Experience The Beatles music and legacy like never before, utilizing the core Rock Band game play. "The Beatles: Rock Band" in an unprecedented, experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of The Beatles. The game will allow fans to pick up the guitar, bass, mic or drums and experience The Beatles extraordinary catalogue of music through game play that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band's legendary career.
Features:
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A variety of gameplay environments pulled from the Beatles career, including Cavern Club, Abbey Road and Shea Stadium.
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"The Beatles: Rock Band" software for Xbox 360.
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A song list of more than 40 Beatles hits, as well as additional DLC to follow via Xbox LIVE.
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The first music game to offer harmonies as part of gameplay, challenging players to recreate The Beatles’ vocal blend.
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Works with all Rock Band and most Guitar Hero controllers and microphones.
Product Details:
Product Length:
7.5 inches
Product Width:
5.31 inches
Product Height:
0.56 inches
Product Weight:
0.24 pounds
Package Length:
7.6 inches
Package Width:
5.3 inches
Package Height:
0.7 inches
Package Weight:
0.55 pounds
Release Date:
August 31, 2009
Average Customer Rating:
based on 81 reviews
Game Information:
Platform:
Xbox 360
Media:
Video Game
Item Quantity:
1
Customer Reviews:
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Prepare to boo me, I found the game a bit underwhelmingJul 06, 2010 I know I am going to get ripped for this review
I love the beatles, I love their music, but their music doesn't seem to translate into great game play. I think the problem is that they beatles songs are very simply constructed and I don't feel any real challenge when playing the guitar. Going through the game is a breeze and the only real challenge is to see if you can get 100%, which you can on most songs. As one review put it, you don't get any special achievements for getting 100 percent, which is a drag. Now, I have played it on single mode and maybe it would be more fun with other people. But there is a big problem, in my honest opinion, about The Beatles Rock Band. It soooo simply (and a bit dated). How are you going to get people who didn't grow up with the music into it? Too tell yo quite honestly, I perfer to pick up guitar hero with challenge rock tunes from 70's to the 2000's because frankly, its more challenging and entertaining.
Now I will say this, I do like earning the photos and finding out facts about the Beatles. I do like that use the beatles image as you are playing the songs and from the appropriate time of the songs. I think when you go into Beatlemania, the crowd could be a little more amped up.
But overall, these are some great songs and if you are a Beatles fan, yo uare going to love the game because you get to BE a Beatle. But I just wish it was a bit more exciting. It's not the game fault though, The Beatles were the masters of the 3 minutes song with the simple song construction. I just don't think I am going to go back to the game once it is done... I don't know.. it doesn't really hold my attention that well. I found myself looking for other things to do or thinking about other games WHILE in the middle of playing one of their songs. I don't think it's going to be that fun for anyone in their 20's, possibly 30's. Sorry.
Just Buy ItJun 23, 2010 If your a Beatles fan, just buy it. Not along of songs, but with all the DLC u can pretty much double your song list. Just do not expect to play with people online, as the community is non existent.
Great Tribute GameMay 11, 2010 If you grew up listening to The Beatles and love their tunes, this game is for you. The production value and attention to detail is fantastic and jam-packed full of Beatles history and imagery. The stylization put on top of the classic Rock Band formula is spot-on familiar, but tweaked just enough to make for a fresh experience. I particularly enjoyed the Abbey Road years and the amazing animation that perfectly echos the themes in each of the songs. The 2 and 3 part vox harmony feature is also an amazing new addition (and a really nice teaching tool for young aspiring musicians). Great fun, but it will be over before you know it.
Great edition of rock bandMay 09, 2010 If you like The Beatles, get this game. It is a ton of fun. My friend and I played through almost all of the game in one night.
Baby-boomer Beatles devotees and hardcore plastic rockers should both be thrilledApr 22, 2010 Music games have come so far since the original Guitar Hero hit the PS2. Four years ago, we tolerated questionable covers of some of our favorite songs, and even as more music labels started lending their talent to the plastic instrument titans, a handful of classic bands remained unattainable. We had the Stones and Dylan, but there was no way we'd ever see Zeppelin, Pink Floyd or the Beatles, right? Well, still no luck on those first two, but after some cajoling and (likely) a proverbial dump truck full of money, Harmonix somehow booked the Fab Four for their first video game tour in The Beatles Rock Band.
Of course, The Beatles Rock Band is not the first band-centric music game in recent years. Metallica, Aerosmith and Van Halen have all received star treatment from competitor Guitar Hero, while Harmonix did release a pricy AC/DC disc last year as a Wal-Mart exclusive. But for The Beatles --arguably the most popular band in modern history - the developer suggested that a major overhaul was in order. And while the results may no necessarily live up to that initial announcement, baby-boomer Beatles devotees and hardcore plastic rockers should both be thrilled with the game.
If you've seen screenshots or that surreal Abbey Road commercial, you know by now that the core game doesn't deviate much from the scrolling tracks layout established previously in the genre. And though The Beatles Rock Band does encourage the (much ballyhooed) harmonies, my family, friends and I were often too tone-deaf to really put this feature to use. But while the controls remain tried-and-true, it's the presentation that truly makes this collaboration a success.
While the first two Rock Band games were always stylistically more dynamic than Guitar Hero thanks to numerous visual filters, this Beatles edition's attention to detail and psychedelic backgrounds raise the bar even higher. Shea Stadium and the Ed Sullivan set have been recreated beautifully, while the Abbey Road sojourns offer trippy music videos for the studio songs never performed live. Many of the latter transport the band outside of the studio completely. (You'll ride aboard the titular vehicle for "Yellow Submarine," for instance.)
This visual fidelity means that the customization options had to be sacrificed. This is a worthy tradeoff, as it allows Harmonix to show how the band's costumes and style evolved along with their music. Seeing them get from their early 60s mop-top/suit getup to the bearded rooftop veterans just prior to their split is truly remarkable. And assuming that you're playing the 45 songs in the order recommended for the story mode, you'll see plenty of supplementary photos and archival video snippets to back up the artistic direction.
As for the actual track list, many reviewers have already expressed frustration at the small song list. I, too, wish that "Strawberry Fields," "Norwegian Wood" and several others hadn't been omitted, but at least 44 of the songs are truly wonderful, with the early cover of "Boys" as the only oddity. Tracks like "Within You Without You" and the downloadable "All You Need is Love" show that sitars and string orchestras can be adapted to the plastic instruments as well, so songs like "Eleanor Rigby" are possible in the future.
For many of you, the opposite may be true - you're so sick of band games that even The Beatles aren't enough to lure you back. If you fall into this camp, I'd urge you to still give this Rock Band a shot. The music is so joyous, the presentation so impeccable, that you may find yourself hooked all over again.
based on 81 reviews
