Console Monster writes: "EA's decision to venture into this fairly new genre was only a matter of time. It makes good business sense after acknowledging the lactose enriched cash cow that is Guitar Hero. It simply shows the success that can be made from just strapping on a plastic scaled guitar to your body and strumming in time with your favourite music tracks on screen. With Rock Band, EA has dipped into its bottomless pockets in an attempt to out-do its one and only rival, who is already in its third adaptation of its very successful franchise. Teaming up with MTV, EA and its developers, Harmonix, bring to the table a festival worthy line-up of bands old and new, all waiting for you to pick up drumstick, guitar or microphone and rock your stripy socks off to.
It has been quite a while for Rock Band to appear here in the UK. Rock Band was first demoed to the masses by Peter Moore's lacklustre performance (similar to watching your dad dance). The US has had a pretty lengthy head start, and in that time we've had a third Guitar Hero already, but its original creators, Harmonix, claim to literally thrash their rivals with its collaborative band system and peripherals in Rock Band. So let's unpack this beast..."
