For some rockers, the glamour, the money, the groupies, and the fame are enough to keep you playing. For others, well, achievements can be a big incentive as well. A good part of teh Rock Band 2 achievements have been revealed, and they look quite well thought out. Some will present a serious challenge for even future Rock Hall of Famers, which was something the first game sorely needed. Here's a highlight to illustrate the difficulty we're talking about here:
The Beat Goes On Complete all beats at 100BPM or higher, or half of the beats at 180BPM or higher 20I think its safe to say that Rock Band will no longer be Guitar Hero's easier, simpler cousin any more. Check out the full list of achievements after the break.
Rock Band 2 Achievements Name Description Pts Skill Solid Gold, Baby! Gold star any song.
25
Flawless Fretwork 100% a song on Expert guitar.
25
Flawless Drumming 100% a song on Expert drums.
25
Flawless Singing 100% a song on Expert vocals.
25
Flawless Groove 100% a song on Expert bass only using up-strums.
25
Flawless Guitar Solo 100% a guitar solo using only the solo buttons.
20
The Bachman-Turner Award Maintain deployed Overdrive for 90 seconds.
25
Million Point Club Earn more than 1,000,000 points in a single song.
25
Bragging Rights Defeat a player in either Score Duel or Tug of War.
15
Comeback Kid Defeat the last player beat you in either Score Duel or Tug of War.
15
Band Savior Be a savior 3 times during one song.
20
Hello Cleveland! Deploy Vocal Overdrive 4 times in a single song.
20
Overdrive Overdose Achieved an 8x Band Multiplier
25
Band World Tour Got Wheels Won a Van in World Tour
20
Open Road Won a Bus in World Tour
20
Jet Setter Won a Jet in World Tour
20
Worldwide Sensation Gain the ability to play around the world
25
West Coast Performer Played a set on the West Coast of North America
10
God Save the Band Played a set in the United Kingdom
10
Heartland Performer Played a set in Middle America.
10
Western Europe Performer Played a set in Western Europe.
10
East Coast Performer Played a set on the East Coast of North America
10
Eastern European Performer Played a set in Eastern Europe.
10
Road Dog Played in every venue in the world
30
One Million Fans Reached 1 million fans in Band World Tour
30
Exploration Clothes to the Edge Buy over $100,000 worth of clothes.
20
Needs More Umlauts! Made a Band Logo.
10
The San Dimas 4th Annual Award Competed in a Battle of the Bands.
15
You're Hired! Hired a staff member.
10
You Killed the Radio Star Made a music video.
15
Tour Challenge Along for the Ride Beat an instrument-specific challenge while playing another instrument
10
Challenge Novice Complete 25 Challenges on Medium Difficulty, or 10 Challenges on Hard Difficulty, or 5 Challenges on Expert Difficulty
10
Challenge Master Complete 25 Challenges on Hard Difficuly, or 10 Challenges on Expert Difficulty
15
Challenge Savant Complete 25 Challenges on Expert Difficulty
25
The Final Countdown Unlock an Impossible Challenge
15
Stage Igniters Beat the Impossible Band Challenge
25
Lord of the Strings Beat the Impossible Guitar Challenge
25
AN-I-MAL!!! Beat the Impossible Drum Challenge
25
Virtuoso Beat the Impossible Vocal Challenge
25
Groove Assassin Beat the Impossible Bass Challenge
20
Buy a Real Instrument Already! Beat an "Impossible" Challenge on Expert Difficulty
35
Drum Trainer Beat It! Complete all beats at 60BPM or higher, or half of the beats at 140BPM or higher
10
The Beat Goes On Complete all beats at 100BPM or higher, or half of the beats at 180BPM or higher
20
Fill Me In Complete all fills at 60BPM or higher, or half of the fills at 140BPM or higher
10
Fill Legend Complete all fills at 100BPM or higher, or half of the fills at 180BPM or higher