Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2, développé par Harmonix Music Systems et édité par MTV Games, est sorti le 14 septembre 2008 sur PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 et Wii. Suite du jeu de simulation musicale Rock Band paru en 2007, ce titre au genre musique propose une expérience de jeu similaire et concurrence directement Guitar Hero: World Tour en permettant à plusieurs personnes de jouer ensemble comme dans un groupe, à l'aide des mêmes périphériques que le premier opus : guitare solo, guitare basse, microphone et batterie. Les nouveaux contrôleurs de batterie et de guitare de cette version, vendus en pack ou séparément, ont été revus, et les anciens contrôleurs restent compatibles. La guitare, inspirée de la Fender Stratocaster, dispose de cinq boutons de frettes supplémentaires près du manche pour les sessions de tapping rapide, ainsi que d'un interrupteur d'effet permettant de basculer entre cinq effets différents. Les joueurs utilisent les instruments pour suivre les notes à l'écran, réparties selon les instruments, tandis que le chanteur doit suivre les paroles et la hauteur. Selon les données de complétion, l'histoire principale demande environ neuf heures et demie, contre 144 heures pour un parcours complet, et le score agrégé s'élève à 89,58. La presse a salué le titre, GamePro jugeant que ceux qui possèdent déjà le premier jeu et les instruments doivent s'y procurer, tandis que Giant Bomb y voit à la fois un achat incontournable pour les fans du genre et un bon point de départ pour les nouveaux joueurs. Certains joueurs sur Metacritic évoquent un jeu de fête apprécié pour des sessions à plusieurs et mentionnent un important investissement en temps et en chansons achetées.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« If you already own the first game and all the instruments, this is a must-own title; if you haven't experienced the magic, this is a great place to start. »
« It's both a must-own for fans of the genre and a great place for new players to get started. »
« It’s not radically different from its already brilliant predecessor (at least not yet), but everything is tighter and runs more smoothly, and there’s an explosive, extended encore. »
« If you've been playing Rock Band regularly over the last 9 months, then you'll find a lot of welcome features -- and tons of more music -- in Rock Band 2. »
« Rock Band 2 has a killer track list seemingly compiled from every mix tape you were proud of in college. »
« "Rock Band" seemed like the definitive music game experience when it came out, and Rock Band 2 has taken it even further, fixing the few things that were wrong with the first and adding a little bit extra to boot. »
« Perfectly constructed. »
« On paper, the new features of the game may not seem like much, but the resulting effort makes it one of the greatest music games available today and destroys any need, or desire, to play the original. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« [SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.] »
« Certainly put a ridiculous amount of hours into this game and this series. 1000+ songs purchased and still going. such a great party game having 2-3 people playing at the same time. party could go on for hours »
« Just as fun and addictive as ever (in 2023). Nice variety of songs over time and genres. Fun character creator and career mode. No way to view your high scores per song/difficulty without replaying each one to the end - a baffling exclusion that deters one from grinding for better ratings (which I liked doing in Guitar Hero 2). I've only played with the guitar controller so far. As a drummer, I fear it may feel wrong to play in drum mode since the music doesn't directly reflect what you play. »
« Taking the formula of Guitar Hero and adding the option for both vocals and drums to be played alongside the guitar Rock Band 2 makes no real effort to cater for the single player but does make for a great party game. »
« Song list that can only appeal to people who can nicely fit their musical taste in a predictable box and think they can gain substantial musical knowledge from having a subscription to the Rolling Stones magazine. »
« one of the best music games ive played thus far. has a great track list you can import all the songs from RB1 for just $5 and all the DLC songs you downloaded can be used as well . this is the ultimate party game to get together with your friends and play . the carear mode is very long and will keep you busy and unlike RB1 can be done solo of you feel like playing by your self now. the RB instramints still **** so use the guitar hero guitars if you have them or get one trust me they are so much better then RB's . the graphics still **** . looks like it belongs on the PS2 but graphics arnt as important in this kinda game but still they could have done a better job . the new challange mode is also nice addition . »
« Rock Band 2 has a large variety of genres on platform. The option of 2000 (At time of writing) songs ranging from Death Metal to Nerdcore to Funk to Rap to Trance. From Megadeth to Gun's n Roses to Snoop Dogg to Bob Marley. The option to import all the songs from Rock Band 1, Lego Rock Band and Green Day Rock Band allows users to keep on playing their songs on one disc and future editions of the game. World Tour bring a much longer and varied playthrough rather than Rock Band 1's play one song, next! play next song, NEXT!. Single users can play World Tour now. Realistic charts a.k.a single notes rather than a ensemble of three note chords. Weekly Download content announced every friday on **** Better graphics and colourschemes. (Have you seen the main menu tiger! D:) Rock Band Network allows even more songs for 360 users and soon to be PS3 and Wii Character Creator could do with a makeover »
« All you need to know is that I have been playing RB2 since the weekend it was released and it still holds my attention now. Best value for money gaming ever. »
