Rock Band Wii

As some of you may have known, Rock Band Wii was released last Sunday. There was a lot of questioning surrounding why this version was released so late, June, instead of November like the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, or December with the PS2 version. Although that is not totally clear, it does not make a lot of sense. The instruments on the Wii version hardly differ from that of the previous games, except for the fact the drums are white and wireless. The fact remains, the Wii version is lacking quite a lot that the PS3 and Xbox 360 ones had to offer. There is no wi-fi and no weekly new downloads. Still, the developers have tried to solve this by selling a Track Package which includes 20 songs for $30 that can be sued with Rock Band. Still, the question remains of should Wii owners buy it, or wait for Guitar Hero World Tour?

The game play remains similar to the previous versions. The graphics match the PS2 version. Still, you probably won’t care when you have two people shredding away on guitar controllers, one person pounding away at a plastic drum set, and one person rockin away on the microphone (which is not wireless). Other faults from the Wii version include that the guitars from Guitar Hero 3 do not work with Rock Band Wii. That means you’re stuck with the Rock Band guitar of debatable quality. Other than that, the Wii version lives up to its previous success on the other consoles. Still, Guitar Hero World Tour offers all that Rock Band doesn’t, and more, so personally, I am going to make the decision to wait for World Tour.