Rock Band is a music developed by Harmonix Music Systems, released 20 November 2007 on PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.
What Rock Band is
Rock Band is a music game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and released in 2007. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Rock Band is a 2007 rhythm game developed by Harmonix, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the first installment in the Rock Band series. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions were released in North America on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was released on December 18, 2007 and the Wii version on June 22, 2008. Harmonix previously developed the first two games in the Guitar Hero series, which popularized gameplay of rock music with guitar-shaped controllers. After development of the series was shifted to Neversoft, Harmonix conceived Rock Band as a new title that would offer multi-instrument gameplay.
How it plays
It is played from a auditory perspective. Its themes are party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
How it was received
Rock Band holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 79% of the 483 rated music games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 119 votes.
What it launched against
Rock Band launched on 20 November 2007, within three weeks of Super Mario Galaxy, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Super Mario Galaxy, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Rock Band yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Dlc
Quick answers
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