 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
Green Day: Rock Band
- Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
- Price: $59.99 ($49.99 for Wii version)
- Genre: Music
Common Sense Media says
Fun but stagnant music game has songs with iffy lyrics.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Green Day: Rock Band garnered a "Teen" rating by the ESRB because of some lyrical references to drugs and sex, some unlockable videos where a bandmenber makes a joke about cocaine, and "mild blood" seen in a photo you can unlock that shows the band reenacting a bloody crime scene. The game does encourages players to express their passion for music and cooperate with friends. Parents should be aware, though, that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions support open online voice chat, which Common Sense Media does not recommend for pre-teens.
What's it about?
If you're not yet burned out by the deluge of rhythm games over the past couple of years, MTV Games’ GREEN DAY: ROCK BAND rocks nearly 50 tracks from the popular punk pop band, pulled heavily from the albums Dookie (1994), American Idiot (2004) and 21st Century Breakdown (2009). In fact, the game lets you strum, drum, or sing along with all the songs from those three albums, plus a few others from Insomniac, Nimrod and Warning. Here's how it works: plug in your instrument peripheral to play guitar, bass, or drums (or sing into a mic) in time with the song to rack up as many points as you can. Fans of the band can unlock lots of other goodies, too, including backstage chats and live concert footage.
Is it any good?
This is a fun game -- but only if you're really into the band. Unlike games such as Guitar Hero: Aerosmith or Guitar Hero: Metallica, which feature songs from the title bands plus a selection of tracks by other artists, Green Day: Rock Band features only songs by Green Day. Plus, while the game feels, looks, and sounds good, Harmonix didn't really innovate much in the gameplay department.
Fans of music games who aren't major Green Day lovers should save their cash until the new Rock Band 3 debuts later this year, which will be the first music game to support a keyboard peripheral. Spending $60 is a bit hard to justify here.
(NOTE: The Nintendo Wii version is essentially the same as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version, save that it's missing a few online options.)
Online interaction: Gamers can play online in all three versions of the game, which means a "band" can play together even when each player is in a different city. Open voice chat is available in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 online modes. Consequently, players may be exposed to inappropriate language and topics of conversation by other players or share personal information. There is no online voice chat for the Nintendo Wii edition.
Explore, discuss, enjoy
Families can talk about lyrics in pop songs. Which songs are controversial and why?
Families can also discuss whether rhythm games in general and this one in particular help foster interest in music. Do you think players learn anything while playing these games, or are they pure entertainment?
- Show:
- All members
- Parents
- Teens & kids
Teen, 16 years old
November 21, 2010
AGE
Green Day Green Day Green Day AKA BEST BAND EVER!!!!!!!!!
its my favorite game in the whole world!!!!!! you will fall in love with it unless ur not a green day fan!!!!! i am the biggest green day fan out there!!!!!!!! <333333333
What other families should know:
Was this review useful?
|
|
Teen, 16 years old
September 24, 2010
AGE
Green day Rocks.
Language is muted on some words.
Violence isnt to bad just references to guns
12+ or mature children under this age
What other families should know:
Was this review useful?
|
|
Adult
June 19, 2010
AGE
If you approve of your kids singing Green Day songs this is a great party game.
Green Day Rock Band was made for Green Day fans. It include music from all studio released albums including 2 that have parental advisory slapped on them. Simply put, if you approve of Green Day's lyrics and your kids listen to Green Day and you're OK with that there will be no problem with lyrical content. The game has no violence to speak of and just makes a great party game.
What other families should know:
Was this review useful?
|
|
Kid, 11 years old
October 2, 2010
AGE
The game and band are good, but they sing about some bad stuff, but not M rated
What other families should know:
Was this review useful?
|
|
Teen, 15 years old
July 26, 2010
AGE
a fine game.
What other families should know:
Was this review useful?
|
|
Teen, 14 years old
July 26, 2010
AGE
Best music game I've ever played. I'm also a huge Green Day fan so it makes it easier to play. Great for teenagers but not for kids. There are still some strong language like b***ch.
What other families should know:
Was this review useful?
|
|
Kid, 12 years old
June 25, 2010
AGE
awesome songs
Well, I've never played the game before, but I've listened/looked up the lyrics to every single Green Day song, and I'm definitely going to buy the game soon, so here's what I know from listening to Green Day:
Green Day have an obsession with very foul words, most commonly "f--k" (with prefixes and suffixes), "s--t" (with prefixes and suffixes), and "d--n" (with prefixes and suffixes). In fact, one of their songs (don't know if it's on this game or not) is called "Platypus" and it has a whole verse with many insulting swears repeated over and over. Since this is only a T-rated videogame, every single swear is blanked out (like all Rock Band/Guitar Hero games), but you can still tell that they're swearing.
Green Day also talk about crude, awkward, and sometimes even disturbing...things...very rarely, but when they are mentioned, they're pretty inappropriate.
Another thing to add is Green Day are not good role models at all, and they have messages about depression in a few songs, most on the album American Idiot (ex.: Boulevard of Broken Dreams).
Otherwise...they're awesome!
What other families should know:
Was this review useful?
|
|
Teen, 14 years old
April 26, 2011
AGE
green day rock band
great game! perfectly fine and all the f-words are edited and only a few drug/inapropriate lyrics.. all in all perfectly fine!
What other families should know:
Was this review useful?
|
|
Kid, 12 years old
January 24, 2011
AGE
no comments, just pure fun
Green day rockband is a great game! The whole family loves it, and, when we get to holiday, we all go crazy! I like the censored lyrics. When I sing those, all I get is a pause.
Was this review useful?
|
|
Kid, 9 years old
August 10, 2010
AGE
Its.........Ok?
Was this review useful?
|
|
| Platforms: | Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Music |
| Developer: | MTV Games |
| Release date: | June 8, 2010 |
| Price: | $59.99 ($49.99 for Wii version) |
| ESRB rating: | T for Drug Reference, Lyrics, Mild Blood (Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) |
Contact us to give us more feedback on our learning ratings.
Review It
Screenshots
1 of 3
2 of 3
3 of 3
Great alternatives handpicked by our editors
More from Common Sense Media
Top advice and articles
