Quick review of PS3 Rock Band
Next, the gameplay. The game mechanics are great! The game allows for decent auto calibration for the type of TV you have. Once you get used to the engagement point for strumming/hitting the drum pads, the game really gets fun. On-line play is one of the best of not only any fake guitar game, but any game for that matter.
The instruments that come bundled with the game include a wireless fender strat guitar, a four pad with foot pedal drum kit and a microphone. All of the equipment is well made, with only a few notable exceptions. The guitar design is great with the fret buttons using the entire board instead of raised buttons. It also has "solo" buttons on the neck of the guitar that don't need to be strummed during solo's. The strummer is a weak part of the guitar. It does not have any audible click when you strum so the engagement is more difficult to master. Alternate strumming is also more difficult because of this. Finally, the tilt sensor is garbage.
The drums a made from high quality plastic that will take a beating. The only weak item for the drums is the pedal. On higher difficulties, you WILL break the thing. The only fix is to add brace material (usually a metal add-on plate). The pads themselves are decent, but very loud. A drum "silencer pad" is recommended for band play.
Rock band is a near perfect game. With over 200 songs, 58 on disk and the rest down loadable content, the game never gets old. The music store in-game allows you to preview new songs and check out the difficulty for each instrument before you buy it. If you like fake guitar games, semi-real drum simulators, and karaoke-style singing, rock band is your game!