I should probably just get it out of the way right now and say that my family, friends, and I play the original Rock Band quite a bit. I’m speaking somewhere in the range of “all of the damned time” and “seven days a week.” So considering that the sequel — cleverly called Rock Band 2 — doesn’t stray from the formula too much, it’s no surprise that I was totally enamored with the idea from the jump off.

The gist: more songs, fully compatible with all of the downloadable content I’ve been dumping my God damned money into weekly since the game’s launch last November, and improvements to already established game modes. So … who do I write the check out to?

With that in mind, the following preview of the sequel might contain hints of giddy fanboy glee, and I’m unapologetic about that fact. The bottom line is that if you didn’t like playing the original Rock Band, there’s nothing to see here and you might want to move along. But if you were a fan with realistic expectations for what developer Harmonix could improve, Rock Band 2 is the game for you.

Harmonix even have a few pleasantly surprisingly tricks up their sleeves, too.

Via Destructoid

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