The Short List of Things to Do

A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid

Rock Band

Rock Band Video Game

Props to visionary game Parappa the Rapper, but 2007 is the year that games really became about making music, not war. With the aid of slightly undersize plastic instruments, you and three friends or relatives rock out on vocals, guitar, bass and drums to songs by the Stones, Metallica, Radiohead, the Killers, etc. No talent required.

Grade: A-

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