World Tour Vs. Rockband 2

Well for those of you who know me know that I am a huge music fan. So I was one of the first people that bought the game RockBand when it first came out. It was true love at first play.

Well, coming late this October we will have a true battle for the music fans...Rockband 2 & Guitar Hero World Tour.

To tell you the truth I haven't yet decided which I am going to purchase. I love Rockband, they are a solid company and I feel obligated to stick with them.

On the other hand, Guitar Hero World Tour is pretty enticing and they have the entire Metallica - Death Magnetic album to download!

Lets compare...Shall we?

Rockband 2

1. Instruments like the guitar (besides the fire color) & microphone about the same, except the drums now have velocity ability (sounds louder when hit harder) and are a bit quieter and may have the ability to add additional cymbals.
2. All new track list! That looks awesome!
3. They plan on releasing additional downloadable songs every week!
4. You can play previous downloaded songs from the original RockBand!

Guitar Hero World Tour

1. Instruments: Guitar has an optional touch fret (no need to strum), a regular mic, and a really cool drum set up.
2. The drum kit looks great, has 2 cymbals and 3 pads with pedal. They claim to have had input on the design from the drummers from Red Hot Chili Peppers & Blink 182.
3. You can create your own songs in World Tour!
4. Comes with a pretty sweet track list!
   

So as you can see... tough decision.

Oh and if you have an extra $300 laying around and want to upgrade your Rockband drums, you now have the option to buy an offical electronic drum kit that is built for the Rockband game.

But here is some good news that may help both you and me in this tough decision. It looks as if the instruments may be compatible with the other! Let me explain it this way...There may not be a need to buy 2 sets of instruments if you were wanting to play both games. According to Wired Magazine it looks like the instruments will be compatible with each other...At least for the PS3. I haven't heard about the Xbox or Wii yet.

I will let you know what my decision is when the time comes.

Keep me in your prayers during this tough time.