Rock Band 2 first impressions
I was able to play Rock Band 2 for a solid three hours tonight and here are my first impressions:
- Importing songs from RB1 and downloaded content is very nice. I doubt I'll ever put the RB1 disk back in again. However, it cost 400 Microsoft points to buy a "license" to download the songs to the hard drive. I had not read this anywhere and thought this could have been included in the cost of RB2. It takes 10-15 minutes to download all the songs off the RB1 disk.
- I only played guitar so far. Overall, it seemed easier (a little more forgiving) than RB1. However, it could be from starting at the beginning (on hard) and, therefore, playing easier songs.
- Being able to do the World Tour alone is very nice. While my wife enjoys playing with me, she isn't able to put in the hours to complete the game. I look forward to being able to on my own. It will also be nice to be able to switch instruments during a longer session but stay in the same band when we are playing together.
- The battle of the bands is cool. Through Xbox Live you can take on other bands to post high scores.
- It looks like you can download an additional 20 songs for free, but they won't be available for a few days. I'd guess they aren't from very well known bands.
