Rock Band 2 is a music developed by Harmonix Music Systems, released 14 September 2008 on PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.
What Rock Band 2 is
Rock Band 2 is a music game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and released in 2008. It was published by MTV Games. It is available on PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Rock Band 2 is a 2008 rhythm game developed by Harmonix, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to Rock Band (2007) and the second installment in the Rock Band series. The game allows up to four players to simulate the performance of popular songs by playing with controllers modeled after musical instruments. Players can play the lead guitar, bass guitar, and drums parts to songs with "instrument controllers", as well as sing through a USB microphone. Players are scored on their ability to match scrolling musical "notes" while playing instruments, or by their ability to match the singer's pitch on vocals.
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, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
Rock Band 2 holds a critic score of 93 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 484 rated music games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 28 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 90, across 120 votes.
What it launched against
Rock Band 2 launched on 14 September 2008, within three weeks of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, Pokémon Platinum Version and Spore. It reviewed better than all of them.
Released around the same time: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, Pokémon Platinum Version, Spore.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Rock Band 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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