Fake Plastic Instruments - Wii Edition

Lindsay Lohan

So...

The new year is nearly upon us and with that tax refunds and my Groundhog Day birthday which means a small temporary infusion of cash. Currently, I have Rock Band 1 and 2 (Wii) and have played GHWT for the Wii (guitar only). I have a GH3 guitar, RB guitar, RB drums, mic.

I really want to update my plastic instruments this year and get the highest compatibility possible without filling my small living room.

It seems like the best bet would be for me to get the GHWT kit and accept the loss of RB1. But first, a few questions:

GHWT guitars work with RB2, not RB1 - are there any 3rd party guitars compatible with both on the Wii?

Drums - I love the idea of cymbols, but do they feel natural with RB2 - a game that doesn't have cymbols in the default kit?

Is the GHWT guitar an upgrade enough that I should consider getting a second one and getting rid of my RB and GH3 guitars altogether?

Will I need 4 Wiimotes (2 guitars, 1 drums, 1 singer)?

Is there anything else I should be thinking of?

zimfan

well, do the Guitar Hero drums work with RB2?

because those are a big step up, a lot funner and more compact

but then again this is my opinion

Lindsay Lohan

Yes - GHWT drums work with RB2 but not RB1.

zimfan

well maybe upgrade to the GH instruments and keep the other ones?

then you can do Battle of the Bands

or keep the ones you want while still being able to play RB1

Roshin

I heard that you copy the tracks from the RB1 disc to an SD card and play them in RB2? If that's correct, then you could upgrade to the WT instruments without losing RB1.

Can anyone confirm?

Kor

Nope, the license transfer is only for the 360 and PS3.

Also, you really could have asked this in either the GHWT or RB2 thread, and gotten some pretty detailed answers.

Personally I find the RB2 drums more fun, but I also bought the cymbal attachments for them.

darleysam

Since this thread is here and dealing with all three games and the Wii, I want to ask which people generally think is better. Basically my sister and her family stayed here over Christmas and my sister was quite taken with Rock Band on my 360, to a point that she's now thinking of getting it for their newly-acquired Wii. She's not too fussed about the guitar, but is looking for drumming and singing. Now I'm aware that RB1 is inferior to GH:WT, while RB2 isn't out on the Wii here yet, but is meant to be equal to the 360 and PS3 versions. So.. should I just advise GH:WT or suggest waiting for RB2?

Kor

Look up the song lists for both, you can find them on wiki.

The only real deciding factor is if she would actually go about downloading songs or not.

RB has an enormous catalogue right now, somewhere around 390ish songs to download. So if she would actually spend 2 bucks here and there for a song, I'd suggest RB. If she wont ever touch DLC, then just go by the setlists that each game has.

Oh right, you said Wii version... well, the DLC hasn't started yet for the Wii, but harmonix has said it'll start with 30ish songs on day one, and they will backdate it to match the 360/PS3 version.

darleysam

Yeah, she sounded kind of interested in DLC, so I might suggest waiting for RB2 when I next speak to her, provided she's not already bought GH:WT. Sounds like neither is a bad choice though, so, hey.

KupotheAvenger

darleysam wrote: »

Yeah, she sounded kind of interested in DLC, so I might suggest waiting for RB2 when I next speak to her, provided she's not already bought GH:WT. Sounds like neither is a bad choice though, so, hey.

I've gotten to play both and from a gameplay standpoint, I'd go with RB2. Its kind of annoying that most wii owners are GHWT (understandable as it came out first), but the game is really close to the PS3 and X360 versions, save for the tattoo creator and band icon editor. If that doesn't bother her (didn't bother me, and I'm an obsessive about customization), then I'd say RB2.

zimfan

GH WT actually surprised me in it's level of customization

but I think Rock Band 2 is where to go for DLC

Kor

personally, I don't like GHWT's customization. Go figure I think its too much.

it makes me think of Tiger Woods '08. I just wanted to play golf, but I had like 60 some odd sliders to adjust to make sure my forehead looked normal, and my nose wasn't the width of my face, and so on and so forth.

Guek

I'd advise waiting for RB2 over world tour.