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Wii version lacking!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: June 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

After playing the Xbox version of this game I was excited for the Wii version to arrive. Being a bass player I'm completely annoyed that you can't play the solo tour on bass. Or maybe I need to purchase another guitar. I can play bass in quick play, but you need to unlock all the songs in tour mode. And no character customization! Plus, the guitar is lame compared to Guitar Hero. EA really blew it on this one and Wii allowed it - shame on you!

Wii Rock Band ROCKS HARD

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: June 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Ok, granted, this version may seem gimped when compared to other versions (PS3 and Xbox 360). Sure, they probably could have incorporated online play and character customization... ok...those are my gripes. I am not disappointed about the lack of downloadable content, since they are putting out track packs in the near future, so we will still get fresh content. In the meantime, the *63* songs included on the disc will keep me and my friends busy for quite some time!

I really dont miss the online play portion, as this game really shines when you have your friends over and you rock out as a band in your living room. I owned GH3 on wii, and the online was nothing to write home about... it is all about playing local multiplayer! This game is ADDICTING when played in this fashion. I literally have callouses on my fingers...haven't felt that since some of the old skool genesis and snes titles! The graphics are awesome (especially for a wii game... I was actually impressed), and the songs that they selected rock hard! Even my wife, who doesn't like rock music, was compelled to sing along! I also love the fact that each player/instrument can play their respective part at varying difficulty levels... so the drum can be on med, the guitar on easy, and the mic on hard, etc... it makes it so that just about anyone can pick up and play, no problem.

All in all, I am quite impressed. Many are choosing to skip rock band and wait for GH4. However, I was very disappointed with GH3 (not a big fan of their choice to have SATAN as an unlockable character), so I will stick with the RB franchise. And I would assume that once GH4 comes and goes, Harmonix will come back and set the bar even higher!

Wii Rock Band is being underrated

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 13
Date: June 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Lots of reviewers keep slamming Rock Band for the Wii, but if you read their reviews, they're really slamming the Wii itself. OK, everyone who owns the Wii console knows that it doesn't have the graphics capabilities of the PS3, doesn't have a hard drive, etc., etc. If you don't like the Wii, except for the few games that are designed to take special advantage of its motion sensitive controls (Wii Sports, for example), and have limitless funds to keep buying consoles, then yes, you'd probably rather own Rock Band for the PS3. However, I can say that if Wii is your console, this game is tons of fun. I also have Guitar Hero III for the PC, along with a modern and souped up enough PC to play it adequately, so that's my main comparison. I can say that I like Rock Band for the Wii better. That's irrespective of the fact that my PC (obviously) has a huge hard drive, the PC game can play online - at least after I downloaded the latest patch - and the PC game has superior graphics. So why do I prefer Rock Band? First and foremost, the Fender guitar control doesn't just look a whole lot better than the lame X-Box controller the PC game uses, it also feels and responds far better. First try on one of the songs at medium, I got 100%, which I still haven't managed in GH III. Second, the drums and vocals are a neat addition. The vocals work far better than I would have expected, in fact.

The other main complaint is that there is no DLC (that's "downloadable content" for the uninitiated) for the Wii, but get over it. The game comes with 5 bonus tracks that were only available as DLC for other platforms, and the additional track packs you can buy (actually extra stand alone games) work out being more economical than downloading the number of songs they contain. (OK, as of this writing, there's only 1 volume, but I used the plural since they call it "Volume 1," figuring sales will be good enough that they'll add more volumes.)

Fun gameplay

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

For someone who only has a wii, this game is well worth the investment. A hell of alot of fun, decent graphics, awesome gameplay, and a good party game. With 63 songs to play and another game disc with 40+ songs coming soon, it never gets tiring. However, if you own ps3 or xbox, you'll probably like that version better. A little more bells and whistles there. But, if you don't feel like spending $400+ on a new system and more games, Here ya go.

Great Game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: June 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is my first experience with Rockband and I must say, it's awesome!! The core of the game is the ability to play instruments to a song track. This part of the game is intact and perfect. I'm not sure why not having features such as XBOX graphics, customizable characters, etc is such a problem since 99.9% of the game is playing the instruments. The tracks and sound quality is stellar. I highly recommend this game.

This game is crap. Don't buy it

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 24
Date: June 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Even though we knew in advance that Rock Band on the Wii was going to be missing integral features found in the PS3 and 360 versions of the game, it was never considered acceptable. Not having some silly character customization is one thing, but a lack of ame modes and, most glaringly, a lack of DLC (which Harmonix insisted couldn't be done until Guitar Hero 4 humiliated them) are only two reasons why this game deserves to be shunned.

Also note that your Guitar Hero guitars will not work in Rock Band. THEY WILL NOT WORK. This is also unacceptable.

Rock Band on the Wii is exactly the kind of game that Wii owners, whether you've been playing games since the Atari days or just started on the Wii, should roundly reject due to it's utter lack of quality.

Great game, bad microphone.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: June 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

After plying Rock Band for XBOX, I was very excited to buy it for Wii. This game is very fun to play and can cater to all experience levels. I have already had friends over to play and they love it too. That is what is great about these type of games, everybody can play.

The song selection is better than on my Guitar Hero 3. The guitar is also better than the one included with GH3. The drums are nice and adjust to different height levels. I enjoy playing the drums the most. I am, however, disappointed that the drums aren't wireless. If they can make the guitar wireless, why not the drums? I can not comment much on the microphone since it didn't work out of the box. The manufacture is sending me a new one, but it has been a hassle. The microphone also has a chord that I have to run across my living room... ugh.

I would still recommend this to anyone looking for a fun entertaining game. Hopefully you get a fully functioning set.

Entertaining, But As Limited As Wii Comes

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It's Rock Band. It's fun. For those of you expecting the PS3 or Xbox 360 versions: why would you? If you own a Wii, and have seen the other platforms, don't expect the same level of graphics. Just a few bullet points:
- Just like the guitar controller is hard for guitarists, the drums are tricky for drummers for two reasons - most drummers don't read music on a kit and the pads are counter-intuitive from a typical kit. You get over it though.
- The lack of online play / ability to download games astounds me. Shame on you, developers.
- There's nothing really "Wii" about it. In other words, there's no motion capture components at all. Having wired drums and mic is really dumb for a platform that relies on being wireless.
- Despite the negativity, it's still entertaining as all-get-out.

Dissappointed

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: June 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I've been waiting for the rockband since it came out for other platforms. I tried it once with the xbox. It was great. I don't know why.. with the wii, I couldn't hear the instruments' sound at all. All I heard was the sound from the drumstick which was very annoying.

Wii is a great family gaming console, how about some family music!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 18
Date: July 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Instead of Rock Band, how about Pop Band?
The Wii audience is generally younger and families, how about some tunes for families?

I would much rather have my 9 year old son and 5 year daughter play a game that has Phil Collins songs from Disney movies instead of these harder rock songs.

The platform has been developed, how hard could it be to make sets of songs for other music tastes?

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