Guitar Hero World Tour Versus Rock Band 2

Rock Band has already established its fan base as a drumming, guitar, bass, and vocal game; Guitar Hero on the other hand has hardcore fans of its guitar element, but up until now had been untested in the drumming and vocal department. Both games have their hardcore fans, their devotees that would defend their game of choice even if it was inferior to its competition; I meanwhile have never previously owned a copy of either title and hold no allegiance to either series.

I'm about as impartial as you can get; I was very tempted to buy Rock Band when it first came out, living in the UK the game was always hideously overpriced however and this was therefore something that always put me off. Guitar Hero meanwhile; my brother owns a copy of one of the games in the series and I did briefly pick it up and play it for a while whilst visiting his home, found it a bit boring though and quickly reverted to playing Singstar shortly after. So my experience with both games had been limited/non-existent, when Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2 came out however I just had to test them both out and try the games for myself.

I'm a drummer at heart, not a very good drummer, but a drummer nonetheless and the drumming aspect of these games is therefore something that was always going to be incredibly important to me. The drumkit you get with Guitar Hero World Tour is far greater than that which you get with Rock Band 2, it's of a far superior quality and a much better build too. With the World Tour kit the cymbals and drums are of a good build, and whilst the bass pedal isn't great; this is something that can be easily overlooked, particularly when comparing it to the standard supplied Rock Band 2 drum kit as the RB2 drum set is really very faulty in comparison. As the Guitar Hero World Tour drum kit is fully compatible with Rock Band 2; you can buy the complete Guitar Hero World Tour set up which comes with guitar, drum kit, and microphone, and then buy the Rock Band 2 game solus giving you full access to Rock Band's vast array of tracks whilst also giving you a better build quality with the instruments.

Both games are enjoyable, I definitely feel that the Guitar Hero World Tour drum kit is of a greater quality though so like I say; as the Guitar Hero World Tour instruments are fully compatible with Rock Band 2, what you can do is buy the Guitar Hero World Tour game with instruments included, and then if you also wish to own Rock Band 2 then just purchase RB 2 as a game on its own which will set you back $50-60 depending on which format you purchase the game in. Owning both games will give you an excellent selection of tracks to choose from, and as the Guitar Hero World Tour instruments are better (in my opinion) and both games can be played with these instruments; just purchase World Tour with instruments and avoid the agony of the problematic Rock Band 2 ones.