Anybody planning on picking this up for your XBox today? Doesn't come out for the other consoles until October.
Rock Band 2 is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, as the sequel to Rock Band. The game software was released in North America for the Xbox 360 on September 14, 2008, with individual instrument peripherals also available at this date.[7], while the software and hardware bundle will be available on October 19, 2008.[8] Versions of the game for the Wii, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 platforms will be released later in the year.
Rock Band 2 allows players to perform in virtual bands by providing up to four players with the ability to play three different peripherals modeled after music instruments (a guitar peripheral for lead guitar and bass guitar gameplay, a drum peripheral, and a microphone). These peripherals are used to simulate the playing of rock music by hitting scrolling notes on-screen. In addition to the 84 songs included on the game disc and 20 free downloadable songs, hundreds of additional downloadable songs are being released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions; all of these songs, existing and future, are compatible with all Rock Band titles. Rock Band 2 will feature improved drum and guitar controllers, while supporting older controllers, as well. New features include a "Drum Trainer" mode, a "Battle of the Bands" mode, online capabilities for "World Tour" mode, and merchandising opportunities for the players' virtual bands.
Harmonix has sold 3.5 million bundles of the first “Rock Band” since the interactive music game’s launch in November 2007, and fans have downloaded more than 21 million song tracks.
