Rock Band Tips - Page 3

McFly · #81 10-07-2009, 02:24 PM

To get golden stars, you have to be playing on Expert. The score you need is 1.5195 times the five star score for Guitar, Bass, and Vocals. The score is about 1.45 the five star score for drums. I will forgo the easy drummer jokes that this setup provides...

McFly · #82 10-07-2009, 02:25 PM

"Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld" is the second to last song of the bonus setlist. It's song number 12.

McFly · #83 10-07-2009, 02:26 PM

To unlock the Endless Setlist, you have to beat the Hall of Fame Induction and have acquired 600 stars.

McFly · #84 10-07-2009, 02:28 PM

Potential money-saving tip - MOST USB microphones will work with Rock Band, regardless of which system (XBox, PS2/ 3) you're playing on.

McFly · #85 10-07-2009, 02:30 PM

Different songs can be accessed more quickly with different instruments if you are playing solo.

McFly · #86 10-07-2009, 02:31 PM

Holding multiple notes down on the guitar plays a "chord".

McFly · #87 10-07-2009, 02:32 PM

You must hit the strum bar in order to actually play a note.

McFly · #88 10-08-2009, 02:32 PM

Guitar Hero World Tour instruments do not all necessarily work with Rock Band. However, the Aerosmith controller does work.

McFly · #89 10-08-2009, 02:33 PM

Rock Band drums do work with Guitar Hero World Tour.

McFly · #90 10-08-2009, 02:43 PM

Full Combo - When you hit every note perfectly and don't drop your combo at any time during the entire song.

McFly · #91 10-08-2009, 02:43 PM

Guitar hero 2 and 3 controllers will work for Rock Band.

McFly · #92 10-08-2009, 02:46 PM

Band World Tour in Rock Band can technically be "beaten" on Medium difficulty, but cannot be truly completed unless you are on Hard or Expert mode.

McFly · #93 10-08-2009, 02:48 PM

Don't worry if you don't see all of your fans right away on the leaderboards. They don't update instantly.

McFly · #94 10-08-2009, 02:50 PM

You can actually request that a favorite song be added to Rock Band on the official site.

McFly · #95 10-08-2009, 02:51 PM

You must have a special adapter to plug a headset into your guitar or drums.

McFly · #96 10-08-2009, 02:53 PM

If a band challenges you to a "Rock Off", go to your World Map and find the venue with the special icon.

McFly · #97 10-08-2009, 03:18 PM

You have to do the cheat code rather quickly to get it to work and unlock songs.

McFly · #98 10-08-2009, 03:19 PM

In a "Big Rock Finish", there's no need to worry about keeping notes lit - the points work out about the same either way.

McFly · #99 10-09-2009, 02:18 PM

Lose some tunes you downloaded? No need to panic. Maybe. : ) - As long as you are on your same Gamertag, you can download them again for free!

McFly · #**100** 10-09-2009, 02:20 PM

Some say that the quality of using an XBox headset is lower than the quality of using a standard microphone.

McFly · #**101** 10-09-2009, 02:23 PM

You cannot sing and play guitar simultaneously in the solo career mode - only one or the other.

McFly · #**102** 10-09-2009, 02:24 PM

If you want to sing and play at the same time in Band World Tour mode, you have to be sure that you have 2 regular controllers plugged in.

McFly · #**103** 10-09-2009, 02:25 PM

If you miss a note, you get penalized. If you hit a wrong note, you get penalized twice. : (

McFly · #**104** 10-09-2009, 02:26 PM

"Pre-made" bands only appear in the PS2 and Wii versions of Rock Band.

McFly · #**105** 10-09-2009, 02:28 PM

None of the Rock Band instruments will work with Guitar Hero 5 World Tour. : p

McFly · #**106** 10-09-2009, 02:33 PM

Possible Cheat: Some have had success when playing guitar or bass by pressing the Back button to go into overdrive.

McFly · #**107** 10-09-2009, 02:34 PM

"Still Alive" is available FREE for download!

McFly · #**108** 10-09-2009, 02:38 PM

If you're moving a hard drive around between different XBoxes, you may want to sign into Live to avoid DRM issues that hinder gameplay.

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