DO NOT BUY THE SPECIAL EDITION RB2 IF YOU OWN RB1!

Real Quick, I want to warn you all, the Rock Band 2 drum set is TERRIBLE! Well, that is of course if you don’t like mushy, quiet, 90% accuracy. I missed quite a few notes while trying to play through such songs as “Say It Ain’t So” and “Eye Of The Tiger” which are pretty easy songs, even when played on expert setting. Maybe I’m crazy, but I think it’s actually better to get feedback from what you’re playing so you can hear if you’re keeping up with the song.

The pads are way too “spongy”, it feels like hitting a pillow. When you get to a drum fill part of the song (the long rainbow of bars), even if you hit the pads hard, it registers as if you lightly brushed a feather over them - it’s ridiculous. The foot pedal is WAAAAAAAAY better! It feels sturdy, and with the piece of metal on the top, I have no fear of breaking it this time. The sticks are not laminated this time?! Why the fuck not? Would it really have cost them that much money to do? They’re wireless now which is completely unnecessary, you don’t move around, money would’ve been better spent somewhere else.

Now I haven’t played the other instruments, but the guitar is prettier, and the strum bar feels nicer but still doesn’t click. The game itself is pretty much the same so far with some added modes which I haven’t gotten into. Rock Band 1 was a huge deal, this is Rock Band 1 again with new songs. I’m all for getting a shit load of new songs for 60 bucks, but $190+tax for a shittier drum set and a bunch of new songs was a huge waste, I’d go as far as to say go buy Rock Band 1 and go buy the disc for Rock Band 2, transfer RB1 songs to hard drive and sell RB1 on ebay. Plugging in the old drum set with the new foot pedal is the way to go.

Look, it’s a great game, but it wasn’t really needed. Oh yeah, good songs.