Yesterday, I (along with my wife and Topher) decided to play through Rock Band's "Endless Setlist" in the game's "Band World Tour Mode." The epic list is a culmination of all of your custom band's blood, tears, and sweat on the road to fame; it's a non-stop marathon of the discs 58 songs, back-to-back, with no breaks. Yes, it took us eight hours, and yes, we smelled afterwards.

Regardless of the fact that I don't want to play Rock Band for at least another month (OK, fine, I'll be playing again next week), "Band World Tour" mode certainly is one of the game's stand-out features. But according to a Gamespot preview, the "BWT" found in the PlayStation 2 port of the game (which ships next week) is a much simpler, more linear version than that found on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Instead of making money and amassing fans at gigs, it's simply a tiered structure of songs, similar to the Guitar Hero series. The game also features no character customization. 

Oh, and there's no online play modes and there will certainly be no downloadable content (although I'm sure the game's success will lead to "expansion" discs). 

Worst. version. ever? If you're comparing features and the game's longevity, this might be the case. Gamespot does point out that the gameplay (this is the important part, right?) is faithful, and the bundle will cost $10 less than its big brothers. Maybe it's time to just save the $150, though, and start saving for that new console, eh? 

[Via Kotaku]