Every kid and his brother’s friend’s sister’s cousin’s dog has heard of Rock Band by now. I can’t remember very many times when I’ve seen every person walk out of a store on the same night with the same purchase, but that best describes the scene at the local mall a couple weeks ago when a shipment of this game came in. The masses have reached a consensus on Rock Band so overwhelming that it brings to mind the days of the NES and Super Mario Bros. 3, the game everyone had. Maybe if more things were so agreed-upon, we could all come together over make-believe, online rock concerts, and the world would finally know peace.

Yeah, I think Rock Band really is that great. So much work went into its making that I’m leaning towards its inclusion in the next ‘Top-100 games of all time’ list. I’m still the same bitter, jade-colored ball of cynical angst, but when you get to be part of history, even I can put that aside for a minute.

Posted on February 29th, 2008 by katie