for multiplayer music gaming. Not to mention the price of the set and the PS2 console make this a much better value. And you can use your RB instruments with other games, even though the makers of Guitar Hero have gone out of their way to make their components incompatible. The bottom line, Guitar Hero is still the premier game for single player gaming, but Rock Band is a much better multi-player and party game.

As I said before, the PS2 is obviously still less expensive than other game systems. Setting one up for Rock Band alone saves electricity and will add to your PS3 or XBox360's lifespan. In fact you can keep this set up all the time for when people come over and it's one less thing to set up. So for convenience, the PS2 version is almost better in a way as long as you've got the room to keep it permanently set up.

The instruments are somewhat light, though the drum set definitely feels the sturdiest. Still all the instruments are great quality and are cross compatible with other games, which is a much appreciated extra.

Now with the versions for the Xbox 360 Console and the Playstation 3 you do get some extra capabilities. Those include additional modes, some online options and the ability to download additional content. Still, all the extras are nice but when you have company over they seem to matter less. The PS2 version has more than enough songs on it to kill plenty of time.

There is one thing to keep in mind, which is according to some reports there are some older PS2 models that can't play the dual layer disk without an update. I don't know the status of this first hand because I have a newer PS model. But definitely do your research before you invest in this set. Borrow the disk for a test run to make sure that your system can load it.

And of course, as with all PS2 games you have to have that annoying PlayStation 2 Memory Card (8MB) to really play, especially if you want to save your games. It's ridiculous they are still charging so much for those cards, but that's the price you have to pay to use the cheaper console.

As long as you've got your bases covered, this is a great game and well worth the price. Definitely recommended.

Enjoy!

Rock Band Special Edition PS2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I've played Rock band before and i love it. This time i ordered it my Playstaion didn't work so i was unable to play it. But Rock Band is an excellent game!

Need Help

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Can anyone tell me, if this will play on Model #: SCPH-70012, purchase in Dec. 2004?

My daughter played it at a friends and loved it, and I would like to now get it for her birthday. However, I am on a limited budget, so I need to find out it will play in her PS2 first, so I don't lose $100+.

Thanks In Advance for anyone that can shed some light on this matter.

A word of warning

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Just a word of warning. I purchased this bundle yesterday from another retailer(Target). Got it home, set everything up, inserted the game, and nothing. I investigated to make sure it was not something on my end, but my console reads everything else I have fine.

So my next step was to try to contact EA customer support. After I finally got a live person, I found out that EA is suing Sony over this game because apparently the game is on something called a multi-layed disk. Which Sony told EA all PS2's would be able to read. Well EA is aware of at least 7 different production runs of PS2's that have been reported as not being able to read the game. My recourse? Not EA's problem. Call Sony, or take the game back and try to get my money back. I'm going to try to call Sony today and see where I get, mostly because I don't want to repack everything. I'll update with what happens.

But for now, if you have a PS2, I recommend checking into this by contacting Sony to make sure your system will read these multi-layered disks before you waste your time.

This Game is Awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a great family game. It is the best [...] that I have ever spent. My kids absolutely loves this game. I am so happy that I purchased it. I enjoy playing the game with them. It is great family fun.

AWESOME!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The only reason I didn't give this a 5 star, was b/c I played it on PS3 and there were a few more options available, such as making own characters and such. But I don't own the PS3, so I have to take what I get.

Great game, great for entertaining, and rocking it out.

Wish when battling and such you didn't have to add the same instrument.../own 2 of that instrument, but whatev.

Doesn't see much action if you're not entertianing, but it does what it does

moll's rock band

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game as a gift to my daughter. She loves it! The price was quite reasonable.

Thanks to Game Designer & Sony

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

So there are slight differences in the PS3 version! Sony continues to support their loyal customers with good older platform PS2 games like Rock Band. Thanks.

This game allows kids to cooperate and learn the 'oldie' tunes at the same time !! My son and daughter, who are several years apart and do not usually play the same genra of games, now love to play this one together. I'm even tempted to join in if I wasn't too busy shooting monsters ;-]

Why buy in-store when Amazon has it over 30% cheaper and free shipping?

Playstation 2 CD Compatibility

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Rock Band Special Edition contains a 2 sided CD. My Playstation 2 was one of the early versions and it would not play two sided CDs. In order to play Rock Band, I had to purchase the latest Playstation 2. You need to make sure your Playstation will accomodate 2 sided CDs before you buy Rock Band.

Now that we have the latest Playstation we are enjoying Rock Band Special Edition.

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