Rock Band Wireless Guitar + AC/DC Live $27 for Xbox 360

Buy.com has Rock Band Wireless Guitar for Xbox 360 + AC/DC Live Rock Band Game for $26.99 with free shipping. Next lowest on Google Products for the guitar alone (no including the bonus game) is $39.

AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack less than $30

Good news for Rock Band and AC/DC fans (of course good news if you haven’t already picked up the Rock Band Track Pack). Both Walmart and Sam’s Club (disclaimer: actually, they are the same company) have the AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack for Xbox 360 at less then $30. (Sorry, all other systems you are still paying full retail.) Walmart: $29.92 and Sam’s Club: $29.77. That’s about $1.66 per song.

I have not bought this track pack for a few reasons. Primarily, it is because the original retail price of $40 made the cost per track too expensive to me. At the new pricing, it’s very reasonable, in my opinion. I’m an AC/DC fan, and this will be a great addition to Rock Band 2.

If you aren’t aware, the Track Pack is a standalone game based on the Rock Band 1 game engine. It has its own set of achievements, and all songs can be imported into Rock Band 1 & 2…but ONLY ONE TIME! WARNING: Don’t ever buy this game used, or you will not be able to import the tracks into other Rock Band games.

I’m in the process of moving, so I won’t get to playing it anytime soon.  Though, I do think I will be making a trip to Wal-mart this week.

Did Harmonix make a big mistake with AC/DC Rock Band 2 content?

Harmonix made Rock Band 2 with some great bands.  One of the bigger names is AC/DC, which has one song on the Rock Band 2 disc, Let There Be Rock.  It is a classic track, though arguably, not their best work.  More interestingly, Rock Band guitarists, bassists, and drummers are complaining that it is not an enjoyable song to play in the game.  Lot’s of fast repetitious segments, that hurt forearms and bores the player.

That said, Harmonix is about to release a 3rd installment of Rock Band, known as Rock Band AC/DC LIVE.  This is a $30-$40 standalone game of 18 AC/DC songs.  Personally, I’m a big AC/DC fan from way back and am looking forward to more AC/DC content in Rock Band.  Though, I can tell you, most of their music is not very challenging and is repetitive.

Let There Be Rock is a prime example of a repetitive song.  My concern here is for the casual Rock Band gamer, who is not a hard core AC/DC fan.  I’m thinking primarily of the guy or girl who’s first AC/DC experience is Rock Band 2.  To be fully honest, Let There Be Rock is one of the least fun songs to play in Rock Band 2.

I think that the casual gamer will play Let There Be Rock and think, “this song sorta sucks, there’s no way I’m paying $40 for more of this crap”.  As a hardcore AC/DC fan myself, I’m already on the fence about not getting this upcoming AC/DC release, because I personally think it’s over priced by $10-20.

I predict that Rock Band AC/DC LIVE will not be on any best sellers list.  I’ll got out on a limb and say it may even be a complete flop.  First of all, Rock Band players want downloadable content, not more discs.  Second (and most important), they want fun songs to play.  Although they may be fun to listen too, many AC/DC songs are repetitive and boring to play…and I think putting Let There Be Rock on the Rock Band 2 disc was a big mistake.  It was not the right dose of AC/DC to give the casual gamer, and it was not the proper reminder for old school AC/DC fans.

What say you?