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Rock Band 2 hands on, live shots, Ion drum kit, first impressions: woot!

By in Gadgets News on July 16th, 2008

Filed under: Gaming

If you’re jonesing to get your Rock Band 2 on like we are, you’ll be all over these new shots of the game’s upcoming controllers that we got all grubby on today at E3.

First, the new guitars not only look better, but they will include some welcome hardware tweaks. The new axe includes an optical sensor that will make syncing the game to your display a breeze. Rather than go through that annoying tap..tap…tap synchronization scheme, all you’ll need to do is hold up your controller to your display and it will figure things out with you based on your screen’s refresh rate. In addition, the new guitars have been updated with slicker fret controls that

make it easier to slide from one to the other. Meanwhile, the strum bar has been tightened up a bit. No clicking, though — the guys at Harmonix say no one “dreams of playing a metronome” anyway. A dig at Guitar Hero? Perhaps, but if you’re looking for some click feedback from your controller, look elsewhere.

Gallery: Rock Bans 2 hands on