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// Overview // |||||| // Description // || Title |||||| Rock Band 2 || Concept |||||| (1) The Goal of the game is to complete all the venues with passing scores and ultimately play the marathon set which is 84 songs. Other goals may include achieving the top scores on the internet high score vault. There are multiple side projects/tasks that you can also focus on. Such as being able to play a song on expert with no mistakes. || Learning Objectives //(explicit or implicit)// |||||| (1) Math can be taught through adding the number of fans and money you earn per show. (2) Team work can be taught since 3-4 people play the game together simultaneously and cooperatively. || Assessment //(explicit or implicit)// |||||| Getting 100% on each level (making no mistakes on each song- thus hitting all the buttons correctly on the controller at the right tempo), collecting trophies, buying gear for your band, collecting stars for how well you play the song || Content //(explicit or implicit)// |||||| Function of money, touch typing, music (beat, tempo) || Values & Skills //(explicit or implicit)// |||||| Cooperation, music appreciation, hand-eye coordination/reflexes || Game Method/Style |||||| Rhythm Game || Audience |||||| Children, teens, adults, male or female || Platform |||||| X-Box 360, Playstation 2 and 3, Wii, PSP, Cell Phone App, and Nintendo DS || Publisher |||||| Activision || Developer |||||| EA, MTV Games, Harmonix || Release Date |||||| Sept. 14, 2008 || // Design Aspects // || // High // || // Average // || // Low // || Graphics & Sound || Fantastic music, this is there best aspect. Graphically it is decent for a PS3 game. It is average for video games out there today. || ||  || Playability || Easy to Expert levels There are a lot of different levels, and a no fail mode to let anyone play || || || Entertainment || Interactive The entertainment value increases when you have other people to play the game with || || || Replay Value || High (because of different levels and challenges- also they are always coming out with new games) || || ||
 * Game Critique: Rock Band 2 **