Rock Band FAQ

5th May 2008

Rock Band is a computer game which allows up to 4 players the ability to play in a virtual band using a set of musical instrument style peripherals. The controllers include a guitar (used for bass and lead), a drum set, and a microphone. The instruments are used to simulate the playing of classic rock songs, by playing them in time with scrolling notes on-screen.

PlayStation 3

• US November 20 2007
• UK Aug 29 2008

Xbox 360

• US November 20 2007
• UK May 23 2008

PlayStation 2

• US December 18 2007
• EU August 29 2008

Nintendo Wii

• US June 22 2008
• EU August 29 2008

Sony Playstation 2 & 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii.

Most Guitar Hero guitar controllers and third-party controllers are compatible with Rock Band, the main exceptions being that of the Nintendo Wii and PS3 Guitar Hero III Gibson Les Paul peripherals.

There are 58 playable tracks, including:

• Nirvana - In Bloom
• Metallica - Enter Sandman
• Queens Of The Stone Age - Go With The Flow
• Foo Figthers - Learn To Fly
• The Hives - Main Offender
• Mountain - Mississippi Queen
• Black Sabbath - Paranoid
• The Strokes - Reptilia
• The Ramones - Rockaway Beach
• Weezer - Say It Ain't So
• David Bowie - Suffragette City
• Rush - Tom Sawyer
• Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline
• Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive
• The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

Yes, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game support downloadable songs, although the Wii version currently does not.