Which is better and why?

Band Hero - it has Taylor Swift songs

Both are good so long as they are played in combination with other humans in the same room and a crate of good beer.

IME, differences whatever they are between them, don't matter much in such application.

Answer=RB: I think GH is only for 2 players max whereas 4 people can make a fool of themselves while playing RB. Of course, as already stated, one should have lots friends around of alcohol consumed while playing.

Guitar hero does the whole band thing too now. Matt should chip in on this topic (if he made it back from the casino Saturday night).

Ok, thanks for the clarification.

Learning how to play an actual instrument >> everything else.

FWIW, my friends and I thought RB1 songs were better than RB2 songs. Haven't had a chance with the newer band based GH's to have an opinion there.

I'm thinking about getting the Beatles version for my mom. I think she would love the idea of it, I'm just not sure she would actually be able to play the game.

I'm not sure if it matters for you mom, but I'd look at the list of songs in the game before buying the Beatles Rock Band for her. There are many songs I expected to be in the game that are missing from it. Released and planned DLC (Abbey Road and SPLHCB, with Rubber Soul coming next) fills some of the missing songs, but they add up quickly.

List of songs in The Beatles: Rock Band - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Very helpful, Salty, thank you.

IME from having owned and played both of the earlier versions of both, Guitar hero I/II/III and the first Rockband(have no idea what "Band Hero" is or what Guitar Hero they are on now, five or six?) Rock Band was a more casual/social game, while Guitar Hero was all about beating "Through the Fire and Flames" on Expert and playing until your wrist was sore and your fingers felt like they were going to fall off. While both have songs that can be a technical challenge, RB would most likely suit the casual gamer, assuming your mom is not a hardcore gamer who could shred through all the songs on GH with a blindfold on.

Oh yeah, I agree with your comments regarding playability. Difficulty wise, Medium on GH I/II/III was harder than Medium on RB1.

RE RB Beatles: Your mom could always just do the singing part, that is the easiest instrument. The drums can be quite difficult depending on the person and level.

RE RB Beatles: Your mom could always just do the singing part, that is the easiest instrument. The drums can be quite difficult depending on the person and level.

I've never played Rock Band but from past experience singing is definitely not the easiest instrument. A surprising number of people I know are pretty much tone deaf.

I really wish I could sing.

I really wish I could sing.

I wish your mom could sing.

Rock Band owns.

I wish your mom could sing.

She's awful.

In other news, it appears that the Rock Band Wii Bundle is out of stock everywhere (of course). Is this the kind of thing that ebay is useful for, or is it scam-o-rama?

She's awful.

In other news, it appears that the Rock Band Wii Bundle is out of stock everywhere (of course). Is this the kind of thing that ebay is useful for, or is it scam-o-rama?

Sounds like scam-o-rama. I believe the value will probably drop considerably after christmas or so.

I dunno. I kinda like the feel of GH better, though I stopped playing music games years ago.

I dunno. I kinda like the feel of GH better, though I stopped playing music games years ago.

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