Preorder Rock Band for Christmas

If you are looking for the ideal gift for somebody who is both a musician and an avid Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 console game player then we have the perfect solution for you. Coming out onto the shelves just before Christmas this year is the video game “Rock Band“, which allows players to form virtual rock groups of their own.

What differentiates this title from other games, is that each player participates in the game using custom controllers that are based on real world musical instruments. The first controller is a drum set which consists of four foam pads, a bass drum pedal and real drumsticks. Each foam pad represents one of four different instruments that a drummer would typically have. These include the snare drum, the tom-tom, hi-hat and cymbals.

Through these instruments, players will be able to interact together either offline using a single console system, or online through networked capability. Along with the game itself, each game disc will also ship with pre-supplied songs while many hundreds more will be available to download online.

Rock Band is a title developed by Harmonix Music Systems, while the publisher is MTV Games, and the distributors are Electronic Arts Partners. The North American release for this game title is November 23 2007 while the European release will be later in the following year.

Given the timing of this release date, we would advise any potential purchaser to preorder Rock Band as soon as possible as to avoid any disappointment on Christmas Day. You may also preorder Rock Band through the online store Amazon.com. By choosing to preorder Rock Band in this way, you may also benefit from the hassle of last minute Christmas shopping if the local retailers are out of stock.