Musically, the game runs the gamut from the 60s to today, with plenty of material to test your skills on any instrument. Sure, you d expect the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Maps to be killer on drums, but just try to get through singing the Ramones Blitzkrieg Bop on expert without messing up. It s harder than you d think.

(Watch this Friday as our pals at G4 s X-Play dedicate themselves to the game.) Our favorite part is the Band World Tour mode , in which you and your bandmates can create your avatar rockers right down to their tats and Goth chic. Name your band and design a logo, and you are on the road to rock stardom. After our first gig and many performances of Nirvana s In Bloom we were rewarded with virtual fans, roadies and a van! True bliss is seeing the words tour bus awarded on screen.

This Rock Band could be the next big thing . We ve already gotten hooked on iTunes, so who knows how much music we re going to need to download now? With a bunch of tracks available with the game s release today, such as the Police s Roxanne and much more to come, we re fairly sure this is bound to get expensive. Of course, if the band gets signed, it ll all be worth it.