Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

10 to 20 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Uninspired"

Dont get me wrong. The game mechanics is still the same as Gutiar Hero III, which is a great and innovative game on its own, but if you are going to hash out the same game again, add a drum track and mic track, and expect customers to pay 200 bucks for a whole new set of instruments...At least have the decency to make the DLC and replay value worth my money.
The thing that makes it very clear to me that this was nothing more than a "Gimme your money" game is that replay value is low (most people probably ran through the whole game in a total of 10-20 hours)...There really is no reason to come back to this game because the songs are just not worth the time to play them over and over again. I took both this and RB2 to a party and people wanted to play RB2 much more than this game after a few songs.
First off, the tracks are completely thrown out there. Its like Activision made it a point to obtain obscure (and possible cheap) music from B-C level artists just to pop something into the game to play. I mean really...who the #@%# is going to sing songs in a foreign language? Make those DLC, not part of the game. The bands that are well known have way better tracks in Rockband2 or as DLC for said game(some of the DLC is the same as in this game)..meaning that if you already purchased Rockband or Rockband2, dont waste your money on this game, just buy some more DLC.
DLC is EXTREMELY LAME! Since GHWT launched, the DLC on this game is dismal, if not pathetic. Rockbands DLC on launch, and several months after grew extensively and had a much broader variety of songs to choose from. GHWT has not made a significant or even minor improvement in this department, and from the looks of it, isnt even going to bother until GH:IV comes out. Stick to the RB brand if you want better DLC from good artists that you know and love.
Bottom line is that if you already have Rockband and want to upgrade to Rockband 2...go for it! You will get a better enjoyment of the music and much more bang for your buck (only needing to upgrade your instruments if your older ones are breaking or you want the new drums for the cymbal extensions) If you have loyalty issues, and must get a Guitar Hero brand game...go for the Metallica game that recently came out or simply wait around until GH:IV come out, because this simply was not worth it.