9.5 Presentation 8.0 Graphics Basically a lower resolution version of the 360 and PS3 games, and it still looks nice on Wii. Animation is good for the most part, but the framerate takes a hit here and there. 9.5 Sound 9.0 Gameplay 9.5 Lasting Appeal World Tour will take you a good long while to finish, but the simple act of playing great songs with your friends isn't likely to get old any time soon.

Rock band 2's already out on 360 and PS3, but the other versions - Wii and PS2 - are running a little behind schedule. So far, in fact, that they're still not out yet. But they're coming! Or, at least, the Wii version is. A very public, very humble announcement on Harmonix's site says that Rock Band 2 on the Wii will be shipping on December 18, meaning that, if you're lucky, it'll arrive in stores just before Christmas.

USA Today reports that the Wii version of Rock Band 2 will feature downloadable songs and online multiplayer. Up until this point, the available features for the game on the best-selling console have been nebulous. USA Today's original article stated that there would be no online functions, but has since been updated with new wording.

Wired reports that the Wii version of Rock Band 2 will, according to Harmonix, be "fully-featured." In fact, this includes DLC (no word on how that's going to work storage-wise) and online play. If it's going to be a "much more competitive product" as its developers say, then we should also expect to be making music with band members of our own design and touring the world as we see fit when the game hits the stage in November.

No official timeframe was given, but the PS3, PS2 and Wii releases will hit sometime after the Xbox 360 release, but before the end of 2008. Rock Band 2 is slated to feature at least 80 tracks, all master recordings. It's scheduled to be shown at this year's E3.