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Rock Band: Band in a Box (Xbox 360) | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
Buy New: £99.99
as of 3/9/2010 16:38 CDT details
New (3) Used (4) from £68.95
Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 4021
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: musical-instrument-games
Media: Video Game
Edition: Normal
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 19.8
Dimensions (in): 30.3 x 16.3 x 23.8
MPN: MSX0HW05865
EAN: 5050053597977
ASIN: B0017J6RY6
Release Date: May 23, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
* This item is only available for UK mainland delivery. Please contact us if you are interested in having this item sent elsewhere.
Includes
Microphone
Drums
Guitar
Requires RockBand game - sold separately
Rock Band is an all-new platform for music fans and gamers to interact with music. The game challenges players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune, mastering lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals. With more master recordings than any other music game, Rock Band features some of the world's biggest rock artists and spans every genre of rock ranging from alternative and classic rock to heavy metal and punk.
- Play The Hottest Music - Rock Band includes dozens of all-time classics as performed by the original artists. Rock out to legendary artists from punk, metal, alternative, southern, and classic rock
- Break Out Your Axe - Shred on guitar and bass like never before with the all-new Fender Stratocaster (to be confirmed) replica guitar.
- Bang The Skins - Play like a real drummer on a drum kit with four pads, a kick pedal, and real drum sticks.
- Sing Your Heart Out - Take centre stage on lead vocals and bring down the house on rock's greatest anthems.
- Live The Rock Lifestyle - Completely customise your characters to reflect your own inner rock god.
- Try Out Multiple Game Modes - Play solo or as a band in tour mode. Start small and work your way to the top.
- Take Your Act Online - Go online to play with-or compete against-rockers around the world.
- Grow Your Act - Keep expanding your rock universe with downloadable content.
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 A Fair and Balanced Appraisal of the Rock Band situation May 26, 2008
Mr. S Baker (London, England)
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
so obviously a lot has been made of the whole Rock Band pricing fiasco here in the United Kingdom and Europe, with the price being almost doubled here compared to how much it costs in the States. we Brits are used to paying more than the Yanks for the stuff; its things like high VAT and reasonably high taxes that allows us to have a national health service. that being said, there are a lot of issues that have been raised and some that haven't. For the service of all those contemplating whether or not to buy this game or boycott EA, this is a general appraisal of the situation:
1) the full game's RRP in the United States is $169, the equivalent of about £85, whereas here the RRP is £180. the reason an EA spokeman gave for the high costs is increased import and shipping costs for the parts, which i believe are coming from China (shock of all shocks). so their reasoning is that this is how much they have to charge in order to turn the same profit they turned with the US price. however there is one key issue with the pricing; how come the game can RRP at £180 but Amazon can afford to sell it for £140? Amazon must be making profit from this and must be passing on profits to the publishers. to put this into perspective, Amazon.com in the US only offers a $20 discount on the game, only 12% in comparison to .co.uk's discount of around 22%. so it is entirely impossible that EA could have set a RRP of £140 and made a profit. if this is the case, then the £180 is purely exploitative and unreasonable and you probably should boycott this game to show EA a lesson
2) according to most feedback from users and critics alike, this game is incredibly fun and totally excellent, and is definitely a product worth owning, which is what makes the pricing so difficult. the game has a 93% MetaCritic score for a reason.
3) if you already own a Guitar Hero guitar, im fairly certain that with the Xbox 360 you can play Rock Band with the GH guitar, in which case all you really need is the drums which can be sold at a cheaper price, so if you are not so eager on singing along that is probably a more economical and sensible idea
4) for those of who holding out for Guitar Hero World Tour when it is released later this year, the game's USA price has been set at $189, which means odds are the kit is going to be just as expensive, unless of course EA IS simply exploiting customers and Activision could afford to sell it for a cheaper price. but that gamble could cost you 6 months worth of thoroughly enjoyable rocking out on Rock Band.
5) the game does come with songs that you would have to buy as downloadable content in the USA, so you are saving some money there
6) the £140 Amazon price is actually a very reasonable price for the item. considering that the game has pretty much double the content of Guitar Hero 3, which costs about £60, £140 is a pretty reasonable price to pay, especially if you have an Amazon Prime subscription like me and get free shipping. so the only real reason not to buy the game through Amazon would be a matter of principle of not wanting to give EA their money, which is fair enough
7) Amazon's more reasonable price tag may be off-set by the aforementioned shipping costs, but there is also the inherant danger of potential hardware damage. there are many reported cases of Rock Band's drum kit being a little fragile, and they do break. and since im not sure how you go about getting your kit repaired, there is a good change you may have to return it to Amazon since they sold it to you, which may also push up shipping costs and provide other issues. i may be wrong and there may be a simpler way to get your drums repaired if they do break, but just be aware that the Rock Band drum kit can break. also the Guitar Hero drum kit does look pretty damn cool and may not have the technical issues of the Rock Band drum kit.
in conclusion, i have decided to buy this item through Amazon, and im sure i will enjoy playing it. im not really into the whole boycott idea; besides one person buying the game doesn't make a difference. your decision on whether or not to buy the game purely comes down to personal opinion. if you love playing games with friends and party games, and especially if you have some mates to go in with on buying the game, you really owe it to yourself to buy this game - it is the most complete and enjoyable music game on the market. if you believe EA's pricing is unfair, and you want to vote with your money, then by all means wait to see how much Activision will be charging you for GH4, but don't expect too much mercy.
if you are stuck on the fence, debating whether or not to buy it or boycott it and hold tight for GH4, the best advice i can give you is read the soundtrack, go read some reviews, go read the hype for Guitar Hero World Tour and think whether you really think the game is worth £140, or whether waiting six months for Guitar Hero is worth it. as i said, if you're on a tight budget, find a friend who will go half-in with you and share the experience of rocking out; that is after all what the game was designed for.
i hope this guide provided you with some clearer guidelines on whether or not you should buy this admittedly awesome game. thanks for reading, and rock on!
 rock band review February 22, 2009
Callum Jones (UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
i think rock band is brilliant, had it for 3 months now and i still play everyday , i would strongly advise anyone to go for rock band rather than world tour, cant fault rock band on anything really, instuments work very well and are very stirdy.
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