A Look At Rock Band 2's Drum Trainer, Battle of the Bands

The folks at Kotaku sat down with a copy of Rock Band 2 and took a look at some of the game's special features. The Drum Trainer will let you practice your beats, fills, and freestyle playing, while Battle of the Bands will let you compete against others using a new set list every week. Perhaps most interesting is the ability for Rock Band 2 owners, for a small fee ("less than $5"), to import songs from a Rock Band 1 disc. "There appears, as of now, no DRM tracking on anything to indicate you rightfully own the disc you want to export. So if you missed out on the Rock Band party last year and want to play the old songs, too, all you have to do is rent a copy or borrow someone else's. It doesn't seem Harmonix [is] too concerned, however, as they're happy you already paid the licensing fee and bought Rock Band 2!"

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Re:Guitar in Rock Band 2 any better?

[theantipode]

The strum bar is a lot smoother on the new controllers, and the buttons are less noisy.
Oh, and last I checked, an enormous chunk of the old wireless controllers lying around the offices are wireless.

But what do I know? I only work there.