Rock band 

The Nintendo Wii raised the bar when it comes to interactivity. The physical aspect gives you a totally new dimension of immersion in games, a new order of fact. But the Wii has cornered the market in the childish, family fun style games.

With rock group, the Xbox 360 is back in the game, and with a bang. Wannabe rock and rollers can actually get an understanding of what it?s like to up on stage, in front of the loving crowd. You can, if you would like to, pick an instrument and play solo, or have a jam session with others thru Xbox live. But this thing actually comes to life when you get your friends around to form a band.

The complete set up incorporates everything you want to rule the globe. Lead guitar and bass guitar, a drum kit with 4 drum pads and a base bin pedal and, of course, a microphone to belt out those rock anthems. The very first thing is for every one of you to select your characters and give them personality with suitably ott garments and haircuts. Next you?ll need a name for the outfit, a large, bad one. Now you are prepared to get ready for mega stardom. 

New tracks are becoming available all the time from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, to add to what's already available. Select wisely and you might be onto a winner. Band will lead you on what notes to play. For the crooner, it is just like karaoke, with the words scrolling across the screen. As you sing, you get feedback on the pitch of your voice on the screen. The more you all hit the right notes, the louder the music gets and the more the gang support you. The stage lights go wild and the joint starts jumping.

Hit a bum note and you bring the score down. If you are in the area, each band member has the opportunity to go into Bonus Mode. If you all do it together, you are in Overdrive and then things truly go out of control. The music and the noise of the bunch will blow your mind. With your body shivering and your senses reeling, you run off stage and grab a lager, in true rock and roll style. The brilliant thing is that you can?t lose. If you hit the spot, you?ll have the gang at your feet, howling for more. But if you suck, they won?t be in a position to throw lager cans and ask for their cash back.

Talking from experience, you don?t wish to go that interactive. Or perhaps you do.

Something for the developers to think about! As it stands, the adrenaline hit you get is real enough. This is the final party game and the final Xbox 360 game. If there's a rock and roll bone in your body, you simply can?t help getting hooked into it.

Get out of your lifeless existence and take a visit to rock and roll heaven. If you've ever stood in somebody?s garage, plucking provisionally at a guitar and dreaming of what could be, don?t dream any longer. Just jump right in and experience it for real.