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Rock Band 2 Standalone Drums

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Manufacturer: MTV Games

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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Accessory
Brand: MTV Games
EAN: 0014633191653
Feature: Features four durable drum pads, a redesigned kick-pedal, a drum stand, and authentic wooden sticks. Game sold separately.
Format: CD-ROM
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: MTV Games
Manufacturer: MTV Games
Model: 014633191653
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Publisher: MTV Games
Release Date: 2008-12-16
Studio: MTV Games

Features

Features four durable drum pads, a redesigned kick-pedal, a drum stand, and authentic wooden sticks. Game sold separately.
New sound-dampening, velocity-sensitive heads for more expressive performances
Metal-reinforced, ultra-durable foot pedal stands up to the aggressive drumming
Built-in cymbal and hi-hat expansion port to upgrade/customize your kit. (Cymbals and hi-hat sold separately)
Wireless Rock Band 2 Drum Set

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Editorial Reviews:
Get an unparalleled, deeper, dynamic gameplay experience with Rock Band 2 drums. These Drums have an improved kick pedal with metal plate, velocity-sensitive drum heads, cymbal and hi-hat expansion ports, quieter drum heads and a wireless connection.

Spotlight customer reviews:

Customer Rating:

Summary: Horrible product, horrible customer service
Comment: The syncing for the drums seems to work whenever it wants to which is almost never. The few times I have actually have gotten it to work it has dropped within 20 minutes of playing. I have tried to contact EA customer service and have had no luck after staying on the phone with them for over 2 hours. And was unable to contact them on their website without signing up for an account. After all has been said and done I have yet to hear anything back from them. After seeing all of the online complaints about their lack of professionalism and my own witness to it I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER EA PRODUCT EVER AGAIN.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Definitely lots of fun
Comment: This is a great game - I am in my late 30s, and definitely NOT a rocker at all (nor a gamer, either). I wanted just the drum part of Rock Band 2, and it's nice that this is available (I wasn't going to use the mic or guitar anyway, so why spend the extra money? You can always add it on later). Also, with the massive popularity of the full Rock Band 2 suite, this was much easier to find (this was in stock at Best Buy, and they told me they had been all sold out of the full Rock Band 2) Setup was easy, play is fun, here are a few things that I noted:

A) On the setup sheet, of course the first step is to lay everything out and make sure you have all the materials. One of the materials I saw that was listed looked to be 8 tiny screws. Again, there was only a picture of them, and I didn't see them in the box at all. And, there was no reference to them at all in the setup directions. Also, it didn't look as if I needed them, so I ended up not worrying about it. Perhaps it was one of those things that was planned to be included in the final product, but was pulled at the last minute? Or maybe I misread the directions? But again, due to the fact that there was no other reference to these screws or a place I could use them, I wasn't worried.

B) A Wii Remote does not have to be "implanted" into the drum kit (like Guitar Hero World Tour...?). These drums come with a built in transmitter. There is, however, a small gray box included that will plug into one of your two USB ports in the back of the Wii. This is how the drums communicate with the Wii. I did have to use a Wii remote at first when choosing the actual disc (from the main Wii screen)

After drumming for a total of about 6 hours so far, I definitely have a greater appreciation for the drum parts of songs! You remember drumming along to some of these songs ages ago, and then when you actually have the drum track in front of you, you find out that it's a lot more complicated! I thought I had the drums to "Hungry Like the Wolf" *down* when I was 17! This cool drum set (along with the software, sold separately) tells me just how wrong I was.

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