Average Rating by Parents & Educators

They rate this title on for age 10 and up.

They give it five stars

Based on 6 reviews

Average Rating by Kids

They rate this title on for age 4 and up.

They give it five stars

Based on 29 reviews

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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say

  1. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Ohio
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

    Great

    Rock is what made this world great and this shows everyone some of the classic rock songs of our time there is a couple songs not to play but i think that this game is fine for most ages

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0

    good, but still should play the real thing

    i like this game, it is fun. i also play bass in real life, and honestly i think that if kids spent as much time playing a real instrument as they did playing rock band, we would have great musicians, not kids pretending to be musicians. Anyways, its a fun game, but your not a real rocker unless you actually play an instrument.

  3. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Ohio
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0

    Fun for the whole family!!

    We got Guitar Hero for christmas, and at my brother-in-law's urging, traded it up for Rock Band. Wow - what a great game! My husband, brothers-in-law, nephews (8 and 13), and sons (8 and 12) love to play, and frankly, so do I! I'm a musician, and I think it's great that the game rates your singing regarding pitch (although not vocal quality) and your playing on rhythm. You really have to have a good sense of the beat to play guitar, bass & drums. As far as simulating actual instruments, the drums are the closest. The bass & guitar don't involve shifting positions, but you do play chords with more than one finger. The variety of songs is great, with plenty available to download at a reasonable price. Several difficulty levels, tutorials, and practice sessions foster success. Success is rewarded quickly with further options unlocked. Shopping in the Rock Shop is fun - new clothes, hairdos, tattoos, even new instruments. The only questionable thing for my 8yo is the language of some songs, and he's the band's singer. But other than that we LOOOOVE it!

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Arizona
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0

    A game the entire family can have fun with.

    What a wonderful game! I know of several families that play this game together. Parents and Children having fun together. I've played with my wife and her parents. Very enjoyable. I would highly recommend the bundle given compatibility issues with other manufacturers instruments. I had a faulty guitar controller, and EA shipped a new one within 3 days. Musical instrument sponsors make some sense given the context of the game and are not terribly overt. Very small labels on the guitar controller and a few brands on items that can be easily removed in the customization screens. Future downloadable tracks might be a concern for bad language, but the included tracks had nearly all questionable language filtered out. It's been stated that someone progressing to expert level drums in rock band could would "know" how to play real drums is a bit of a stretch, but it could easily be seen as a tool for learning rhythm and tempo.

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Kentucky
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 3.0

    Rock Band

    IT Rocks in every way I give it 3 stars so if you got a 3 or 360 its cool Sex issue not so cool 3S STARS

  6. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Alabama
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0

    Amazing

    This is a game people will be talking about in 20 years! It is one of the best ideas for a video game ever! You really think you are playing and instrument or singing in a band! Language is no problem since they bleep out swear words. This is a video game every Xbox 360, PS3, and PS2 owner should have! If you haven't gotten this for your kids, go get it right now!

 

Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title on for age 9 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Easy to play

    great for tweens ok for younger

    i like rock band and i have a nine year old younger sis who loves it too but i am always careful when we are playing it together because some of the songs have a little language

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 9
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Safety isn't an issue
    • Easy to play

  3. I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 4.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Safety isn't an issue
    • Easy to play

    easy fun not bad. GREAT song list

  4. Kid Reviewer Age 9
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0

    Its a highway star !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    this game is a legend to gaming guitar, drums, micro phone! it is awesome for the ps3.

  5. I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Safety isn't an issue
    • Easy to play

    perfect for families to play together

    This game is the best it has it all. You can rock out with multiplayer mode where some one sings, plays the drums or the guitar and bass guitar. Also there is single player modes. The controls are fairly easy to get use too. Also you can learn how band instrument works and how bands come together. There is some language in a few songs but it's bleeped out. Aslo you can choose not to play those songs.

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 5.0

    hello children

    This is a great game, i highly reccomend it. You get to crate an awesome character, pick an awesome customizable instrument. If you are playing with more people, you can create a band and pick its name ect. All the insruments are fun. They have lots of great songs too, wont get fooled again by the who, sabatoge by the beastie boys, blitzkrieg bop by the ramones, dani california by the red hot chili peppers + the clash, queens of the stone age and others. When you are old enough to understand this game, it is iffy, if you dont sing when you are young you should be fine

  7. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0

    EVERYONE! GET THIS GAME! IT IS OFF THE HOOK!

    Okay, I got rockband for Christmas in 2008 and then I raced down the stairs and set up the guitar and drums (and microphone) and I started playing. I didn't have a clue what on earth I was doing but I will tell you this: IT WAS AMAZINGLY FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoever came out with this wicked game, IS A GENIUS! Everyone who has never heard of it, look it up online and go out to the store and get it! Trust me! You will have so much fun! It's great to play with friends and family, too! GET IT!

  8. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Idaho
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0

    AWESOME GAME!

    I LUV THIS GAME! IT IS SO FUN! great fun for the whole family

  9. Kid Reviewer Age 9
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0

    ROCK BAND IS AWWWWWWWWWWWWWESOME!

    I THINK ROCK BAND SHOULD'VE MADE HISTORY! ROCK BAND IS VERY FUN SO IF YOU'RE READING THIS, GET OFF YOUR COMPUTER AND GET ROCK BAND NOW!

  10. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Maine
    I rate this title on for age 9 and give it 5.0

    Better than Guitar Hero!

    I have guitar hero and I like it but rock band is even better! You can sing and play drums in this game. My friend has it and he has every instrument. It was awsome!

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    best game ever

    i luved guitar hearo so i knew i was gona luv this. i got it for christmas n played like all day with my sibilings. theres alot more songs i no n there more modern. th guitar is better n so r the drums n mike. i play ths all th time n its so much fun playing it with friends

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    luv this game

    this game is so sweet you and 3 freinds can play and my freind shane learned how to play drums after that game, by playing expert mode so he is the drummer of my real life band and it teaches to sing on expert mode, you habe to do every note right to beat it

  13. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  14. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Kentucky
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Holy crap this is a fun game

    I love this 4 player party game great for any guitar hero or music party game, lots of songs but not as good as Xbox 360 and ps3 but great for anyone...

  15. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Maryland
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    the worlds gamers......

    best game evr! i mean u get to play the drums! and on guitar hero only guitar..........sad isnt it? and u get to sig and play bass! kick up huh? i recomenned anyone to buy it! i have it for ps3!

  16. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Oklahoma
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Best family game ever

    This game is awsome!! I like to play it at my friend's house all the time!

  17. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    ROCK BAND ROXS!!!

    I JUST WENT TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE YESTERDAY AND PLAYED ROCK BAND FOR PS3. IT IS SO AMAZING THAT I WENT TO GO PRE-ORDER THE WII 1. GO GET THE GAME AND STOP WASTING VALUBLE TIME OF UR LIFE

  18. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    This is a great game!

    Definitely okay for kids 10 and up. It is not bad at all.

  19. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    the game is awsome

    the game is awsome u should go out and buy it even though it is better for ps3 and 360 its still a pretty good game for ps2

  20. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    i love rockband

    Definitely the best party game. It blows guitar hero and its ugly characters out of the water!!!! Plus, this game can get people interested in a music track in their own lives.

  21. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Maryland
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    FUN FUN FUN AND DID I SAY THAT THIS GAME IS FUN!

    It is a great game for kids age appropriate very little cussing play drums guitar and sing nothing bad about this game no glitches as far as i know about i have had since march 19th 2008 people say they left out some stuff in the ps2 version but i have the ps2 version and my friend has the xbox 360 version i dont think they left out any thing buy this game

  22. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Nevada
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    rb

    I love how rock band was smart enough to give us drummers a drum video game to play so that our real drums don't bug the family!

  23. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    blah

    Guitar Hero is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY better.

  24. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Ohio
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    I am a Rocker Wannabe

    I love this game. I like rock on this game. I am 13 years old and i am on expert and almost beat Green Grass High Tides an he guitar!!!!! Oh Yea! Now i wish i was a real rocker. I love it how you can make your own person unlike Guitar Hero. I love it. it is a fun game no matter what age you are.

  25. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    bad

    everything in rock band seems nice but having to buy a goat head guitar that is kind of not good for christian audiences

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