Originally I was planning on doing a full review of Rock Band 2.  Unfortunately I’ve encountered the same issues as I did in Rock Band 1-the Wireless Drum Pedal broke at the hinge that connects it to the base rendering the whole set up useless.  I thought I had fixed the problem by plugging up my old Keyboard sustain pedal to use as a bass pedal until I get my repaired one back but then I encountered a new problem.  Whenever the yellow pad is struck, the blue pad goes off causing you to miss notes and in the end fail songs.  At first it seemed like a calibration issue but after trying it on three different televisions and three different audio set ups, it’s been confirmed that the issue is the pads themselves.

Since the hardware was sold separately, I still want to play through Rock Band 2 as a game and give it a fair review.  But keep in mind I don’t give grades or percentages, just opinions.  Is it worth buying or not.  So with that in mind I ordered some sturdier drums from Ion Audio and they should be in sometime next week.  Be on the look out for a live uStream of the assembly of the drums and a play through as well.*

*Links for the demonstration will be up soon!