Rock Band: How to Rock Out a Party

You could be at a party, or just sitting back with a couple of friends with an 18 pack. You turn on the PS3, wanting to play a video game. Since there's a lot of people, you want to play something multi-player so no once gets left out. You've got a few of the must-have titles for the PS3, and since drinking and music go hand and hand you pop in Rock band for the PS3. You can play up to four players, and it has a library of newer songs and classic songs a like. It's definitely a good PS3 game, and it can actually change the dynamic of the party, assuming you have a stereo for the PS3 to play on. The basic idea of the game is to match your color on your instrument or match the basic pitch of the music with the microphone. It seems a little complicated for drunk people, agreed, but the fun you could have playing Rock band is ridiculous. Who doesn't love music more when they're drunk? And on top of that, you can actually play instruments to simulate that you're creating something more. The PS3 game's instruments are extremely fun, the guitar similar to the phenomenon that Guitar Hero created.

The guitar is the essential rock star instrument. On the PS3 version of Rock band, there are five buttons color coded on the fretboard of the guitar. There are also the same colors near the base of the guitar, these buttons act as the bass strings. When you have the guitar in your hands and had a few, it's hard not to just rock out like you were Eddie Van Halen. But you must abstain on PS3's Rock band because it definitely is hard plastic, and it will shatter if you slam it on the ground. This is hardly a concert, and although a Rock band guitar on eBay is only 15 dollars, it's not the best idea to send shrapnel into the audience. It is not the best idea when you want to play the Rock band music game. It would be a good idea to set the difficulty level for the PS3 game to easy or medium, as anything harder would be just setting yourself up for failure in most cases. Rock band guitar is complicated with it's multiple button presses after a few, but it does not in any way match up to the complexity of the drums, a Rockband innovation.

The drums are easily the most complex of the PS3's Rock band games. What person doesn't like to beat on pads to Aerosmith's music? Like a regular drum set, you're dealing with snare, hi-hat, tom, crash, and a bass pedal. Since this involves ridiculous amounts of hand-eye coordination, it's probably the best idea that you set this on the easiest setting. I have found that if you'll stand a lot better chance if you can just get into the music, and let the play flow naturally. This will not land you a five-star song, but it may keep you around long enough so when you do fail your portion on the Rock band song, your friend will be able to save you. And be careful, if a single instrument fails the Rock band song three times, the music stops and it's back to square one. Another obvious downside to Rock band and it's instruments is that the drums and guitar require two hands. With Rock band, you can also grab the microphone and rock out with one hand still attached to your red Dixie cup.

The PS3 microphone for Rock band is for the karaoke lover. It's very true to the art, providing lyrics as you sing along with a bar that monitor's pitch. Don't be alarmed, even at high levels it is possible for you to complete a Rock band song without being a multi-platinum vocalist. As long as you can get the pitch, you can pretty much just just leave a lot of the words out. Although, this won't impress the girl or guy in the corner, you can keep your Rockband team jamming along to the music. One of the obvious dangers of using the microphone and Rock band is that you may feel the music a bit too much, and trip over the cord. It actually happens, so watch out for it, seriously.

As you foray into the PS3 title Rock band game, you will find that it takes a whole new meaning to the word game. It is unlike most because you are actually recreating some of the most groundbreaking music that has ever been recorded. At first you will find that you are just murdering new and old classic songs, but as you get familiar with the music you will also find that it is a very amazing game that can be enjoyed party after party. Who knows, maybe it'll even strike you hard enough that you want to go out and start your own revolutionary music band.