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Rock Band 2 out in the U.S

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  • 22-09-2008 9:19am
    #1
    Mr Freeze
    Registered Users Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭


    The lucky buggers across the water, have Rock Band 2 already, its getting good reviews too:

    http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/rockband2

    I was over in the states 2 weeks ago and saw the new drum kit, looks similar except for a plastic, steel reinforced pedal...


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    Asmodean
    Registered Users Posts: 1,644 ✭✭✭Asmodean


    No way of using the cymbal peripheral if you have RB1 drum kit? I'm not buying a whole new kit when I only bought the last damn one in may.


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    Mr Freeze
    Registered Users Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Mr Freeze


    the drum kit i saw over there, was the same of the RB1 just with the modded pedal, no cymbals on it....

    The new mic has A,B,Y,X, Start, Select and Guide buttons on it...


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    Burning Eclipse
    Registered Users Posts: 2,943 ✭✭✭Burning Eclipse


    CKWPORT wrote: »
    The new mic has A,B,Y,X, Start, Select and Guide buttons on it...

    I'm pretty sure it's identical, and the only thing that didn't change peripheral wise... The official one anyway???


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    Mr Freeze
    Registered Users Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Mr Freeze


    Asmodean wrote: »
    No way of using the cymbal peripheral if you have RB1 drum kit? I'm not buying a whole new kit when I only bought the last damn one in may.

    The cymbals are part of a whole new drum kit from Ion...

    https://www.drumrocker.com/products/index.php

    Looks savage, $300 supposedly....


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    Leadership
    Closed Accounts Posts: 457 ✭✭Leadership


    Its an Alesis electronic drum kit, you can buy a real drum module for the kit and use it as an electronic drum set. Uber cool!


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    Mr Freeze
    Registered Users Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Mr Freeze


    Leadership wrote: »
    Its an Alesis electronic drum kit, you can buy a real drum module for the kit and use it as an electronic drum set. Uber cool!

    would that be expensive??


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    NotorietyH
    Registered Users Posts: 2,509 ✭✭✭NotorietyH


    CKWPORT wrote: »
    The cymbals are part of a whole new drum kit from Ion...

    https://www.drumrocker.com/products/index.php

    Looks savage, $300 supposedly....

    That's not exactly true, Mad Catz are bringing out a cymbal attachment for the RB2 drums on 30th October in the US

    link


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    Cully
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭Cully


    I have Rock Band 2.. it's actually awesome.

    You can pretty much buy a lot of electronic kits and mod them for rock band. I'm going to do it once I come back from my 1 month holiday (all jan 09)... At the mo I'm saving my cash.

    (get more info on rockband.scorehero.com forums.. some very in depth howto's)

    I do have 2 Pearl Bass Pedals modded so they can plug into a rock band kit and it is really good. They both work at the same time, and there's not problem with holding one down and hitting the other :D

    The Ion set, I dunno about buying... I don't have enough information yet, but what I want to do is have a set that I can use for normal (non-rock band) drumming practise...

    One thing about Rock Band 2 is the awesome "Drum Trainer", where it loops certain patterns and you can change the BPM, and just hit hit hit... Very good for training to do actual drumming :D


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