Rock Band for the PS3
So my wife likes to surprise me with a video game once a year. This Christmas she wows me with Rock Band for the PS3. I have never played a musical instrument (successfully) in my life but I can play a mean air guitar and air drums when jamming to tunes. I have hear about the whole Guitar Hero craze and couldn’t wait to tear into the box. Rock Band for the PS3 cam with the game, a wireless PS3 Guitar, a PS3 Drum Kit (wired / USB) and a PS3 Microphone (wired / USB). I tossed in the game and grabbed the sticks and slowly began to jam. The only way I can describe this game is viral. When people come over and try it out, they can’t play just one game. Now my wife has never been a gamer. She did play Crash Bandicoot Warped for the PS2 one very cold NY winter. You should see her now when she grabs the PS3 Guitar a couple times a week. For a couple brief moments each week, she transforms into a rock star (a hot one at that). The best part of Rock Band is the fact that my wife and I have another outlet to laugh and have fun while the kids are sleeping.
I am still getting my butt kicked fairly hard online when trying to battle people. I guess that is one aspect of the game I may never master. I do know that when my nephew comes over we have to continue touring the globe with K-Rox and GrubbDawg. He keeps asking me if I unlocked any Metallica. I just found out that I can download a Metallica 3 song pack to add on to the game. The extra songs are a bit steep (2 bucks a piece) but I can understand the amount of development time behind putting them together. That being said, I will be only be buying a few add-ons (well only the ones necessary for me to rock it old school).
My friend Brady sent me an awesome link on how to modify the PS3 drum kit to quiet down the striking noise. I will post a little write up here soon after I attempt this same upgrade.
