Rock band being a music game is obviously going to have Violent, Sexual and full of language music. Its easy to play when you get used to it. Making it much better to play on. Its educational because of knowing how songs work, May even help with fingerwork on the Guitar. The violence is just in the music, None on screen. Just the lyrics. Some are mature and disturbing for kids. The sexual is also just in the lyrics too. But you may have women in the videos quite unusually dressed shall we say. The language is obvious in songs and everything Its a great family game.

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

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.

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!