The Beatles: Rock Band
The Beatles: Rock Band is a video game that consists of 27 releases
Reviewed on Sept. 9, 2009
A loving tribute to one of the most influential pop groups of the 20th century with an abundance of catchy, recognizable songs to make up for the gameplay's relative simplicity.
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Following the Rock Band formula, The Beatles: Rock Band immerses players into the shoes of the Fab Four as they progress through their career, featuring an exclusively Beatles theme and song list.
Overview
The Beatles: Rock Band was released on September 9th, 2009 (09/09/09) across the globe, in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. There is no timed platform exclusivity planned, with the date applying to all Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. The game features 45 songs that span The Beatles' career and a detailed storyline that highlights some of the band's biggest moments in history. Peripherals
The newly designed Beatles peripherals.
The game is compatible with Lips and Sing Star microphones for Xbox 360 and PS3 respectively, allowing players to use them as opposed to the wired Rock Band mics.
The two premium guitar peripherals MSRP for $100, while the premium bundle costs $250.
Gameplay
Follow in The Beatles' footsteps as they progress through their career, starting at the Cavern Club.
The newest feature in The Beatles: Rock Band is the inclusion of three-part vocal harmonies, allowing up to six players to join in at the same time. Players are able to mimic The Beatles by playing and singing at the same time, or simply let two additional players sing the backup and harmonizing vocals. A special training mode will be included to help singers adjust to singing in harmony.
The game's career mode follows the band chronologically from 1963 to 1969. It starts with the band's landmark touring appearances, then transitions to their recording studio period at Abbey Roads Studio, and culminates in their famous rooftop performance in 1969. The venues include:
- 1963: Cavern Club, Liverpool, England
Play at historic venues, such as the roof of Apple Corps for the famous Rooftop Concert. - 1964: Ed Sullivan Show, New York, USA
- 1965: Shea Stadium, New York, USA
- 1966: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
- 1966: Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios, London, England
- 1969: Apple Corps Rooftop, London, England
During the Abbey Road Studios period, several Dreamscape backgrounds accompany certain songs. These are artistic interpretations of the songs, akin to music videos. For example, "Here Comes the Sun" features the band playing on top of a hill in front of a sunny background. Meanwhile, some Dreamscapes are based off of an original video or film that featured the track. "I Am the Walrus" and "Yellow Submarine", for example, are both set or feature references to the original music video and animated movie, respectively.
Throughout the career mode, players are rewarded with photos and studio chat between the band members and crew that have never before been seen or heard, giving them extra insight on the band and their music.
Tracklist
The game is comprised of 45 songs, taken from The Beatles' catalog of studio albums between Please Please Me (1963) and Abbey Road (1969). It has been confirmed that the United Kingdom-released versions will be used, and will not be released as downloadable content for main iterations of the Rock Band series. The game features unheard dialogue and footage from the band that, prior to release, has never been released in any form.- A Hard Day's Night
- And Your Bird Can Sing
- Back In The USSR
- Birthday
- Boys
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Come Together
- Day Tripper
- Dear Prudence
- Dig A Pony
- Do You Want To Know A Secret
- Don't Let Me Down
- Drive My Car
They are the egg men. - Eight Days A Week
- Get Back
- Getting Better
- Good Morning Good Morning
- Helter Skelter
- Hello Goodbye
- Here Comes The Sun
- Hey Bulldog
- I Am The Walrus
- I Feel Fine
- I Me Mine
- I Saw Her Standing There
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand
- I Want You (She's So Heavy)
- If I Needed Someone
- I'm Looking Through You
- I've Got A Feeling
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
- Octopus's Garden
- Paperback Writer
- Revolution
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / With A Little Help From My Friends
- Something
- Taxman
- The End
- Ticket to Ride
- Twist & Shout
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows
- Yellow Submarine
Downloadable Content
Unlike previous Rock Band titles, downloadable content will be released specifically for The Beatles: Rock Band and will not be compatible with other Rock Band games; nor will previous and future releases to the general Rock Band platform be available for play in The Beatles: Rock Band. The game will also not export any on-disc songs for play in other Rock Band games. - All You Need Is Love was released on 9/9/09 as a timed exclusive for Xbox Live. The proceeds ($1.40) will go to Doctors Without Borders.
- Abbey Road was released on October 20, 2009 for Xbox Live and October 22, 2009 for Playstation Network as a full album download. Purchasers of the complete album will be able to play B-side medley in full.
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will be available as a full album download in November 2009.
- Rubber Soul will be available as a full album download in December 2009.
Discography
The Beatles
| Album | Year |
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| Please Please Me | 1963 |
| With The Beatles | 1963 |
| A Hard Day's Night | 1964 |
| Beatles For Sale | 1964 |
| Help! | 1965 |
| Rubber Soul | 1965 |
| Revolver | 1966 |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 |
| The Beatles (White Album) | 1968 |
| Yellow Submarine | 1969 |
| Abbey Road | 1969 |
| Let It Be | 1970 |
| Game Name | The Beatles: Rock Band |
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| Original US Release |
Sept. 9, 2009
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| Original US Release |
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| OFLC |
OFLC: PG
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| ESRB |
ESRB: T
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| PEGI |
PEGI: 12+
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