[troutman]

Rock Band 2 for Wii Review (release is Dec 22nd?):

http://wii.ign.com/articles/939/939202p1.html

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Rock Band 2. When the first Rock Band hit the Wii last summer, it was a shell of its former 360 and PS3 self. Major features like World Tour mode, character customization, and downloadable content had been gutted. Well, the band has been in the studio remastering Rock Band for Wii, and the sequel more than makes up for the original's problems.

The Wii version of Rock Band 2 is feature identical to the PS3 and 360 versions. World Tour mode is here for both local and online play. The full character editor is here (except for the tattoo creator, but only sailors and ex-cons have tattoos anyway). Your band is now rendered in real-time during a performance, rather than appearing in generic video. And the online music store will go live "very shortly" after the game's release, according to Harmonix.

Rock Band 2 ships with a really good mix of 84 songs on disc and the music store will go online soon after launch. When that happens, an initial 30 tracks will be available to purchase plus you'll be able to download 20 free songs. Content will be added weekly thereafter. Eventually, according to Harmonix, the entire Rock Band back catalog will be available for Wii, which, if the company comes through, is fantastic.