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GC '07: Rock Band coming to PlayStation 2

By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UKPosted Aug 22, 2007 12:19 am PT

MTV Games and Electronic Arts to bring their highly anticipated rhythm game to the PS2, announce 10 more tracks including Stones, Clash, NIN.

LEIPZIG, Germany--Previously confirmed for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Harmonix announced today that Rock Band will be coming to the venerable PlayStation 2 platform. The PS2 version of the game will feature "many" of the modes of the 360 and PS3 games, and will also incorporate some all-new gameplay elements.

European versions of Rock Band will also be getting localised content for the different countries in the region, both downloadable and on-disc.

The following 10 songs were also announced for Rock Band, and all will be original versions:

Rolling Stones -- "Gimme Shelter"
Deep Purple -- "Highway Star"
The Clash -- "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
Faith No More -- "Epic"
Smashing Pumpkins -- "Cherub Rock"
Radiohead -- "Creep"
Beastie Boys -- "Sabotage"
Jet -- "Are You Gonna Be My Gir"”
OK Go -- "Here It Goes Again"
Nine Inch Nails -- "The Hand That Feeds"

Rock Band's on-disc lineup now totals 26 tracks, including Metallica's "Enter Sandman," Nirvana's "In Bloom," and Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead Or Alive."

The game is scheduled for release in the US on the Xbox 360 and PS3 in the 2007 holiday season, and it is meant to be available across Europe from early 2008. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's preview.

243 Comments

  • ps2lover499

    Posted Oct 15, 2007 4:13 pm PT

    Guitar Hero III has a better set list, i really havent heard of any of the songs here

  • darth-revan

    Posted Sep 23, 2007 12:23 am PT

    Im not hoping for AC/DC as much as other people are. Sure they are great and all, but I prefer some of these other bands over them.

  • guile_charlie

    Posted Sep 17, 2007 8:31 pm PT

    "Many" of the modes? Hmm, I'm guessing no online for we ps2-only owners. Otherwise...Hell Yes!!! Oh, yeah. Virtualtofu! Yes.

  • bshaw84

    Posted Sep 16, 2007 11:23 pm PT

    My Pumpkins...this is amazing!

  • Cody13_2012

    Posted Sep 14, 2007 7:32 pm PT

    I hope they have an AC/DC song in this because not a single guitar hero has had one ,but if they do have one I hope it dosent mess me up when I am playing AC/DC on real guitar.

  • VirtualTofu

    Posted Sep 14, 2007 2:15 pm PT

    Can you use the Gutiar Hero guitar with Rock Band? If not, I hate Harmonix.

  • Hersch1377

    Posted Sep 11, 2007 8:17 am PT

    great, they finally include a radiohead song in one of these games and its CREEP!? wtf, while it may be a decent choice for an early easy song, to get ppl to learn the gameplay mechanics, any true radiohead fan will tell you this is the worst radiohead song to include, THOM YORKE himself hates this song . . .

  • kwloy

    Posted Sep 10, 2007 1:32 pm PT

    HOLY CRAP!!! This is going to be one of the best games EVER!

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted Sep 9, 2007 7:06 pm PT

    OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! jet and nine inch nails and creeeepppp!!!! yeeessss!!!

  • StarFreak101

    Posted Sep 9, 2007 6:26 pm PT

    I like oldie rock!

  • adpimp

    Posted Sep 8, 2007 6:43 pm PT

    SEET NIN IN A RYTHM GAME IM EXCITED and whomever said with teeth was a bad album should shoot himself in the larynx cause lyrically it is astounding die all u haters

  • bob7890

    Posted Sep 8, 2007 6:20 pm PT

    it doesnt say anywhere that its just releasing a ps2 version in europe...it does say it will release in europe but not just europe

  • hunter627

    Posted Sep 8, 2007 12:55 pm PT

    im getting this cause of the songs
    i also said gh sucked but i just didnt like the first two games

  • black_steel_4u

    Posted Sep 8, 2007 12:04 pm PT

    im so geeting this.

  • Mortichai

    Posted Sep 6, 2007 7:17 pm PT

    A good reason they still have this going for the PS2 (which I absolutely marked out for when I heard this news) is because they know the PS2 is still in many, many homes all over the world, which equals more money in sales of Rock Band. I can't wait until November. Even if it's snowing that day, I'm buying that game right after my morning class!

  • shaddix55

    Posted Sep 6, 2007 9:26 am PT

    how is there going to be 3 connections on the ps2?

  • dt2003

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 1:43 pm PT

    SWEEEET!!! lets show some more love for last gen-ers

  • peyo670

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 9:01 am PT

    with all the ps2 in homes its a good comercial choice

  • king23_

    Posted Sep 3, 2007 4:41 pm PT

    agree with Bnd13007

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