Joystiq plays Rock Band, now with cow bell!

by Richard Mitchell { Jul 6th 2007 at 11:30AM }

Of all the wonderful things we've learned about Rock Band, we were completely unprepared for the bombshell dropped in Joystiq's hands-on with the game. It is truly the best thing we have heard in a long time. Yes, that's right, the microphone not only doubles as a tambourine, it also serves as a cow bell. If you're playing Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper," you can bet your booties that you'll be applying some judicious cow bell. Of course, Joystiq's hands-on preview contains much more information, and you really should read it, but it is our job to extract the essence of all that we cover. If there be anything purer than cow bell, we haven't seen it.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Blue_Falcon @ Jul 6th 2007 11:40AM

Guitar He...what?

xenocidic @ Jul 6th 2007 11:43AM

I got a fever...and the only prescription...is MORE COWBELL!

ericdrum @ Jul 6th 2007 11:47AM

Yes! We get to explore the space and add more cowbell!

Project Ekim @ Jul 6th 2007 11:49AM

So let me get this strait there a mic that triples as a cow bell and tamborine whitch is wired and the drums are wired bu the new guitars have interchangeable face plates 5 more fret buttons higher on the neck and they are wireless am i right? Also do you have to be in the same room to have a band or can you do like online co-op and battles vs other bands?

Matt @ Jul 6th 2007 12:24PM

@ 4, According to the article in Game Informer you can do any combination of same room, online, etc. For example, if you and your friend want to play drums and guitar in one room, you can get online a find a singer and bass player. I'm so excited about this game.

Andrew @ Jul 6th 2007 12:33PM

too bad i cant use my headset as a mic then i can fulfill all my britney spears dreams. I already have been in rehab and have kids somewhere....just kidding

Belcho @ Jul 6th 2007 12:47PM

MORE COWBELL

xenocidic @ Jul 6th 2007 1:07PM

I cant wait to get a mic for this game and join some online bands, because i am by far the worst singer in the world (tone deaf, etc).

it's gunna be great.

i'm curious as to how the game judges your vocals...some kind of voice recognition software or?

Hey Apples @ Jul 6th 2007 1:25PM

All of the buzz for Rock Band remains good, and continues to impress. The latest vid shows the placeholder visuals have been replaced with a very sleek interface.

I can't help but wonder what the GH3 camp is thinking about all of this. The 4 person co-op makes battle mode look like tiddlywinks.