Mafia 2 was pretty rubbish.
Finally got a copy of
Rock Band 2 yesterday (birthday present). It's just not readily available over here, so it's taken a while to find a copy for under £30. It's great having a whole host of new songs to add to my already pretty extensive collection.
The improvements to the interface make a huge difference compared to the original, though I already knew what to expect after playing Lego Rock Band (which I completed a couple of weeks ago, hence why I was after a new version).
It's not as "customisable" as Guitar Hero, but it just plays much better, and the song layouts work better too. My voice is killing me though... Bloody Duran Duran!
Only a couple more month's wait until Rock Band 3 too... So that's a must, with all my Rock Band 1 and 2 and Lego Rock Band tracks added into it!!! Will be epic, especially with all the new features.
Rock Band 3 will have step in and out game play. So anyone can join or leave at any point during a song. You can also pick your "avatar/user" as you step in, so you don't have to keep on retreating back to the main "band" menu.
On top of that, you can also adjust difficulty mid-song. Great for me doing mystery sets. I'll often hit a song or two I don't know so well, or can't quite get the key right for singing, and could do with it being a little more lenient. At the moment, a mystery set I have to set to easy - which is rubbish for the songs I can 100% on hard
Some good stuff on the RB3 track list too.
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/20/this- ... 3-setlist/
Harmonix fanboy and all that, but I love the way they try revitalise things, and are willing to have a break to do it, rather than just churning out the same old same old.