When this arrived little did I know that I would be up until the wee small hours playing it!! This, the 5th track pack add-on for Rock Band, gives you 21 country songs to add to your repertoire. Even though it is an add-on it is a game in it’s own right so you can dive straight in even if you don’t already own a Rock Band title!!
This gives country music fans an alternative to all the, well, alternative, metal and classic rock tracks available for Rock Band via DLC. Most of the songs appear here for the first time in a Rock Band title before they will be available to download.
Now, I know a few of you are thinking that it’s country music and that it’s not that big here in the UK. There are plenty of fans of the genre in these isles although this track pack isn’t available via retail here. It is available from online retailers but you may need something like Freeloader to get it up and running on your Wii.
The only time I have seen country music on TV recently was during one of those Time Life adverts. You know the ones, order with your credit card and get another 5 cd’s free!! To be honest, going into this the only song I knew was the Kenny Rogers classic “The Gambler”. When playing I noticed a few of the guitar riffs and when the chorus hit to a few of the songs I realised I had heard them before. Of the track listing I think there was about 30% I was unaware of!!
Pick this up if you can. If you can’t find it at least download “The Gambler”. You really will enjoy it!!
VideogameUK verdict: 7.5/10
